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Patrick Carney Obituary
May 30, 1936 - August 28, 2025
Knoxville, Tennessee - Dr. Patrick "Jerry" Carney of Knoxville, Tenn., entered eternal life on August 28, 2025. He was born on May 30, 1936 in Wichita, Kansas, to Mary Frances and Michael Carney. He served as Professor and Department head at University of Tennessee Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology from 1986-2003. He was president of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) in 1991.
Jerry graduated from Wichita State University in 1958 where he met Nyla Stegman.They married in 1959. After working at Pittsburg State University from 1963 to 1965, he and Nyla moved their family to the University of Iowa where he received his PhD in Speech-Language Pathology in 1969. In 1971, they moved to Knoxville. He received many professional awards and accolades including the Communication Sciences and Disorders Outstanding Alumni Award from Wichita State University.
Jerry is survived by his wife of 66 years, Nyla Stegman Carney; and his loving family: children, Debbie Danbury (Randy), Michael (Angie), Kevin (Catherine) and Dana Sherrod (John); grandchildren, Erin Carney, John Carney (Haley), Sean Carney (Aria Yuchuan), Matt Carney, Ryan Sherrod and Madi Sherrod. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Frances and Michael Carney; brothers, Frank and Joe; sister, Patricia Hansen; brothers-in-law, Paul Skolaut, Jerry Jonas, Hans Hansen and John Reals; and sisters-in-law, Bev Carney, Jama Carney, and Mary Bussey. He is survived by siblings, Mary Ann Skolaut, Dan Carney (Gayla), Sally Jonas, Sharon Bishop, Colleen Reals, Peter D. Carney (Debbie), Eileen Nevers (Larry), Mike Carney; and in-laws, Michael Stegman (Dottie), Kevin McKinney (Jerry), and Jim Bussey.
Memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation and lunch will be in the Bishop's Hall at Blessed Sacrament after the inurnment.
Jerry was a devoted member of St. John XXIII Parish in Knoxville. In lieu of flowers, family is requesting that donations be made to St. John XXIII, 1710 Melrose Place, Knoxville, Tenn. 37916; or online at www.John23rd.org; or online to the Paulist Fathers at www.paulist.org.
Services in care of Downing & Lahey East Mortuary. Share tributes online at: www.dlwichita.com
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Connie Kisinger
September 4, 2025
You are one of a kind, Uncle Jerry! Thanks for all the years of love and laughter with every life you touched.
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