Eleanor Kimery's Obituary
Mrs. Eleanor Louise Jones Kimery, age 84 of Spring Hill, TN passed away November 2, 2015. Born in Walnut, MS to the late Max & Jessie Burgess Jones. She loved to watch baseball and was an avid Braves fan. She also enjoyed reading and listening to gospel music. She was a long time resident of Memphis, TN where she raised her family. She was always a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Otis Gray Kimery, Jr.; daughter, Kathryn Marshall; siblings, Albert and Joe Jones, Maxine Wells and Nancy Ann Wilbanks. Survived by her daughter, Ellen (Michael) Steinfath of Spring Hill, TN and son, Phillip (Lana) Kimery of Memphis, TN; grandchildren, Brandon Marshall, Jennifer (Sam) Velasco, Lindsay (Matt) Crampton, Natalie (Charles) Newsom, Jeffrey (Hayley) Kimery and Rachel (Andrew) Aldrich; great grandchildren, Julian and Kathryn Rose Velasco; sister, Lucy Kephart; sister in-law, Betty Jones; son in-law, Woody Marshall. Graveside services will be held 1:30PM Thursday, November 5, 2015 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis, TN. Visitation will begin at 12:00 Noon on Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital or the Easter Seal Society. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home, 5668 Poplar Ave., Memphis TN 38119. “Honoring Lives Behind the Stone Wall.”
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