Mandalyn J. Noe

Mandalyn Johnson Noe was born August 31, 1956 in a little log cabin on Raven’s Ridge to the late Andy and Faye Johnson. After receiving a diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer on March 29, 2016 she fought a miraculous battle for 6 months and 2 days but lost that battle at her home in New Tazewell on October 1, 2016 at 4:36 am, but only to receive a much greater gift of eternal life with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Mandalyn professed her life to Christ at an early age while attending Bible camp at Camp TaPaWinGo. She attended church at Raven Hill Baptist Church as a young girl, in her young adult life she attended New Tazewell United Methodist Church, and later became a member of Tazewell Baptist Church Mandalyn was preceded in death by her parents, Andy and Faye Johnson and half-sister Delta Parker. Mandalyn has always been very active in her community with everything from youth groups to business leaders. She worked in the past with the GIA group of Tazewell Baptist Church, to singer in the choir, and teaching vacation Bible School. She previously worked as chairman of fund raising for St. Jude’s in Claiborne County, to being publicity chairman of the PTO while her daughter was in elementary school, and once Treasurer of the New Tazewell Merchants Association. Mandalyn started working as a cosmetologist in 1971 for Mary Lou Venable in Tazewell, TN, then at Kay’s Beauty Shop in 1972, and later bought the business in the late 80s, and worked until April 2016. Mandalyn started doing hair and makeup for beauty pageants in 1986 and traveled to many locations all the way from Orlando, Florida to Pheniox, Arizona. She was also a fabulous seamstress and had a love for crafts that was unimaginable. But, she had no greater love than her involvement with youth sports, from coaching little league softball and baseball, coaching travel softball, to coaching Jr. Pro basketball and Upward Bound basketball, to being Secretary-Treasure, vice-President, and President of the New Tazewell Little League. Married at a young age, Mandalyn 16 and Donnie 19, she leaves behind a devoted husband of 43 years, Donnie Noe; Daughter Aftan (Brock) Buis and his children Noah and Brooklyn Buis; Her Granddaughter, her reason for living, London Noe; brother: Sisle (Sue) Johnson; Brothers-in-law Jeff (Nancy) Noe and Rick (Joette) Noe; niece Christine Martin and nephew Gage Noe.

Devoted friend, until her last days, of 20 years Debbie Bishop; her daily protector, for the last 7 months,her 13 year old Chihuahua Tido. And numerous friends and extended family members.

The family of Mandalyn Noe would like to say a special thank you to the folling: Claiborne County Hospital (Dr. Barry Stewart, Dr. Hugh Delozier, Dr. Schuyler Geller, Brenda Daniels, and Morgan Tolliver), Thompson Cancer Center (Dr. Jashmin Patel, Dr. Sujatha Murali, Susan Greene, ANP, Chelsea Matheson NP, K.T. Teague RN and her infusion nurse Cathy Morgan RN), Cunningham Drus Tore (Hope Irvin), Stanifer Drugs, The staff at Sun Crest Home Health Care and Hospice (Felicia Fultz RN, Tina Lester LPH, Megan Edens RN, and Adam Daniels RN, and the Fairview Cemetery Board of Directors.

The family will receive friends from 4 until 8 P.M. Monday October 3, 2016 at Coffey Funeral Home in Tazewell, TN. Funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday October 4, 2015 in the Coffey Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in the Fairview Cemetery.

Minister: Rev. Jerry Epperson

Reading of the Obituray: Terry Alfrey

Singer and Music: Janice Derreberry (On Holy Ground)

Pallbearers: Gary Lynn Brooks, Greg Atkins, Rick Poore, Randell Poore, Whitt Shuford, Jerry Myatt, Jason Hayes, Chris Rosenbalm

Honorary Pallbearers: Bill Chadwell, Justin Cox, Tony Mallicoat, Brian Kiersey, Hank Bussell, Tim Johnson, Eli Brooks and Jeff Norris

Coffey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.