Grace Bradshaw Meserole

May 12, 1940 - January 25, 2021

Grace Bradshaw Meserole, age 80, of Elizabethton, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 25, 2021 from the Sycamore Shoals Hospital. Grace was born in Elizabethton to the late Ellis K. Bradshaw and Arlene Christine Stafford Bradshaw Laws. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Francis “Sam” Meserole; a brother, M.L. Laws and an infant brother, Ronnie Laws; a grandson, Benjamin Bower; and her step father, Paul Laws. Grace retired from Sears as a customer service representative and was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Hickory, North Carolina where she was a member of the over 60 Women’s Prayer Group. Grace loved reading, coloring, going out to eat with friends and spending time with her family. Those left to cherish her many memories include her six children: Kathryn Smith and husband Gary, of Erwin, Leo Bower, of Hickory, NC, Paul Bower and wife Pili, of San Antonio, TX, Mark Bower and wife Amy, of Johnson City, Rachel Kerensky and husband Rick, of Gainesville, FL and Steve Bower and wife Dena, of Powell, TN; four sisters, Brenda Scalf, of Watauga, Joy Kennedy, of Elizabethton, Karen Cable, of Hampton and Gloria Good, of Hickory, NC; one brother, Harvey Laws, of Elizabethton; eleven grandchildren; ten great grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews also survive. A service to celebrate the life of Grace Meserole will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Sunday, January 31, 2021 in the Chapel of Peace at Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton with Pastor Ken Bewley, officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM in the funeral home chapel, prior to the service on Sunday. The graveside service will follow in the Scalf Cemetery (Smalling Road, Watauga.) Active pallbearers will be Leo Bower, Paul Bower, Mark Bower, Stephen Bower, Alex Bower, Seth Bower and Jason Grant. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Ivy Hall Nursing Home for the loved care given to Mrs. Meserole during her illness. Our staff is committed to taking care of our guests and families that we serve. Please understand we will be following the State’s COVID guidelines. We also ask all guests and family members attending calling hours and services to please bring and wear a mask. Online condolences may be shared with the family on our website, www.tetrickfuneralhome.com, Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton is honored to serve the Meserole family. Office 423-542-2232, service information line, 423-543-4917.