Bobby Dayton Tester

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Bobby Dayton Tester, 53, of 1007 Clinchfield, St., died Monday, April 9, 1990 in Johnson City Memorial Hospital.

He was a son of Myrtle Ford Tester of Johnson City and the late Cliner A. Tester.

Mr. Tester was employed as a cook at Peerless Steakhouse and also worked at Tennessee Motors.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Jo Ellen Tester of Johnson City, Three sons- Bobby and Randy Tester also of Johnson City and Steve Tester of Erwin; two daughter, Cathy Cooper of Unicoi and Kim Carroll of Johnson City; one brother, Floyd Tester of Cleveland and two sister, Louise Amitha nd Mary Sue Miller, both of Johnson City, Tennessee. *Source=- The Johnson City Press, April 10, 1990, Page 2

Burial was in Monte Vista Burial Park; pallbearers were Carlyle Love, Tony Love, Bobby Willi, Larry Osborne, Earl Cooper and David Kelly.

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Cliner A. Tester, 71 of 1007 Clinchfield St. died Saturday in Johnson City Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.

Mr. Tester was a native of Johnson County and was the son of the late Andrew and Rebecca Jackson Tester. He was employed by Clinchfield Railroad for 25 years prior to his retirement. He was a member of the Westview Freewill Baptist Church.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Myrtle Ford Tester; two sons, Floyd of Indianapolis, Ind., and Bobby of Johnson City, Tenn., two daughter, Mrs. Paul Smith of Johnson City and Mrs. Harold Foster of Jonesboro.

Cliner married Myrtle Laura Ford about 1922 in Washington County, , , Tennessee. Myrtle was born on 24 Feb 1906 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; died on 17 May 1993 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Snow's Chapel, Knob Creek Road, Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Myrtle L. Tester, 87, of Erwin, TN died Monday, May 17, 1993 at Erwin Health Care Center following a lengthy illness. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County and a daughter of the late Richard and Lina Hammitt Ford.

Mrs. Tester was a homemaker and a member of Skyline Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband Cliner A. Tester, in 1970 and three sons.

Survivors include two daughter Louise Tester Smith and Mary Jane Tester Miller of Johnson City; one son, Floyd R. Tester of Cleveland, Ohio; two brother- John Ford of Indiana and R.C. Ford of Johnson City.

Andrew married Rebecca J. Jackson on 7 Aug 1892 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Rebecca (daughter of Andrew Jackson and Lucinda Dornbush) was born about 1870 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Sarah E. Wilson about 1860 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Sarah was born about 1835 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Andrew married Lucinda Dornbush on 16 Feb 1856 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Lucinda was born about 1826 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]