Deanna Sue Gilbert
May 30, 1939 - May 9, 2020
Deanna Sue Gilbert, 80, of Piney Flats, TN passed away peacefully Saturday, May 9, 2020, at her home with her family by her side. She was born May 30, 1939, in Elizabethton, TN to the late David and Nelda Boardwine Coffman. Deanna was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a graduate of E.T.S.U. having earned double Master’s Degrees in Music and Administration. She was the band director for Bluff City Middle School for over twenty-five years. Deanna was a member and choir director of Saint Paul United Methodist Church in Piney Flats. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard G. Gilbert; brother, Bob Coffman. Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Richard A. Gilbert and wife, Meggin; grandsons, Richard Thomas Gilbert and Ezra Alexander Gilbert; nephew, David Coffman; several other family members and friends; special friends, Carolyn Nelms, Sue O’Dell and Patricia Bunch. A Celebration of Life Service will be conducted at 2:00 pm Saturday, May 23, 2020, at Saint Paul United Methodist Church, Piney Flats, TN with Pastor Brian Orchard officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.oakhillfh.com The care of Deanna Sue Gilbert and her family has been entrusted to the staff of Oak Hill Funeral & Cremation Services.
Deanna Sue Gilbert, 80, of Piney Flats, TN passed away peacefully Saturday, May 9, 2020, at her home with her family by her side. She was born May 30, 1939, in Elizabethton, TN to the late David and Nelda Boardwine Coffman. Deanna was a loving... View Obituary & Service Information