Charles Ray Tiner

Charles Ray Tiner, 78, was born on March 12, 1934 and passed away peacefully from this earthly home to his heavenly home on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. Visitation will be Friday, September 28, 2012 from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm at Memory Chapel and the funeral will be Saturday, September 29 at 2:00 pm at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Bro. Drew Blanton, Bro. Mike Powell, Brother Darrell Lloyd and Bro. Charles Gordon will officiate. The body will be placed in the church at 1:00 pm Saturday. Charles was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and he loved his family and his Lord. He served in the U. S. Air Force as an electronic technician, worked at Masonite and Howard Industries, and retired from Robert Orr Sysco of Nashville. He also repaired televisions for many people in this area. He is survived by his high school sweetheart, Jo Ann Cleckler Tiner, whom he married on November 9, 1957 and enjoyed almost 55 years of marriage. From this love came their oldest son, Charles Arthur (Debbie) Tiner of Hempstead, TX; their daughter, Donna Jo (Patrick) Valdez of Pleasant View, UT; and their youngest son, David (Patricia) Tiner of Laurel. He is also survived by six grandchildren, Radale Tiner of Hempstead, TX, Ardy (Brandy) Tiner of Vanderbilt, TX, Sarah Jo Lockwood of Pleasant View, UT, Benjamin Lockwood of Fort Worth, TX, Daniel (Jennifer) Lockwood (serving in Afghanistan) and Chase Tiner of Laurel; great-grandchildren, Haylie Jo Harris of Pleasant View, UT and baby Tiner due in April 2013. Survivors also include three brothers, George (Jamesye) Tiner of Jackson, Lenwood Tiner of Waynesboro and Ralph (Allie) Tiner of Waynesboro; one sister, Nell (Benny) Sherrill of Lawton, OK; sisters-in-law, Jelene Cleckler Ratcliffe and family, Audie V. Tiner and family and Betty Tiner and family, along with several nieces and nephews. Other extended family include Drs. Tanuja and Bhaskar Reddy and children, Sreyas and Sathvik, Dr. Vidya Rao and children, Adithya and Varum, J. W. Wells, all of Nashville, TN, Phillip Cooley, Jason Cooley and family, and Crystal McMurry and family. He is preceded in death by his parents, Sam and Lillie Street Tiner; brothers, S. T. Tiner and Howard Tiner; sister, Lela B. Wright Irvin; and in-laws, Arthur and Rubye Walters Cleckler. Pallbearers will be Ardy Tiner, Phillip Cooley, Jason Cooley, Jason Ratcliffe, Julian Ratcliffe and Lance Taylor. Honorary pallbearers will be Pat Valdez, David Staples, James Cook, Ulysses Cooley and the Median Men’s Sunday School Class, Larry Dale Tiner, Phillip Tiner and Frankie Tiner. The family wishes to extend special thanks to SCRMC Hospice, Sarah Lee, Jackie Keys, Maxine Cook, Bro. Drew Blanton and James Cook for their love and care during the last few months. Memory Chapel of Laurel is in charge of the arrangements.

Charles Ray Tiner

March 12, 1934 - September 26, 2012