NANCY LOFTON GETTELFINGER

GETTELFINGER, NANCY LOFTON - Mrs. Gettelfinger passed on February 10, 2014 after a prolonged illness at the age of seventy-nine. She was born in Elizabethton, Tennessee on April 25, 1934 and spent her childhood in Fountain City, graduating from Central High School and the University of Tennessee with a degree in education. In her professional life she taught school at Shannondale Grammar School. She served as Chair of Saint Jude Walkathon for Saint Joseph School for thirteen years and also served as co-chairman of the Dogwood Arts Festival in 1980. She was a member of the Akima Club and Alpha Delta Pi Sorority where she was the past President of the Alpha Delta Pi Alumnae Association and was the Regional Alumnae Supervisor of twenty-two alumnae groups in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. She served on the YWCA Board and served as the Executive Director of Homecoming 86 for Knoxville and Knox County. She was the recipient of the YWCA Tribute to Women Award and the 1986 Outstanding Volunteer of the Year. Nancy served as the Director of Volunteer Services at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center from 1985 until 1995 and was a member of Leadership Knoxville in 1989. Nancy was given a proclamation by then Mayor Victor Ashe announcing the official "Nancy Gettelfinger Day." An avid UT fan, Nancy also loved to read, garden and spend time with her family. She was a member of Sacred Heart Cathedral. She traveled extensively with friends and loved going to lunch with her "Yaya's." There is no way the family can ever thank her caregivers enough for their love and support: Melissa, Edith, Willie, Amy, and Kalin. Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, Herman Cornell Lofton and Mamie Lou Horton, and her brother, Richard Cornell Lofton of Houston, Texas. She is survived by her husband, Herman E. Gettelfinger; her daughters, Missy Kennedy and husband John, Amy Gettelfinger, Julie Settle and husband Mark; her sons, Edward Gettelfinger and wife Katie, Jeffrey Gettelfinger and wife Melanie, and Sean Gettelfinger and wife Kristen; her grandchildren, Shelby, John L. and Lofton Kennedy, Sara Hitson, Anna and Sydney Settle, Noah and Seth Gettelfinger, and Lakin and Nate Gettelfinger; her sister, Linda Lofton Burkhart and husband Bob; her sister-in-law, Chickie Gettelfinger; her brother-in-law, Ernest Tucker; and many loved nieces and nephews. A service to celebrate the life of Nancy Lofton Gettelfinger will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 711 Northshore Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee officiated by The Very Reverend Father David Boettner under the direction of Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel. Burial will be private. The family will greet friends with a reception following the service in the parish hall. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Ladies of Charity, 1031 N. Central Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917 or to Helen Ross McNabb Center, 201 Springdale Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917 or to the charity of your choice. Arrangements by Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel, 6200 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee.