Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Proffittt, Harry D February 3, 2006
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Elizabethton Star Feb 9, 2006
Harry D. Proffitt 





    Harry D. Proffitt, 92, formerly of Elizabethton, died Friday, February 3, 

2006, at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif. 





    Mr. Proffitt was a native of Carter County and the son of the late John T. 

and Laura Morley Proffitt. 





    Mr. Proffitt was a member of Hunter United Methodist Church, where he held 

several positions. He was employed by Pet Dairies, Kingsport, for 39 years. 

After retiring from Pet, he moved to Stoney Creek where he raised beef cattle. 

He served in the U.S. Army. 





    In addition to his parents, Mr. Proffitt was preceded in death by his wife 

of 48 years, Bettie Lea Smith Proffitt, and an infant daughter, a brother, 

Hendrix Proffitt, and three sisters, Margret Williams, Ida Cordell and Violet 

Richardson. 





    Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Ronald D. and Rebecca Proffitt 

of Indiana; a daughter and son-in-law, Sherry and Robert Scott of Elk Grove, 

Calif.; five grandchildren, Angela Proffitt, Jeremy Proffitt, Gary Dingus, Nick 

Scott and his wife Mary, and Tyler Scott and his wife, Dr. Katrinda Scott of 

Knoxville; a great-granddaughter, Teran Scott; and three sisters, Gertrude 

Nave, Ada Nave and Wennoah Williams, all of Elizabethton. 





    Funeral services for Mr. Proffitt will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday, 

February 10, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev. Perry Duncan, Rev. Eddie Noe 

and Rev. Roger Mathess officiating. Graveside services and interment will be at 

11 a.m. Saturday, February 11, in the Caldwell Springs Cemetery. Active 

pallbearers will be Keith Williams, Jerry Williams, Tyler Scott, Wayne Shoun, 

Daniel Holder and James Ritchie. The family will receive friends at the funeral 

home from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, prior to the service hour. Pallbearers, family 

and friends will assemble at the cemetery at 10:55 a.m. Saturday for the 

graveside services. Online condolences to the Proffitt family may be e-mailed 

to mfc@chartertn.net. 





    Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. 





     



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