Obituary of Katie Jo Lea

Katie Lea passed away on June 30, 2020 at age 80. The family will be receiving friends at Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN, on Thursday from 4-8 p.m. and on Friday from 10 a.m. until the service. The Funeral Service, conducted by Brother Danny Sellars, is 11:30 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2020 in the chapel of Sellars Funeral Home. Interment in Wilson County Memorial will follow the service. Pallbearers: Shea Lea, Brice Lea, Taylor Osborn, Will Agnew, Nick Sanders, Nolan Sanders, and Daniel Lea. Mrs. Lea was a homemaker and a member of Rocky Valley Baptist Church. She was an avid sports fan, especially the Vols, and loved crafts. She is survived by children: Scotty (Anita) Lea, Tony (Terry) Lea, Donna (Keith) Sanders, and Bruce (Tammie) Lea; grandchildren: Rachael Nicole (Will) Agnew, Daniel Scott Lea, Shea (Kaley) Lea, Brice Lea, Shelby (Keith Rawlings) Lea, Nolan Sanders, Nick Sanders, Taylor Osborn, and Dallas (Shanna) Holland; siblings Reuben (Juanita) Hunt Jr. and Eula Mae Key; great-grandchildren: Ava Jane Thomas, Henry Agnew, Sage Lea, and Knox Rawlings; and special friend and neighbor: Frankie Mofield Myrick. Mrs. Lea is preceded in death by husband David “Tarzan” Lea, parents Reuben and Ina Hunt, brothers JD, Robert, Hugh, Arnold B., Franklin D., and Charlie Elvis Hunt, and sisters Nell Blair, Martha Haley, and Betty Brown. The family extends their deepest gratitude to caregivers Bettie Stewart, Peggy Ulmer, Dr. Peyton and his staff at Tennessee Oncology. In lieu of flowers, please make Memorial Contributions to the American Cancer Society Multiple Myeloma Research and/or Sherry’s Run. Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN, 615.444.9393.