Mary Melissa Cable

Mary married John M. Bowers about 1877 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. John (son of Daniel Stover Bowers and Emeline Johnson) was born about 1853 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 12 Mar 1937 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Bowers Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Mr. Crow about 1900. Mr. was born about 1878. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bessie married Alvin Powell Hardin about 1901 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Alvin (son of Elijah D. Hardin and Lydia Forbes) was born on 29 Apr 1876 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Dec 1974 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Caldwell Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Brown married Bessie Mae Bowers about 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Bessie (daughter of Isaac Newton Bowers and Sarah Levicy "Sallie" Morrell) was born on 18 Apr 1883 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 Apr 1964 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Caldwell Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Morrell Eston Hardin, 94, formerly of Bill Nave Loop,
Elizabethton, died Thursday, May 16, 2002, at Pine Ridge Care Center,
following an extended illness.
Mr. Hardin was a native of Carter County and the son of the late Alvin
P. and Bessie Bowers Hardin. He was also preceded in death by three brothers,
Alfred Johnny Hardin, Greene E. Hardin and Leonard Hardin, and a sister,
Naomi Hardin.
Mr. Hardin was the Oldest Member of Blue Springs Christian Church. He
retired from North American Rayon Corporation after 32 years of service.
He was a member of Dashiell Masonic Lodge #238 F&AM and was a 32nd Degree
Mason for 52 years.
Survivors include his wife, Vera Bowers Hardin, of the home; a son and
daughter-in-law, Grant W. and Phyllis Hardin, Hampton; a grandson and
granddaughter-in-law, Jamey and Renee Hardin, Elizabethton; two
granddaughters, Cindy Lenore Canter and Angela Hardin Shingleton, both of
Elizabethton; a step-grandson, Gregory Lynn McKinney, Hampton; a step-
granddaughter, Suzanne McKinney, Kingsport; three great-grandsons, Zachary
Hardin, Elijah Shingleton and Dustin Canter, all of Elizabethton; a great-
granddaughter, Keaton Shingleton, Elizabethton; a step-great-granddaughter,
Madison Jane McKinney, Kingsport; a sister, Myrtle Buckles, Elizabethton;
two brothers and a sister-in-law, Garnie and Beulah Hardin, Hampton, and
G.C. Hardin, Elizabethton; and two special friends, Bob Couzzi and Lillie
Jean McNeal, both of Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive, Elizabethton, (423)
543-4917, is in charge of arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-
Plans.com/Tetrick

HARDIN -- Funeral services for Morrell Eston Hardin, 94, formerly of
Bill Nave Loop, Elizabethton, who died Thursday, May 16, 2002, will
be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday, May 19, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick
Funeral Home with Mr. Richard Thomason and Mr. Don Marshall, ministers,
officiating. Music will be under the direction of Ray Estep and Russell
Potter. Graveside services and interment will be conducted at 11 a.m.
Monday, May 20, at Grover Bowers Cemetery, Blue Springs Community. Active
pallbearers will be Sheriff John Henson, the Carter County Sheriffs'
Department and Bob Couzzi. Honorary pallbearers will be Max Collins, Jason
Wilson, Grover Bowers, Steve Franklin, Gayle Oliver, Bosco Canter, Wayne
Shingleton, Fred Cole and Dr. David Fenner. Everyone will meet at the
cemetery at 10:55 a.m. Monday for the graveside service. The family will
receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Friends may
also call at the residence, 137 Bill Nave Loop, Elizabethton, at any time.
Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to the
Blue Springs Christian Church Fellowship Hall Fund, 107 Don Rominger Road,
Elizabethton, TN 37643. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail
address tetrick@funeral-plans.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is
in charge of arrangements.

Morrell married Vera B. Bowers about 1928 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Vera (daughter of Daniel S. Bowers and Nellie Rutherford) was born on 28 Jul 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Dec 2006 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Grover Bowers Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Garnie M. Hardin, 97, Elizabethton passed away Monday November 15, 2010 in the Pine Ridge Care Center.

A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Alvin and Bessie Bowers Hardin. He was a retired employee of the Bemberg Corporation. Mr. Hardin was a paper carrier for the Johnson City Press for 17 years. He loved to work on lawn mowers , working in his garden and antique cars. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Beulah Bowers Hardin, July 8, 2006 and three brothers: Eston, Greene and Alfred Hardin. He was a member of the Willow Springs Baptist Church.

