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- Destie Pauline Potter Caraway, 84, Roan Mountain, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, November 13, 2010, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease.
She was a daughter of the late Jackson Garfield and Laura Belle Jones Potter.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years Finley Brooks Caraway in 2000. Also by her brothers John, Robert, Daniel, Henry, Crawford, and Stover Potter and sisters Leila Grant, Annie Anderson, Orpha Scott, an infant sister Lura May. Special friend Gladys Stafford Eller.
Destie is survived by one sister, Cleo Oaks; two special nieces, Jackie Oaks Thomas and Jean Potter Johnson, who provided loving care for many years; four step-children Brenda, Gale, Michael, and Randall Caraway; nine step-grandchildren, with a special step-grandson, Paul Lee Winebarger, whom she raised; many step-great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews who considered their Aunt Destie like a "Grandma." Special friends Helen Potter, Pam Potter, Geneva Potter Johnson, and Fay Brewer.
Destie was a member of the Laurel Fork Church of Christ and the Roan Mountain Church of Christ. She was homemaker, Sunday School teacher, and loved by many.
We would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Steven Cook, Dr. Vivian Clark, Hospice, and the entire staff of the Roan Highlands Nursing Home where she has been a resident since 2002.
The funeral service for Destie Potter Caraway will be conducted from the Memorial Funeral Chapel in Elizabethton on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at 7 p.m. The family will receive friends beginning at 5:30 p.m. until the time of the service. Scott Potter, her great nephew, will conduct the funeral.
Graveside services and burial will be held at the Hardin Jones Cemetery on Buck Mountain, Roan Mountain, Tn, on Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Pall Bearers are requested to assemble at the cemetery at 10:45 a.m. Family and friends will meet at the cemetery at 10:50 a.m. The family will also receive friends at the home of her sister, Cleo Oakes at anytime.
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1926 - 2010 (84 years)
