Bruna Mae (Puckette) Mitchener

Bruna Mae Mitchener, age 85, of 906 Mercer Dr., Maryville, Tennessee went home to be with Jesus on Monday, June 7, 2021.  Bruna requested a cremation and that we scatter her ashes in one of her favorite spots in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

She was born in Savannah, Tennessee to Shellie Puckette and Mary Ruth Dukes Puckette who preceded her in death.  Also preceding her in death, were her husband Jim Mitchener and her brother Gerald Puckette as well as her lifelong best friend Carolyn Attaway.

Bruna is survived by her four sons: Brad Mize (Tami), Bart Mize (Penny), Bret Mize (Jennifer) and Blake Mize; as well as step-children Mary Ann Mitchener, Mary Mitchener Medlin, Sam Mitchener and Ruth & Harley Jones; granddaughter Jessica Flynn (Jeremy) and several other grandchildren. 

Bruna graduated from Fulton High School and went on to earn an LPN degree from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.  She was a devoted member of Dotson Memorial Baptist Church where she sang in the church choir. 

A funeral service is not being planned; however, there will be a celebration of life service in the near future to be held at Dotson Memorial Baptist Church.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Dotson Memorial Baptist Church at 814 Dotson Memorial Rd., Maryville, TN 37801 or Blount County Humane Society where she volunteered.  www.Blountcountyhumanesociety.org.

Gentry Griffey Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Mitchener family and invites you to sign the online registry.

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Bruna Mae (Puckette) Mitchener, please visit our floral store.