Mary Jo Pettit Lowe, 80, of Mohawk, passed away Sunday afternoon at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.
She was retired from the Greene County School System.
Mrs. Lowe was a member of Mount Hope United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law: Victor and Betty Lowe of Russellville and Vance and Reeca Lowe of Vonore; two grandsons: Stacy Kinsler and Chad Lowe and his wife, Erica, all of Russellville; one great-granddaughter: Riayn Kinsler of Russellville; one sister: Shelba Ramirez; one sister-in-law: Lucille Kirk; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband: Henry R. Lowe Jr. who died Nov. 4, 2006; and her parents: Paul and Josie Smith Pettit.
The family will receive friends from 4-8 p. m. today at Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home.
The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mount Hope UM Church. The Rev. Ron Matthews and the Rev. A.C. Cobble will officiate. Interment will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery.
The family expressed their appreciation to the ICU staff at U.T. Medical Center and Takoma Regional Hospital.