Survivors include Two Sons: Grady M. Hardin and wife Phyllis, Bean Station, Tenn., and Harley J. Hardin, Newton, North Carolina. Two Daughters: Mary Katherine Mueller and husband Richard, Aiken, South Carolina and Nora J. Fritts and husband Mitchell, Elizabethton. 6 Grandchildren, 4 Great Grandchildren. A Brother: Grant Hardin, Elizabethton. A Sister: Myrtle Buckles, Elizabethton. Several Nieces & Nephews.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 18, 2010 in Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Wayne Carr officiating. Interment will follow in the Caldwell Springs Cemetery. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home.

Garnie married Beulah Bowers about 1935 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Beulah (daughter of Isaac Granville Bowers and Mary C. (Bowers)) was born about 1915 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 8 Jul 2006 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Grant C. Hardin, 99, of Elizabethton, formerly of 827 Blue Springs Road, Elizabethton, passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at Pine Ridge Care and Rehab Center. Grant was born on July 7, 1917 and was a son of the late Alvin P. Hardin and Bessie C. Bowers Hardin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Georgia Pauline Oliver Hardin, on December 19, 2001, and four brothers, Garnie Hardin, Eston Hardin, Alf Hardin and Greene Hardin.
Grant was drafted into the United States Army during World War II. He served his country in Germany for three years. When he returned home he went to work at the Bemberg Corporation, which ironically was a German Rayon Manufacturer and one of the largest employers ever in Carter County. He retired from Bemberg as a machine operator. One of his hobbies was Bingo, which he attended every week in his sport coat and dress hat. He was also a member of the Masons and the Shriners. He was a very humble man who didn't like to say a lot about himself, but once stated "although I was drafted into the Army, I served my country with pride." He was the oldest member of Blue Springs Christian Church.
Those left to cherish his memory include one sister, Myrtle Buckles, of Elizabethton, and many nieces and nephews.
A service to honor the life of Mr. Grant C. Hardin will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday, September 16, in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, with Mr. Andrew Church providing a eulogy and Mr. Richard Thomason providing a prayer. Music will be under the direction of Donna Ellis. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, prior to the service, or at the residence of his brother-in-law, Gayle Oliver, at other times. The graveside service will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, September 17, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Military Honors will be accorded by the Carter County Honor Guard. Active pallbearers will be Lindsay Rash, Rick Richardson, Noel Church, Sam Ellis, Greg Heaton and Evan Ellis. Honorary pallbearers will be the men of Blue Springs Christian Church.

Grant married Georgia Pauline Oliver on 23 Dec 1939 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Georgia (daughter of Shelby Jett Oliver and Laura Bell Pierce) was born on 25 Jan 1920 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Dec 2001 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Laura married Logan Crowe about 1931. Logan was born about 1910 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ira Bowers - ELIZABETHTON

ELIZABETHTON — Ira "Glenn" Bowers, age 90, 908 Nave Street, Elizabethton, devoted wife, loving mother, caring grandmother and friend has entered into a new city, and a new life, with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. While saddened to see her go and longing for her to stay, there were other eyes watching her coming and other voices to take up the glad shout: Here she comes! Mrs. Bowers died Thursday, January 8, at Hermitage Health Center following an extended illness.

A native of Carter County, she was the daughter of the late Brown L. and Bessie M. Bowers. She was a member of Roan Street Free Will Baptist Church and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Crumley Bowers; two brothers, Robert Carl Bowers, Millard Filmore Bowers; one sister, Laura Belle Bowers; one step-son, Linard Skyler Bowers; one step-daughter, Ella Mae Buckles.

Survivors include one sister, Gladys Cole, Roan Mountain; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Pauline Taylor, Elizabethton, Pansy and Bobby Rouse, Elizabethton, Oma Jean and Bobbie Woods, Elizabethton; one step-daughter, Mary Nidiffer, Elizabethton; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren and nieces and nephews also survive.

The funeral service will be conducted at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, January 10, 2004, at Tetrick Funeral Home Chapel of Peace with Rev. Ray Stocton, Rev. Steve Burleson and Rev. Rick Price officiating. The graveside service and interment will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 11, at Caldwell Springs Cemetery with Rev. Stephen Tolley and Rev. Mark Potter officiating. Active pallbearers will be Eddie Peters, Guy Sams, Ricky Williams, Dale Roberson, Stephen Tolley and Mark Potter. Honorary pallbearers will be Odell Bowers, Bobby Woods Jr., friends and her church family. The family would like to thank the nurses and staff of Hermitage Health Center for their loving and gentle care of mother for the last seven years. Those who plan to attend the graveside service are asked to meet at the funeral home chapel at 1:15 p.m. Sunday to go in procession to the cemetery.

