Kenneth Wayne Garland, 53, of Elizabethton, passed away Friday, August 8, 2014, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital.
Kenneth was a native of Carter County and a 1978 graduate of Elizabethton High School. He was a factory supervisor.
Kenneth was a member of Freedom Fellowship Church. He was an avid fisherman.
He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Brown Garland, who died October 4, 1976.
Survivors include his wife and love of his life, Donna Lynne Townley Garland; two children, Kenny and Cheyenne; his mother, Helen Oliver Garland; his brother, Leroy Garland and wife Sheryl, Johnson City; sisters, Penny Garland and Vicky and Jerry Daugherty, all of Elizabethton; and Townley brothers and sisters, Terry Baker Townley, Adam Townley and Scott and Earlene Townley, all of Morristown. Several nieces and nephews and his many friends also survive.
A Service to Celebrate the Life of Kenneth Wayne Garland will be conducted at 7 p.m. Saturday, August 16, at Memorial Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, prior to the service. The family would like to express a special “Thank You” to his many friends and extended family, Courtney Valentine, Emilee and Josh Howard, Robert and Jarilyn Campbell and Audrey and Amber and Judy and Arnold Hooks for their love and support. To those who prefer, memorials may be made to: www.gofundme.com/ctdfok. Friends may also visit with the family at his residence. Condolences may be e-mailed to mfc@chartertn.net.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is serving the Garland family.