John Wesley Kilgore

John Wesley Kilgore, 69, well known and loved resident of Bradley County, TN went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. He was a retiree of Owens-Illinois and also owner of K&J Specialty and Starlight Packaging. He was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his mother, Genevee (Smith) Kilgore and father, Jessie Wesley Kilgore; brothers: Gary and Jerry Kilgore; son, John Wesley Kilgore, II and daughter, Kandy Kilgore-Satterfield. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Kilgore; daughters: Tammie Kilgore (Preston Cross), Shari Sargent, Krystal (Larry) Wright all of Bradley County, TN and Ramona Wattenbarger of Lebanon, TN; son, Johnny Blair of Bradley County; brothers: Johnny (Betty) Kilgore of Jasper, TN and Billy (Nancy) Kilgore of Harrison, TN; sister, Geraldine Pyburn of Indiana; 15 grandchildren: Dustin (Natalie) Kilgore, Jessica (Justin) Davenport, Alexis Cross, D.J., Josh and Shelbey Wattenbarger, Matthew (Alisha) Satterfield, Bethany, Jacob and Sarah Satterfield, Meagan (Josh) Sisson, Skylar and Austin Queen, Tiffany Wright and little Johnny Blair; 11 great-grandchildren; special sisters and brothers-in-law: Cindy and David Armstrong, Jerry Tenpenny, Jeanette Manis and the Blair brothers; several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, May 12, 2012 in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with Pastor Ray Higgins and Pastor Guinn Green officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens with a white dove release ceremony concluding the service. His family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. We invite you to send a message of condolence and view Kilgore family guestbook at www.ralphbuckner.com.