J. R. was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Huntsville, and a Veteran of the United States Army. He was a prominent businessman in Scott County, having been the first manager of the Huntsville Utility District, retired from the LaFollette Housing Development, owned and operated his own store, was a member of the American Legion Post #136, and was a Kentucky Colonel. He enjoyed outside activities, always having a big garden, and going fishing.
In addition to his parents, J. R. was preceded in death by his wife: Anna Ruth Jeffers Hembree; son: Gary Ray Hembree; parents: Rufus and Alma Griffith Hembree; an infant sister: Velda Sherl Hembree; brother: Howard Henry Hembree; in-laws: Pina and Milford Jeffers; and three special childhood friends: Rankin Burchfield, Jr., Hildon Litton, and Charles Buster Sexton.
J. R. is survived by his daughters: VeRhonda Hembree, and Kim Hammock and husband Jim; sister: Mary Helen West; brother: Gerald Hembree and wife Etta; aunt: Doris Carol McDonald, all of Huntsville; other family members, and a host of friends.
Friends may visit with the Hembree family on Monday, September 27, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Huntsville, TN. Funeral service will begin at 7:00 p.m. with Dr. Dennis Falasco, Bro. Jim West, and Bro. Carlie Duncan officiating.
Committal service will be held on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., in the Mossop Cemetery, in Huntsville, TN, with full Military Honors conducted by the American Legion Post #136 of Oneida. Pallbearers will be: Mayor Dennis Jeffers, Porter Benjamin (Benji) Rector, Jr., Mark Blakley, James (Jim) Morrow, Rocky Webb, and Greg Chambers. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Don Stansberry, Jr., Mike Douglas, Tom Phillips, John Seale, Noble Smith, Arvis Blakley, Roger Sharp, and Gary Burchfield.
In-Lieu-of-Flowers: donations may be made in his memory to:
The First Presbyterian Church
P. O. Box 39
Huntsville, TN.
Jones & Son Funeral Home is serving the family of J. R. Hembree.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of J. R. Hembree, please visit our floral store.
J. R. was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Huntsville, and a Veteran of the United States Army. He was a prominent businessman in Scott County, having been the first manager of the Huntsville Utility District, retired from the LaFollette Housing Development, owned and operated his own store, was a member of the American Legion Post #136, and was a Kentucky Colonel. He enjoyed outside activities, always having a big garden, and going fishing.
In addition to his parents, J. R. was preceded in death by his wife: Anna Ruth Jeffers Hembree; son: Gary Ray Hembree; parents: Rufus and Alma Griffith Hembree; an infant sister: Velda Sherl Hembree; brother: Howard Henry Hembree; in-laws: Pina and Milford Jeffers; and three special childhood friends: Rankin Burchfield, Jr., Hildon Litton, and Charles Buster Sexton.
J. R. is survived by his daughters: VeRhonda Hembree, and Kim Hammock and husband Jim; sister: Mary Helen West; brother: Gerald Hembree and wife Etta; aunt: Doris Carol McDonald, all of Huntsville; other family members, and a host of friends.
Friends may visit with the Hembree family on Monday, September 27, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Huntsville, TN. Funeral service will begin at 7:00 p.m. with Dr. Dennis Falasco, Bro. Jim West, and Bro. Carlie Duncan officiating.
Committal service will be held on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., in the Mossop Cemetery, in Huntsville, TN, with full Military Honors conducted by the American Legion Post #136 of Oneida. Pallbearers will be: Mayor Dennis Jeffers, Porter Benjamin (Benji) Rector, Jr., Mark Blakley, James (Jim) Morrow, Rocky Webb, and Greg Chambers. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Don Stansberry, Jr., Mike Douglas, Tom Phillips, John Seale, Noble Smith, Arvis Blakley, Roger Sharp, and Gary Burchfield.
In-Lieu-of-Flowers: donations may be made in his memory to:
The First Presbyterian Church
P. O. Box 39
Huntsville, TN.
Jones & Son Funeral Home is serving the family of J. R. Hembree.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of J. R. Hembree, please visit our floral store.
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