Johnson County TN Archives Obituaries.....Dugger, Frank K March 6, 2007
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Elizabethton Star  March 7, 2007
Frank K. Dugger 





    Frank Kenneth "Sam" Dugger, 101 Joy Drive, Johnson City, passed away 

peacefully with his family at his bedside at his residence on Tuesday, March 

6, 2007. 





    Mr. Dugger was a native of Old Butler before joining the U.S. Navy, where 

he served in World War II and the Korean War. After 20 years, he returned to 

the area where he lived in Hampton. He then resided in the Milligan College 

area for 33 years. 





    Mr. Dugger worked as a salesman at Presnell Motors in Johnson City and 

Elizabethton for several years. 





    Sam was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church of Elizabethton where he 

enjoyed serving on the Hospitality Committee for six years and assisting with 

the Meals on Wheels for three years. 





    He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post #9629, and the Fleet 

Reserve Association, Branch #323 of Bluff City. 





    Mr. Dugger was the son of the late Ellen Dugger. He was also preceded in 

death by his first wife, Marie Blackburn Dugger; a sister, Faye Proffitt; a 

brother, Dallas "Judd" Dugger; and a step-son, Captain Daniel Graybeal, who 

was killed in the Persian Gulf War. 





    Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Virginia Pickle Dugger, of the 

home; a son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Judy Dugger of Springville, Ala.; two 

step-sons and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Susan Graybeal of Elizabethton and 

Rick Graybeal of Johnson City; three stepdaughters and their husbands, Sue and 

Bob Crawford, Ellen and Jerry Hamilton and Donna and Dennis Ledford, all of 

Gray; several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and three special 

nephews, Richard Dugger and Kenneth Dugger, both of Elizabethton, and Robert 

Proffitt of Powhatan, Va. 





    A graveside funeral service for Mr. Dugger will be conducted at 11 a.m. 

Friday, March 9, at Mountain Home National Cemetery with the Rev. Tim Tapp 

officiating. Full Military Honors will be accorded by the VFW Post #3382 and 

the Tennessee National Guard of Kingsport. Everyone will meet at Morris-Baker 

at 10:30 a.m. Friday to go in procession to the cemetery. The family will 

receive friends at Morris-Baker from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 8. Friends 

may also visit at the residence. Honorary pallbearers will be the Adult Men's 

Sunday School Class of Immanuel Baptist Church, Ralph Gardner, Louis Blevins 

and James Little. To those who desire, memorials may be made to the Immanuel 

Baptist Church, Building Fund, 205 Hunter Avenue, Elizabethton, TN 37643; or 

to the Captain Daniel Graybeal Memorial Scholarship Fund. Online condolences 

may be sent to the Dugger family via www.morrisbaker.com. 





    These arrangements are by Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation 

Services, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521. 





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