Joan Eloise Wilkinson Gulling, née Eyerly, 83, of Seymour, Tennessee, died peacefully June 19, 2016, after a long battle with Alzheimer's dementia.
Jo was born May 19, 1933, to Orrell Wilkinson Eyerly (Cooper) and Samuel O. Eyerly in Winterset, Iowa. After her parents' divorce she was reared by her maternal grandparents, Wesley and Bertha Larrison Wilkinson. Jo graduated from Winterset High School in 1951 where she was a majorette and active in theatre and 4-H. She earned a BS in Home Economics from Bob Jones University in 1955 and an MS in Home Economics from University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1961. Jo taught high school in Mitchellville, IA, and Greeneville, SC. In 1956, she married R. Dean Gulling, with whom she celebrated 56 years of marriage before his death in 2013.
While raising her family in Chattanooga, TN, she maintained her professional life as a substitute teacher for Hamilton County schools, a member and officer of Tennessee Home Economists in Homemaking, and a regional representative with American Intercultural Student Exchange who placed study abroad students in host homes. Jo was an active member of East Ridge Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga and Sandy Springs Presbyterian Church in Maryville. Avid travelers, Jo and Dean visited all fifty states and seven foreign countries, but she most enjoyed seeing Alaskan Iditarod sled dog races and Australian sheep stations. Jo loved animals, sewing, reading, genealogy, playing board games and puzzles, and spending time in the Smoky Mountains National Park.
Jo was pre-deceased by her husband Dean and half-brother Larry Eyerly.
A memorial service will be held 11:00 am, Saturday July 30, at Sandy Springs Presbyterian Church, Maryville.
Atchley Funeral Home
Jo was born May 19, 1933, to Orrell Wilkinson Eyerly (Cooper) and Samuel O. Eyerly in Winterset, Iowa. After her parents' divorce she was reared by her maternal grandparents, Wesley and Bertha Larrison Wilkinson. Jo graduated from Winterset High School in 1951 where she was a majorette and active in theatre and 4-H. She earned a BS in Home Economics from Bob Jones University in 1955 and an MS in Home Economics from University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1961. Jo taught high school in Mitchellville, IA, and Greeneville, SC. In 1956, she married R. Dean Gulling, with whom she celebrated 56 years of marriage before his death in 2013.
While raising her family in Chattanooga, TN, she maintained her professional life as a substitute teacher for Hamilton County schools, a member and officer of Tennessee Home Economists in Homemaking, and a regional representative with American Intercultural Student Exchange who placed study abroad students in host homes. Jo was an active member of East Ridge Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga and Sandy Springs Presbyterian Church in Maryville. Avid travelers, Jo and Dean visited all fifty states and seven foreign countries, but she most enjoyed seeing Alaskan Iditarod sled dog races and Australian sheep stations. Jo loved animals, sewing, reading, genealogy, playing board games and puzzles, and spending time in the Smoky Mountains National Park.
Jo was pre-deceased by her husband Dean and half-brother Larry Eyerly.
A memorial service will be held 11:00 am, Saturday July 30, at Sandy Springs Presbyterian Church, Maryville.
Atchley Funeral Home
Joan Eloise Wilkinson Gulling, née Eyerly, 83, of Seymour, Tennessee, died peacefully June 19, 2016, after a long battle with Alzheimer's dementia.
Jo was born May 19, 1933, to Orrell Wilkinson Eyerly (Cooper) and Samuel O. Eyerly in Winterset, Iowa. After her parents' divorce she was reared by her maternal grandparents, Wesley and Bertha Larrison Wilkinson. Jo graduated from Winterset High School in 1951 where she was a majorette and active in theatre and 4-H. She earned a BS in Home Economics from Bob Jones University in 1955 and an MS in Home Economics from University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1961. Jo taught high school in Mitchellville, IA, and Greeneville, SC. In 1956, she married R. Dean Gulling, with whom she celebrated 56 years of marriage before his death in 2013.
While raising her family in Chattanooga, TN, she maintained her professional life as a substitute teacher for Hamilton County schools, a member and officer of Tennessee Home Economists in Homemaking, and a regional representative with American Intercultural Student Exchange who placed study abroad students in host homes. Jo was an active member of East Ridge Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga and Sandy Springs Presbyterian Church in Maryville. Avid travelers, Jo and Dean visited all fifty states and seven foreign countries, but she most enjoyed seeing Alaskan Iditarod sled dog races and Australian sheep stations. Jo loved animals, sewing, reading, genealogy, playing board games and puzzles, and spending time in the Smoky Mountains National Park.
Jo was pre-deceased by her husband Dean and half-brother Larry Eyerly.
A memorial service will be held 11:00 am, Saturday July 30, at Sandy Springs Presbyterian Church, Maryville.
Atchley Funeral Home
Jo was born May 19, 1933, to Orrell Wilkinson Eyerly (Cooper) and Samuel O. Eyerly in Winterset, Iowa. After her parents' divorce she was reared by her maternal grandparents, Wesley and Bertha Larrison Wilkinson. Jo graduated from Winterset High School in 1951 where she was a majorette and active in theatre and 4-H. She earned a BS in Home Economics from Bob Jones University in 1955 and an MS in Home Economics from University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1961. Jo taught high school in Mitchellville, IA, and Greeneville, SC. In 1956, she married R. Dean Gulling, with whom she celebrated 56 years of marriage before his death in 2013.
While raising her family in Chattanooga, TN, she maintained her professional life as a substitute teacher for Hamilton County schools, a member and officer of Tennessee Home Economists in Homemaking, and a regional representative with American Intercultural Student Exchange who placed study abroad students in host homes. Jo was an active member of East Ridge Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga and Sandy Springs Presbyterian Church in Maryville. Avid travelers, Jo and Dean visited all fifty states and seven foreign countries, but she most enjoyed seeing Alaskan Iditarod sled dog races and Australian sheep stations. Jo loved animals, sewing, reading, genealogy, playing board games and puzzles, and spending time in the Smoky Mountains National Park.
Jo was pre-deceased by her husband Dean and half-brother Larry Eyerly.
A memorial service will be held 11:00 am, Saturday July 30, at Sandy Springs Presbyterian Church, Maryville.
Atchley Funeral Home
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