Mary Nell Gann

Mary Nell Thompson Dickerson Gann, age 72, of Beverly Park Place, danced into the arms of Jesus on December 12, 2014. Mary Nell had battled Multiple Schlerosis with dignity, humor, and grace since her diagnosis in 1996. Mary Nell was preceded in death by parents, Dan & Bessie Thompson. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Tracy & Todd Clapp of Corryton; grandson, Adam Clapp and fiancé Shannon Wilder; granddaughter, Ashton Bayne and husband Trevor, of Mt. Holly, N.C.; brother, Kyle Thompson and sister, Dorothy Lloyd, both of Morristown. Mary Nell donated her body to the University of Tennessee’s Department of Anthropology. Upon her request, there will be no services.