WASHINGTON COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Marvin "Dokas" Earl Fletcher, 26 Jan 2004
			----¤¤¤----

Mr. Marvin "Dokas" Earl Fletcher, 71, went home to meet his Lord and 
Savior, Jesus Christ, where his family also greeted him on Monday, 
January 26, 2004, in the VA Nursing Home after a lengthy illness with 
Parkinson's disease. 
A native of Washington County, he was the son of the late Hazel 
Birchfield Fletcher Treadway and Herman Fletcher. 
Mr. Fletcher was a graduate of Lamar High School.
He honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean 
Conflict. 
Mr. Fletcher worked for Holston Defense in Kingsport for 10 years 
before going to work in the automotive industry. He was a salesman 
with Sherwood Chevrolet for nine years. In 1984, he moved to Savannah, 
Ga. and worked with Fairway Nissan. During his nine years of employment 
with Fairway Nissan, Mr. Fletcher was Salesman of the Year for two 
years. He returned to Johnson City in 1993. 
An excellent athlete, Mr. Fletcher was known for his wicked slider in 
baseball. His competitive nature carried over into his playing for the 
WJCW softball team. Because of his love of sports, Mr. Fletcher found 
a way to become a mentor and to give something back by working as a 
TSSAA basketball and baseball official for 21 years. He was also a 
Southern Conference basketball and baseball official. While working as 
an official, Mr. Fletcher umpired both the Johnson City Yankees and the 
Johnson City Cardinals baseball games. He was a former coach of the 
Johnson City Greenies semi-pro baseball team and was a lifetime member 
of the Big Ten Conference. 
Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Forrest 
Boreing, Sheila Fletcher, and Sandra and Don Reimer, all of Jonesborough; 
a son, Marvin "Dokey" Earl Fletcher, Jr., Jonesborough; Mary Juanita 
Guinn Fletcher, to whom he was previously married, Jonesborough; five 
grandchildren, Heather Boreing Hillman, Johnson City; Richard Arwood, 
Jonesborough; Ben Arwood, Johnson City, and Cody Street and Austin 
Street, both of Jonesborough; a special niece, Betty Hope Palmer, 
Atlanta, and niece, Jill Fletcher, Knoxville. 
In addition to his parents, Mr. Fletcher was preceded in death by his 
grandparents, Pap and Betty Birchfield; by his second wife, Linda Hull 
Swartz Fletcher; a daughter, Susan Fletcher; a sister, Betty Jean 
Fletcher; a brother, Bob "Daylight" Fletcher, and a niece, Kim Fletcher. 
The Celebration of Life Graveside Service will be held at 11 a.m. 
Thursday, January 29, 2004, in Mountain Home National Cemetery with 
Rev. Ira Cunningham officiating. Music will be provided by Mrs. Hannah 
Clark. Everyone is asked to meet at the funeral home to go in 
procession to Mountain Home by 10:20 a.m. Thursday. Visitation will 
be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, January 28, 2004 in the Sunset Chapel 
of Tetrick Funeral and Cremation Services, Johnson City, and at the 
family's home, 634 Charlie Hicks Rd., Jonesborough, at any time. 
Pallbearers will be Ben Arwood, Richard Arwood, Aaron Hillman, Forrest 
Boreing, Matt Reimer, Don Reimer, Anthony Watson, Wayne Birchfield, 
Ray Birchfield, and Gary Birchfield. Honorary pallbearers will be 
Lefty Bowers, Dr. Ivan Merkel, Karen Gunn, and the nursing staff at 
the VA Nursing Home. The Fletcher family would like to extend a very 
special thank-you to the nursing home staff for their loving care 
and to our former state representative, Ralph Cole. 
Condolences may be sent to the family through our Web site, 
www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Arrangements for the Fletcher family 
are through Tetrick Funeral and Cremation Services, 3001 Peoples 
Street, Johnson City, 610-7171.
Pine, NC 28777. 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm

This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb
Archives by: The Elizabethton Star	http://www.starhq.com/
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------