Arnie Tinnel 
M, (15 May 1927 - 10 June 2002)
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- 10th great-grandson of Herman Op Den Graeff
Arnie Tinnel was born on 15 May 1927 at Claiborne County, Tennessee. He was the son of James Richard Tinnel and Clearsey Williams. Arnie Tinnel married, at age 27, Ruth E. Waldroup on Sunday, 26 December 1954 at Rossville, Walker County, Georgia. Arnie Tinnel died on 10 June 2002 at age 75 years and 26 days.
His obituary was published on 11 June 2002 His obituary stated:
ARNIE TINNEL
Arnie Tinnel of Kingston (TN) passed away Monday June 10, 2002. He was born May 15, 1927, in Claiborne County to J.R. and Clersey Tinnel. He was raised in Madisonville by his grandmother, Sarah Williams, after his mother died and the Norris Dam covered the family farm.
He married Ruth Waldroup on Dec. 26, 1954, in Rossville, GA. He worked many jobs from the age of 15, the last being Chevrolet in Toledo, Ohio. He worked there from 1956 until retirement in 1988. He moved back to Roane County from Monroe, MI, in 1990. He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 brothers, Ottis, Clarence and Earl (Boots) Tinnel; and 1 sister, Bertha (Tood) Cummings.
Survived by his wife of 47 years, Ruth Tinnel, 2 daughters and sons-in-Law; Cheryl and Preston Edmonds of Monroe, MI, Peggy and Leonard Jagd of Colorado Springs, CO; granddaughter and husband Bridget and Jeff McCracken; 2 great-grandsons, Jason and Bradlee McCracken; grand-children Beau Jagd and Brandee Jagd and James Edmonds; 3 sisters, Cedella Langston of Knoxville, Tommie Mae Rupert of Jefferson City and Ruth Banks of New Market; sister-in-law Mary Townsend; brothers-in-law and families, Wayne Waldroup, Jerry Waldroup, Park Waldroup, James Waldroup, Cecil Waldroup and Bill Waldroup; several cousins, nieces and nephews and special friend Charles H. Hill, Jr. and Sassy.
Funeral 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11, in the Kyker Chapel with Rev. Paul Lloyd officiating. Burial Thursday at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Kyker Funeral Home in Kingston.
www.kykerfuneralhome.com -- Published June 11, 2002
From Gary R. Hawpe, ed. and comp., 'Obituaries - Arnie Tinnel,' Van Bibber Pioneers E-Newsletter, Vol. 5 No. 8 (June 2002), pp. 10 - 11.
His obituary was published on 11 June 2002 His obituary stated:
ARNIE TINNEL
Arnie Tinnel of Kingston (TN) passed away Monday June 10, 2002. He was born May 15, 1927, in Claiborne County to J.R. and Clersey Tinnel. He was raised in Madisonville by his grandmother, Sarah Williams, after his mother died and the Norris Dam covered the family farm.
He married Ruth Waldroup on Dec. 26, 1954, in Rossville, GA. He worked many jobs from the age of 15, the last being Chevrolet in Toledo, Ohio. He worked there from 1956 until retirement in 1988. He moved back to Roane County from Monroe, MI, in 1990. He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 brothers, Ottis, Clarence and Earl (Boots) Tinnel; and 1 sister, Bertha (Tood) Cummings.
Survived by his wife of 47 years, Ruth Tinnel, 2 daughters and sons-in-Law; Cheryl and Preston Edmonds of Monroe, MI, Peggy and Leonard Jagd of Colorado Springs, CO; granddaughter and husband Bridget and Jeff McCracken; 2 great-grandsons, Jason and Bradlee McCracken; grand-children Beau Jagd and Brandee Jagd and James Edmonds; 3 sisters, Cedella Langston of Knoxville, Tommie Mae Rupert of Jefferson City and Ruth Banks of New Market; sister-in-law Mary Townsend; brothers-in-law and families, Wayne Waldroup, Jerry Waldroup, Park Waldroup, James Waldroup, Cecil Waldroup and Bill Waldroup; several cousins, nieces and nephews and special friend Charles H. Hill, Jr. and Sassy.
Funeral 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11, in the Kyker Chapel with Rev. Paul Lloyd officiating. Burial Thursday at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Kyker Funeral Home in Kingston.
www.kykerfuneralhome.com -- Published June 11, 2002
From Gary R. Hawpe, ed. and comp., 'Obituaries - Arnie Tinnel,' Van Bibber Pioneers E-Newsletter, Vol. 5 No. 8 (June 2002), pp. 10 - 11.
Children of Arnie Tinnel and Ruth E. Waldroup
Last Edited=14 Jul 2011