On Friday April 23rd, 2021, Diana Whitson-Thompson, loving wife and mother of 3, went home to be with the lord. Diana, age 54, was a native and life-long resident of Unicoi County and a member of Unicoi United Methodist Church. Diana was born on February 17th, 1967 to Diane Neas Whitson and Zane Carol Whitson Jr. She was a member of the 1985 graduating class of Unicoi County High School, after which she pursued a bachelorâs degree in political science and German at East Tennessee State University. She then continued her education at ETSU earning a masterâs degree in Education. She then finished her education, earning the title of education specialist in school leadership from Lincoln Memorial University.