CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Myrtle Campbell Bowers Carden, 9 Sep 2002 ----¤¤¤---- Myrtle C. Carden Mrs. Myrtle Campbell Bowers Carden, 84, 470 Blue Springs Road, Elizabethton, died Monday, September 9, 2002, at Pine Ridge Care Center. Mrs. Carden was a native of Carter County and a daughter of the late Dayton C. and Bessie Grindstaff Campbell. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Roby D. Bowers, November 19, 1986, and by four brothers and three sisters. Mrs. Carden was a former Girl Scout Leader and a member of the Church of God. Survivors include her husband, William M. Bill Carden; a son and daughter-in-law, Fred C. and Ruth Bowers, Elizabethton; a step-son and his wife, Harley and Marcelline Carden, Elizabethton; three granddaughters and their spouses, Debbie and Larry Gouge, Elizabethton, Betsy Bowers, Pensacola, Fla., and Roberta and Noel Muhn, Erwin; five great-grandchildren, Jamis and Jerran Gouge, both of Elizabethton, and Justin, Daniel and Brittany Muhn, all of Erwin; a step-grandson and his wife, Dalerick and Cathy Carden, Atlanta, Ga.; two step-great-grandchildren, Courtney and Caroline Carden; two sisters, Mollie Bowers and Catherine Smith, both of Elizabethton; and two brothers, D.C. Campbell and Sherrell Campbell, both of Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. CARDEN -- Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle Campbell Bowers Carden, 84, 470 Blue Springs Road, Elizabethton, who died Monday, September 9, 2002, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 11, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. J. Dan Bullion officiating. Interment will be in the Old Horseshoe Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home any time after noon Tuesday. To those who prefer, memorials may be made in memory of Mrs. Carden to the Gideons International, P.O. Box 1951, Elizabethton, TN 37644; or the Girl Scouts, 1100 Woodland Avenue, Johnson City, TN 37665. Memorial Funeral Chapel 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/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------