CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Claude T. Buckles, 9 Nov 1999
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Claude T. Buckles
11/10/99 
   Claude T. Buckles, 79, 147 Buckles Road, Elizabethton, died Tuesday, 
November 9, 1999, at his residence following a brief illness.
   Mr. Buckles was a native of Carter County and the son of the late Frank 
and Emma Buckles. He was also preceded in death by two half-sisters, Effie 
Danner and Pearl Buckles.
   Mr. Buckles was of the Baptist faith and attended Willow Springs Baptist 
Church. He was a retired heavy equipment operator.
   Survivors include his wife, Myrtle E. Buckles, of the home; a son and 
daughter-in-law, Gerald and Jane Buckles, Elizabethton; five brothers, Paul 
Buckles, Mt. Carmel, Eugene Buckles, Ivan Buckles, H.J. Buckles and Earl 
Buckles, all of Elizabethton; four sisters, Edith Buckles and Myrtle Pierce, 
both of Elizabethton, Margaret Garland, Casco, Mich., and Brenda Taylor, 
Johnson City; a half-brother, Clay Buckles, Elizabethton; a granddaughter 
and her husband, Paula and Gary Morrell, Elizabethton; and a special nephew, 
Dustin Buckles, Elizabethton. Several other nieces and nephews also survive.
   Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, (423) 542-2232, www.Funeral-Plans.
com/Tetrick, is in charge of arrangements.

   BUCKLES -- Funeral services for Claude T. Buckles, 79, 147 Buckles Road, 
Elizabethton, who died Tuesday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday at 
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with Rev. Doug Hardin officiating. 
Graveside services and interment will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Caldwell 
Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Doug Rasnick, 
Danny Hilbert, Clyde Buckles, Kelly Bowers, Shirley Bowers and Clint Buckles. 
Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy Myers, Ivan Morley, Shane Lowe, Darrell 
Whaley, Chris Estep, Terry Bowers, Hubert Lewis, Buddy Bowers, Tank Morrell, 
Mike Nidiffer, Bob Campbell, Mike Fletcher, nephews, close friends, and 
neighbors. A special "Thank You" to Christy Poole and Housecall Hospice 
Nurses. Everyone will meet at the funeral home at 9:45 a.m. Thursday to go in 
procession to the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 
8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the home of 
his son and daughter-in-law, Gerald and Jane Buckles, 1331 Blue Springs Road, 
Elizabethton, any time. For those who prefer, memorial donations in lieu of 
flowers may be sent to Housecall Hospice, 100 Rogosin Drive, Elizabethton, 
Tenn. 37643. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, (423) 542-2232, 
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick, is in charge of arrangements.