Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Markland, George E February 18, 2006
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ELizabethton Star 2/19/06
George E. Markland 



 George Edward "Ed" Markland, 86, 105 Meredith Drive, Elizabethton, died 

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006, in Sycamore Shoals Hospital. A native of Carter 

County, he was a son of the late Charles David and Bertha Elizabeth Jordan 

Markland. Mr. Markland served in the United States Army for 21 years, having 

retired in 1965. He received the rank of Master Sgt. He served in World War II 

and the Korean Conflict. He was a prisoner of war during World War II. He was a 

recipient of the Silver Star in World War II. Following his retirement from 

service, he was employed at Holston Defense in Kingsport for five years. He was 

a member of Dashiell Masonic Lodge #238, VFW Post 2166, and American Legion 

Post 49. Mr. Markland was a member of the East Tennessee Chapter American Ex-

Prisoners of War and the National Organization of the Ex-Prisoners of War. He 

was of the Free Will Baptist Faith. Mr. Markland was preceded in death by his 

wife, Wanda Clark Markland, Jan. 15, 2001, and by two sisters, Carrie Markland 

and Louise Deloach; and by two brothers, Harry and Floyd Markland. 





    Survivors include one daughter, Vicki Lynn Markland, Johnson City; three 

sons, Randy, Ricky and Mark Markland, all of Elizabethton; one granddaughter, 

Mallory Markland; one sister, Janelle Nidiffer, Elizabethton; two brothers, Bob 

Markland, Elizabethton, and Howard Markland of Michigan. 





    Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday in Memorial Funeral 

Chapel, with the Rev. Randy Johnson officiating. Graveside service and 

interment will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006, in the Highland Cemetery. 

Pallbearers and military honors will be accorded by the Tennessee National 

Guard. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the East Tennessee Chapter, 

American Ex-Prisoners of War. The family will receive friends from 6:30-8 p.m. 

Monday in the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence. Family and 

friends will assemble at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday to go to the 

cemetery. Condolences to the Markland family may be emailed to 

mfc@chartertn.net. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. 



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