CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Christine Mary Birchfield Church, 23 May 2004 ----¤¤¤---- Christine Mary Birchfield Church, 83, formerly of Gordon Church Rd., Elizabethton, died Sunday, May 23, 2004 in Erwin Health Care Center, Erwin, following an extended illness. She was born in Carter County and was a daughter of the late Grant and Bertha Irick Birchfield. She was a member of the Valley Forge Christian Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Gordie Russel Church and several brothers and sisters. Survivors include two sons, Chrisford Church and Don Church, both of Elizabethton; two daughters, Patye Heaton of Elizabethton, Teresa West of Raleigh, N.C.; one sister, Lorna Heaton of Erwin; one brother, Roy Birchfield of Elizabethton; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews also survive. The funeral service for Christine Mary Birchfield Church will be conducted Tuesday, May 25, 2004 at 8 p.m. in the Tetrick Funeral Home Chapel of Peace with Mr. H. Clay Bailey, minister, officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday, May 25, 2004 from 6 to 8 p.m. prior to the service. The graveside service and burial will be held Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at 10 a.m. in the Walnut Mountain Cemetery. Everyone will meet at the funeral home chapel at 9 a.m. Wednesday to go in procession to the cemetery. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Honorary pallbearers are Clyde Dugger, R. E. Campbell, and Larry Finney. Online condolences may be sent to the family through our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of the arrangements, 423-542-2232. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------