Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Jessee, Thomas Jack June 17, 2006
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Elizabethton Star  June 19, 2006
Thomas J. Jessee 





    Thomas Jack Jessee, 74, of Bluff City, died Saturday, June 17, 2006, at 

his residence following an extended illness. 





    Mr. Jessee was a native of Carter County and the son of the late Thomas 

Clyde and Fannie Myrtle Kelly Jessee. In addition to his parents, he was 

preceded in death by a brother, Richard Wayne Jessee. 





    Mr. Jessee was retired from the U.S. Army Special Forces and was a veteran 

of the Vietnam Conflict. 





    Survivors include his wife, Irene Jessee, of the home; three daughters, 

Lorraine Jessee Sinnigen and her husband Timothy, New York State, N.Y., 

Darlene Jessee, Bluff City, and Michelle Jessee, of the home; two sons, Thomas 

W. Jessee and his wife Barbara and Michael D. Jessee, all of Blountville; 

granddaughters, Jessica Ross, Nicole Sinnigen and Danielle Sinnigen; two 

brothers, Ronnie Jessee, Hendersonville, Tenn., and Harvey Jessee, Bluff City; 

and two sisters, Geraldine Simerly, Johnson City, and Patsy Hicks, of Georgia. 

Several nieces and nephews also survive. 





    The funeral service for Mr. Jessee will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, 

June 20, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, with 

Rev. Bruce Hendrich officiating. Graveside services and interment will be at 

11 a.m. Wednesday, June 21, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Military Honors and 

pallbearers will be provided by the Captain Lynn H. Folsom VFW Post #2166 and 

the Tennessee Army National Guard. Those who plan to attend the graveside 

service are asked to meet at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday to go in 

procession to the cemetery. The family will receive friends in the funeral 

chapel from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, prior to the service. Those who prefer 

memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to Oak Street Baptist 

Church, "We Love Our Church" Fund, 804 Oak Street, Elizabethton, TN 37643 or 

to Medical Center Hospice, 101 Med Tech Parkway, Suite 101, Johnson City, TN 

37604. Online condolences may be sent to the Jessee family through our Web 

site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. 





    Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of the arrangements. 

Obituary Line: (423) 543-4917. Office: (423) 542-2232.



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