CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Ruth Evelyn Carden Guess, 9 Jan 2002
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Ruth E. Guess

   Ruth Evelyn Carden Guess, 71, 1607 Scenic Drive, Elizabethton, died 
Wednesday, January 9, 2002, at Johnson City Medical Center following an 
extended illness.
   Mrs. Guess was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the late 
Marvin Carden and Grace Barnett Carden Van Dyke. She was also preceded 
in death by an infant son, Rodney Guess, and by a brother and a sister.
   Mrs. Guess was a retired employee of Texas Instruments.
   Survivors include her husband, Earl Guess, of the home; a son and 
daughter-in-law, Terry and Rhonda Guess, Elizabethton; two daughters and 
sons-in-law, Shelia and Joseph Sopko, Macedonia, Ohio, and Judy and Terry 
Davis, Kingsport; five grandchildren and spouses, Jonathan and Emily, 
Josh and April, Christina, Dusty and Justin; and three great-grandchildren, 
Chelsea, Cydney and Carter. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
   Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive, Elizabethton, (423) 
543-4917, is in charge of arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-
Plans.com/Tetrick
   
   GUESS -- Funeral services for Ruth Evelyn Carden Guess, 71, 1607 Scenic 
Drive, Elizabethton, who died Wednesday, January 9, 2002, will be conducted 
at 1 p.m. Friday, January 11, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home 
with the Rev. Gary Whitehead officiating. Music will be under the direction 
of Ethel Davidson, soloist. Interment will follow the service at Mountain 
Home National Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and 
friends. Honorary pallbearers will be Carl Carden, special friends, Cheryl 
Bowers, Mary Gurley, The Little Family and Barbara and Bill Fraley. The 
family will receive friends from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Friday in the Chapel of 
Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home. Friends may also call at the residence, 1607 
Scenic Drive, Elizabethton, at any time. Those who prefer memorials in lieu 
of flowers may make donations to the American Heart Association, 208 Sunset 
Drive, Suite 356, Johnson City, TN 37604. Condolences may be sent to the 
family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, 
Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.