Ira married Roby Larkin DannerCarter County, , , Tennessee. Roby (son of Charles Lee "Charley" Danner and Eva Sarah Mae Hodges) was born on 4 Sep 1911 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 26 Jul 1973 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Highland Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ira married William Crumley Bowers on 11 Dec 1938 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. William was born on 26 Apr 1900 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Mar 1988 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Caldwell Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CONOVER, N.C. — Harley J. Hardin, 80, of Conover, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at his home. Harley was born October 11, 1938 in Carter County, Tenn., to the late Garnie and Beulah Bowers Hardin.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Grady Hardin.
He is survived by a daughter, Karen Hardin of Conover; two sisters, Mary Mueller and husband Richard of Aiken, S.C., and Nora Fritts of Elizabethton, Tenn.; and a number of nieces and nephews.

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Edith Pearl Potter, 86, of Butler, Tenn., and formerly of Clayton, Del., went home comfortably to be with her Lord on Monday, March 28, 2011, at her residence. She was born on February 14, 1925 to the late Logan and Laura Bell Bowers Crowe. In addition to her parents, Edith was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Fred Potter; three sons, James C. Potter, William E. Potter and Edward F. Potter; and a grandson, Mark Jewell. Edith was a member of Dyson Grove Baptist Church.


Survivors include three daughters, Edith Bell Datz and husband Austin of Butler, Tenn., Ruth Marie Crouch and husband William of Elkton, Md., and Lisa Ann Hazlett of Newark, Del.; a son-in-law, Robert Hazlett of Oxford, Pa.; three sons, Marshall Potter of Butler, Tenn., Robert Wayne Potter of Butler, Tenn., and Donald R. Potter and wife Sandra of Smyrna, Del.; grandchildren, Michael Jewell, David Jewell, Donald Potter, Dwayne Potter, Tony Potter, Brian Potter, Melinda Dugger, Donna K. Burns, Linda Potter, Bobbie Joe Feltner, Robert W. Potter Jr., Randy Lee Potter, Shawn Crouch, Brian Crouch, Crystal Hazlett and Cassie Hazlett; many, many more grandchildren and great-grandchildren; special friends, Sheila Kennedy of Doe Valley, Tenn., and Christopher Wade of Newark, Del.; and many more special friends.


The family received friends from 10 a.m. Thursday, March 31, to 10 a.m. Friday, April 1, at the home, 653 Dry Hill Road, Butler, Tenn., where the body will lie in state. The graveside service and interment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 5, at Delaware Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Bear, Del.

Edith married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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On Sunday, March 5, 2017, a golden heart stopped beating when Mrs. Pauline Taylor, 83, of Elizabethton, went home to be with her Lord. Mrs. Taylor was a daughter of the late Roby and Ira Glenn Bowers Danner and was born in Carter County. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Aaron "Chig" Taylor, two step sisters, Mag Nidiffer and Ella Buckles and a step-brother, Skyler Bowers.

Mrs. Taylor was retired from Southeastern Apparel and was a member of Moore's Chapel Freewill Baptist Church. She loved to shop with her family, dine out, and especially enjoyed the holidays.

Those left to cherish her memory include her daughters, Barbara Sams, and her husband, Guy, Elizabethton; Judy Peters, Morganton, NC; Patty Glover, Elizabethton, two sisters, Oma Jean Woods, Pansy Rouse, both of Elizabethton; grandchildren, Tracie Stout, Kim Browning, Pepper Dyer, Ginger Glover, Ashley Garland; great-grandchildren, Tiffany Townson, Jonathan Townson, Justin Browning, Austin Dyer, Jessica Browning, and a special great-granddaughter, Haley Glover, whom she raised and loved very much. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

A service to honor the life of Mrs. Taylor will be conducted on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 12:00 PM in the Chapel of Peace, Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, with Rev. Steve Burleson and Rev. Bill Greer officiating. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 11:00 AM– Noon on Wednesday prior to the service, or at the home of her daughter, Barbara Sams at other times.

The Committal and Entombment will follow the funeral service in the Mausoleum of Faith, Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Daniel Garland, Heath Browning, Justin Browning, David Dyer, Austin Dyer, Larry Absher, Aaron Potter and Mark Burke.

Pauline married Aaron Floyd Taylor about 1961 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Aaron (son of Jess T. Taylor and Maggie K. Cress) was born on 27 Aug 1935 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 12 Aug 2004 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Treadway Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]