Tammy Lyn Wright Hartness, 51, of Statesville, N.C., died Thursday, October 17, 2024, at Moses Cone Hospital following a brief illness.

She was born in Cecil County, Md., to Elaine Keenan Wright and the late Fred Eugene Wright.

Tammy loved being outdoors and enjoyed flower and vegetable gardening, fishing, camping, and going to the mountains and the beach. She was a great wife, mother and a caring daughter, and she loved baking cookies. More than anything else, she loved her family and spending time with them.

Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of 31 years, Keith Hartness; a daughter, Morgan Hartness; her mother, Elaine Wright; a sister, Tina Graham (Donnie) of Elizabethton, Tenn.; a brother, Fred Wright Jr.; and her beloved dogs, Charlie and Lucky. She also had a dog, Muffy, who preceded her in death.

A graveside service will be held Monday, October 21, 2024, at 1 p.m. at Oakwood Cemetery.

Nicholson Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.