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Larry Kyle Tunnell
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January 12th, 1926 - July 8th, 2010
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| Obituary: |
Larry Kyle Tunnell, 84, of the West Pines community, died Thursday at Laughlin Memorial Hospital.
He was a member of Oak Dale Missionary Baptist Church, where he served as church clerk for a number of years.
Mr. Tunnell retired from Magnavox after 34 years, and was a lifetime farmer.
Survivors include his wife of 55 years: Hazel Shelton Tunnell; one son and daughter-in-law: Dwight and Dinah Tunnell of West Pines; one daughter and son-in-law: Diane and Larry Moore of West Pines; a grandson: Joshua Moore of West Pines; a great-grandson: Trevor Moore; his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Ruby Tunnell of Gray, Dora Tunnell of Fall Branch, Marie Tunnell of Greeneville, Wanda Denny of the Clear Springs community, Delores and Bobby Crum of Chuckey, Don and Frances Shelton and Winfred and Frances Shelton, all of the Rheatown community, and Joe Shelton of Greeneville; and several nieces and nephews.
He was a son of the late Luther and Pearl Ball Tunnell and was preceded in death by four brothers: Roat Tunnell, Reece Tunnell, Glenn Tunnell, and Charlie Tunnell; and three sisters: Texie Davis, Lelia Milligan, and Jessie Roberts.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today at Jeffers Funeral & Cremation Service.
The funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Oak Dale Missionary Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. The Rev. Frank Proffitt and the Rev. Donnie Shelton will officiate.
The body will taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service.
Pallbearers will be Ray Milligan, Billy Blazer, Claude Tunnell, Rick Tunnell, Junior Harrell, Jon Tunnell, Keith Tunnell, and Danny Tunnell.
Honorary pallbearers will be the men of Oak Dale Missionary Baptist Church
Memorial contributions may be made to Oak Dale Missionary Baptist Cemetery, c/o Linda Hawk, 270 Barkley Road, Afton, TN 37616.
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Oak Dale Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
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2:00PM to 4:00PM on Saturday, July 10th, 2010 at Jeffers Funeral Service Downtown (map/driving directions)
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6:00PM to 8:00PM on Saturday, July 10th, 2010 at Jeffers Funeral Service Downtown (map/driving directions)
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In-state at 1:30PM, Service at 2:00PM at Oak Dale Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday, July 11th, 2010 |
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