Robert Clemons

Robert J. Clemons "Bob" of Kingsport, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 10, 2016 at approximately 1:40 pm. He was 74 years young. Bob was born on July 25, 1942 in Kingsport, TN and resided here where he was a member of Charity Chapel Baptist Church. He worked at Eastman Chemical for 25 years from where he retired and picked up many hobbies such as coin and knife collecting and the one he loved most of all was entertaining his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He also loved racecar driving and used to participate at Kingsport Speedway. In some of his last days he reminisced about the races he was in and what joy it brought to him being on the track. He is preceded in death by his wife Bobbie Jane Clemons; his brothers, Doc and Charles Clemons; his daughters, Karen Knapp and Virginia Gibson; his son, Wayne Gibson; his grandson, Josh Bentley; his great granddaughter, Courtney Hawkins; his parents, Zeke and Martha Clemons Bob is survived by his three sisters, Nancy Louise McCormick of Claremont, NC, Opal Jones of Morristown and Pearly Price and husband Henry of Kingsport; his five children, Lisa McClellan and her husband Scott of Jackson MS, Teresa Sumner and her husband Danny of Kingsport, Robert Clemons and his wife Deborah of Gray, TN , Norma Belcher and her husband, Chris of Rogersville, Bobbie "Tobey" Hayes and her husband Jim of Kingsport, TN as well as fifteen grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren; along with many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 10 am to 12 pm on Thursday October 13, 2016 at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, 520 Watauga Street, Kingsport or anytime on Wednesday at the residence of his daughter, 532 Chadwell Drive, Kingsport. A funeral service will be held at 12 pm in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Mike Owens officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Jenia Cross, Jessica Sexton, Jameson Hayes, Brandy Ford, Logan Mayo and David Clemons. Honorary pallberarers will be Dennis Clemons, Robbie Clemons and Ben Horton. The family would like to send a special thanks to Jameson "Bub" Hayes for his loving care. Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport is serving the Clemons family.