CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Auda Ralph Peters, 21 Sep 2003
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Auda R. Peters
 
Auda Ralph Peters, age 76, 200 Liberty Hollow Road, 
Elizabethton, died Sunday, September 21, 2003 at his 
residence of an apparent heart attack. 
He was a native of Carter County and was the son of the 
late John Wesley and Venia Elizabeth Colbaugh Peters. 
He was of the Baptist Faith and was a retired painter and 
janitor for the Carter County School System. He was a 
member of Painter Local Union #437. 
He was a U.S. Army Veteran having served in World War II 
as a medic in Germany. 
He was preceded in death by 12 brothers and sisters, and a 
niece, Hildred Artino. 
Survivors include his wife, Betty Jane Peters, of the home; 
one son and daughter-in-law, Charles Edward and Judy Peters, 
of N.C.; three daughters and 2 sons-in-law, Becky and John 
Lay, Clinton, Tenn.; Genia and Steve Pierce, Elizabethton; 
Alice Elizabeth Peters, of the home; eight granddaughters; 
one grandson; 3 great grandsons; one great granddaughter, 
and two sisters and one brother-in-law, Emma Hurley, of 
Baltimore, Md., and Reba and Jerry Vines, Elizabethton. 
Several nieces and nephews also survive. 
The graveside service for Auda R. Peters will be conducted 
at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 24, 2003 at Blevins Cemetery. 
Military honors will be accorded by Capt. Lynn H. Folsom, 
V.F.W. Post #2166. Active pallbearers will be Harold Lowe, 
Warren Deyton, Mack Brown, Norman Taylor, Maynard Peters, 
Steve Pierce and John Lay. Those who plan to attend the 
graveside service are asked to meet at the cemetery at 10:55 
a.m. on Wednesday. The family will receive friends from 6 to 
8 p.m. Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at Tetrick Funeral Home, 
or friends may call at the residence, 200 Liberty Hollow Road, 
Elizabethton any time. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of 
flowers may make donations in memory of Mr. Peters to Stoney 
Creek Fire Department, c/o Packy Fair, 114 Herbert Taylor 
Lane, Elizabethton, TN 37643, or to Carter County Rescue Squad, 
P.O. Box 682, Elizabethton, TN 37643. 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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