Myrtle Laura Ford

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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.

Myrtle married Cliner Aimzi Tester about 1922 in Washington County, , , Tennessee. Cliner (son of Andrew J. Tester, Jr. and Rebecca J. Jackson) was born on 1 May 1901 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 10 Jun 1972 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Snow's Chapel, Knob Creek Road, Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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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JONESBOROUGH - Mary Sue Miller, 82, Jonesborough passed away Thursday, May 20, 2021 in the Center on Aging in Erwin. She was a native of Washington County and was a daughter of the late Cliner and Myrtle Ford Tester. Mrs. Miller was a homemaker and was a member of the Keystone Freewill Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, Harold J. Foster and her second husband, Bill Miller; also several brothers and sisters.

Survivors include her two sons, Harold Foster Jr. and his wife, Sandra of Gate City, Virginia and Michael L. Foster of Jonesborough; his grandchildren, Michael T. Foster and wife, Melissa of Jonesborough, Harold Jack Foster and wife, Misty of Knoxville, Nathan Foster of Jonesborough and Brett Foster of Elizabethton; several great-grandchildren including, Deanna, Colton and Rosa Foster; sister-in-law, Edith Foster; niece, Vikki Foster Bryant; nephew, Darrell Foster.

Visitation for Mrs. Miller will be conducted from 1:00 to 3:00 PM Thursday, May 27, 2021 at the Cherokee Independent Freewill Baptist Church, Spice Hollow Road, Johnson City. Inurnment will follow at 4:00 PM in Snow Memorial Church Cemetery, Knob Creek Road.