Rev. James H. Kinser^[1]

1919 - 2014  (94 years)

• Name	James H. Kinser
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	24 Nov 1919	Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Jan 2014	Morristown, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	28 Jan 2014	Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I314626	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	Hobert Kinser,   b. Abt 1898, Virginia ,   d. Bef 25 Jan 2014  (Age ~ 116 years)
  Mother	Vinia,   b. Abt 1901, Virginia ,   d. Bef 25 Jan 2014  (Age ~ 113 years)
  Family ID	F145934	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Geneva Mae Ward,   b. 25 May 1922,   d. 20 Aug 1978  (Age 56 years)
  Children	1. Jim Kinser   2. Alan Kinser   3. Carol Kinser
  Family ID	F123379	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Betty Bryan,   b. 11 Jul 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Jan 2012  (Age 79 years)
  Married	Abt 1980
  Family ID	F123377	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 24 Nov 1919 - Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky Died - 25 Jan 2014 - Morristown, Tennessee Buried - 28 Jan 2014 - Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S99] Farrar Funeral Home, (http://www.farrarfuneralhome.com), 8 Jan 2012. Betty Bryan Whitehead Kinser obituary [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 29 Jan 2014. Rev. James H. Kinser, age 94, of Morristown, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014, at his home after an extended illness. He was born November 24, 1919, in Harland, Kentucky. Rev. Kinser served as a pastor in Tennessee and Virginia areas for over 65 years. Those churches included Catherine Nenny, Whitesburg Baptist, Friendship Baptist, Concord Baptist, Fairview Baptist, Ewing First Baptist in Virginia, Buffalo Trail Baptist, Piedmont Baptist, First Baptist Tazewell, Northport Baptist, Talbott Baptist, French Broad Baptist, and Nance’s Grove Baptist. He also was a teacher/principal at Fairview Marguerite School and a teacher at Warrensburg School. Rev. Kinser served as Director of Missions for the East Tennessee Baptist Association, Cocke County. He also served in the United States Army during World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents Hobert and Vinia Kinser and two spouses Geneva Ward Kinser and Betty Whitehead Kinser. He is survived by his sons James (Janet) Kinser of St. George, SC and Alan (Brenda) Kinser of Morristown; daughter Carol (Claude) Musick of White Pine; brother Don (Ina) Kinser of Kingsport; two stepsons James Whitehead of New Lexox, IL and Robert Whitehead of New Market; stepdaughter Pat (Mike) Jones of Apollo Beach, FL; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family would like to thank Amedysis Hospice and caregiver Dennis Triplett for their loving care and compassion. Funeral services were held at 7:00 p.m. Monday, January 27, 2014, at Westside Chapel Funeral Home with Dr. William Blevins officiating. The family will meet for an 11:00 a.m. graveside service on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at Jefferson Memorial Gardens. The family received friends Monday prior to the services at the funeral home. Arrangements by Westside Chapel Funeral Home, Morristown [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 124132764).