Charles Russell Zemp
October 3, 1926 — October 8, 2014
Charles Russell Zemp
Charles Russell Zemp - age 88 of Kingsport, TN passed away from lymphoma on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. He was the son of Lycebeth Goodlove Wood, John Osborn Wood, Sr. and Charles Rankin Zemp and the grandson of Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Russell Zemp and Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Goodlove.
Russ was born and raised in Knoxville, attending The McCallie School, Knoxville High and the University of Tennessee where he was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Russ was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, retiring with the rank of Captain. He and his wife, Lucy moved to Kingsport where he began his career as an investment broker with J.C. Bradford & Co. He was a past president and Paul Harris Fellow with the Rotary Club of Kingsport and a member of First Presbyterian Church. Russ was an avid outdoorsman and photographer and enjoyed snow skiing, fishing, camping, hunting and boating with friends and family. Active in retirement, he was a past commander with the Coast Guard Auxiliary. The family would like to thank special caregiver, Stephanie Lyons, and the medical staff at Mountain States Health Alliance.
Russ was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, John "Tim" Osborn Wood, Jr., and his brother-in-law, Wallace Woodruff Baumann.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Lucy Baumann Zemp; daughters Lucy Woodruff Zemp Garrabrants (Andrew) of Nashville, Elizabeth "Libby" Osborn Zemp Cheek (Ross) of Nashville, Katherine Russell Zemp of Jackson Hole and Knoxville; grandchildren William Ross Cheek, Elizabeth Osborn Cheek and Laura Hughes Cheek; sisters-in-law Sandra Roberts Wood and Ethel Baumann Skaggs; four nephews, one niece, and their families.
The memorial service will be held Monday, October 13, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 100 West Church Circle, Kingsport, TN, 37660 with a reception in the Fellowship Hall immediately following. Memorials may be sent to the First Presbyterian Church Music Fund, Kingsport Public Library, 400 Broad Street, Kingsport, TN 37660 or the charity of one's choice.
Russ was born and raised in Knoxville, attending The McCallie School, Knoxville High and the University of Tennessee where he was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Russ was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, retiring with the rank of Captain. He and his wife, Lucy moved to Kingsport where he began his career as an investment broker with J.C. Bradford & Co. He was a past president and Paul Harris Fellow with the Rotary Club of Kingsport and a member of First Presbyterian Church. Russ was an avid outdoorsman and photographer and enjoyed snow skiing, fishing, camping, hunting and boating with friends and family. Active in retirement, he was a past commander with the Coast Guard Auxiliary. The family would like to thank special caregiver, Stephanie Lyons, and the medical staff at Mountain States Health Alliance.
Russ was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, John "Tim" Osborn Wood, Jr., and his brother-in-law, Wallace Woodruff Baumann.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Lucy Baumann Zemp; daughters Lucy Woodruff Zemp Garrabrants (Andrew) of Nashville, Elizabeth "Libby" Osborn Zemp Cheek (Ross) of Nashville, Katherine Russell Zemp of Jackson Hole and Knoxville; grandchildren William Ross Cheek, Elizabeth Osborn Cheek and Laura Hughes Cheek; sisters-in-law Sandra Roberts Wood and Ethel Baumann Skaggs; four nephews, one niece, and their families.
The memorial service will be held Monday, October 13, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 100 West Church Circle, Kingsport, TN, 37660 with a reception in the Fellowship Hall immediately following. Memorials may be sent to the First Presbyterian Church Music Fund, Kingsport Public Library, 400 Broad Street, Kingsport, TN 37660 or the charity of one's choice.
Memorial Service
OCT 13. 11:00 AM
First Presbyterian Church
100 Church Circle
Kingsport, TN, US
Visitation
OCT 13
First Presbyterian Church
100 Church Circle
Kingsport, TN, US
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