Michael Keith Tallent

TALLENT, MICHAEL KEITH - age 47, of Madisonville, Tennessee, passed away at his home on Wednesday morning, June 2, 2010, surrounded by his family. He was born in Sweetwater on November 11, 1962. He graduated from Madisonville High School, went on to earn his Bachelors degree in Business and Masters in Accounting at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and became partner in Warren and Tallent C.P.A., PLLC. Mike will be remembered for being a Big Orange enthusiast, his keen sense of humor and business expertise. Member of the First Baptist Church of Madisonville, Society of Certified Public Accountants, board member of Good Shepherd Center, Sweetwater Kiwanis Club and an Eagle Scout. Survivors: devoted husband to Lisa Tallent, and stepfather to Tori Davis; mother, Kay Sexton Tallent, Vonore; brothers and sisters-in-law, Rodney and Jackie Tallent, Bobby and Amy Tallent, all of Vonore, Stephanie Kuhn, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL; niece, Jillian Tallent; nephews, Jordon Tallent, Jackson Tallent, Jonathan Strong, Bob Tallent II, Christian Tallent; uncles and aunts, John and Nancy Sue Tallent Calhoun, Tom and Mary Tallent, Sibley and Agnes Sexton, Curtis and Carol Sexton, Ray and Courtney Sexton, Dwight and Jane Sexton, Danny and Rachel Williams and many loving cousins and numerous friends; mother-in-law, Judi Thomas, Cleveland, GA, father-in-law, George Kuhn and wife Laura Kuhn, Smyrna, TN. Preceded in death by father, Robert L. (Bob) Tallent, grandparents, Robert F. and Sue L. Tallent, O.S. and Rena Jeffers Sexton, father-in-law Al Thomas. Funeral 2:00 p.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church of Madisonville, Dr. Lon Shoopman, Rev. Curtis Woods officiating. Family will receive friends Saturday 12 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the church. Interment in Sunset Cemetery. In lieu of flowers make donations to Monroe County Good Shepherd Center and to the Tribe Youth Center of the First Baptist Church of Madisonville. Arrangements by Biereley-Hale Funeral Home, Madisonville.