CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Luther F. Hammitt, 20 Nov 2003
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Luther F. Hammitt

Luther F. Hammitt, 83, Southview Circle, Elizabethton, died 
Thursday, November 20, 2003, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following an 
extended illness.
Mr. Hammitt was a native of Carter County and the son of George and Eva 
Glover Hammitt. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Hammitt 
and Dolly Davenport.
Mr. Hammitt was a member of Sims Hill Christian Church and a retired 
employee from North American Rayon Corporation. 
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Betty Shipley Hammitt, of the 
home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Eva and Dickie Jones, Piney Flats, 
and Diane and Fred Vance, Bluff City; a son and daughter-in-law, John L. 
and Mary Hammitt, Elizabethton; two brothers and sisters-in-law, George 
and Margaret Hammitt and Archie and Jean Hammitt, all of Elizabethton; 
seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and 
nephews.
The funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 23, in 
the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home with Mr. Gerald Holly and Mr. 
Rocky Maines officiating. Music will be under the direction of Gerald and 
Gloria Holly. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 
1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday, prior to the service. Friends may also call at 
the residence, 307B Southview Circle, Elizabethton, at any time. The 
graveside and interment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 
25, at Mountain Home National Cemetery. Military Honors will be accorded 
by the Captain Lynn H. Folsom VFW Post No. 2166. Active pallbearers will 
be grandsons and grandsons-in-law. Honorary pallbearers will be the men 
of Sims Hill Christian Church and friends and neighbors. Thank you to 
the doctors and nursing staff at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center 
for the loving care and support shown to the Hammitt family and a special 
thank you to Dr. Gay Battle. Those who plan to attend the graveside 
service are asked to meet at the funeral home at 10 a.m. Tuesday to go 
in procession to the cemetery. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of 
flowers may make donations to Sims Hill Christian Church, 206 Sims Hill 
Road, Elizabethton, TN 37643. Online condolences may be sent to the 
family through our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick 
Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 542-2232, is in charge of arrangements 
for the Hammitt family. 

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