Jeanette Wall Eslick, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025 at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital at the age of 86.

Mrs. Eslick was born in the Hawkersmith area of Coffee County to the late Orland and Florence Irene Ellis Wall. She was employed as a Technical Assistant at AEDC in Tullahoma for 42 years and was a member of Highland Hills Church of Christ. Mrs. Eslick loved her Siamese cats and keeping up with her great-great-grand nieces and nephews and all of their activities. She lived at Morning Pointe in Tullahoma and enjoyed all the activities and friends she spent time with during her time there. She was deeply loved by her friends and family who will remember her for many things that made her so special, including her laugh. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Eslick was preceded in death by the love of her life, James Aaron Eslick, whom she was married to for 60 years; and two sisters, Doris Wall Broadrick and Jewel Wall Wells.

She is survived by two nieces, Connie Broadrick Brown (Frank) of Tullahoma, and Lisa Wells Bigham (Terry) of Tullahoma; one nephew, Chris Broadrick (Janet) of Murfreesboro; great-nieces and nephews, Jessica Broadrick Michaud (Troy) of Murfreesboro, Chelsea Brown Sudbury (Josh) of Tullahoma, Bryan Brown of Charlotte, TN, Andrea Bigham Layne (Caleb) of Manchester, and Derrick Bigham (Samantha) of Maitland, Florida; great-great nieces and nephews, Jack, Charlie and James Sudbury, Brooks, Grady, and Mina Bigham, Brody Michaud, and Ivy Layne.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 at 11 a.m. at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens with her minister Matthew Miller officiating. Josh Sudbury, Derrick Bigham, Troy Michaud, Caleb Layne, and Bryan Brown will serve as pallbearers. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to either the Highland Hills Church of Christ Building Fund or Stepping Stones Christian Preschool at Highland Hills Church of Christ, 720 Kings Lane, Tullahoma, TN 37388. 

Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Tullahoma News – Sept. 17, 2025