 1927 - 2002 (75 years)
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| Name |
Allen Hunter Jeter |
| Birth |
15 Aug 1927 |
Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
8 Sep 2002 |
Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, WV [2] |
- Obituary of Allen H. Jeter
LEWISBURG - Allen H. Jeter of Lewisburg and New York City, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2002, surrounded by his many friends and family.
Born Aug. 15, 1927, at Rainelle, he was the youngest son of Charles Jeter and Lorena Morrison Jeter. His brother Charles preceded him in death. His uncle, Bill Morrison, and aunt, Frances, raised him in Lawrenceville, Ill. He graduated from the University of Illinois, where he began a career as a jazz saxophonist.
After graduating with a degree in business, he moved to New York City and lived in the creative lower east side with other musicians, playing his tenor saxophone nightly at local clubs in a style often compared to contemporaries Allen Eager or Lester Young. He also began a career as an investment banker and became executive vice president of Textile Bank, where he managed their client, Riverside Records.
Mr. Jeter lived on the upper west side of New York City for 40 years, where his pent-house jam sessions were famous in the 60s and 70s. In 1989, he recreated "Al Jeter'," a gourmet jazz rest-aurant on New York's W. 58th Street, with pianists like James Williams, Mulgrew Miller, Harold Mab-ern or Sir Roland Hanna playing for his guests. After retirement, he returned to Greenbrier County, to look after his beloved aunt, Margaret Garner, and formed the Greenbrier Corporation to de-velop Highland Springs. In Lewisburg, forming jazz groups was a large part of his current work, from the Ghost Town Swing Band to his own collaborations with colleagues Gary Klein, Frank Spicer, Gary Mo-ran, Larry Rockwell, Ron Free, Bob Peckman and Tony Hayworth.
Al Jeter was a much-loved member of the Lewis-burg community, not just for his musical contri-butions, but also for his kindness, generosity of spirit, ready smile and warm laid-back style.
He is survived by his aunt, Margaret Garner of Greystone Manor, Lewisburg, several cousins and many loving friends and fans.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that don-ations be made to MusiCares, 156 West 56th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY 10019. Established in 1989 by the Recording Academy, MusiCares ensures that music people have a place to turn to in times of financial, medical or personal crisis.
Memorial service for Mr. Jeter will be held at Old Stone Church in Lewisburg in early October. Arrangements by McCraw Funeral Home, Lewisburg.
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| Person ID |
I6556 |
Crane Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
24 May 2023 |
| Father |
Charles Falconer Jeter, b. 6 Mar 1905, Hinton, Summers County, WV d. 25 Oct 1958, Arlington, Fairfax County, VA (Age 53 years) |
| Mother |
Lorena Elizabeth Morrison, b. 8 Oct 1906, West Virginia d. 25 Nov 1976, Alexandria Hospital (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage |
26 May 1924 |
Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, WV [3] |
| Family ID |
F2100 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S607] Obituary, JETER, Allen Hunter, (11 Sep 2002), 5047.
- [S607] Obituary, JETER, Allen Hunter, (11 Sep 2002), 26 Aug 2022, 5047. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1107] West Virginia Marriages, 1853 - 1970, 5 Apr 2017 (Reliability: 3).
Lorena Morrison & Charles Jeter
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