| 2. | Delmer Edwin Laws was born on 19 Jun 1932 in Carter County, , , Tennessee (son of William Henry Laws and Maggie L. Keller); died on 21 Mar 2023 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Mountain Home Veterans Hospital, Washington County, Tennessee, . Notes:
Delmer Edwin Laws, 90, Elk Park, NC, went home to be with his Lord and Savior March 21, 2023 after hospitalization at Mountain Home VA.
He was born June 19, 1932 in Shell Creek, TN. He went to a one-room schoolhouse through 8th grade. He excelled in football and basketball in High School and attended both Cloudland and Cranberry.
He married Sue Trivett in January of 1951 and they celebrated 72 years of marriage this year. He spent several years working at various jobs in Michigan and Indiana. After the births of two daughters, Delilah and Kay he received notice to serve in the U.S. Army. He went through Basic Training at Fort Jackson, SC, then was transferred to Fort Eustis, VA. His third daughter Judy was born at the Fort Eustis Army Hospital.
After his discharge, he moved to Abington, VA, where he attended school to become a car body & fender repairman. After completing school he moved to Avery County. He worked repairing cars in Spruce Pine, NC and then Johnson City, TN. He retired from Sherwood Chevrolet in Johnson City TN.
He was a longtime member of Heaton Christian Church and in his younger years he worked with the youth group and served as a Deacon. He loved his church family and especially his Sunday school class.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Maggie Laws and his 11 siblings Estel, Edith, Opal, Haskel, Leona, Dexter, Albertia, George, Vergie, Eugene and Millard.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife Hattie Sue Trivett Laws, who for the past 12 years lovingly assumed the role of his caretaker.
He was a beloved father to three daughters, Delilah Laws Fortner ("Blue"), Kay Laws Simerly (Jim), and Judy Laws Shomaker.
His grandchildren, Shawn Fortner (Angela), Christopher Fortner, Chantee' Simerly Carver (Steve), Melinda Simerly Franklin, Laura Shomaker Bullock (Corey) and Brett Shomaker (Carolina) were loved so much.
His great grandchildren, Tyler Pickins, Katie Storm Fortner, Abigail Carver, Riley Carver, Alexandria Fortner, Conner Fortner, Sadie Franklin, Walter Franklin, Everett Shomaker and Eleanor Shomaker brought him so much joy.
His family appreciates the excellent care given to him by Alicia Dugger and the High Country Home Care Staff, and the VA hospital staff, Johnson City, TN.
Funeral services for Delmer Laws will be held on Friday, March 24, 2023 at 5:00 pm in the Heaton Christian Church with Pastor Bo Deaton officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 4:00 pm on Friday at the church, and following the service in the church fellowship hall.
Graveside services will be held on Monday, March 27, 2023 at the Mountain Home National Cemetery.
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