Gaynell Bledsoe

“ABSENT from the body PRESENT with the Lord, UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN” Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep, if I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. Gaynell Bledsoe went home to be with the Lord Wednesday morning, October 9th, 2019. She enjoyed reading the Bible, spending time with her family and taking care of her special daughter sassy, her canine companion. She was proceeded in death by her mother, Nettie Casteel; brothers, Junior Casteel, and Bill Owens; and sister, Maxie Starnes. Gaynell is survived by one sister, Nancy Kerns Kilgore; one brother, Lucian “Doll” Casteel; five children, David Tipton, Lisa Smith, Lynn Tipton, Mary Jane Tipton, Paula Ferguson; and special daughter her dog “Sassy”; grandchildren, Ashley Elliott, Austin Short, Daniel Smith, Matthew Smith, Philip Tipton, Tony Tipton, April Tipton; great grandchildren, Blake and Trystan Elliott, Evelyn, Lydia, Donavon Smith, Hawk Smith, Blake, Jessip, Teagan and Kaylee Tipton, and Gabriel Harmon; as well as several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held on Thursday October 17th, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm at Trinity Memorial Centers with Brother Danny Kerns officiating. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil for thine is the kingdom the power and the glory forever Amen. Trinity Memorial Centers Funeral Home (423-723-8177) is honored to serve the Bledsoe family.