CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Dianne Morriss Brogden, 16 Oct 2004
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Feb. 15, 1945 - Oct. 16, 2004
Dianne Morriss Brogden died on October 16, 2004, surrounded by her 
children.

She was born in Elizabethton, Tenn., to Helen Morriss Wildasin and 
Mack Morriss. She attended Elizabethton High School, Wake Forest 
University and East Tennessee State University, graduating with a 
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She had lived in Tacoma, Wash., since 
1990, working as a grant writer and development director for several 
governmental, educational and non-profit organizations. She was an 
artist, a lifelong champion of the underprivileged, and a lover of 
animals.

She is survived by her daughters, Laura Brogden, Port Angeles, Wash., 
and Susan Coleman, Auburn, Wash.; her son, Reid Brogden, Apex, N.C.; 
her grandchildren, Ciara, Gabriel, Cydney, Grace, Caroline and Samuel; 
her twin sister, Vivian Johnson, Johnson City; her brother, David M. 
Morriss, Springfield, Va.; an aunt, Emogene Thompson, Elizabethton; 
and a cousin, Carol Hart, Chestertown, Mass. Three nieces and three 
nephews also survive.

Her life will be celebrated Saturday, November 6, at 2 p.m. at the 
Unity Church of Tacoma. Donations may be made to the Carter County 
Humane Society, c/o Robert White, 159 Hickory Hollow Road, Elizabethton, 
TN 37643. Courtesy of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton. Online 
condolences may be sent to the family through the Tetrick Web site 
at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. 


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