Icie P Myers

Icie Peals Myers, 96, of Tellico Plains and formerly of Alcoa and Maryville, TN went home to be with the Lord Saturday, March 3, 2018 at the home of her son while surrounded by her loving family.

The oldest of 14 children of the late J.C. "Lum" and Ellen Hamby Peals, Icie was in the first graduating class of the original Tellico Plains High School. With three teenage children at home, she enrolled and graduated from Maryville College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Medical Technology and retired from Blount Memorial Hospital in 1987. After their retirements, she and her husband, Frank "Big Daddy" Myers moved back to Tellico to the Myers Farm. One of her greatest joys was quilting and giving all her children and grandchildren several "special" quilts. An expert seamstress, she made many custom clothes including cheerleading uniforms, wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses and she won several awards for her dresses in the Autumn Gold Festival.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Myers, Sr.; a sister, Clara Peals and six brothers, Elick "Red", Clifford, Doug, Charles, Elzie and infant brother, Jerry Peals and daughter-in-law, Margie Myers.

Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Patsy and Dwight Broome of Maryville, TN, sons and daughter -in-law, Frank Jr. and Sharon Myers of Tellico Plains, TN and David Myers of Maryville, TN ; sisters and brothers-in-law, Eva Myers of Maryville, TN, Johnnie and Frank Fletcher of Trenton, KY, Robbie Boring of Beech Island, SC, and Delzie and Hubert Young of Tellico Plains, TN; brothers and sister-in-law, J.C. "Jr" and Betty Peals Tellico Plains, TN and Verlin Peals of Etowah, TN; sisters-in-law, Martha, Marilyn, Janie and Gina Peals and Dollie Myers; 7 grandchildren and spouses,Pam and Randy Shofner, Deborah and Randy Garland, Teresa and Billy Smith, Bud and Tammy Myers, Lee Ann and Tim Adams, Dana and Steve Ryan and Rebekah Myers; 12 great grandchildren, Bonnie Shofner, Maranda and Damon Shaw, Jodie Underwood, Amber and Jeb Best, Dalton and Leah Myers, Andrew and Alexander Yager, Ethan Garland, Will Smith; 3great-great grandchildren, Maverick, Skyler and Mayvin Shaw; and several nieces and nephew.

A special thank you to Home Health Care of East TN and Hospice and to all Granny Icie's caregivers, Martha Harris, Debbie and Sally McLemore, Melissa Morgan, Lisa Abercrombie, Joyce Gourley, and Carrie Chapman.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Myers Funeral Home. Funeral service will follow in Myers Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. B.J. Wall, Rev. Gennis Best and Rev. James Mason officiating. Family and friends will assemble at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Myers Funeral Home and proceed to Brown Hill Cemetery for the 2:00 p.m. committal service. Great-grandsons and great-great grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Memorials may be made www.alztennessee,org/give/donate-now or to Brown Hill Cemetery Fund C/O Steve Harris 819 Mecca Pike, Tellico Plains, TN 37385.