Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Taylor, Delmas V September 15, 2007
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Elizabethton Star  Sept 17, 2007
Delmas V. Taylor 





    Delmas V. Taylor, 83, 203 Reynolds Road, Elizabethton, passed away 

Saturday, September 15, 2007, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following an 

extended illness. 





    A native of Carter County, he was the son of the late Henry Thomas and 

Docia Richardson Taylor. 





    Mr. Taylor was retired from the Veterans Administration at Mountain Home, 

Tenn. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served in World War II, where he 

received a Purple Heart. He was a lifetime member of the Watauga Masonic Lodge 

#622 F&AM and a lifetime member of the D.A.V. 





    Mr. Taylor was a member of Eastside Freewill Baptist Church. He loved 

working with his tractor and cattle and enjoyed farming. 





    In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret 

Booher Taylor, five brothers, Arthur, Sexton, Ben, Alf Gene and J.N. Taylor, 

and a sister, Beryl Taylor. 





    Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Penny and Jerry Cole, 

Johnson City, and Shelia and Jim Hartley, Elizabethton; two sons and daughters-

in-law, Frank and Carolyn Taylor and Skip and Lesia Taylor, all of 

Elizabethton; a sister, Mary Alice Arnold, Elizabethton; eight grandchildren, 

Ben Cole and wife Jammie, Knoxville, Chad Taylor, Elizabethton, Rebecca Cole 

Brown and husband Mike, Commerce, Ga., Jason Hartley and wife Tiffany, 

Elizabethton, Bethany Cole Russell and husband Scott, Knoxville, Emily Ruth 

Hartley and fiancé Lucas Hughes, Elizabethton, Codi Taylor Brock and husband 

Robert, Elizabethton, and Jesse Taylor, Elizabethton; three great-

grandchildren, Ella Grace Cole, Knoxville, Samuel Lee Brown, Commerce, Ga., 

and Nathaniel Luke Hartley, Elizabethton; two special friends, Bob Rasnick and 

Haven White, both of Elizabethton; and special music friends, Lori, Amber and 

April Langlois, all of Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive. 





    The funeral service for Mr. Taylor will be conducted at 6 p.m. Monday, 

September 17, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home with Pastor Baron 

Eliason officiating. Music will be under the direction of Scott Reynolds and 

Lee Ruffin. The family will receive friends Monday following the funeral 

service with light refreshments. The graveside service and interment will be 

held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 18, at Happy Valley Memorial Park with 

military honors being conducted by the Captain Lynn H. Folsom VFW Post #2166 

of Elizabethton. Friends and family are asked to meet at the funeral home at 

9:15 a.m. Tuesday to travel to the cemetery together in procession. Active 

pallbearers will be selected from grandsons, nephews, neighbors and friends. 

Honorary pallbearers will be David Mink, Vernon Gouge and Bob Rasnick. The 

family would like to give a special thanks to the nursing staff of Hermitage 

Health Center for the loving and devoted care given to Mr. Taylor during his 

illness. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to 

the charity of your choice. Condolences may be sent to the family by signing 

the guestbook at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com or by fax to (423) 542-9499. 





    Tetrick Funeral Home of Elizabethton is serving the Taylor family. 

Obituary Line: (423) 543-4917. Office: (423) 542-2232. 





     



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