Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Aldridge, James H May 14, 2008
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Elizabethton Star  May 18, 2008
James H. Aldridge 


    James Hoyt Aldridge, 78, of Mableton, Ga., passed away Wednesday, May 14, 
2008, at his residence. 


    A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Ross F. and Dovie 
Honeycutt Aldridge. 


    Mr. Aldridge was retired from the textile industry after 45 years of 
service. After his retirement he was full-time owner/operator of Hoyt's 
Hauling. He was an avid beekeeper and gardener. He was a member of Smyrna 
Christian Church, Smyrna, Ga., and a former member of Hopwood Christian 
Church. 


    Mr. Aldridge was a member of Hampton Masonic Lodge #750 and a member of 
Kerbella Temple, Knoxville. He served in the United States Army during the 
Korean Conflict. 


    In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret 
Ruth Meredith Aldridge; his baby sister, Iva Lee Aldridge; a brother, Monty 
Earl Aldridge; his special uncle, Andrew "Shorty" Aldridge; and his brothers-
in-law, Claude, Lloyd and Kenneth Meredith. 


    Survivors include two sons, Jim Aldridge of Walhalla, S.C., and Tim 
Aldridge of Mableton, Ga.; a daughter, Julia Geneva Strazay and her husband 
Stephen of Powder Springs, Ga.; three grandchildren, Timothy Hoyt Aldridge, 
Destiny Rebecca Aldridge and Adam-Ross Csaba; special friend, Carolyn Poole; 
two sisters, Gereel Cable and her husband Jim of Hampton and Mayme Pate of 
Elizabethton; a brother, Garrett Aldridge and his wife Regenia of Johnson 
City; his aunts, Dessie Street Cantrell and Juanita Honeycutt; his sisters-in-
law, Beulah Aldridge and Peggy Meredith; his brother-in-law, Roy Gene Meredith 
and his wife Doris; his nieces, Carol Roberts, Theresa Brinkley and her 
husband Bill, Bobbie Garland and her husband Danny, Anita Perkins, Vera Peters 
and her husband Michael, Carol Meredith Brown, Jenny Meredith, Bobbie Parlett 
and her husband Ed, Linda Meredith, Linda Kay Aldridge Ditmore and her husband 
Anthony and Brenda Aldridge-Farr; and his nephews, Michael Keith Pate, Jerome 
Pate and his wife Donna, Leo Meredith and his wife Janet, Martin Meredith and 
Tom Meredith. 


    Funeral services for Mr. Aldridge were conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 
17, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Dean Smith officiating. Graveside 
services and interment will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at Happy Valley 
Memorial Park. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the 
funeral home at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, will be Jim Aldridge, Tim Aldridge, Timothy 
Hoyt Aldridge, Bobby Ditmore, Billy Ditmore, Scotty Hayes, Mike Pate, Keith 
Pate, Leo Meredith, Martin Meredith, Adam Ross and Tom Meredith. The family 
received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Hampton 
Masonic Lodge #750 conducted a memorial service following the funeral service. 
Military graveside honors will be provided by the VFW Post #2166 and the 
Tennessee National Guard. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home 
at 1:30 p.m. Sunday to go to the cemetery. Friends may also call at the 
residence of Mayme Pate, Elizabethton. Condolences to the Aldridge family may 
be e-mailed to mfc@chartertn.net. 


    Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. 


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