Mrs. Mable H. Troutman, 92, 140 Burbank Road, Roan Mountain, died Saturday, April 16, 2011, at Roan Highland Nursing Center. A native of Carter County, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Bessie Honeycutt Williams. Mrs. Troutman was a homemaker and a member of Burbank Free Will Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Troutman; one brother; two sisters; one sister-in-law; one brother-in-law and a nephew.
Survivors include a great-niece, Kathy Ledford, and her husband, Johnny, Roan Mountain; two great-great-nieces, Melinda Fields, and husband, Dean, and Jessica Ledford, all of Roan Mountain; two great-great-great-nieces, Kaylen Fields and Karah Fields, both of Roan Mountain; a special friend, Edith Miller; and a special friend and loved one, Pauline Hill.
Funeral services for Mrs. Troutman will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday, April 18, in the Rhododendron Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home, Roan Mountain, with Minister Chris Wilson and Minister Bedford Motley officiating. Music will be under the direction of Mrs. Charlotte Smith. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, prior to the service, or at the residence of her great-niece, Kathy Ledford, 375 Shell Creek Road, Roan Mountain, at other times. Graveside services and interment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Carroll Hill, Barry Stockton, Johnny Hill and Jim Strickland. Honorary pallbearers will be Howard Jarrett, Jerry Calhoun, J.L. Troutman, Jack Troutman and Ralph Troutman. Everyone will meet at the Rhododendron Chapel at 10 a.m. Tuesday to go in procession to the cemetery. The family would like to express special thanks to the staffs of Hillview Health Care and Roan Highlands Nursing Center, the nursing staff of Cannon Memorial Hospital and Dr. David Kimble for their loving care of Mrs. Troutman. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.tetrickfuneralhome.com and signing the guestbook or by fax to (423) 542-9499. Tetrick Funeral Home, Roan Mountain, is serving the Troutman family. Obituary Line: (423) 543-4917. Office: (423) 772-3928.
