Mr. Garner Pummell, Jonesborough, TN, went to be with his Lord Sunday, October 6, 2019.
Mr Pummel was born in Lima, Ohio July 14, 1932, the son of the late Russell and Mary Griffin Pummell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Walter and Russell and his sister, Irene.
Garner attended school in West Salem and Ashland, Ohio. In 1952 he was inducted into the US Army serving until February 1954. He was a member of the National Guard for four years. He and his wife of 63 years, June, lived in Ashland before being transferred to Northeast Tennessee by the Budd Company in 1986. He retired from the Budd Company in 1994 and was employed by Murray Guard for several years.
He attended Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, June Pummell of the home; son, Dan Pummell of Columbus, OH; daughter, Jacklyn Copus and husband David of Jonesborough; step grandchildren, David Copus Jr. and Jim Copus of Dover, PA; step great garnddaughters, Payton Copus and Paige Copus; and sister, June Spice of West Salem, OH.
A Celebration of Life for Mr. Pummell will be held 12:00 PM, Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home with Rev. John Stevens and Pastor Eddie Robinette officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 AMâ€"12:00 PM prior to the service.
Graveside services will follow at 1:45 PM at Mountain Home National Cemetery. Pallbearers will be family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Cry Of A Child Mission, PO Box 477, Unicoi, TN 37692.
dear June and family. So sorry to hear of the passing of Tote,
he will be missed by many! Prayers and love to all! Love, Joan
and family. j
10/09/2019
Barbara and Ted Thompson
Sorry for your loss June. Our thoughts and prayers are with
you.
10/09/2019
Vaughn Zimmerman
Aunt June, our Uncle Tote was a wonderful person
who always had a kind word, a funny joke and
walked with the grace of God. We will miss him
always and cherish all of our memories. Please
know that you have all of our love and prayers are
with you and the rest of our family.
10/09/2019
Roger and Wanda Garland
We are so sorry for the loss of your loved one. We know you’re
hurting. We’ll continue to pray for you. God bless you.
10/08/2019
Kelvin and Christine Hartley
Jackie just wanted to say I am so sorry to hear about father..
he was a great man and will always be remembered.. if you
need anything just let Christine Know!! We love you!!
I only knew Garner for a short time however he
impacted my life and approach to life. A
dedicated security minded man with honor and
respect. It reminds me of Vince Lombardi and a
quote that he is famous for: "The price of
success is hard work, dedication to the job at
hand, and the determination that whether we win
or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves
to the task at hand." I pray to good lord that
Garner is in a better place sitting at the right
hand of Jesus, and I am thankful for having met
and worked with Garner. I truly am a better man
for having known him. He will be missed.
10/07/2019
Lindsey Shreve and Kathy Roe
We hate to hear this news. Garner was a great
man. He will be greatly missed.
