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Greeneville, Tennessee

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Oct. 20, 2025

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Kathleen Shelton Obituary

Kathleen Shelton

Kathleen Carpenter Shelton, age 88, of Greeneville, passed away Friday, October 17, 2025, at Signature Health Care.

She was a housekeeping supervisor at Laughlin Memorial Hospital. She was a loving, caring mother and grandmother who will be missed.

Survivors include: a son, Curtis Murphy; a granddaughter, Brooke (Chad) Ricker; one great granddaughter, Heidi Ricker; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Etter and Lela Carpenter, six sisters, and four brothers.

The family will receive friends 4:00-7:00 pm Monday at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home with the funeral service to follow in the chapel. Rev. Ross Helton will officiate.

Interment will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday at Shelton Mission Cemetery. Family and friends will be pallbearers. Family and friends are asked to meet at 10:00 am Tuesday at the funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery.

Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kiserrosehillfuneralhome.com

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Greeneville Sun from Oct. 17 to Oct. 21, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Kathleen Shelton

Oct

20

Visitation

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home

125 Idletime Drive, Greeneville, TN

Oct

20

Funeral service

7:00 p.m.

Kiser-Rose Hill Chapel

Oct

21

Interment

11:00 a.m.

Shelton Mission Cemetery

1930 Shelton Mission Rd, Greeneville, TN

Funeral services provided by:

Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home

125 Idletime Drive, Greeneville, TN 37743

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