CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Josephine E. "Jo" Chambers Mottern, 23 Apr 2003
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Josephine E. Mottern

Mrs. Josephine E. "Jo" Chambers Mottern, 90, formerly of Cedar 
Avenue, Elizabethton, died Wednesday, April 23, 2003, in Elgin, Texas.
Mrs. Mottern was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the late 
Walter N. and Ella Ruth Davis Chambers. She was also preceded in death 
by her husband, George Ellis Mottern, June 16, 1997, and two sisters, 
Ona C. Love and Mamie C. Burrough.
Mrs. Mottern was a retired LPN at the Green Valley Developmental Center, 
Greeneville. Following her retirement, she had taught Nursing at the 
Tennessee Technology Center in Elizabethton.
She was a member of the First Christian Church of Elizabethton, the 
Sycamore Chapter #163 Order of the Eastern Star, the Daughters of the 
Confederacy of the State of Tennessee and was a member of the 
Elizabethton Business and Professional Women's Club for several years.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Judith Mottern, 
Elgin, Texas; a daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Gary Clark, Mt. 
Juliet; three grandsons and two granddaughters-in-law, Ron Mottern, 
Elgin, Texas, Scott and Fran Mottern, Lewisville, Texas, and Blake and 
Amanda Clark, Avondale, Ariz.; and two granddaughters and grandsons-in-
law, Leah Jo and Alex Velarde, Pensacola, Fla., and Elise and David 
Aungst, Barrington, N.J. Three great-grandchildren and several nieces 
and nephews also survive.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Hathaway-Percy Funeral 
Home.


MOTTERN -- Funeral services for Mrs. Josephine E. "Jo" Chambers Mottern, 
90, formerly of Cedar Avenue, Elizabethton, who died Wednesday, 
April 23, 2003, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, April 28, in the 
Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home with Dr. Don Marshall, 
minister, officiating. Music will be under the direction of David 
Arney, organist. Entombment will follow the funeral service in the 
Mausoleum of Peace at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers 
will be family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be Harry Fine, 
Sonny Mottern, Jack "Dick" Reynolds and grandsons, Alex Velarde, 
Blake Clark, David Aungst, Ron Mottern and Scott Mottern. The family 
will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday, 
prior to the service. To those who desire, memorials may be made to 
First Christian Church, 513 Hattie Avenue, Elizabethton, TN 37643. 
Mrs. Mottern was active in her community and was well known and 
loved by family and friends for entertaining and sharing her home. 
Online condolences may be sent to the family through our Web site 
at www.hathawaypercy.com. Funeral arrangements are under the 
direction of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home. 

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