CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Ralph R. Edens, 3 Aug 2004
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Mr. Ralph R. Edens, 81, Pinecrest Community, died Tuesday, August 
3, 2004 at his residence. 

A native of Carter County, he was the son of the late Harrison and 
Annie Simms Edens. 

He was retired from Pet Dairy in Johnson City and was a former employee 
of North American Rayon Corporation. 

He was a member of Pine Crest Baptist Church and was a U. S. Army veteran 
of World War II.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Aline Martin Edens in 1990, 
and one brother, Harold Edens in 1991. 

Survivors include five sisters, Hazel Holden and Jean White, both of Johnson 
City; Nancy Alsup, Elizabethton; Wilma Montgomery and Ann Valentine, both 
of Phoenix, Ariz.; three brothers, Donald Edens, Washington, D.C.; Tom Edens, 
Greenville, N.C. and Jack Edens, Tallahassee, Fla. Several nieces and nephews 
and a special friend, LaVerne Cochran, Kingsport, also survive. Funeral 
services for Mr. Ralph R. Edens will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Friday, August 
6, 2004 in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home with Rev. John 
Perkins and Rev. Gary Thacker officiating. Music will be under the direction 
of Mr. Elmer Sams Jr., soloist. Burial will follow the funeral service in 
Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Mark Edens, Tommy 
Burleson, Jim Randolph, Luther McKeehan, Donald McKeehan and Richard Edens. 
Honorary pallbearers will be his many friends. The family will receive 
friends at the funeral home from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Friday or at the residence 
of a sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Phil White at any time. In lieu of 
flowers, to those who desire memorials may be made to Pine Crest Baptist 
Church, 2129 Old Lewis Rd., Johnson City, TN 37601; to Shepherd Inn, c/o 
Elizabethton Federal Savings Bank, (Attn: Violet Trivett), 112 N. Sycamore 
St., Elizabethton, TN 37643 or to the charity of your choice. Online 
condolences may be sent to the family through our Web site at 
www.hathawaypercy.com.

Arrangements are under the direction of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home.

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