Washington County TN Archives Obituaries.....Range, Rupert H January 19, 2008
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Elizabethton Star  Jan 21, 2008
Rupert H. Range 





    Rupert H. Range, 70, 163 Short Coal Chute Road, Elizabethton, went to be 

with the Lord, Saturday, January 19, 2008, at Johnson City Medical Center, 

following an extended illness. 





    A native of Washington County, Tenn., he was a son of the late James 

Sexton and Lucy Edith Saunders Range. 





    Mr. Range was a member of Valley Forge Christian Church and was a loving 

husband, father and grandfather. He worked as a security guard at Nuclear 

Fuels in Erwin until 2001 and had previously worked as a chemical operator for 

Monsanto Corporation in Pensacola, Fla., until his retirement in 1980. He was 

a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served as Military Police. 





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

Range. 





    Survivors include his wife, Loretta Potter Range, of the home; a daughter 

and son-in-law, Kathy and Chuck Foster, Erwin; a son, Mike Range, 

Elizabethton; four grandchildren, Megan Trivette, Johnson City, Charlie 

Foster, Telford, Carmen and Christen Range, Greeneville; a sister, Sandra K. 

Range, Elizabethton; and a special family friend, Jan Martin, Elizabethton. 

Several nieces and nephews also survive. 





    The funeral service for Mr. Range will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday, 

January 21, in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home with Mr. David 

Siebenaler, minister, and Mr. H. Clay Bailey, minister, officiating. Music 

will be under the direction of Mr. Joel Crisp, soloist, and Mr. Edwin Taylor, 

pianist. The family will receive friends in the funeral chapel from 5:30 to 7 

p.m. Monday, prior to the service, or at the residence at other times. The 

graveside service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 22, at Happy 

Valley Memorial Park. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Jones, Greg Hatfield, 

Tom Beach, Gene Campbell, Wesley Campbell, Lester Lunceford, Mike McKinney, 

Ronnie G. Taylor, J.D. Stanley and Billy Stanley. Those who wish to attend the 

graveside service are asked to meet at the cemetery at 9:50 a.m. Tuesday. In 

lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Valley Forge Christian Church, 114 

Valley Forge Christian Church Road, Elizabethton, TN 37643. Condolences may be 

sent to the family by signing the guestbook at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com or 

by fax to (423) 542-9499. 





    Tetrick Funeral Home of Elizabethton is serving the Range family. Obituary 

Line: (423) 543-4917. Office: (423) 542-2232. 





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