Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Bowers, John C May 29, 2006
************************************************

Copyright.  All rights reserved.

http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm

************************************************



File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Julia Williams Kodak jkodak@charter.net June 1, 2006, 8:39 am

Elizabethton Star May 30, 2006
John C. Bowers 





    John Chris Bowers, 91, 2446 Elizabethton Highway, Johnson City, died 

Monday, May 29, 2006, at Ivy Hall Nursing Home following a brief illness. 





    Mr. Bowers was a native of Roan Mountain, Shell Creek Community, and a son 

of the late John and Macie McClain Bowers. In addition to his parents, he was 

preceded in death by a sister, Mary Womack, and a brother, H. Taylor Bowers. 





    Mr. Bowers was a member of First Freewill Baptist Church of Elizabethton 

and retired from the United States Postal Service, Elizabethton, with 30 years 

service. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World War II, and 

was a member of the VFW Post No. 2166. He was also a lifetime member of the 

Elizabethton Elks Lodge. 





    Survivors include his wife, Ida "Pat" Bowers, of the home; a stepson, 

David Estep, Elizabethton; a granddaughter, Christy L. Estep, Elizabethton; a 

great-granddaughter, Kathryn Hartman, Elizabethton; three nieces and one 

nephew; and special friends, Dana Dykes, Brenda Lloyd, John M. Frazier and 

Joyce Hoyle. 





    The graveside service for Mr. Bowers will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. 

Wednesday, May 31, at Happy Valley Memorial Park, Elizabethton, with Rev. 

Tommy Maines officiating. Those who wish to attend the graveside service are 

asked to meet at the funeral home at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday. Military Honors will 

be presented by the VFW Post No. 2166 and the Tennessee National Guard. 

Friends may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, 

at their convenience. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make 

donations to the Carter County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 776, Elizabethton, TN 

37644. Online condolences may be sent to the family through our Web site at 

www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. 





    Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of the arrangements. 

Obituary Line: (423) 543-4917. Office: (423) 542-2232.



File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/carter/obits/b/bowers219gob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/tnfiles/

File size: 2.5 Kb