Tommy Lynn "Big Un" Kerr^{[1, 2]}

1952 - 2005  (52 years)

• Name	Tommy Lynn "Big Un" Kerr
  Born	5 Nov 1952
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Jun 2005	University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [3, 4]
  Buried	4 Jul 2005	Clarks Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I211389	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	J. T. Kerr,   b. 3 Sep 1930,   d. 23 Oct 2011, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Imogene Murr,   b. 28 Apr 1936, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Jul 2010, Rockford, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F100089	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Reba Caughron
  Children	1. Tommy Kerr, Jr.   2. Melsia Ann Kerr,   b. 21 Dec 1975,   d. 14 Mar 1976  (Age 0 years)   3. Lacretia Kerr   4. Justin Tyler Kerr
  Family ID	F80601	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 29 Jun 2005 - University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 4 Jul 2005 - Clarks Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 15 Dec 2000. J. B. Caughron obituary [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 14 Mar 1976. Melsia Ann Kerr obituary [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 1 Jul 2005. Tommy L. ''Big Un'' Kerr Sr., of Rockford, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. He was the owner of J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment. He was well known in the East Tennessee Dirt Racing community as a master chassis builder and parts distributor. He was preceded in death by his infant daughter, Melissa Ann Kerr; grandparents, Frank and Mary Kerr and Betty Henson and Truman Kerr. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Tommy Jr. and Kelly Kerr of Maryville; daughter and son-in-law, Lacretia and Travis Holbert of Maryville; son, Justin Tyler Kerr of Maryville; grandchildren, Jakob Reece Kerr and Jordan Elizabeth Arnold; parents, J.T. and Imogene Kerr of Rockford; brother and sister-in-law, Roger and Mickie Kerr Rockford; sister, Cynthia Kerr of Karns; loving companion, Monica Jill Mikles. Graveside service and interment 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 4, 2005 at Clark's Grove Cemetery with Rev. Fred Murr and Rev. Danny Hill officiating. Pallbearers are David Bryant, Marlin Bull, Clayton Christenberry, Gusty Christenberry, Larry Jett, Steve Jones, Benny Nuchols, Rick Ogle and Travis Reno. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society in memory of Tommy Kerr Sr. The family will receive friends 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, July 3, 2005, Smith Mortuary, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.smithmortuary.com. [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 408-02-3866. Issued in Tennessee