CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Bessie Garland, 3 Apr 2001
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Bessie Garland

   Bessie Garland, formerly of 264 North Road, Johnson City, having lived most 
of her life in Roan Mountain, died Tuesday, April 3, 2001, at Pine Ridge Care 
Center following an extended illness.
   Mrs. Garland was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the late 
John and Myrtle Fadley Leonard. She was also preceded in death by her husband, 
Charlie "Red" Garland; a son, Roger Garland; five sisters, Mamie Holly, 
Janie Turner, Clara Freeman, Dorothy Leonard and Annie McKinney; and three 
brothers, George, Hubert and Barley Leonard.
   Mrs. Garland was a member of the Eastern Star, Roan Mountain, and a member 
of Little Mountain Baptist Church.
   Survivors include a sister, Pansy Barlow, Johnson City; a grandson, Stewart 
Ingram, Hampton; and a great-grandson, Logan Ingram, Hampton. Several nieces 
and nephews also survive.
   Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
   
   GARLAND -- Funeral services for Bessie Garland, formerly of 264 North Road, 
Johnson City, having lived most of her life in Roan Mountain, who died 
Tuesday, April 3, 2001, at Pine Ridge Care Center, will be conducted at 2 p.m. 
Friday, April 6, at Little Mountain Baptist Church, Roan Mountain, with the 
Rev. Steve Coonse officiating. Music will be under the direction of the Little 
Mountain Baptist Church Choir. Interment will follow in the Holly Hill 
Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Gary Couch, Tony Cox, Dwight Proffitt, 
Wayne Blevins, Tony Cates, Chris Roberts, Wilburn Holly and A.B. Holly. 
Honorary pallbearers will be Brandon Cox, Mark Moffitt, Dennis Holly, Bobby 
Jay, Bill Couch, Carlos McNabb, Eddie Grindstaff and Curtis Carter. The 
family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. 
Friends may also call at the residence of a sister, Pansy Barlow, 131 Spring 
Drive, Johnson City, at any time. Condolences may be sent to the family via 
E-mail Address <tfhome@preferred.com> Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, 
(423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick