Earl Ray Tinnel
1952 - 2024
Earl Ray Tinnel
1952 - 2024
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BORN
1952
DIED
2024
Earl Tinnel Obituary
Earl Ray Tinnel, 72, of Sweetwater went to be with the Lord on November 15, 2024.
Earl was the caretaker of his family and friends, always looking after everyone. He will be fiercely missed.
Preceded in death by wife, Cathy Tinnel; sons, Earl Ray Tinnel III and Bryan Douglas Tinnel; parents, Earl and Mildred Tinnel.
Survivors include his daughter, Patricia (Wayne) Grayson; granddaughters, Kayla Tinnel (Christopher Gulleson), Chloe Tinnel, Jade Sherlin, and Hannah Lowe; great granddaughter, Candice McFayden.
The family will have a graveside service at 2:00pm on Friday, November 22, 2024 at Edgemon Cemetery (3030 Co Rd 532, Ten Mile, TN 37880).
You are encouraged to share a memory of Earl and/or your personal condolences with his family by visiting his memorial webpage and guestbook at www.companionfunerals.com. Companion Funeral Home and the Cody family are honored to assist his family with these arrangements.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
400 S White Street, Athens, TN 37303
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