Barbara Lou Brown Cheek

Barbara Lou Brown Cheek, age 83, of Knoxville, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2015. She was raised in the Methodist Church and loved the Lord. She was a graduate of Knox High School. Barbara was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She loved to sew, paint, knit, cross-stitch, repurpose furniture and instilled a “can do” attitude in her children. Barbara also loved her cats, working crosswords and reading. She loved to bowl and was in a league at Fountain Bowling Lanes for 17 years. She was preceded in death by parents Helen Russell Brown and Herman Allison Brown; brother Thomas Allison Brown; son Terrell Marshall Cheek; and her husband of 35 years, Carl Marshall Cheek. She is survived by her brother Russell Orville Brown; daughter Vicki Elizabeth Cheek; daughter Janis Cheek Crye and son-in-law Bob; granddaughters Jennifer Cheek Presutto, Laura Mauldin Cloud and husband David, and Kristen Crye Stevenson; great-grandchildren Elias Presutto, Adelyn Bailey, Zoe Stevenson, Lena Cloud and Ella Cloud; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 2:00-4:00 pm, Sunday, at Mynatt Funeral Home Halls Chapel, 4131 E. Emory Rd, Knoxville, TN 37938, funeral service to follow with Dr. Charles Earl officiating. Family and friends will meet 9:45 am, Monday, at Lynnhurst Cemetery for interment at 10:00 am.