CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Ruby "Myrtle" Chambers, 19 Jul 2005
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Ruby "Myrtle" Chambers, 78, Siam Road, Elizabethton, died Tuesday, July
19, 2005, at Johnson City Medical Center following an extended illness. 

Mrs. Chambers was a native of Carter County and a daughter of the late James
Elmer and Nola Winters Sims. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in
death by her husband, Wiley Chambers, in 1996, and a son, David Mark Chambers.

Mrs. Chambers was a member of Valley Forge Free Will Baptist Church and
retired from Denise Lingerie. 

Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Regina and Will Barkley, of the
home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Cindy Chambers and Tim and
Jeannie Chambers, all of Elizabethton; six grandchildren, Jamie Garfield,
Cumming, Ga., Rusty and Drew Chambers, both of Elizabethton, Beth Whitehead,
Alex Chambers and Davi Eller, all of Elizabethton; five great-grandchildren,
Dylan and Jada Whitehead, Alexis and Camden Garfield and Jordan Eller; two
sisters and brothers-in-law, Charlotte and Boyd Pruitt and Paulette and Gary
Harris, all of Elizabethton; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Carroll "Bud"
and Jennifer Sims, Elizabethton, and John Sr. and Helen Hyatt, Hampton; a
special niece and great-niece, Rebecca and Haley Jarnigan, Elizabethton;
special family members, Blaine Jenkins, Betty Lou Chambers, June Tellenn and
Lillie Johnson; friends from the Johnson City Dialysis Center; and a special
friend, Mary Salassi. Several other nieces and nephews also survive. 

The funeral service for Mrs. Chambers will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday,
July 20, in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home with Rev. Randy
Johnson and Rev. Shannon Sims officiating. Music will be under the direction
of Boyd and Charlotte Pruitt and Ben Johnson, soloist. The graveside service
and interment will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 21, in the Chambers Cemetery,
Valley Forge Community. Those attending the graveside service will meet at the
funeral home at 9:15 a.m. Thursday to go in procession to the cemetery. The
family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday, prior to the
service in the chapel, or at the home of a son, Tim Chambers, 1317 Siam Road,
Elizabethton, at other times. Active pallbearers will be Tommy Jenkins, David
Jenkins, Boyd Pruitt, Sammy Ellis, Rusty Lewis, Gerald Oliver, Bucky Johnson
and Rex Ward. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations
to the National Kidney Foundation of East Tennessee, P.O. Box 1135,
Blountville, TN 37617. Online condolences may be sent to the family through
the Tetrick Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. 


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