Geter C. Burchfield

Geter C. Burchfield, 82 of the Stecoah Community, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 19, 2025, at Abundant Christian Living Center in Johnson City, TN surrounded by his loving family.

          He was a native of Graham County and the son of the late Samuel Burchfield and Effie Prince Burchfield Carringer.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth M. Burchfield, and sisters, Barbara Self and Clella Grindstaff.

          Geter loved to hunt and fish, and he Loved the Lord; He believed in giving his heavenly father thanks for the blessing bestowed on him.  “Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord.  Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and bless the Lord.  The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion”. Psalms 134 1-3.

          He is survived by his sisters, Axie Lee Garland of the Stecoah Community, Nettie Jane Cable of Webster, NC; sister-in-law, Antionette Corbin Burchfield of Upper Tuskeegee, NC; great nephews and nieces, Marcia Williams of Upper Tuskeegee, NC Tanya Rhea of Elizabethton, TN, William Kenneth Burchfield (Kenny) of  Upper Tuskeegee, NC, LeeAnn Garland of Maryville, TN, Melissa Burchfield Holder of Elizabethton, TN, Ashley Rhea Wiggins of Reno, NV, Brian Kenneth Rhea of Elizabethton, TN, Monica Williams Orr, Megan Williams Mason both of  Upper Tuskeegee, NC,  Amie Grindstaff Markland, Renee Grindstaff Mullins, Samuel Hunter Burchfield, and Samantha McCollum all of Elizabethton, TN, Stacey Burchfield of Robbinsville, NC, Zoe Burchfield and Elyse Burchfield both of Asheville, NC.

          Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at Stecoah Baptist Church.  Reverends Tom Buchanan and Mike Teen will officiate.  Burial will follow the service at the Hazie Brown Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 12:00 till 2:00 pm Tuesday at the Church prior to the service. 

          Townson-Smith Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Burchfield family.