Kenny Eldred

Published 2:00 am Sunday, May 16, 2010

The funeral for Dr. Kenny Lee Eldred, 73, of Athens will be at 2 p.m. today at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Dusty McLemore and Sonny Schofield officiating. Interment will be at Limestone Memorial Gardens.

He died Friday, May 14, 2010, at home.

Dr. Eldred was born Nov. 27, 1936, in Covington, Ky., to Ray and Nancy Dixon Eldred.

Dr. Eldred was a practicing chiropractor in Athens from 1960 until Feb. 19, 2010, after coming from Tomkinsville, Ky., where he practiced for two years. He was an avid bass fisherman and of the Baptist faith.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Nancy Dixon Eldred; and several brothers and sisters.

He is survived by girlfriend, Stella Whitt of Athens; son, Gregory Ray Eldred of Toney; daughter, Terri Lee Vibbert of Summershade, Ky.; brother, Eugene Simpson of Boise, Idaho; sister, Mary Louise Tomlin of Indianapolis; grandchildren, Crystal Lee Fields and Jeremy Keith Vibbert; and great-grandchild, Austin Keith Fields.

Pallbearers will be Scott Towery, Danny Heard, James McCreary, James Smith, Mitch Davis and Troy Davis. Honorary pallbearers are Carlos Hardy, Austin James, Lamar Bauer, Dwight Young and Joe Campbell.