Linda Ann Clark Keen

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course.

Linda Ann Clark Keen, 63, Kingsport, died Saturday July 18, 2009 from complications of long-term diabetes.

Linda was born and raised in Birmingham, AL. She graduated from Samford University with a Bachelor in Sociology and Psychology.

She was a member of the Colonial Heights Baptist Church and was a long-time Sunday school teacher, choir member, and member of the Women's Missionary Union.

Linda was also a volunteer with Clean Kingsport.

She was preceded in death by parents, Henry J. Clark, Jr. and Josephine Harlan Clark.

Surviving are her husband, George Keen, Kingsport; daughter, Kristen Noel Keen, Raleigh, NC; son, Benjamin Patrick Keen and wife, Colleen, Natchitoches, LA; and four granddaughters, Avery, Regan, Charis, and Darby; brother, Henry J. Clark III and wife, Pat, Fairhope, AL; and one niece, Kelly.

The family will receive friends Tuesday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Colonial Heights Baptist Church. Services will be at 7:00 p.m. with Dr. James Royston and Rev. Bob McNew officiating.

Graveside services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Oak Hill Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be Wayne Strong, Ken Hopkins, Jim Hunt, Wendell Kirk, David Myers, and Jim Deason.

Memorial contributions may be given to JDRF, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, 6701 Baum Drive, Building B, Suite 240, Knoxville, TN 37919.