CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Mabel Louise McCoury, 17 Jun 2003
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Mabel L. McCoury 

Mabel Louise McCoury, age 85, formerly of U.S. Highway 19E, Roan Mountain, 
died Tuesday, June 17, 2003 at Pine Ridge Care Center, Elizabethton following 
a lengthy illness. 
Mrs. McCoury was a Carter County native and the daughter of the late Stokes 
and Nora Caldwell Freeman.  She was a member of Roan Mountain First Baptist 
Church.  Mrs. McCoury was a housewife and former employee of North 
American Rayon Corporation. 
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Clyde Freeman, Roy Freeman, James 
Freeman, and a sister, Ethel Stout.  Survivors include her husband of 64 
years, Bynum McCoury, of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Harold Dean 
and Kathy McCoury, of Marianna, Fla.; Bynum Jerry and Sherry McCoury, of Roan 
Mountain; two daughters and one son-in-law, Shirley Mae Dickason, of Virginia 
Beach, Va.; Lavana Sue and Mike Smith, of Memphis; 10 grandchildren; 17 great 
grandchildren; one great great grandchild; several nieces and nephews; a 
special niece and her daughter, Martha Shook and Christina, both of Banner 
Elk, N.C.; three special cousins, Mildred Stout, of Canton, Ohio; Marybelle 
Lyons, of Roan Mountain, and Marie Hagie, of Roan Mountain.  Tetrick Funeral 
Home, Roan Mountain, is in charge of arrangements.

MCCOURY -- The funeral service for Mabel Louise McCoury, age 85, formerly of 
U.S. Highway 19E, Roan Mountain who died Tuesday, June 17, 2003 at Pine Ridge 
Care Center, Elizabethton will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, June 19, 2003 
at Tetrick Funeral Home Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain with Pastor Richard 
Stout and Pastor Gary Perkins officiating. The family will receive friends on 
Thursday, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. The graveside service and 
interment will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 20, 2003 at Freeman Cemetery, 
Roan Mountain. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. 
Honorary pallbearers will be Dennis Storie, Jim Storie, Bobby McCoury, Rudy 
Johnson, Wayne Hagie, Dana Dean Young, Rudy Campbell, Tull Oaks, Jr. and 
Dillard Shell. Those who plan to attend the graveside service are asked to 
meet at the cemtery at 10:55 a.m. on Friday. A special thank you to the staff 
of Pine Ridge Care Center, and Dr. James Wilson and the staff of Johnson City 
Urological Clinic and Adventa Hospice of Elizabethton for their care and 
support. Mabel is now absent from the body and present with her Lord. Friends 
may also call at the residence 8005 Hwy 19E, Roan Mountain any time. Those who 
prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations in memory of Mrs. 
McCoury to First Baptist Church, 8489 Hwy 19E, Roan Mountain, TN 37687. Words 
of condolences may be sent to the family through our website at 
www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Roan Mountain, is in charge 
of arrangements. 

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