Kinney, Thomas B.

KILGORE -- Services for Tom Kinney, 77, of Kilgore, will be 
10 a.m. Tuesday, December 19, 2006, at First Baptist Church 
with the Rev. Eddie Hilburn and the Rev. David Hampton 
officiating. Burial will follow in Hickory Grove Cemetery. 
Mr. Kinney died Sunday, December 17, 2006, in Kilgore. He was 
born August 19, 1929, in Kilgore, Texas. Tom went to work for 
Blalock Hardware Store when he was 13 years old. The store 
became Marshall Supply and is now known as East Texas Lumber. 
Mr. Kinney worked at that store for 50 years. He was recently 
employed at Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore, where he had worked 
for the last 20 years. Mr. Kinney was a member of First Baptist 
Church. Tom was a fine man, loved by many, who touched numerous 
lives. Mr. Kinney is survived by his wife, Koleta Kinney of 
Kilgore; son and daughter-in-law, Clay and Judi Kinney of Flower 
Mound; grandchildren, Hope and Jillian Kinney of Flower Mound; 
brother and sister-in-law, Marcus and Wanda Kinney of Athens, 
Texas; two sisters, Mary Ann Baker of Mont Belvieu, Texas, and 
Lillian Bass of Hideaway Lake; a sister-in-law, Carol Kinney of 
Kilgore; an uncle, Cabel Hale of Kilgore; and many nieces, 
nephews and cousins. Tom was preceded in death by his parents, 
J.C. and Virginia Kinney; and a brother, Malcom Kinney. The 
family will receive friends 6-7:30 p.m. today, December 18, 2006, 
at Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Memorial contributions may be 
made to the Hickory Grove Cemetery Trust, P.O. Box 3521, Kilgore, 
Texas 75663, or the Mission Program of First Baptist Church, P.O. 
Box 1206, Kilgore, Texas 75663. The family would like to thank 
Odyssey Hospice of Tyler and the staff of The Willows for all 
their care. Please leave online condolences at 
www.Raderfuneralhome.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 12/18/2006.

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Kinney, Thomas B.

KILGORE -- Services for Tom Kinney, 77, of Kilgore, will be 10 a.m. 
Tuesday, December 19, 2006, at the First Baptist Church, with the 
Reverend Eddie Hilburn and the Reverend David Hampton officiating. 
Burial will follow in Hickory Grove Cemetery. Mr. Kinney died Sunday, 
December 17, 2006, in Kilgore. He was born August 19, 1929, in Kilgore, 
Texas. Tom went to work for Blalock Hardware Store when he was 13 years 
old. The store became Marshall Supply and is now known as East Texas 
Lumber. Mr. Kinney worked at that store for 50 years. He was recently 
employed at Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore, where he had worked for the 
last 10 years. Mr. Kinney was a member of the First Baptist Church. Tom 
was a fine man, loved by many, who touched numerous lives. Mr. Kinney 
is survived by his wife, Koleta Kinney of Kilgore; son and 
daughter-in-law, Clay and Judi Kinney of Flower Mound; grandchildren, 
Hope and Jillian Kinney of Flower Mound, Texas; brother and sister-in-law, 
Marcus and Wanda Kinney of Athens, Texas; two sisters, Mary Ann Baker of 
Mont Belvieu, Texas, and Lillian Bass of Hideaway Lake; a sister-in-law, 
Carol Kinney of Kilgore; an uncle, Cabel Hale of Kilgore; and many nieces, 
nephews, and cousins. Tom was preceded in death by his parents, J.C. and 
Virginia Kinney; and a brother, Malcom Kinney. The family received 
friends 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, December 18, 2006, at Rader Funeral Home in 
Kilgore. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hickory Grove Cemetery 
Trust, P.O. Box 3521, Kilgore, TX75663; or the Mission Program of the 
First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1206, Kilgore, TX 75663. The family would 
like to thank Odyssey Hospice of Tyler and the staff of The Willows for 
all their care. Please leave online condolences at www.Raderfuneralhome.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 12/19/2006.