Thomas Kimble Jr.

SEVIERVILLE — Thomas Garry Kimble Jr., 58, died Sept. 15, 2017, due to complications from West Nile Viral Encephalitis.

Tommy was a 1977 graduate of LaFayette, GA High School and attended the University of Georgia and Dalton State College. He worked in the construction business and previously worked for FEMA. He was an avid UGA sports fan.

He is survived by his mother, Gayle Giles Kimble, of Lexington, S.C.; his father, Thomas Garry Kimble Sr., and stepmother, Edna Kimble, of Pigeon Forge, Tenn.; brother, Robert Vinson Kimble, of Sevierville; sister, Allison (Scott) Kimble Floyd, of Lexington, S.C.; special friend, Vicki Shields, of Knoxville; two stepsisters; plus uncle, aunts, nieces, nephews and a host of friends.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept 17, at the LaFayette GA City Cemetery, with the Rev. David Autry and the Rev. Randall Massengill officiating. Following the service, the family will receive friends at the LaFayette First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 301 South Main St.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Tommy’s memory to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) c/o the LaFayette Methodist Church or to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 950 East Faris Rd, Greenville, SC 29605.

Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home of LaFayette in charge of arrangement.