Joyce Cope Wyatt Obituary

Name: Funeral service
Start: 2025-04-29T14:30:00
End: 2025-04-29T14:30:00
Location: Central Baptist Church

We bid farewell to Joyce Cope Wyatt (Knoxville, Tennessee), whose journey of life gracefully concluded on April 24, 2025 at the age of 97. Joyce Cope touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Joyce Cope Wyatt to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, E. A. Cope and Birdie Mae Cope; her sister Annis; her brother-in-law John Jones; her son-in-law Ralph Christinck; and her granddaughter-in-law Ellen Mee.

She is survived by: her daughter Debbi Wyatt Christinck; her son-in-law David Mee (Bonnie); her grandchildren, Jonathan Mee (Jo), Daniel Mee (Jen), Charlotte Crockett (Luke), Stephen Mee (Stephanie), Nathan Mee (Liz), Andrew Mee (Tessa), Elisa Dudenhoffer (Dan), Robert Christinck, Karen Ford (James) and Sam Christinck; and her sister-in-law Ann Jones. She is also survived by 20 great-grandchildren.

A funeral service was held on Tuesday, April 29th 2025 at 10:30 AM at the Central Baptist Church (6300 Deane Hill Dr, Knoxville, TN 37919). A reception was held on Tuesday, April 29th 2025 at 11:30 AM at the same location. A burial was held on Tuesday, April 29th 2025 at 4:00 PM at the Highland Cemetery.

The family would be grateful for donations to the Wyatt scholarship for the International Baptist Seminary in Cali, Colombia, made through Central Baptist Bearden, Knoxville.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Rose Mortuary

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Apr 29

Funeral service

Central Baptist Church
6300 Deane Hill Dr, Knoxville, TN 37919

Tue

Apr 29

Reception

Central Baptist Church
6300 Deane Hill Dr, Knoxville, TN 37919

Tue

Apr 29

Burial

Highland Cemetery

April 25, 2025

Wanda Eubank wrote a sympathy message

“Joyce was loved, respected and highly valued by her Sisters of the Zeta Tau Kappa Alumnae at Lincoln Memorial University. She represented the best in us and set an example for getting things done and making positive contributions to our alma mater. She will be terribly missed. We send deep sympathy to her family and friends. Wanda Eubank, ZTKAA Communications, Andover VT”