CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Maynard F. Bowers, 11 Feb 2000
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2/14/00
Maynard F. Bowers

  Maynard F. Bowers, 82, formerly of 103 Hatfield Drive, Elizabethton, 
died Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, at Ivy Hall Nursing Home following an extended 
illness. 
  A native of Carter County, he was the son of the late Andy and Elizabeth 
Deloach Bowers. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah Johnson Bowers, 
March 2, 1997, six brothers and three sisters. 
  Mr. Bowers was a member of Valley Forge United Methodist Church and a 
retired employee of North American Rayon Corp. 
  Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Jerry L. and Anne Bowers, 
Jonesborough; one daughter and son-in-law, Melody and Phil Carpenter; one 
sister, Pauline Comer, Redding, Penn.; five grandchildren: Tina Brown and 
Carol Harris, both of Jonesborough; Jerry Lee Bowers, Jr., Charlotte, N.C.; 
Phillip and Patrick Carpenter, both of Elizabethton; four great-grandchildren 
and several nieces and nephews. 

  BOWERS -- Funeral services for Maynard F. Bowers, 82, formerly of 103 
Hatfield Drive, Elizabethton, who died Friday, will be conducted at 4 p.m. 
Sunday, Feb. 13, 2000, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with Mr. 
Hugh Hatfield, minister, the Rev. Randy Johnson and the Rev. Lon Tobin 
officiating. Music will be under the direction of Trilla Little and Linda 
Baughman. Graveside service and interment will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, 
at Happy Valley Memorial Park with the Rev. Lon Tobin officiating. Active 
pallbearers will be Ronnie Crowe, Danny Tolley, Stacy Street, Keith Brown, 
John '"'Boot'"' Allen, Dennis Berry, Chad Carpenter, and Jeffery Carpenter. 
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. David Fenner, John D. Snyder, Buddy Little, 
J.L. Winter, Tim Hinkle, Sam Harrison, George Greene, Jr., Conway Hopson, 
Carter Blevins, Raymond Hill, Steve Chambers, Buster Honeycutt, Grady Hill, 
Charles Culler, Mike McCoy, Billy Cole, Jim Troutman, Dennis Woodring, 
Joe Gregg, Sammy Harris, men of Valley Forge United Methodist Church, 
friends and neighbors. A special '"'thank you'"' from the family to Dr. 
David Fenner and staff, Judy Deloach and staff of Ivy Hall Nursing Home. 
The family will receive friends at the home of the daughter, Melody 
Carpenter, 103 Hatfield Drive, Elizabethton, any time. For those who prefer, 
memorial donations in lieu of flowers may be sent to the American Cancer 
Society, 209 South Riverside Drive, Elizabethton, TN 37643. Tetrick 
Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, (423) 542-2232, www.Funeral-Plans.com/
Tetrick, is in charge of arrangements. 

[Genealogy Note - Mike DeLoach]
Elizabeth Deloach Bowers was the daughter of James D. Deloach and Matilda C. 
Campbell.  She was the granddaughter of Thomas D. Deloach and Perlina Oliver, 
and Wilborn G. Campbell and Elizabeth B. Morton.