Eleanor K. Church

Mrs. Eleanor Kimberlin Church, age 77, of Tater Hill Road, Zionville, passed away Tuesday afternoon, November 29, 2016 at her home.  Born September 18, 1939 in Johnson County Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late D. C. and Maude Stevens Kimberlin.  Eleanor was retired from Shadowline and ASU.  She was an active member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Mountain City.  She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Robert Church, one son, Martin Church and wife Carrie Dillon of Boone, four grandchildren; Weston Church, Benjamin Church, Willow Dillon and Hawk Dillon, one sister, Peggy Church of Vilas, one brother, James Kimberlin and wife Jeanette of Virginia, and a number of nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two infant grandchildren, Phoenix Dillon and Maya Olivia Dillon and two infant siblings. Memorial services for Mrs. Eleanor Church will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Mountain City.  The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 o’clock until 7:30 at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home.  Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, 3385 Roan Creek Road, Mountain City, TN 37683.  Online condolences may be shared with the Church family at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Church family. As requested, this obituary is a courtesy of Mountain City Funeral Home.