Verlyn Leroy Kilts

Died: July 23, 2008

Verlyn Leroy Kilts, 83, of Davy Crockett Drive, Greeneville, died Wednesday at Signature HealthCARE of Greeneville.

Mr. Kilts was a retired truck driver.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War, serving as a member of an engineering battalion.

Mr. Kilts was the widower of Claudia Kilts and Hortense Kilts.

Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law: JoAnn Kilts of Greeneville and Linda and David Schoonveld of Clarence, Ill.; five grandchildren and a grandson-in-law: Gayle Kilts, Claudia and Ned Campbell III of Greeneville, Trevor Schoonveld, Jessica Schoonveld, and Max Schoonveld of Clarence; five great-grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law: Jerry and Jean Kilts of Spirit Lake, Iowa; several nieces and nephews; and his special friends: Gerri Wick, Marge Fischer, the Hartwell family, and Bruce and Linda Fields.

He was a son of the late Florida and Ola Kilts and was preceded in death by a grandson: Michael Meyer; and six brothers: Otis Kilts, Johnny Kilts, Cecil Kilts, Harlan Kilts, Elba Kilts, and Floyd Kilts.

The family will receive friends from noon-1 p.m. Friday at Kiser Funeral Home.

The funeral service will follow visitation at 1 o'clock in the funeral home chapel. The Rev. Buster Shelton will officiate.

Interment will follow in GreeneLawn Memory Gardens. A military graveside service will be conducted by the Greeneville-Greene County Color Guard.

Pallbearers will be his friends and relatives.

Condolences may be sent to the Kilts family online at www.mem.com