Michelle Leigh

Michelle Leigh, Age 74 of Knoxville, TN, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, surrounded by love, family and friends at home.

She is preceded in death by her father, Joe Clay, her mother, Voy Clay, her sister Heidi Levy and other family members.

She is survived by her partner Myra Preston, her daughters Quinn Leigh, Grace Leigh and husband Adam Kowalski, her mother Regina Clay, her brothers Robert Clay, Douglas Clay and wife Jessica, Franklin Clay and wife Kathy and her sister Toni Willmert and husband Carl, her Aunts Peggy Carter and Linda Marsh and a host of other family members.

Michelle was a kind, caring, strong, independent and compassionate woman. She retired from her career as an RN after working for 40 years as a nurse. She enjoyed working with animals, healing others, gatherings with friends and family, spending time with her loved ones and helping those in need. She touched the lives of many people, and her legacy will live on forever in our hearts.

Special thanks go out to Amedisys Hospice for their kind and compassionate care of Michelle in her final days.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to Moffitt Cancer Center or Wolf PAWS.

A private Celebration of Life will be held at a later date, and she will be buried at Yadon Cemetery in Maynardville, TN.