Mae "Ethel" McKinney Tegtmeyer

December 14, 1939 - July 9, 2020

Mae “Ethel” McKinney Tegtmeyer, 80, of Jonesborough, left this world for her heavenly home on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at the Johnson City Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born on Upper Shell Creek, Carter County, TN, on December 14, 1939. She was a daughter of the late Sanford and Ruth Shell McKinney. In addition to her parents, Mae was preceded in death by two sisters, Betty Ann McKinney Heaton, and Venita Carolyn McKinney Johnson, and her brother, Ottis Edward McKinney. Mae is survived by her husband, Darrell Tegtmeyer, of the home, one son, Larry Richard Buck, two daughters: Portica Cook, and Kimberly Buck, all of Elizabethton, TN; three step-children: Kevin Tegtmeyer, of Summerville, SC, Kelly Kurtz, of Orlando, FL, and Karen Sullivan, of Baytown, TX; sister, Cheryl Miller, and husband RL, of Elizabethton, TN, two brothers: W.L. “Bill” McKinney, of Elizabethton, TN, and Sanford McKinney, Jr. and wife Rosemary, of Kingsport, TN; 10 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, several nieces nephews, sister-in-law, Robin McKinney, of Roan Mountain, TN, brothers-in-law: Ed Heaton, of Unicoi, TN, and Dick Johnson, of Elizabethton, TN. A Graveside service to honor Mae’s life will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at Johnson-Roan View Cemetery in Roan Mountain with Dr. Dean Presnell officiating. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Everyone is asked to meet at the cemetery by 12:50 pm. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Services, 3001 Peoples Street, Johnson City, TN 37604 (423-610-7171) is honored to serve the Tegtmeyer family.