Lisa Kay Nichols

Lisa Kay Nichols age 61, of Maryville, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2025 at The University of Tennessee Medical Center. Lisa enjoyed traveling and worked at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital for 25+ years. Preceded in death by: father, Bill McKee; grandfather, Arthur McKee; grandmother, Alice McKee; Steve Vineyard. Survivors include: husband of 38 years, Rickey Nichols; sons, Stephen Vineyard (Chelsea), Bill Vineyard, and Michael Vineyard (Stacey); grandchildren, Skyler, Sydney, Adelaide, Finley, Scarlett, Fitzgerald Vineyard; mother, Anna Lou McKee; sisters, Robin Cooper and April McKee; aunts, Sue Borden, Wilma Myers, and Lois Dyke. Family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 PM, Friday, March 28, 2025 at Smith West Chapel. Funeral service will be at 7:00 PM with David Cooper officiating. Family and friends will assemble for interment at 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Ballard’s Chapel Cemetery. Smith Funeral and Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.SmithFuneralandCremation.com.