CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - C.J. Bowers, 1 Aug 2001
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C.J. Bowers

   C.J. Bowers, 77, 618 Linden Avenue, Elizabethton, died Wednesday, 
August 1, 2001, at his residence after a brief illness.
   Mr. Bowers was a native of Carter County and the son of the late John 
and Maggie Taylor Bowers.
   Mr. Bowers was of the Baptist faith and was a former employee of East 
Tennessee Chair Company. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, having served in 
World War II.
   Survivors include his wife, Hilda Grindstaff Bowers, of the home; a 
daughter, Roxanna Bowers, Washington, D.C.; a son, James Bowers, Mountain 
Home; a sister, Ophelia Burleson, Elizabethton; a brother, Howard Bowers, 
Rogersville; and a granddaughter, Stephanie Bowers, Washington, D.C.
   Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of 
arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
   
   BOWERS -- Graveside services for C.J. Bowers, 77, 618 Linden Avenue, 
Elizabethton, who died Wednesday, August 1, 2001, will be conducted at 10 
a.m. Friday, August 3, at Mountain Home National Cemetery with the VA 
Chaplain officiating. Military Honors will be accorded by the Captain Lynn 
H. Folsom VFW Post #2166. Everyone will meet at the cemetery at 9:55 a.m. 
Friday for the graveside service. Friends may call at their convenience on 
Thursday, August 2, between 12 noon and 5 p.m. at Tetrick Funeral Home, 
Riverside Chapel. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make 
donations in memory of Mr. Bowers to the American Cancer Society, 209 S. 
Riverside Drive, Elizabethton, Tenn. 37643. Condolences may be sent to the 
family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, 
Riverside Chapel, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements.