More detail on this person: Jesse Eloyt "Buck" Felter, age 79 of Lascassas, passed away August
5, 2014.
He was a native of Wisner, LA and son of the late Jesse Jefferson and Pinkie Smith Felter. He was
also preceded in death his sister, Evelyn; brother, Lester; son-in-law, Jeff Hendrix.
A Memorial service will be Friday at 4 p.m., at Woodfin Memorial Chapel, with Dr. Kenneth Summey
officiating. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until service time Friday.
Mr. Felter is survived by his wife, Jane Felter; children, Steve Felter and wife JoAnn of
Smithville, TX, Kay Hendrix of Lascassas, J. J. Felter of Lascassas, Rebecca Hernandez and husband
Santos of Murfreesboro; sister, Pat Myers of Mississippi; grandchildren, Jesse Felter, Ben Hendrix
and his wife Kristi, Emily Jones and her husband Casey, Tim Hendrix, and Isabel Hernandez; 5
great-grandchildren.
Mr. Felter was a member and deacon at Lascassas Baptist Church. He was a member of the
Freemasons. He was a retired Lt. Col. in the U.S. Army having flown helicopters in Korea and
Vietnam. Upon his retirement, Mr. Felter was an educator in Louisiana and Texas. He moved to
Tennessee in 1989 where he became a veterans representative for the State of Tennessee. After his
second retirement, he devoted his time to his church, his family, and to community service.
Memorials may be made to the Lascassas Churches Food Bank.
Condolences may be made at www.woodfinchapel.com Woodfin Memorial Chapel, (615) 893-5151.
Published in The Daily News Journal from Aug. 6 to Aug. 8, 2014
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