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Norman married Haven Claudine Tester on 21 May 1943 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Haven (daughter of David Hill Tester and Kitty R. Campbell) was born about 1928 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 25 Dec 2016 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ELIZABETHTON - Mrs. Haven White, 88, of Elizabethton, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2016, at NHC Health Care. She was the daughter of the late David and Kittie Campbell Tester and was born in Carter County. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Norman "Curley" White; a daughter, Patricia White; a sister, Ruby Cross; a brother, Maynard Howard Tester; and a son-in-law, John VanHuss, Jr.

Mrs. White was a member of Pinecrest Baptist Church which she loved dearly, as well as her Sunday School Class. She was very family oriented and she was very proud of all her family. Her granddaughter and her great-grandsons were a great source of joy for her. She enjoyed reading, gardening, baking, sewing and decorating. Mrs. White was also very fond of traveling and was a world traveler.

She is survived by her children, Barbara VanHuss, Johnson City; Pam King, and her husband, Dwight, Piney Flats; her granddaughter, Heather Hambrick, and her husband, Kacey; Johnson City; great-grandsons, Cole and Kipp Hambrick, Johnson City; and a special niece, Tammy Etherton, Knoxville. Several beloved nieces and nephews also survive.

A service to honor the life of Mrs. White will be conducted at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, December 27, 2016, in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral and Cremation Services with Rev. Mike Richards officiating. Music will be under the direction of Debbie Thomas. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 4:00 -7:00 PM on Tuesday prior to the service.

The graveside service and interment will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Mickey Church, Cole Hambrick, Kipp, Hambrick, Kacey Hambrick, Dwight King, Harold White, Sammy Maricle, Homer Stout and Edwin Tester. Honorary pallbearers will be Allen Shipley, Larry Maricle, Chuck Siminski, and David Beeler. Those wishing to attend are invited to meet the family at the funeral home at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, to go in procession to the cemetery.

Dewey married Addie May Eggers on 26 Mar 1921 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Addie (daughter of James Marion Eggers and Eliza C. Cable) was born about 1908 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star," Thursday, December 15, 1949
DAVID HILL TESTER
David Hill Tester, age 45, died in a local hospital at 9:50 p.m. Wednesday evening after a short illness.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Kitty Tester, two daughters, Mrs. George Cross, Mrs. Norman White, Elizabethton; three brothers, George Tester, Johnson City, Glen Tester, Elizabethton, Lee Tester, Elizabethton, and one sister Polly Tester, Elizabethton.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock from the Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. George Westmoreland and Rev. Fred Smith officiating.
Rev. George Westmoreland will be in charge of the music.
Burial will be made in Highland Cemetery.
The body will be returned to the home 609 Sunset Avenue Thursday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock and will remain there until 1:30 Friday when it will be taken to church to lie in state until time for services.
Active pallbearers, Jim Riley, Andy Murray, Paul Meaderis, Cecil Dykes, Jim Mozer, Wilford Ellis, Charlie Mottern, and Leon Martin.

David married Kitty R. Campbell on 25 Dec 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Kitty (daughter of Nicholas R. Campbell and Lula M. Lewis) was born in Jan 1900 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1968 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Highland Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lawson married Edith C. "Eda" Forrester on 9 Nov 1879 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Edith was born on 1 Mar 1859 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 31 Dec 1945 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Eliza C. Cable about 1899 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Eliza was born on 22 Jan 1878 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 5 Jan 1974 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Whitehead Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

G. married Louisa Phillips on 16 Jun 1895 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Louisa was born on 23 Jan 1870 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 7 Mar 1947 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Highland Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star," Thursday, August 30, 1935
NICK CAMPBELL
Funeral services for Nick Campbell, 65, who died at his home on Johnson Avenue yesterday at one o'clock following a prolonged illness, were held this afternoon at two o'clock at the Watauga Valley Methodist Church.
The Reverend Clarence Howington and the Reverend G. W. Matney officiated.
Four daughters and four sons survive the deceased man: Mrs. Wilson Lewis, Carter, Tenn.; Mrs. Hill Tester, Elizabethton, Mrs. Charles Dugger, and Mrs. Garfield Garland, Elizabethton; Robert Campbell, Watauga Valley, Jake Campbell, Berea, Ky., Homer Campbell, Elizabethton. One sister, Mrs. Lee Oliver, Blue Springs, and one brother, Mike Campbell, Damascus, Va. who survive Mr. Campbell.
Pallbearers were Robert Johnson Jr., Stenson Cole, Bill Campbell, Glen Tester, James Rogers and Nick Grindstaff. Honorary pallbearers were Stanley Holder, Billy Lewis, Roy Oliver, Jim Lewis, Willis Lewis, Arthur Wilson, Frazier Crumley, Carl Crumley, Jake Estep, Curtis Holder, Ham Holder, Polley Shoun, Dud Shoun, Nick Holder, Andy Estep and Lewis White.
Flower bearers were Mesdames Minnie Hendrick, Pearl Nave, Lizzie Garland, John Limebough, Clara Cox, Polley Tester, Evelyn Rogers, Stenson Cole, Mary Ledford, Bertha Guinn, Carrie Combs and Mary Tester.

Nicholas married Lula M. Lewis on 6 Aug 1898 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Lula was born in Feb 1879 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]