2 Timothy 4-7: “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, and I have kept the faith.”
Harold Rondal Street, 77, of Elizabethton, passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017, at Johnson City Medical Center.
A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Robert Henry and Sally Wheeler Street.
Harold was a 1958 graduate of Hampton High School and served on the Varsity Basketball Team for four years, where he was an outstanding player. He served in the United States Army for four years and was a retired employee of the Elizabethton Electric System after 35 years of service. He enjoyed hiking and basketball.
Harold was a member of Little Doe Free Will Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Richard H. Street; a sister, Vera Lee Glover; and his brothers-in-law, Larry Alderson, Wayne Jones, Dino Senesi and Roger Colbaugh.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Sandra Colbaugh Street; two sons, Jason E. Street and wife Sherry, Johnson City, and Chad R. Street, of the home; a granddaughter, Tatum Alexus Street; a grandson, Jonathan Webb; two sisters, Joyce Senesi and Roberta Jones, Hampton; two sisters-in-law, Sue Alderson, Elizabethton, and Lula Belle Street, Hampton; and a brother-in-law, Dewey E. Colbaugh and wife Jennifer, Atlanta, Ga. A number of nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services for Harold Rondal Street will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 14, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Mr. Brett Jones, minister, officiating. Music will be provided by Bobby McGee. Graveside services and interment will be at noon Wednesday, November 15, in the Blevins Cemetery. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, will be Ryan Alderson, Joe Street, Shane Jones, Shawn Bright, Jonathan Webb, Phillip Peters, Gary Green and Thomas Tester. Honorary pallbearers will be Terry Peters, Chuck Hyder, Eddy Orr, Donnie Persinger, Dewey Colbaugh, Alex “Red” Teglas, Terry Montgomery, Freddy Julian, Dino Senesi Jr., Harold Chambers, former employees of the Elizabethton Electric System and members of the 1958 Graduating Class of Hampton High School. The family would like to express a special “Thank You” to the staff of the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, the staff of Johnson City Medical Center, Dr. Shipley, Dr. Provance, his caregiver April Canter and the staff of Hillview Health Center. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Friends may also visit with the family at his residence. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday to go to the cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at our website, www.memorialfcelizabethton.com.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is serving the Street family.