CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Luther W. Birchfield, 14 Dec 2003 ----¤¤¤---- Luther W. Birchfield, age 78, of Birchfield Lane, Elizabethton, died Sunday, December 14, 2003 at his residence following an extended illness. A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Charlie A. and Dora E. Hayes Birchfield. He was a member of the Elizabethton Church of Christ. Mr. Birchfield is preceded in death by three sisters, Delia Clawson, Lethia Cable, and Evenell Ward; three brothers, Tom Birchfield, William "Pete" Birchfield, and Bill Birchfield. Survivors include one sister, Locky Gladys Birchfield, Elizabethton; and one brother, Charlie Ray Birchfield, Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews who are very special also survive, as well as a special friend, Howard Waters, Elizabethton. The funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, December 15, 2003 in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home, with Mr. David Irick, minister, officiating. The graveside service and interment will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2003 in Walnut Mountain Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Howard Waters, Ben Waters, L.J. Heaton, Danny Carriger, and Chris Teal. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Jonathan Bremer, Richard Lee Birchfield, and Wayne Ward. Those who plan to attend the graveside service are asked to meet at the funeral home at 1 p.m. Tuesday to go in procession to the cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday, December 15 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. prior to the service in the chapel, or other times at the residence of his sister, Locky Gladys Birchfield, 124 Birchfield Lane, Elizabethton at any time. Online condolences can be sent to the family through our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Home of Elizabethton 423)542-2232 is in charge of arrangements. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------