Helen Maggie Arnett

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BLOUNTVILLE - Helen Maggie (Arnett) Carter, age 79, of Blountville, Tennessee went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, October 7, 2022 at the Waters of Bristol Nursing Home. Helen was born in Carter County, a daughter of the late Paul and Grace (Simerly) Arnett. In addition to her parents, Helen was also preceded in death by her beloved husband, Harry McClain Carter; three brothers, Bill Arnett, Sammy Arnett, and Cecil Arnett.

Helen was a beloved mother and grandmother who loved traveling and working outside. As the wife of a military husband, she traveled extensively with her husband and developed a love for traveling and making new friends wherever she went. Helen had a servant’s heart and a deep devotion to her family and as such, she donated a kidney to her brother. Helen will be deeply missed by her family and those who had the pleasure of knowing her kind soul.

Those left to remember and cherish her memory include her daughter, Teresa Denton and husband Dave; four grandchildren, Sara Denton Dean and husband Jason, Carter Denton and wife Abbigail, Jake Denton, and Luke Denton; her brothers and sisters, Betty McNeil, Margie Walsh, R.J. Arnett, Randy Arnett and wife Shirley, Andy Arnett and wife Dorothy, Bob Arnett and wife Rosie, Shirley Baker, and Doug Arnett. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

A visitation for friends and family to pay their respects to Helen will be conducted on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 from 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM in the Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton.

Helen will be laid to rest with her husband at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 in the Historic Section of Mountain Home National Cemetery (52 Memorial Boulevard, Mountain Home, Tennessee)

Paul married Grace Geneva Simerly. Grace was born on 29 Oct 1914 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 26 May 1995 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Phebe Richardson on 11 Jul 1895 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Phebe (daughter of James Richardson and Margaret Arnold) was born on 16 Dec 1875 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Jun 1955 in Washington County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Margaret Arnold. Margaret (daughter of Alexander Arnold and Martha H. Pearce) was born about 1833 in , Brunswick County, Virginia, ; died on 20 Jan 1889 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]