Johnson County TN Archives Obituaries.....Courtner, Howard S December 10, 2007
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Elizabethton Star  Dec 10, 2007
Howard S. Courtner 





    Howard Smith Courtner, 79, of Johnson City, passed away Monday, December 

10, 2007, at North Side Hospital. 





    A native of Butler, he was a son of the late Robert Allen and Mattie 

Neatherly Courtner. 





    Mr. Courtner was a 1947 graduate of Watauga Academy. He formerly worked at 

ET&WNC Truck Line. He operated Courtner's Ham House from 1980 to 1995 and 

presently was employed by the Johnson County Board of Education as an 

assistant teacher at Doe Elementary School. 





    Mr. Courtner was a member of Butler Baptist Church. He served in the 

United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict and was a lifetime member 

of Roan Creek Masonic Lodge. 





    In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Paul 

Courtner, and two sisters, Chloe Lipford and Vernell Cable Boling. 





    Survivors include his wife, Martha Dugger Courtner; two sisters, Frances 

Courtner and Lucille Cardwell, both of Butler; and a brother, Robert Earl 

Courtner, Johnson City. Several nieces and nephews also survive. 





    Funeral services for Mr. Courtner will be conducted at 4 p.m. Wednesday, 

December 12, at Butler Baptist Church with the Rev. Tim Garland, the Rev. 

Ronnie Manuel and the Rev. Bill Durham officiating. Graveside services and 

interment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 13, in the Mountain Home 

National Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Michael Lowe, Steve Courtner, 

Eric Durham, Fred Renfro, Chris Brumit and Joey Edwards. Honorary pallbearers 

will be Ricky Grindstaff, James Thompson, Ben Edwards, Jerry Brumit, Claude 

Woods, David Markland and the Young Adult Sunday School Class of Butler 

Baptist Church. The family would like to express a special "Thank You" to the 

staff of North Side Hospital, Dr. Phillip Jones and Dr. W.A.E. Shams. The 

family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at Butler Baptist 

Church. Friends may also call at the residence. Family and friends will 

assemble at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. Thursday to go to the cemetery. 

Online condolences to the Courtner family may be e-mailed to 

mfc@chartertn.net. 





    Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements

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