CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Maudene N. Baird, 18 Aug 2004 ----¤¤¤---- Maudene N. Baird, 89, former resident of Central Community of Carter County, died Wednesday, August 18, 2004, at NHC Heath Care, Johnson City. A native of Johnson County, she was the daughter of the late W.L. and Elva Allen Nave. Mrs. Baird was a member of Sinking Creek Baptist Church where she and her husband were long-time treasurers of the church. She was a homemaker and dedicated wife and mother. Mrs. Baird was an avid rose gardener and a member of the Watauga Valley Rose Society. Survivors include two daughters, Dorothy B. Carpenter, Johnson City, and Virginia B. Hayes, Kingsport; three grandchildren, Cheryl L Hayes, Kingsport; Bobbie H. Phillips and her husband, Dennis, and James "Jay" P. Hayes III, Kingsport; two great-grandchildren James W. Phillips and Evan P. Hayes, both of Kingsport; a nephew, Randal Nave, Johnson City; and special friend, Betty Bowers Risk, of Tampa, Fla In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph J. Baird and one brother, Carson R. Nave. The funeral service for Maudene N. Baird will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, August 19, 2004, in the Sunrise Chapel, Tetrick Funeral Services, Johnson City, with Rev. Reece Harris officiating. The family will receive friends in the chapel from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday prior to the service. The committal and burial service will be held at Happy Valley Memorial Park, Friday, August 20, 2004 at 10 a.m. Those who plan to attend are asked to meet at the cemetery at 9:50 a.m. Active pallbearers will be James "Jay" P. Hayes III, Dennis R. Phillips, James W. Phillips, Randal Nave, Tony Young and Stephen LaHair. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. William P. Bailey, Jr. and William Greenlee. For those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sinking Creek Baptist Church, 2313 Elizabethton Hwy., Johnson City, TN 37601. Online condolences may be sent to the family through our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Arrangements for the Baird family are through Tetrick Funeral & Cremation Services, 3001 Peoples Street, Johnson City, TN (4230610-7171). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: The Elizabethton Star http://www.starhq.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------