Mary Ann Roy Kyker

July 5, 1931 - December 3, 2020

Mary Ann Roy Kyker, age 89, of Niota passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Starr Regional Medical Center, in Athens. She was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church in Niota. Retired school- teacher after teaching for 40 years, she was a caring teacher who truly loved her students. She also served as a care giver for the sick and shut-in’s. Preceded in death by her parents: Carl and Laverne Roy, husband: Jim Kyker, brothers: Carl Kile Roy, Lon Arrants Roy, Ernie Wilson Roy, brother-in-law: Tom E. Saint. Survivors include her brother and sister-in-law: James “Buddy” and Sue Roy, sister: Nancy Saint all of Sweetwater, several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews. Special niece and her family Betty Sparks, of Vonore. Friends and family may call at their convenience on Monday, December 7, 2020, at Kyker Funeral Homes, Sweetwater, from 2:00 P.M. until 5:00 P.M. Graveside service and interment 10:00 A.M. Tuesday in the Sweetwater Memorial Park with Rev. Steve Teague and Rev. Charlie Hunt officiating. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Sweetwater Education Foundation P.O. Box 67, Sweetwater, TN 37874. Kyker Funeral Homes, Sweetwater, in charge of arrangements. www.kykerfuneralhomes.com