Dr. John H. Kinser

KINSER, DR. JOHN H. - age 81, of Morristown passed away Friday, May 29, at UT Hospital. In addition to his 50 years in private medical practice in Morristown beginning in 1953, Dr. Kinser served for 42 years as Hamblen County Physician, providing or supervising all medical care for prisoners at the Hamblen county Jail. He served 45 years as the county's first and only Medical Examiner since 1964 when the state of Tennessee passed the Medical Examiner Act. He also served several terms as the City Physician. He is preceded in death by his parents, Erskin R. and Loucile McKeehan Kinser; son, John H. Kinser, Jr.; and brother, Joe W. Kinser. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mary C. "Betty" Kinser; brother, James R. Kinser, Acworth, GA; daughters, Kay Senter, Morristown, Vicki S. Kinser, Morristown and Brenda K. Johnson, Washington, DC; grandchildren, Jimmy Senter and wife Brooke, Farragut, TN, Patrick Johnson, Tampa, Florida and Eric Johnson Ann Arbor, Michigan; two great grandchildren, Grant Senter and Julianna Senter; and several nieces and nephews. Special care givers: Della Foster, Sandra Baker, Maria Collins, Barbara Smith, Georgia Kyle, Dorothy Smith, Sharon Collins. Pallbearers: Berkley Bell, Attorney General; Bill Fox, Billy Love, Bob Garrett, Bob Bales, Jr., Bud Jones, Jr., Buddy Jones, Dr. David Johnson, David Purkey, Eddie Davis, Frank Roberts, Harold Nichols, Herbert Bacon, Hoyle Cecil, Jim Noe, Jimmy Rines, L.C. Taylor, Dr. Linus Adams, Dr. Ernesto Mejia, Dr. Sunil Ramaprasad, Dr. Tom Thompson, Woodrow Austin. onorary pallbearers: First Baptist Church Wallen-Purkey Sunday School Class, Lakeway Medical Society, 911 Dispatchers, Rescue Squad, EMS, Deputy Coroners, Hamblen County Sheriff's Department. The family received friends on Sunday, May 31, from 2-5 p.m. at Mayes in Morristown, TN. The celebration of life service will be at the First Baptist Church on Monday, June 1, at 4 p.m. with Dr. William Palmer, Rev. Danny Georges, and Dr. Dean Haun officiating. Dr. Kinser will lie in state from 3-4 p.m. Interment immediately following the service in Jarnagin Cemetery with Morristown Police Dept. Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations may be made to First Baptist Church Music Program, First Baptist Adult Ministries; Youth Emergency Shelter, Rose Center, or ALPS. Arrangements by Mayes Family Services in Morristown. www.mayesfamilyservices.com