Mrs. Betty Joan Grove Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Joan Blackwood Grove, 83, was called home Thursday, September 27th. She was a beloved member of Noccalula Church of God since the age of 4. Saved at 15, Joan served in many roles: Teacher of all ages, Ladies Ministry, Clerk, Choir Director, and soloist. She sang with “The Gospelettes” trio in the 1950’s. Joan loved sports, playing softball and basketball as a teenager, and soccer at Lee Academy in Cleveland, TN, where she graduated in 1952. As a senior citizen, Joan entered the Masters’ Games, earning several medals. Joan was a civil service worker in the 1950’s for the Departments of the Navy, Army, Air Force, and Industrial Relations. She also worked as an Avon representative and U.S. census taker. Joan volunteered with Girl Scouts, receiving the Cahaba Award for her service of 50+ years. She was active with the Lookout Mtn. Senior Center and loved playing cards with her many friends there. She traveled around the world, and loved entertaining with stories and skits. Joan leaves a lasting family legacy, raising four daughters and all their friends who gave her the loving title “Mama Joan”. She is survived by daughters, Karen Lewis (Joe), Mary Ann Al-Saadoon (Ali), Lori Brantley, and Beth Coggins (Roger); grandchildren, Mandy Hogan (Don), Hannah Peacock (Daren), Laith Al-Sadoon (Sylvia), McKenna Brantley, Jesse Coggins, and Joe Coggins; great-grandchildren, Adrienne Robinson, Autumn, Ashlyn, and Donovan Hogan, AJ, and DJ; sister, Kathleen Watts; sisters-in-law, Doris Blackwood, Bonnie Blackwood, and Patsy Law; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and wonderful friends. Her welcoming committee in heaven includes her husband of 50 years, Delbert F. “Buddy” Grove; parents, Harmon and Annie Lou Blackwood; brothers, James and John Blackwood; sister, Margaret Boone; brother-in-law, Louie Watts; son-in-law, Michael Brantley, and several nephews. Her grandson and nephews will serve as pallbearers. Funeral will be held at Noccalula Church of God Sunday, Sept 30 at 3:00pm. Visitation will begin at 1:30pm, and burial will follow at McCauley’s Chapel. There will be no graveside service. Village Chapel Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Betty Joan Grove

January 30, 1935 - September 27, 2018