Lisa Lynn Best

Lisa Lynn Best, 58, of Friendsville, Tennessee, went home to be with her Lord Jesus on April 1st after a year long battle with breast cancer. She was born in Burlingame, California and received a business degree from Chico State in California. She moved to Knoxville in 1988 to work in the electronics industry. Lisa married Gary Best in August 1993 and lived with a glad heart raising their three children on the farm - Haley (Cole) Rasley, Sarah and Jake.

Lisa is preceded in death by her mother Diane and stepfather George Dujmovich of Carmel, California. Survived by father Jim Campana of Carson City, Nevada, sister Debbie Campana of Washington (Vincent Gonzalez), sister Leslie Campana of Washington, sister Laura Griffin of California (Cheyenne, Taylor, Emily and Garrett Griffin) and step-sister Lynne Dujmovich of New Jersey, mother-in-law Linda Best of Friendsville. Sister-in-law Sherri McCall (Jessi and Joey McCall) of Maryville. Brother-in-law Dale and sister-in-law Katie Best (Isaac) of Friendsville.

Lisa loved Jesus and lived to share His light and love to those around her, having an encouraging impact on many who knew her. Lisa has been a member of Redemption Church, Knoxville, Tennessee since 1997 and served faithfully in many of the ministries there. In 2004 she began homeschooling her children and served in many leadership roles in the development of Blount Home Education Association. Lisa and Sherri McCall launched Best Bites Meals and Catering in 2015. She then formed Kitchen Connection, a commissary kitchen, in 2020. Lisa was very dear to her family and friends and will be sorely missed.

Receiving friends will be 5:30 P.M. Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at Redemption Church, 3550 Pleasant Ridge Road, Knoxville, TN 37921. A Celebration of Lisa’s Life will follow immediately at 7:00 P.M. The burial will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at Union Grove Methodist Church, 1511 Lane Drive, Friendsville, Tennessee. Memorial donations may be made in Lisa’s honor to Redemption Church.