Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Lunceford, Charlie C July 20, 2007
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Elizabethton Star  July 22, 2007
Charlie C. Lunceford 





    Charlie C. Lunceford, age 81, Ivy Hall Nursing Home (formerly of 2043 

Bristol Highway, Elizabethton, went home to be with his Lord Friday, July 20, 

2007, at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center Hospital, Mountain Home, 

following an extended illness. He was a Carter County native and a son of the 

late Major P. and Delia Wilson Lunceford. Mr. Lunceford was a member of 

Pleasant Beach Baptist Church and had worked for the City of Elizabethton as a 

mechanic. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was the recipient of two 

Purple Hearts. Mr. Lunceford was a member of the Captain Lynn H. Folsom VFW 

Post No. 2166 and charter member of the Carter County Emergency and Rescue 

Squad. 





    In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, 

Lovie Thomas Lunceford; second wife, Rachel Greenwell Lunceford; one sister, 

Della Rey Clemons; and one brother, Emmert Lunceford. 





    Survivors include one daughter, Rosella Perkins, one son and daughter-in-

law, Roger Allen and Monica Lunceford, all of Elizabethton, eight 

grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. 





    The funeral service for Mr. Lunceford will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday, 

July 23, in the Tetrick Funeral Home, Chapel of Peace, with the Rev. Bobby 

Stout officiating. Music will be under the direction of Sounds of Victory. The 

family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m. Monday in the chapel prior to the 

service. The graveside service and interment will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 

24, in Mountain Home National Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by 

the Captain Lynn H. Folsom VFW Post No. 2166. Those attending are welcome to 

meet the family at the funeral home at 10 a.m. Tuesday to go in procession to 

the cemetery. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. 

Condolence messages may be sent to the family by signing the guestbook at 

www.tetrickfuneralhome.com or by fax to 542-9499. Tetrick Funeral Home, 

Elizabethton, is serving the Lunceford family. The obituary line is 543-4917. 

The office number is 542-2232.





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