William Thomas DeLoach

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DELOACH, William (Buck)
“Elizabethton Star,” Friday, April 8, 1949
WILLIAM (Buck) DeLOACH
Funeral services for Private First Class William T. (Buck) DeLoach, 26, whose body will arrive in Johnson City Saturday at 9:52 a.m., will be conducted at the East Side Baptist Church Sunday at 2:00 p.m., with the Rev. Willard Kelly and the Rev. Robert Pettitt officiating. Burial will be in the DeLoach Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Guy, R. L. and James Treadway, Earnest Greenwell, Paul Bowling, Odis Greenwell and Ray Garland.
The Watauga Post Number 49, Carter County American Legion will conduct military services at the cemetery.
Private DeLoach entered service August 17, 1943 and received his base training at Camp Van Doran, Miss. And Camp Kilmore, New Jersey. He was shipped overseas June 20, 1944 and served with Company “C” of the 357th Infantry. He landed in New Burnsville, France in July 1944 and was killed in action October 3, 1944 and was buried in United States Military Cemetery in Andelly, France. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Silver Star. Before entering service he was employed by the Spinning department of the American Bemberg Corporation.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Inez Winders DeLoach of 705 East Maple Street, Johnson City; one son, Gene A. DeLoach of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Paul Grindstaff of Route 1, and Mrs. Lee Bird Mettler of Elizabethton and two brothers, Andy DeLoach of Route 5, and Alford DeLoach of Route 1, Elizabethton.
The body will be taken to the home on 705 East Maple Street in Johnson City Saturday at 2:00 p.m. from the chapel of the Tetrick Funeral Home.

William married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Born with Spina Bifida

DELOACH, Bobbie
"Elizabethton Star," Thursday, July 17, 1941
BOBBIE DELOACH
Funeral services for Bobbie DeLoach, two-weeks old son of Mr. and Mrs. Buck DeLoach, who died at the home, 613 South Roan, yesterday morning at 10:30, will be conducted from the home this afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. Rev. Scott Lawson will be in charge. Burial will be made in the family cemetery.
The infant is survived by his parents.

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Gene Austin Deloach, 76, Johnson City, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020, at his home following a long battle with cancer.
Gene was a Carter County native and lived in Johnson City since he was a child. He was a son of the late William Thomas Deloach and Inez Winters Deloach Phillips.
Gene was a 1961 graduate of Science Hill High School and received bachelor degrees from both ETSU and Tusculum College. He was formerly employed with the City of Johnson City as an Assistant Purchasing Director before going to the City of Elizabethton where he developed their first Purchasing Department, later retiring in 2007.
Gene made many close friends while working in both city governments. After retiring, being the social butterfly that he was, took a part-time job at Lowe’s of Elizabethton. Then, after 7 years at Lowe’s he accepted a job at the Johnson City Memorial Community Center.
In addition to his parents, Gene is preceded in death by his step-father, James R. Phillips, Sr.; brother, Jimmy Phillips; sister, Linda Phillips Joiner; father in law and best friend, Sam Street, Jr.; brother in law, Tim S. Street.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]