Joan Seals

October 5, 1933 - November 20, 2008

Joan Sullivan Seals, age 75, went home to be with the Lord on November 20, 2008 after a long battle with cancer at Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, TN. Joan was a member of Buffalo Trail Baptist Church for the past 46 years. She especially enjoyed singing in the Sanctuary Choir, a quartet, and rang in the Handbell Choir. After graduating from Morristown High, she was employed by BellSouth for several years. Later she worked and retired from Anchor Brush of Morristown. She is preceded in death by her parents T. R. and Mary Sullivan, sister, Phyllis Carpenter, and a son-in-law, Randy Jenkins. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Ray Allen Seals, daughters, Cynthia Gulley, Marcia Jenkins, son Ray Allen Seals II (D'Anne) all of Morristown, TN, grandchildren, Carrie Jo Gulley, Chase Gulley, Nathan Jenkins, Maranda Jenkins, Evan Seals, Allianne Seals, step-grandson, Daniel Gulley, sisters, Betty Cook (Fred), Doris Collier (Glenn), brothers, Don Sullivan (June), Lynn Sullivan (Janice), and a brother-in-law, Claude Carpenter. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. at Buffalo Trail Baptist Church with Dr. Keith Mowery, Rev. Patrick Alexander, Rev. Robert Carpenter officiating. Graveside services will be held Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. in Hamblen Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Saturday 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Buffalo Trail Baptist Church Building Fund. Arrangements by Mayes Family Services, Morristown, TN