Writer and longtime Greeneville Sun contributor Tom Yancey passed away Monday following a battle with cancer.
Prior to become a writer, Yancey served in the Vietnam War on a hospital ship. Yancey then became a journalist, working as a columnist and editor in Kingsport, a New York Times affiliate in South Florida, and for the international wire service United Press International. He was also a longtime writer for the Greeneville Sun.
The family will receive friends Thursday, January 11 from 4-6 PM at Jeffers Funeral and Cremation Service downtown. A private celebration of life will be on Friday at 10:00 AM in the Christ chapel of Greeneville First Presbyterian Church. The public may view a live stream in the main sanctuary of the church and may join the family for military honors in the courtyard following the celebration of life by the Greene County Honor Guard.
