Eileen Ryan

CHURCH HILL – Eileen Lane Ryan, 83, went home to be with her Heavenly Father, Thursday (November 3, 2016) at the Villages at Allendale following an extended illness.Mrs. Ryans was a lifelong resident of Sullivan and Hawkins Counties and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Church Hill. She was a retired employee of Tennessee Eastman. Eileen was a faithful mother and grandmother.She is preceded in death by her husband, Howard Lee Ryan, her parents, Rev. C. A. and Vivian Hilllman Dingus and brother, Willis Dingus.She is survived by two daughters, Debbie Smith and husband, Ron, Nashville; Teresa Hayden and husband, Ken, Church Hill; son, Scott Lane and wife, Alisa, Knoxville; grandchildren, Travis Smith, Kevin Smith, Kristen Smith Martin, Kelley Hayden, Kendra Hayden, Brittany Lane and Ryan Lane; great grandchildren, Ashley Martin, Tori Martin, Jana Smith, Thomas Smith and Greenlee Smith.Calling hours are from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Monday at the First Baptist Church of Church Hill.A celebration of her life will be conducted Monday at 7:00 P.M. at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Gary Gerhardt officiating.Pallbearers will be family and friendsGraveside services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery.The family request those desiring may make memorial contributions to the First Baptist Church of Church Hill, P. O. Box 408, Church Hill, TN 37642 or Body and Soul Ministries, P. O. Box 2339, Church Hill, TN 37642.To leave an online message for the Ryans family, please visit us @ www.jfhonline.comJohnson-Arrowood Funeral Home is honored to serve the Ryans family.