Joe Howard Eller

Joe Howard Eller BIRTH 26 Apr 1925 DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA DEATH 15 Feb 2018 (aged 92) Mount Juliet, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA BURIAL Lynnhurst Cemetery Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA Show Map MEMORIAL ID 187348301 · View Source MEMORIAL PHOTOS 3 FLOWERS 2 PLANT TREES Joe Howard Eller April 26, 1925 - February 15, 2018

U.S. VeteranMt. Juliet, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Joe Howard Eller, age 92, was born April 26, 1925 and died February 15, 2018 at Providence Place Assisted Living in Mt. Juliet, TN following a three-week illness.

Retired from Coca Cola Bottling Company and the University of Tennessee Knoxville, a United States Army veteran of WWII, and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Charles David and Martha Kansas Puckett Eller. He was married on March 19, 1949 to Loray Simons Eller who preceded him in death on December 19, 2013. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by son, Joe David Eller; grandchild, Janette Eller; brother, Ralph Eller; and sister, Ann Buckner.

He is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Vicki Eller of Mt. Juliet, TN; two grandchildren and spouses, Michelle and Ryan Nelson of Brentwood, TN and Jillian and Ryan Hudson of Knoxville, TN; three great-grandchildren, Maggie Nelson, Levi Hudson and Savannah Hudson; daughter-in-law, Susan Eller of Knoxville, TN; and several nieces and nephews also survive.

A graveside service and interment will be held at 12:00 p.m. (ET) Sunday, February 18, 2018 in Lynnhurst Cemetery in Knoxville, TN with military grave rites administered by the East Tennessee Veterans Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 17, 2018 at High’s.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project at P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675-8517. Online condolences may be made at www.highfuneralhome.com.

Family Members Parents Photo Charles David Eller 1887–1950

Photo Martha Kansas Puckett Eller 1899–1990

Spouse Photo Loray Simons Eller 1923–2013

Siblings James E Eller 1927–1927

Photo James Ralph Eller 1930–1994

Photo Frances Ann Eller Buckner 1934–2004

Children Photo Joe David Eller 1950–2007

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