CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Coach A.L. John Treadway, 5 Oct 2001
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Coach A.L. John Treadway 

   Coach A.L. John Treadway, 94, 1118 Powder Branch Road, Elizabethton, 
died Friday, October 5, 2001, in Elizabethton.
   A native of Carter County, he was born December 28, 1906 to the late 
Roderick Randolph and Grace Van Hook Treadway. He was also preceded in 
death by his wife, Lillian Meredith Treadway, in 1989, his son, Joseph 
Treadway, in 2000, and by five brothers and three sisters.
   Coach Treadway attended Science Hill High School his freshman year and 
graduated from Happy Valley High School. He was a graduate of East 
Tennessee State College where he participated in football and baseball. 
He was a coach and teacher at Happy Valley High School for 19 years 
producing winning teams in football and basketball. His 1950 basketball 
team won the TSSAA State Basketball Championship. He moved to 
Elizabethton High School in the fall of 1950 where he coached football 
and basketball. He coached football until 1956 with his teams appearing 
in four consecutive bowl games. He coached basketball at Elizabethton 
High School for 23 years. He played semi-pro baseball and was an umpire 
in the Appalachian Baseball League.
   He served for several years as a member of the Carter County Court as 
a magistrate of the eleven man court. He was later elected as a Carter 
County Commissioner and served in that capacity for 12 years. For his 
contribution and leadership in the field of athletics, he was inducted 
into the Tennessee State Sports Hall of Fame, the TSSAA Hall of Fame, 
and was a charter member of the Northeast Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, 
the ETSU Pirate Club Hall of Fame, the Happy Valley High Hall of Fame 
and the Elizabethton High Sports Hall of Fame.
   Mr. Treadway was also an honorary Kentucky Colonel and a Tennessee 
Colonel. The Elizabethton High School Gymnasium was named in his honor. 
He was a member of Oak Grove Christian Church.
   Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Jane Treadway, of the home; a 
daughter-in-law, Patricia Treadway, Elizabethton; two granddaughters, 
Patti Anne Treadway and Meredith Trott, both of Elizabethton; a 
grandson-in-law, Tracy Trott; and two great-grandchildren, Laura and 
Joey Trott. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
   These services entrusted to Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home. www.Funeral-
Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
   
   TREADWAY -- Funeral services for Coach A.L. John Treadway, 94, 1118 
Powder Branch Road, Elizabethton, who died Friday, October 5, 2001, will 
be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, October 8, at Hathaway-Percy Funeral 
Home, Sunset Chapel, with Dr. Dennis Helsabeck and Mr. Jason Hutchcraft, 
ministers, officiating. Music will be by David Arney, organist, and 
Martha Potts, flutist. Graveside services and interment will be 
conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 9, in the Patton-Simmons Cemetery, 
Toll Branch Road, Milligan College Area. Active pallbearers will be 
Ted Maxwell, Charlie Bayless, Willie Church and the following nephews: 
Tony Meredith, Larry Meredith, Carroll Meredith, Michael McCormick, 
Mark Edens and Carmon Dugger. Honorary pallbearers will be former 
students, managers and ball players. Everyone will meet at the funeral 
home at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday to go in procession to the cemetery. The 
family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday. 
Friends may also call at the residence, 1118 Powder Branch Road, 
Elizabethton, at any time. To those who desire, memorials may be made 
to your favorite charity. Condolences may be sent to the family by 
e-mail at hathaway-percy@funeral-plans.com. These services entrusted 
to Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy