Kenneth Edwin O'Connor

Kenneth Edwin O’Connor, age 91, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021, at Blount Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Kenneth was a lifelong member of Middlesettlements United Methodist Church. He lived on the family farm in the Middlesettlements community where he enjoyed tending to his cattle. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was retired from Walker’s Supply Company after 40 plus years where he sold heating and plumbing supplies. In recent years, he looked forward to his weekly lunches with his nephew, John. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Joyce Johnston O’Connor; parents, Dennis and Ethel O’Connor; sisters, Edith Boling and Martha Purkey. He is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Melinda and Mike Andes; granddaughter and husband, Melissa and Jared Duckett; great-grandson, Liam Michael Duckett; nephews, Mitch, Mark, and Russ Boling, John Johnston, Bradley Garrett, and Hank Purkey; niece, Terry Simerly.
The family will receive friends 5:00-7:00 PM Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at Middlesettlements United Methodist Church with funeral services to follow at 7:00PM with Rev. Magan Stubblefield and Rev. Rex Rogers officiating. Family and friends will meet 11:00AM Wednesday at Middlesettlements United Methodist Church Cemetery for the interment.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Middlesettlements Cemetery Association, c/o Peggy Morgan, 2610 Grey Ridge Rd., Maryville, TN 37801.