CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Joseph Thomas "Tom" Orton, Sr., 25 Feb 2004
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Joseph Thomas "Tom" Orton, Sr., age 70, Gilbert Wilson Rd., 
Elizabethton, died Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at the Johnson 
City Medical Center Hospital following a brief illness. 
A native of Washington County, he was the son of the late Joseph 
M. and Rebecca Potter Orton. 
He was a deacon and Sunday school superintendent and member of 
Harbor Light Baptist Church. 
He was a retired employee of General Electric as a service 
technician. 
Mr. Orton was a Sergeant in the U.S. Marines. 
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lily Jean Fender Orton, 
November 1, 2003; two sons, Teddy Lee Orton, February 5, 1984, and 
Jerry Wayne Orton, October 28, 1962, and two brothers, Toby Orton 
and Bill Orton. 
Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Debra and Gary 
Cole, Elizabethton; Sandra and Jimmy James, Elizabethton; Crystal 
and Jeff Daugherty, Johnson City; three sons and two daughters-in-
law, Joseph Orton, Jr. and Jill Orton, Elizabethton; Tim and Renee 
Orton, Elizabethton; James Orton, Elizabethton; 20 grandchildren, 
and one sister, Louise Ford, of Piney Flats. Several nieces and 
nephews also survive. 
The funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday, February 
28, 2004 at Harbor Light Baptist Church, Johnson City with Rev. Danny 
Quinn and Rev. Gary Deloach officiating. Music will be under the 
direction of Harbor Light Baptist Church Choir, his granddaughter, 
Rachel Cole and son-in-law, Gary Cole. The family will receive friends 
from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the church prior to the service or friends 
may call at the residence, 126 Gilbert Wilson Rd., Elizabethton, any 
time. The graveside service and burial will be conducted at 2 p.m. 
Sunday, February 29, 2004 at Monte Visa Burial Park, Johnson City. 
Military honors to be accorded by Capt. Lynn H. Folsom V.F.W. Post 
#2166. Active pallbearers will be grandsons, Josh James, Justin James, 
Joseph James, Teddy Lee Orton, J.T. Orton, Briac Daugherty, Timothy 
Orton and Jacob James. Honorary pallbearers will be men of Harbor 
Light Baptist Church and Jim Tipton. Those who plan to attend the 
graveside service are asked to meet at the funeral home chapel at 1 
p.m. on Sunday to go in procession to the cemetery. Those who prefer 
memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to Harbor Light 
Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1162, Johnson City, TN 37604. 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. 

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