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- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 21 Jul 2015.
Cora Elizabeth Smelcer Blazer Bradford obituary
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 17 Mar 2003.
David H. Rader , age 58, of Tusculum, Deputy with the Greene County Sheriff's Department, passed away Monday morning, March 17, 2003, at the Johnson City Medical Center.
David was a 29-year veteran with the Greene County Sheriff's Department. During his career in law enforcement, he was taken hostage for over 28 hours at the old Greene County jail during a May 1980 siege. He was also involved in a near fatal car accident October 10, 2002, while on duty.
David was a member of St. James Lutheran Church in Greene County and attended Higher Ground Baptist Church in Kingsport.
He is survived by his wife, Judy Price Rader ; daughter and son-in-law, Christie and Tommy King, of Greeneville; one son, Bryant Brewer, of Knoxville; granddaughter, who was the love of David's life, Lauren King, of Greeneville; mother-in-law, Mrs. Ben (Alma) Price, of Kingsport; several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Buford ( Booty ) Rader and Ruth Rader and a special father-in-law, Ben Price.
Funeral services will be conducted at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Phil Hoskins, Rev. Shannon Salyers, and Rev. Edward King officiating.
Family and friends are asked to meet at Rose Hill Funeral Home at 10:00 a.m. Thursday to go in a procession to St. James Lutheran Church Cemetery for committal services at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Bill Benedict officiating.
Active pallbearers will be Greene County Sheriff Steve Burns, Greene County Deputies Bud Cox, William Carter, Frank Waddell, Willis Scott, Terry Rader , Jim Fillers, and John Huffine.
Honorary pallbearers will be fellow officers of the Greene County Sheriff's Department, Greeneville Police Department, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol, former sheriffs Gail Colyer, Buck Townsend, and Terry Jones.
Other honorary pallbearers will be Jeff Gosnell, Ronnie Rader , Barb Rader , Farriell Blazer, and Dr. Thomas Beckner.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Higher Ground Baptist Church Building Fund, 1625 Lynn Garden Drive, Kingsport, TN.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:45 p.m. Wednesday prior to the funeral services at Rose Hill Funeral Home, Greeneville.
Rose Hill Funeral Home, Greeneville, is in charge of arrangements.
- [S142] Newspaper Article, The Greeneville Sun (TN), 21 Mar 2003.
Sheriff David Rader - Officers Pay Final Tribute To Deputy Rader
Sun Photo by Phil Gentry
Under a threatening sky, Detective Lt. Ralph Roderick, shown at left, above, marching along the centerline of the road, leads the funeral procession for Deputy Sheriff David Rader to the St. James Lutheran Church Cemetery on Thursday morning. Rader , a 29-year veteran who died earlier this week, was escorted to his final resting place by fellow officers. Shown at the left of the hearse are (front to back) pallbearers Sheriff Steve Burns, Capt. William Carter, Sgt. Terry Rader and Lt. Willis Scott. To the right of the hearse are (front to back) pallbearers Detective Capt. John Huffine, Deputy Sheriff James Fillers, Deputy Sheriff Bud Cox (not visible), and Sgt. Frank Waddell.
Dozens of law enforcement officers paid their last respects to the late Deputy Sheriff David "Dave" Rader during a Thursday morning committal service at the St. James Lutheran Church Cemetery in southwestern Greene County.
Rader , who died earlier this week after suffering a stroke on March 9, was a veteran of 29 years of service with the Greene County Sheriff's Department.
He was remembered by many as the officer who was held hostage by inmates who took over the old Greene County Jail in 1980 before being rescued when FBI agents and local authorities stormed the jail.
He also was the son of the late Buford " Booty " Rader , a long-time Greene County constable who was killed in an accident along with Deputy Sheriff Emerson Shelton on Sept. 24, 1972.
Rader himself had been seriously injured in an Oct. 10, 2002, crash on East Church Street while in the course of performing his duty as a process-server for the Sheriff's Department.
He had been hospitalized for weeks and had not returned to active duty when he suffered a stroke while on a weekend visit to the Gatlinburg area earlier this month.
Long Funeral Procession
On Thursday morning, dozens of patrol cars took part in the procession from Greeneville's Rose Hill Funeral Home, where Rader 's funeral had been conducted on Wednesday night, to the St. James Lutheran Church Cemetery.
At the cemetery, Sheriff Steve Burns and Deputy Sheriff Bud Cox, Capt. William Carter, Sgt. Frank Waddell, Lt. Willis Scott, Sgt. Terry Rader , Deputy Sheriff Jim Fillers and Detective Capt. John Huffine, served as pallbearers.
As the hearse bearing Rader 's body approached the cemetery, officers lined both sides of the roadway and saluted as the hearse, led by Sheriff's Detective Lt. Ralph Roderick and flanked by the pallbearers, passed.
During the graveside service, 60 to 75 officers, most in uniform, stood by as members of Rader 's family sat beneath a tent for the service. At one point, all rendered military salutes to their fallen comrade.
Also during the service the Greeneville Police Department's Honor Guard fired a 21-gun salute, a lone bagpiper played and trumpeter Derek Metcalf sounded the military hymn "Taps."
John Jones, the Sheriff's Department's chief deputy, said that, although some Greeneville police officers and a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper took part in the Thursday service, most of the officers who attended were from the Sheriff's Department.
To enable the members of the Sheriff's Department's records and dispatch staffs to attend the Thursday morning service, Jones said, Greeneville Police Officer Roger Self filled in as the Sheriff's Department dispatcher during the service.
Rader had worked closely with the records and dispatch staffs during his years with the department.
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 138136946).
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