Lina Lucille Skiles “Lina Lou” Mixon

August 16, 1946 - January 12, 2021

Mixon, Lina Lucille Skiles, “Lina Lou,” our beloved Mother and Grandmother, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday. She was born on August 16, 1946 in Greeneville, Tn, graduated from Young High School in Knoxville, and attended The University of Tennessee, where she was a Kappa Delta. She was a Presbyterian, and lived most of her life in East Tennessee, but also spent many years in Destin, Florida where she had a second home. She was gifted with numbers, worked in bookkeeping and accounting, and later in retail. Lina Lou was a talented seamstress who found joy in making things beautiful. She loved people, and worked tirelessly throughout her life for the well being of her two children, Christy and Billy. We will miss her so much. Proceeded in death by her parents, Otis and Lucille Skiles of Knoxville. She is survived by brother Tom Skiles and his wife, Janis, of Arkansas, daughter Christy Andrews and husband Robert and their children, Max, Scarlett, Shepard and Lydia Lucille of Knoxville, and son William Mixon and wife Jessica and their son Liam, of Hoover, Alabama. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements by Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel. Online condolences may be made at www.rosemortuary.com.