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Joyce Love McKeehan Pickering
FUNERAL HOME
800 E Watauga Ave
Johnson City, Tennessee
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Aug. 28, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Appalachian Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Johnson City
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August 7, 2025
GRAY - Joyce Love McKeehan Pickering, 94, Gray, died Thursday, August 7, 2025, at Life Care Center of Gray, following a brief illness.
The funeral service celebrating Joyce's life will be conducted Thursday, August 28, 2025, in the East Chapel of Appalachian Funeral Home, with Dr. Kenneth Jordan, officiating.
The family will receive friends prior to the service Thursday from 11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. in the East Parlor of the funeral home.
Graveside committal service will follow at 2:00 P.M. in the Historical Site of Mountain Home National Cemetery. Those planning to attend may either proceed to the cemetery or meet there.
Complete obituary may be viewed at www.appfh.net.
Appalachian Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 800 E. Watauga Ave., Johnson City, TN 37601, is honored to serve the Pickering family. (423-928-6111)
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