Obituary for Racheal Corder Racheal Corder, age 47, of Hampton, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at her residence, following an extended illness. Racheal was born in Elizabethton, Tennessee to the late Grover Sidney Hicks and Lois Jean (Beam) Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Heaven Leigh Hicks; her paternal grandparents, Grover and Norma Hicks; her maternal grandparents, Roy and Emma Beam; a great-nephew, Parker Hicks; an aunt, Linda Hawkins; and her step-father, Wayne Smith.
Racheal had worked as a medical records clerk for MSHA and was of the Baptist faith. She was a 1988 graduate of Hampton High School and was a loving wife, daughter and friend. Racheal loved God, her cats and she had a spunky, fiery spirit that will live on in the lives of those she touched.
Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Chris Corder, of the home; two step-children, Tyler Corder of Elizabethton and Kinsey Corder of Myrtle Beach, SC; one sister, Dawn Hughes and husband Todd, of Hampton; three brothers, Eric Hicks and wife Shirley, of Elizabethton, Kevin Hicks, of Washington, and Greg Hicks, of Hampton; two nephews, Allen Hicks, of Elizabethton and Joseph Corder, of Hampton; her brother-in-law, John “Tater” Corder and wife Karen, of Hampton; her sister-in-law, Ellen Roark and husband David, of Elizabethton; and her mother-in-law, Ruby Corder, of Elizabethton. A service to celebrate the life of Racheal Corder will be conducted at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in the Chapel of Peace at Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton with Reverend Eric Heaton, officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM in the funeral home chapel, prior to the service on Wednesday or at the residence at other times.
The graveside will be conducted at 10:00 AM on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Ensor Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be John “Tater” Corder, Tyler Corder, Troy Davis, Toby Guinn, Brian Grindstaff and Nate Zollman. Honorary pallbearers will be Melanie Dugger Barnett, Gina O’Quinn, and Regina Clark Moore.
Those wishing to attend the service are asked to meet at the cemetery at 9:50 AM on Thursday. The family would like to express a special thank you to the nurses and staff at the Regional Cancer Center of Johnson City Medical Center and Wellmont Hospice for the love and care shown to Racheal and her family during her illness. Online condolences may be shared with the family on our website, www.
tetrickfuneralhome.com Mrs. Corder and her family are in the care of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton. Office 423-542-2232, service information line, 423-543-4917. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Racheal Corder please visit our Sympathy Store.
Cemetery Details Ensor Cemetery “Stoney Creek Community” Elizabethton, TN, 37643 , Previous Events Visitation , OCT 3. 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Tetrick Funeral Home 211 North Riverside Drive Elizabethton, TN, US, 37643 Celebration of Life Service , OCT 3 Tetrick Funeral Home 211 North Riverside Drive Elizabethton, TN, US, 37643 Interment , OCT 4.
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