CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Bertha Cook Estep, 6 Jun 2003 ----¤¤¤---- Bertha C. Estep Bertha Cook Estep, 78, Chinquapin Grove Road, Bluff City, died Friday, June 6, 2003, at Northside Hospital following an extended illness. Mrs. Estep was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the late Clayton and Coy Black Cook. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Estep, a daughter, Brenda Johnson, two brothers, J.C. Cook and Richard Cook, and a sister, Opal Mae Davenport. Mrs. Estep was a member of South Side Free Will Baptist Church. She was a retired employee of North American Rayon Corporation. Survivors include four daughters, Polly Carr and Bobbie Perry, both of Bluff City, Linda Montgomery, Elizabethton, and Jeanne Autrey, Birmingham, Ala.; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a brother, Charlie Cook, Norton, Va.; two sisters, Mrilda Dugger, Bluff City, and Viola Huffman, Watauga; and a special dog, "Buffy." Several nieces and nephews also survive. Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com ESTEP -- Funeral services for Bertha Cook Estep, 78, Chinquapin Grove Road, Bluff City, who died Friday, June 6, 2003, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 8, in the Fireside Room of Tetrick Funeral Home with the Rev. Steve Burleson and Mr. Ernie Depew, minister, officiating. Music will be under the direction of Mary Grindstaff and Kenneth Dugger. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, prior to the service. Friends may also call at the residence of a daughter, Polly Carr, at any time. Graveside services and interment will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, June 9, in the V.A. National Cemetery, Mountain Home. Those who plan to attend the graveside service are asked to meet at the cemetery at 9:55 a.m. Monday. A special "thank you" to the doctors, nurses and staff of Northside Hospital, ICU Unit. Online condolences may be sent to the family through our Web site at www. tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, 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/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------