Leona Wyatt Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Leona Broyles Wyatt, passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN. A daughter of the late Willie Orbin Broyles and Mertie Isabelle Crumley Broyles, she was born in the Weaver Community of Sullivan County, Tennessee and was a lifelong resident of the Bristol area. Leona was a long-term member of First United Methodist Church in Bristol, Tennessee, faithfully attending the Shaw-Anchor-Friendship Sunday School Class. She was the owner/operator of Wyatt’s Mobile Home Park. Leona held a lifetime PTA membership, was an excellent seamstress and an accomplished bridge player. She also was an avid gardener who enjoyed growing everything, especially her flowers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Irwin Basil Wyatt, Sr., and daughter, Lauren Wyatt Cooper. She is survived by her two daughters, Lynette Wyatt Sisk and her husband Conrad, of Bluff City, TN, and Lisa Wyatt Underwood, of Knoxville, TN; one son, Irwin Basil Wyatt, Jr., of Bristol, TN; a twin sister, Leota Broyles Faidley; three granddaughters, Erin Underwood Rininger (Charlie), of Huntersville, NC, Rachel Underwood, of Washington, DC, and April Osborne, of Bluff City, TN; one great-grandson, Noah Osborne, of Bluff City, TN; and several nieces and nephews. She is also survived by close friends, Martha Ann and Roy Watson; and all of her Bridge Club friends, each of whom she loved dearly. A private committal service and interment will be held at Glenwood Cemetery in Bristol, TN with Rev. Barbara Farmer officiating. The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation to the physicians and staff of the Wellmont Hospice House for their dedication, care and support. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Wellmont Hospice House, 1 Medical Park Blvd, Bristol, TN 37620 or to First United Methodist Church, 322 Vance Drive, Bristol, TN 37620. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Wyatt and her family have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home & Crematory.

Leona Wyatt

October 20, 1928 - May 10, 2018