Funeral services for Ralph Lee Kimbrell, 75, of Cornelia, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 14, at Hillside Memorial Chapel with Dr. Butch Franklin and the Rev. Ray Turpin officiating. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery in Mt. Airy.
Mr. Kimbrell went home to be with the Lord Sunday, April 11, 2021.
Born March 10, 1946, at the Charm House in Clarkesville, he was the son of the late Tom and Bonnie Pitts Kimbrell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his infant son, Ralph Kimbrell Jr.; granddaughter, Katie Richins; brothers, Loyd Kimbrell, Joe Kimbrell, Howard Kimbrell, Wilkie Kimbrell, and Edward Kimbrell.
Ralph was a retired mechanic with the Coca Cola Company with 35 years of dedicated service. In his spare time, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and watching NASCAR. Most of all, Ralph loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He was a member of Mt. Airy Baptist Church.
Survivors include his loving wife of 46 years, Carol Garner Kimbrell; daughter and son-in-law, Sheila and Tim Pritchett; sons and daughters-in-law, Michael Ferguson, Ricky and Tina Ferguson, Brannon Kimbrell, and Randy and Nika Kimbrell; brothers and sister-in-law, J.C. and Mary Kimbrell, and Efford Kimbrell; sisters, Betty Payne and Catherine Welch; grandchildren, Brian and Ryleigh Pritchett, Chance Pritchett, Brittany Ferguson, Carlie Harris, Brianna Ferguson, and Michelle Ferguson; great-grandchildren, Emma, Adalee, Ansley, and Maddie; several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
An online guest registry is available for the Kimbrell family at HillsideMemorialChapel.com
Arrangements are in the care of Hillside Memorial Chapel, Clarkesville.