CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Wade Hal Perry, 16 Jun 2002
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Wade H. Perry

   Wade Hal Perry, 74, 131 Zeb Grindstaff Road, Elizabethton, died 
suddenly Sunday, June 16, 2002, at the James H. Quillen VA Medical 
Center Hospital.
   Mr. Perry was a native of Carter County and the son of the late Hal 
and Estella Taylor Perry. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, 
Edwin Perry and Danny Perry.
   Mr. Perry was a member of Hunter First Baptist Church and an employee 
of Richard Diehl Company. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
   Survivors include his wife, Matoka Grindstaff Perry, of the home; a 
son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Lenice Perry, Elizabethton; a daughter 
and son-in-law, Melissa "Missie" and Allen Barnett, Elizabethton; five 
grandchildren, Jeremy Perry and his wife Holly, Piney Flats, Matthew 
Perry, David Perry, Shane Heaton and Sarah Heaton, all of Elizabethton; 
two great-grandchildren, Gabriel and Emily Perry; two brothers and 
sisters-in-law, Harry and Katheryn Perry, Elizabethton, and Jerry and 
Pam Perry, Elkhart, Ind.; six sisters and two brothers-in-law, Emma Jean 
Cox, Sue Pirtle, Maxine Rust and Carolyn and Bobby Dozier, all of Elkhart, 
Ind., Fredia and Willard "Pete" Kyte, Winder, Ga., and Teresa and Dave 
Riedl, Watertown, Wis.; and two sisters-in-law, Shelby Smith, Mentor, 
Ohio, and Joyce Perry, Gosher, Ind. Several nieces and nephews also 
survive.
   Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive, Elizabethton, (423) 
543-4917, is in charge of arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-
Plans.com/Tetrick
   
   PERRY -- Funeral services for Wade Hal Perry, 74, 131 Zeb Grindstaff Road, Elizabethton, who died Sunday, June 16, 2002, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home with Dr. Dennis Deese, the Rev. Eric Eggers and the Rev. Burl Garland officiating. Interment will follow the service at Combs Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be fellow employees of Richard Diehl Company, the Junior Adult Sunday School Class of Hunter First Baptist Church, friends and neighbors. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home. Friends may also call at the residence, 131 Zeb Grindstaff Road, Elizabethton, at any time. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements. 

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