Jane C. Lund

Jane Churchman Lund of Maryville went to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, April 13, 2020. Jane was born to the Reverend John and Edith Churchman on October 14, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas. She grew up in Morristown, Tennessee before moving to Knoxville and finally to Blount County where she met and married the love her life, Mark, on December 6, 1986. Jane was a graduate of Carson Newman College earning a degree in Elementary Education. She went on to get her Master’s Degree from the University of Tennessee in 1987. She taught in Jefferson and Knox Counties and substituted in the Blount County and City of Maryville school systems before deciding to stay home to raise her two children. Jane had a wonderful sense of humor, loved to laugh and sing, especially gospel hymns. She never met a stranger. She would strike up a conversation with complete strangers. She liked to travel. Her favorite vacations were going to Disney World and on cruises. She especially loved her family and spending time with them. She was a devoted University of Tennessee football fan and would say she was “going to make her nest” to watch the games. The joy of her life was her fourteen-month-old granddaughter, Lilly. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Allison; father, Rev. John Churchman; and grandparents, Clyde and Edna Churchman and Roy and Velma Mayes. She is survived by her husband, Mark; son and daughter-in-law, Andrew and Angelica and granddaughter Lilly; mother, Edith Churchman; sisters and brother-in-law, Carol and Mike Haynes and Leigh Ridenour; one niece, five nephews and their families; in-laws, Terry and Martha Lund; brother-in law, Patrick Lund; and other extended family and friends. The family will have a private graveside service. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to True Purpose Ministries Restoration House at Vonore, P.O. Box 30668, Knoxville, TN 37930. “I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7 Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.SmithFuneralandCremation.com. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Jane C. Lund please visit our Sympathy Store.