William Claud Jeter, who would have celebrated his 88th birthdy March 10, died peacefully Monday, March 1,2010.
He was born in 1922 in collinwood, Tenn., the son of the late Neal Claud and Viola Morrison Jeter.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Dr. James N. Jeter; a sister, Frances McDonnell; and a son, Michael Jeter.
He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and then served as a Navy lieutenant in World War II.
After the war, he attended and graduated from the UT Dental School at Membhis.
While there, he met his wife of 60 years, Virginia Raines. They married Dec. 20, 1949, and returned to Lawrenceburg, his hometown since the age of 3.
He is survived by his wife and children, Kim Jeter (Sara) of Miami, Fla., Gina Barham (Joe) of Goodlettsville, Tenn., Amanda Parsons (Jim) of Killen ala., E mily Jeter of Alexandria, Va., LoriWicken (Ken), of New Market, Tenn.; gradchildren;Jonathan Jeter of Manhattan, N.Y.; Aubrey and Rylee Parsons, of Killen, Ala; Sam, Anna, Ben, Nathan and Eli Wicker, of New Market, Tenn; nieces and nephews and friends.
Dr. Jeter was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Lawrenceburg and New Market Baptist Church in New Market, Tenn., where the Jeters moved in 2007 to be near Lori and her family.
Visitation was Thursday at Neal Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Services were at the funeral home at 11 a.m. Friday, March 5, with Brother Steve Clark officiating. Burial afterward in Lawrence County Memorial Gardens.
He was born in 1922 in collinwood, Tenn., the son of the late Neal Claud and Viola Morrison Jeter.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Dr. James N. Jeter; a sister, Frances McDonnell; and a son, Michael Jeter.
He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and then served as a Navy lieutenant in World War II.
After the war, he attended and graduated from the UT Dental School at Membhis.
While there, he met his wife of 60 years, Virginia Raines. They married Dec. 20, 1949, and returned to Lawrenceburg, his hometown since the age of 3.
He is survived by his wife and children, Kim Jeter (Sara) of Miami, Fla., Gina Barham (Joe) of Goodlettsville, Tenn., Amanda Parsons (Jim) of Killen ala., E mily Jeter of Alexandria, Va., LoriWicken (Ken), of New Market, Tenn.; gradchildren;Jonathan Jeter of Manhattan, N.Y.; Aubrey and Rylee Parsons, of Killen, Ala; Sam, Anna, Ben, Nathan and Eli Wicker, of New Market, Tenn; nieces and nephews and friends.
Dr. Jeter was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Lawrenceburg and New Market Baptist Church in New Market, Tenn., where the Jeters moved in 2007 to be near Lori and her family.
Visitation was Thursday at Neal Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Services were at the funeral home at 11 a.m. Friday, March 5, with Brother Steve Clark officiating. Burial afterward in Lawrence County Memorial Gardens.
William Claud Jeter, who would have celebrated his 88th birthdy March 10, died peacefully Monday, March 1,2010.
He was born in 1922 in collinwood, Tenn., the son of the late Neal Claud and Viola Morrison Jeter.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Dr. James N. Jeter; a sister, Frances McDonnell; and a son, Michael Jeter.
He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and then served as a Navy lieutenant in World War II.
After the war, he attended and graduated from the UT Dental School at Membhis.
While there, he met his wife of 60 years, Virginia Raines. They married Dec. 20, 1949, and returned to Lawrenceburg, his hometown since the age of 3.
He is survived by his wife and children, Kim Jeter (Sara) of Miami, Fla., Gina Barham (Joe) of Goodlettsville, Tenn., Amanda Parsons (Jim) of Killen ala., E mily Jeter of Alexandria, Va., LoriWicken (Ken), of New Market, Tenn.; gradchildren;Jonathan Jeter of Manhattan, N.Y.; Aubrey and Rylee Parsons, of Killen, Ala; Sam, Anna, Ben, Nathan and Eli Wicker, of New Market, Tenn; nieces and nephews and friends.
Dr. Jeter was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Lawrenceburg and New Market Baptist Church in New Market, Tenn., where the Jeters moved in 2007 to be near Lori and her family.
Visitation was Thursday at Neal Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Services were at the funeral home at 11 a.m. Friday, March 5, with Brother Steve Clark officiating. Burial afterward in Lawrence County Memorial Gardens.
He was born in 1922 in collinwood, Tenn., the son of the late Neal Claud and Viola Morrison Jeter.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Dr. James N. Jeter; a sister, Frances McDonnell; and a son, Michael Jeter.
He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and then served as a Navy lieutenant in World War II.
After the war, he attended and graduated from the UT Dental School at Membhis.
While there, he met his wife of 60 years, Virginia Raines. They married Dec. 20, 1949, and returned to Lawrenceburg, his hometown since the age of 3.
He is survived by his wife and children, Kim Jeter (Sara) of Miami, Fla., Gina Barham (Joe) of Goodlettsville, Tenn., Amanda Parsons (Jim) of Killen ala., E mily Jeter of Alexandria, Va., LoriWicken (Ken), of New Market, Tenn.; gradchildren;Jonathan Jeter of Manhattan, N.Y.; Aubrey and Rylee Parsons, of Killen, Ala; Sam, Anna, Ben, Nathan and Eli Wicker, of New Market, Tenn; nieces and nephews and friends.
Dr. Jeter was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Lawrenceburg and New Market Baptist Church in New Market, Tenn., where the Jeters moved in 2007 to be near Lori and her family.
Visitation was Thursday at Neal Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Services were at the funeral home at 11 a.m. Friday, March 5, with Brother Steve Clark officiating. Burial afterward in Lawrence County Memorial Gardens.
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