John Chester Calhoun

Published 4:42 pm Wednesday, August 30, 2017

John Chester Calhoun, 70, of Hampton, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at his residence after a brief illness.
A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Roy and Ethel Jackson Calhoun.
John was a 1965 graduate of Hampton High School. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam Era. He was a retired employee of Mapes Piano String Company and a member of Hampton Christian Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Ed and Russell Calhoun.
Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Penny McCloud Calhoun; a daughter, Misty McCoury and husband Lee, Elizabethton; a grandson, Isaac McCoury; a granddaughter, Isabella McCoury; two step-sons, Tracy and Scott Tipton; a sister, Shelby Jean Carroll, Elizabethton; two brothers, Harvey Calhoun and wife Gloria, Stow, Ohio, and Raymond Calhoun, Johnson City; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for John Chester Calhoun will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, August 31, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Mr. Dwayne Calhoun, minister, officiating. Music will be provided by Anna Hurley and Greg Odom. Graveside services and interment will be at 1 p.m. Friday, September 1, at Mountain Home National Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of Mapes Piano String Company. The family would like to express a special “Thank You” to the staff of Amedisys Hospice including a special nurse, Mandy Ward, and his church family for the love and support shown during John’s illness. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Military Honors will be provided by the Carter County Honor Guard. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at noon Friday to go to the cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of John to the Building Fund, Hampton Christian Church, 810 Deerfield Lane, Hampton, TN 37658. Condolences may be sent to the family at our website at www.memorialfcelizabethton.com.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is serving the Calhoun family.