Yancey County NcArchives Obituaries.....Wyatt, Ernest E April 9, 2007
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Elizabethton Star  May 11, 2007
Earnest E. Wyatt 


    Earnest E. Wyatt, 89, formerly of 1013 Grindstaff Avenue, Elizabethton, 
passed away on Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at the James H. Quillen VA Medical 
Center Hospital following an extended illness. He had been a patient at the VA 
Nursing Home for some time. 


    Mr. Wyatt was the son of the late Mack and Malissa Bailey Wyatt and was a 
native of Yancey County, N.C. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in 
death by his wife, Betty Greene Wyatt, April 10, 2000, two brothers, Clarence 
and Milo, and three sisters, Nora, Mae and Lillie of Yancey County, N.C. 


    Mr. Wyatt was an honorably discharged veteran of World War II, having 
served in the U.S. Navy Seabees (Construction Division). He was retired from 
TVA, where he worked as a crane operator, and was a member of IUOE Local No. 
917 of Chattanooga, Tenn. He and his late wife were both members of Doe River 
Baptist Church. 


    Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Earl and Janet Wyatt of 
Johnson City and Dennis and Sheila Wyatt of Cleveland, Tenn., and a grandson 
and his wife, Chris and Danielle Wyatt of Conover, N.C. Several nieces and 
nephews also survive. 


    The funeral service for Mr. Wyatt will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday, May 
11, in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home with Rev. Willie Lunceford 
officiating. The graveside service and interment will be conducted at 10 a.m. 
Saturday, May 12, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Military Honors will be 
accorded by Captain Lynn H. Folsom VFW Post No. 2166. Those wishing to attend 
are asked to meet at the cemetery at 9:50 a.m. Saturday. The family will 
receive friends in the funeral chapel from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, prior to the 
service, and at other times at the residence of a son, 2806 Stevens Drive, 
Johnson City. In lieu of flowers. memorial donations may be made to the 
American Cancer Society, Relay for Life, c/o Dr. Christine Adler, James H. 
Quillen VA Medical Center Hospital, Mountain Home, TN 37694. The family wishes 
to extend a special thank you to the staff of NHCU2 who were involved in his 
daily care and particularly to Dr. Angela May, Dr. Gary Bush, Karen Gunn PA, 
Dr. Clarence Spannuth, Dr. Ann Jackson, Mr. Miguel Ossorio, Lori Greene MSW, 
Angelina Walsh MSW, Curt Mathson and the rest of the wonderful staff who 
enhanced his quality of life with crafts, therapies, entertainment provided, 
smiling visits and spiritual enhancement. Condolence messages may be sent to 
the family at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com or faxed to (423) 542-9499. 


    Tetrick Funeral Home of Elizabethton is serving the Wyatt family. Obituary 
Line: (423) 543-4917. Office: (423) 542-2232.


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