Lisa Melita Arnold Dempsey
August 25, 1958 - June 22, 2020
Lisa Melita Arnold Dempsey, 61, of Gray, passed away, Monday, June 22, 2020, at her home following a courageous four-year battle with breast cancer. She was born August 25, 1958 to Mary Ann Counts and the late Harold Arnold. Lisa was a lifelong resident of Washington County. Lisa retired from Bell Helicopter in 2015. She attended First Christian Church and she loved flowers. Lisa was a people person. She never complained or asked why when she was diagnosed, she was at peace with it. In addition to her father, Lisa was preceded in death by an infant sister, Cheryl Denise Counts and her maternal grandparents, H.L. and Margaret Jones. Those left to cherish her memory along with her mother are her husband of 18 years, Michael R. Dempsey; sister, Debbie Henderson; step-children, Eric Dempsey and Bridgette Ward (Jeff Gasperson); grandchildren, Madison and Mason Dempsey; 1 nephew; 2 great nephews; 2 aunts; 2 uncles; several cousins and her Dempsey in-laws; and her beloved cat Maggie. The funeral service for Lisa will be conducted Friday, June 26, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. from the Sunset Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Services. Interment will follow in Monte Vista Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:30-2:00 P.M. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to The Washington County Animal Shelter, 3411 N. Roan St. Johnson City, TN 37601 or American Cancer Society, 5089 Princeton Rd. Unit 102 Johnson City, TN 37601. Tetrick Funeral Services, 3001 Peoples St. Johnson City, is honored to serve the Dempsey family. (610-7171)
Lisa Melita Arnold Dempsey, 61, of Gray, passed away, Monday, June 22, 2020, at her home following a courageous four-year battle with breast cancer. She was born August 25, 1958 to Mary Ann Counts and the late Harold Arnold. Lisa was a lifelong... View Obituary & Service Information