CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Arnold T. Simerly, 29 Sep 2002

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Arnold T. Simerly



Arnold T. Simerly, 81, 521 Golf Course Drive, Elizabethton, died Sunday, 

September 29, 2002, at the James H. Quillen VA Nursing Home following an 

extended illness.

Mr. Simerly was a native of Roan Mountain and the son of the late Hill M. 

and Biddie E. Roberts Simerly. He was also preceded in death by his wife, 

Dorothy Bascousky Simerly.

Mr. Simerly was of the Catholic faith and a retired employee of North 

American Rayon Corporation. He was past commander of the Captain Lynn H. 

Folsom VFW Post #2166 during 1990-1992 and was a U.S. Navy veteran, having 

served in World War II and the Korean Conflict.

Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn L. Hathaway and John 

B. Hathaway, Johnson City; a brother, Gary Simerly, Elizabethton; a sister, 

Georgia Burgan, Elizabethton; a grandson, Jason Hathaway, Gray; and a 

great-granddaughter, Elizabeth Hathaway, Gray. 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



SIMERLY -- Funeral services for Arnold T. Simerly, 81, 521 Golf Course 

Drive, Elizabethton, who died Sunday, September 29, 2002, will be conducted 

at 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 1, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home 

with the Rev. Dennis Kress officiating. Graveside services and interment will 

be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 2, at Happy Valley Memorial Park 

with Military Honors accorded by the Captain Lynn H. Folsom VFW Post #2166. 

Those who plan to attend the graveside service are asked to meet at the 

cemetery at 10:55 a.m. Wednesday. Honorary pallbearers will be members of 

the Captain Lynn H. Folsom VFW Post #2166. The family will receive friends 

from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home. 

Friends may also call at the residence of his daughter, Carolyn L. Hathaway, 

at any time. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations 

to St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, Building Fund, 510 West C. Street, 

Elizabethton, TN 37643; or the Captain Lynn H. Folsom VFW Post #2166 Honor 

Guard Fund, 2001 West Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN 37643; or the American 

Cancer Society, 209 S. Riverside Drive, Elizabethton, TN 37643. 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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