Destie Pauline Potter

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Destie Pauline Potter Caraway, 84, Roan Mountain, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, November 13, 2010, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease.

She was a daughter of the late Jackson Garfield and Laura Belle Jones Potter.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years Finley Brooks Caraway in 2000. Also by her brothers John, Robert, Daniel, Henry, Crawford, and Stover Potter and sisters Leila Grant, Annie Anderson, Orpha Scott, an infant sister Lura May. Special friend Gladys Stafford Eller.

Destie is survived by one sister, Cleo Oaks; two special nieces, Jackie Oaks Thomas and Jean Potter Johnson, who provided loving care for many years; four step-children Brenda, Gale, Michael, and Randall Caraway; nine step-grandchildren, with a special step-grandson, Paul Lee Winebarger, whom she raised; many step-great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews who considered their Aunt Destie like a "Grandma." Special friends Helen Potter, Pam Potter, Geneva Potter Johnson, and Fay Brewer.

Destie was a member of the Laurel Fork Church of Christ and the Roan Mountain Church of Christ. She was homemaker, Sunday School teacher, and loved by many.

We would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Steven Cook, Dr. Vivian Clark, Hospice, and the entire staff of the Roan Highlands Nursing Home where she has been a resident since 2002.

The funeral service for Destie Potter Caraway will be conducted from the Memorial Funeral Chapel in Elizabethton on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at 7 p.m. The family will receive friends beginning at 5:30 p.m. until the time of the service. Scott Potter, her great nephew, will conduct the funeral.

Graveside services and burial will be held at the Hardin Jones Cemetery on Buck Mountain, Roan Mountain, Tn, on Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Pall Bearers are requested to assemble at the cemetery at 10:45 a.m. Family and friends will meet at the cemetery at 10:50 a.m. The family will also receive friends at the home of her sister, Cleo Oakes at anytime.

Destie married Finley Brooks Caraway about 1963. Finley was born about 1926; died about 2000. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jackson married Laura Bell Jones about 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Laura (daughter of Robert T. Jones and Lealer B. Banner) was born on 17 Oct 1887 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 14 Feb 1952 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Jones Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Information about this family comes from Andy Potter

Ezekiel married Delila F. Messer about 1871. Delila was born on 29 Feb 1852 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 27 Oct 1932 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Isaacs Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Lealer B. Banner about 1886 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Lealer was born on 19 Nov 1867; died on 29 Nov 1939 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Jones Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Matilda Justice McIntosh about 1851 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Matilda (daughter of Anguish McIntosh and Sarah Justice) was born on 8 May 1922 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 17 Jan 1908 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Isaacs Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]