Bertha Janette Oliver Foxx Conley

Bertha Janette Oliver Foxx Conley, of Gray, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at Holston Valley Hospital, in Kingsport. She was the daughter of the late Robert Paul and Ora Glenna Bowers Oliver. Janette graduated from Jonesborough High School in 1958. She worked as a secretary and then a Radio Copy Writer at WETB Radio Station in Johnson City, Co-owner of A.C. Foxx Masonry and owner of Janettes Fashions. She was a member of the Nolachuckey Grand View #194 and was a Past Matron. Janette loved working outside in her flowers and making a garden. For several years she raised pygmy goats. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting, cross-stitching, sewing and reading. She loved going camping with her husband, Charlie and loved watching Peyton Manning play football; she was one of his biggest fans. She was so proud to be a 'Granny' to her great-nieces and nephew. She served as church organist at several churches she attended over the years. Janette attended Colonial Heights Baptist Church and was a member of the Sunshine Sunday School Class. In addition to her parents, Janette was preceded in death by her husbands, A.C. Foxx, Jr (1989) and Charles Harvey Conley (2016) her sister, Carolyn Oliver Gouge and brother-in-law James 'Jim' Gouge, and a brother Robert 'Wayne' Oliver. Survivors include her special niece/caregiver Jana Wilson and husband Lee; nephew Jay Gouge and wife Kelley; great nieces, Cassie Sexton and husband Ben, Jaymee Gouge, and great nephew Joshua Wilson; great-great niece Ali Sexton all of Gray, TN; one stepson and his wife Georgia; special cousin Joyce Leigh May and her husband Riley, Charlotte, NC; longtime friend Susan Wheeler; sister-in-law Lillian Oliver; Nancy Gouge; her kitty, Sophie; Several nieces, nephews, cousins, host of other family members and friends. The family wishes to thank the staff at Wellmont Hospice, Wilcox Hall 3rd Floor at Holston Valley Hospital and especially, Lexie, Sherry, Abby, Adis, Jenny, Tammy and Rhonda for the excellent care she received and all the staff at Brookdale Colonial Heights for the loving care during her stay there. All the ladies in the Sunshine Class at Colonial Heights Baptist for their love and support over the past few years. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Pat Summitt Foundation for Alzheimers Research in Memory of Janette or to a charity of your choice. A committal service for Bertha Janette Oliver Foxx Conley will be conducted at 1 PM Sunday, January 14, 2018, in the Morris-Baker Funeral Home.