Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Estep, Hunter F January 5, 208
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Elizabethton Star  Jan 7, 2008
Hunter F. Estep 





    Hunter F. "Hunt" Estep, 82, 111 Cecil VanHuss Road, Elizabethton, died 

Saturday, January 5, 2008, at Ivy Hall Nursing Home. 





    A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Joe and Mattie Crowe 

Estep. He was the grandson of Samuel Mitchell Estep, who served with the 

Tennessee Cavalry during the Civil War. 





    Prior to his retirement "Hunt" was a heavy equipment operator, working 

with various construction companies in the East Tennessee area. He was a 

member of Siam Baptist Church. 





    Mr. Estep was a veteran of World War II, serving with the 101st Airborne 

where he saw combat in Germany and his unit was instrumental in liberating a 

number of concentration camps. 





    In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, 

Elsie Carden, Grace Treadway and Pauline Puckett, and four brothers, Bill 

Crowe, Claude, Click and Joe Estep Jr. 





    Survivors include his wife, Glenda VanHuss Estep; a son, Tom Glenn 

Grindstaff, Elizabethton; and a grandson, Hunter Gene Grindstaff. A number of 

nieces and nephews also survive. 





    A memorial service for Mr. Estep will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, 

January 8, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jack Roddy officiating. 

Inurnment will be at 12 noon Wednesday, January 9, in the Nave Cemetery. 

Active pallbearers will be Tom Glenn Grindstaff, Albert Woodard, Bart Woodard 

and Charles "Blue" Treadway. Military Honors will be provided by the Captain 

Lynn H. Folsom VFW Post No. 2166 and the Tennessee National Guard. To those 

who prefer, memorials may be made in memory of Mr. Estep to the Siam Baptist 

Church, 2414 Siam Road, Elizabethton, TN 37643 or the Building Fund of the Old 

Horseshoe Free Will Baptist Church, c/o David Wilson, 295 Bishop Hollow Road, 

Elizabethton, TN 37643. The family wishes to thank the staff at Ivy Hall 

Nursing Home for their love, care and concern during his illness. The family 

will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Friends may 

also call at the residence. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral 

home at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday to go to the cemetery. Condolences to the Estep 

family may be e-mailed to mfc@chartertn.net. 





    Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.



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