Robert Earl Courtner

Robert '?Earl Courtner, 95, of Johnson City, passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at the Johnson City Medical Center.He was a native of Carter County, TN and a son of the late Robert Allen Courtner and Mattie Mae Neatherly Courtner. He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Paul, Howard and Ralph Courtner and two sisters, Chloe Lipford and Vernell Bowling. Mr. Courtner was a veteran of WW II and was stationed in England. He was in the Army Ai r Corps. He retired from North American Rayon and had worked as a Shipright in Metal Manufacturing in Greeneville, TN.He was a member of University Parkway Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Mildred Ann Courtner; one daughter, Carolyn Courtner Wood and her husband, Claude, Jr. of Knoxville, TN; one son, Stephen Robert Courtner and his wife Carol of Jackson, TN; seven grandchildren ;four great grandchildren; two sisters, Frances Courtner and Lucille Hodge both of Butler; one sister in law, Martha Courtner. Graveside services will be conducted at 11:00 am Monday, June 25, 2012 from Mountain Home National Cemetery. Dr. Michael Oaks will officiate. Military Honors will be observed at the cemetery. Grandsons and nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 until 3:00 pm on Sunday. For those who wish, memorial contributions may be made to Butler Museum, 123 Selma Curtis Rd., Butler, TN 37640.