Roger Michael Elder^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1961 - 2010  (~ 49 years)

• Name	Roger Michael Elder
  Born	Abt 1961
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Jun 2010	University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I128589	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	John William "Bill" Elder
  Mother	Betty Walkingstick,   b. 26 Aug 1935, Franklin, North Carolina ,   d. 23 Feb 1997  (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F47383	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 12 Jun 2010 - University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 24 Nov 1993. Mary Viola Williams Elder obituary [S47] Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage, Sevier County Heritage Book Committee, (1994, Don Mills, Inc.), 192. [S106] The Mountain Press, 13 Jun 2010. Roger M. Elder, age 49 of Sevierville, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2010 at U.T. Medical Center. He was a member of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians. An avid outdoorsman with love for scuba diving, hiking, and camping. He was also active for many years in the Wildflower Pilgrimage and Wilderness Wildlife Week teaching Cherokee Folklore and Medicinal Plants. Preceded in death by, Great-Grandparents, Dr. John Edward Elder and wife Jennie of Sevierville, Chief of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, John Alfred Tahquette and wife Ann of Cherokee, NC.; Grandparents, William Rogers Elder and wife Viola Elder of Sevierville, Mike H. and Emily Walkingstick of Cherokee, NC.; Mother, Betty Elder of Sevierville. Survivors: Parents, Bill and Anna Lou Elder of Pigeon Forge; Sister and Brother-in-law, Debra and Jim Catlett of Sevierville; Brother and Sister-in-law, Jon and Jamie Beth Elder of Sevierville; Nephew and Niece, Justin and Meleah Catlett of Sevierville; Stepbrothers, Mark Ogle and Jay Ogle and his wife Karen all of Pigeon Forge. Special cousins: Dawnena and Shanna Darnall, and Audrey Walkingstick. Other survivors include Cathy Lazarra and Linda Watson. A memorial service will be held at First Red Bank Baptist Church, 2120 Summerfield Lane, Sevierville, TN at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 15, 2010 with the Rev. Tom Compton and Pastor Bill Merritt officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 6:00-7:00 p.m. prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his honor to Friends of The Smokies, P.O. Box 1660, Kodak, TN 37764. McCarty Funeral Directors, 607 Wall Street, Sevierville, 774-2950 in charge of arrangements.