Washington-Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Rambo, C. W. May 29, 2007
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Elizabethton Star  May 30, 2007
C.W. Rambo 





    C.W. "Dub" Rambo, 78, of Elizabethton, went to be with our Heavenly Father 

on Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center Nursing 

Home. 





    A native of Washington County, he had lived most of his life in Carter 

County. He was a son of the late Will and Martha Cole Rambo. 





    Mr. Rambo was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a 1948 graduate of 

Unaka High School and worked as a tool and dye maker for 34 years at UNIVAC in 

Bristol. He was a member of Union Hill Free Will Baptist Church. 





    Survivors include his loving wife, Lillie Belle Colbaugh Rambo, of the 

home; two daughters and a son-in-law, Pam G. and William Hicks of Elizabethton 

and Paula Rambo of Gray; a son and daughter-in-law, Perry and Debra Rambo of 

Elizabethton; a brother and sister-in-law, Bobby and Ann Rambo of 

Elizabethton; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Jennette and Houston Wilson of 

Elizabethton and Zella and Ben Stevens of Hampton; special nieces and nephews, 

including Karen Norris, Tammy Miller, Lester Colbaugh and Gale Colbaugh; and 

five loving family pets. 





    Funeral services for Mr. Rambo will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 

30, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jonas Revis and the Rev. Ray 

Colbaugh officiating. The Eulogy will be given by Gale Colbaugh. Music will be 

provided by Dale Williams and Dennis Laws. Graveside services and interment 

will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 31, in the Blevins Cemetery with the Rev. 

Talmadge Brown officiating. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble 

at the funeral home at 1:15 p.m. Thursday, will be Dale Colbaugh, Rick Hardin, 

Mickey Rambo, Roger Colbaugh, Patton Arnold, Jason Andes, Kenneth Colbaugh and 

Frank Arnett. Honorary pallbearers include The Unaka High School Class of 

1948, members of the Adult Sunday School Class of Union Hill Free Will Baptist 

Church, Earl Rock, A.D. "Sonny" Fletcher, Keith Lyons, Donald Roberts, Larry 

Andes, Norman Garland, Leon Blevins, Lawrence Hodge, Jamie Riddle, Luke Arnold 

and Ralph Gouge. Also, his special friend to be recognized is Lawrence "Old 

Timer" Ford. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the 

funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence. To those who prefer, 

memorials may be made in memory of Mr. Rambo to the Blevins Cemetery Fund, c/o 

Sofia Wilson, 237 Peters Hollow Road, Elizabethton, TN 37643. The Rambo family 

would like to express their sincere appreciation to the staff of the VA 

Medical Center and the Nursing Home for the excellent care and treatment that 

was given to our father during his illness. Family and friends will assemble 

at the funeral home at 1:15 p.m. Thursday to go to the cemetery. Online 

condolences to the Rambo family may be e-mailed to mfc@chartertn.net. 





    Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.





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