Susan Paula Murph Mottern

Susan Paula Murph Mottern, age 61, passed away on March 26, 2025. Susan was a loving wife, mom, grandmother, aunt, and friend. Susan was always helping people out when she could. She was a member of Statem Gap Missionary Baptist Church. She loved helping on the farm with her husband. Susan never met a stranger. She enjoyed canning, crocheting, and baling hay. Susan was the Secretary for the Jefferson County Soil Conservation District, a member of the East Tennessee Hereford Association, and a member of the Jefferson County Livestock Association.

She is preceded in death by her grandmother, Susie W. Hodges, various aunts, uncles, cousins, and in-laws.

She is survived by her loving husband of 39 years, James “J.E.” Mottern, children, Jesse (Sabrina) Mottern, and Jessica (Chris) Williams, grandchildren, Jake Mottern, Abby Mottern, Baylee Mottern, Brentlee Mottern, Ethan Mottern, Hunter Williams, Carson Williams, and Carlo Massey, parents, Jim and Teresia Murph, brother, Tom Murph, and special friends, Sandy Manning, Sarah Farmer, Amy Johnson, and Cynthia Foster.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at Farrar Funeral Home with a funeral service to follow at 7:00 p.m. with Rev. Danny Manning and Rev. Benny Jones officiating. Graveside interment service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 31, 2025 at Jefferson Memorial Gardens with Rev. Dwayne Hayes officiating.

Arrangements by Farrar Funeral Home in Jefferson City, TN