Jimmy Lee "Big Jim" Malone Obituary (1972 - 2021)

Jimmy Lee “Big Jim” Malone, 49, of Chuckey, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021, at Johnson City Medical Center. He was Vice President of Greene County Express. He was dedicated to making sure he got his drivers home. The biggest blessings in his life were his sons, Jacob and Ricky, as they rode the highways together, he raised them by the example of the life he lived. He is survived by his wife : Kim “Kritter” Malone; 2 sons: Jacob Malone, Ricky Malone; brother: David Malone; 4 sisters: Charity & Will Vogt, Amanda Malone Gulley, Tabitha Busalacchi, Casey & Kenneth Bowen; 2 brothers-in-law: Curt Wilhoit & Krista Bowman, Ted & Kim Wilhoit; 1 sister-in-law: Danielle & Rev. Bradley Seaton; mother-in-law: Patricia Wilhoit; several nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his mother: Patricia A. Malone; grandparents: John H. & Lucy Kate Brown, Omer & Nell Malone; father-in-law: Phil Wilhoit. The family will receive friends on Friday, September 24, 2021 from 10AM-12PM and 1-3PM at Crossroads Cowboy Church. The funeral will be at 3PM at Crossroads Cowboy Church with Pastor Tim Goss and Rev. Bradley Seaton officiating. Interment will follow in Greenelawn Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be: Jacob Malone, Ricky Malone, Billy Smith, Ted Wilhoit, John Harkleroad, Austin Goss, Randy Carter, and Keiffer Keller. Honorary pallbearers: Eddie Harmon, Curt Wilhoit, Jay & Teresa Minnick, Red & Debra Miller, Woody Tripplett, Connie Harmon, Nancy Keene, Nate Christian, Pard Rader, John Kinser, Jackie McCamey, John Hope, Johnny Lamb, Jerry Riley, Jerry Shelton, Mikie New, Joe Renner, Ron Chester, Ben Fiar, Tyler Morelock, Duane Adams, Kyle Foshie, Willis Fann, Robbie Cutshaw, Carla Waddell, Rachel Warren, Teresa Price Sharon Poe, Janet Hill, Webster Booze, Randy Rumbley, Alex Johnson, Starr Taylor, Steve Fields, Joe Jaynes, Terry Douthat, FL Ricker, Eddie Bible, Rick Stroud, Stacy Channel, Teddy Jones, Jerry Fortner, Mark Webb, Kenny Scott, Boyd Morrow, Ed Mathews, Gerald Knight, Dalton & Vickie Wade, David Willis, Tom Haney, Teddy Wilhoit, Jonathan Morrison, Michael Parks, Lynn & Sheronda Hope, Bob Long, David, Donna, & Emma Myers, Mike Massey, Doug Feezell, Kay Swift, JD Randolf, and Crossroads Cowboy Church Family. The family would like to offer a special thank you to his niece Taylor Brooke Malone, Johnson City Medical Center Critical Care Staff, and respiratory department. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Jimmy Lee "Big Jim" Malone, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.