Elmer Henry Goins

Elmer Henry Goins age 86, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on April 27, 2016, surrounded by his loving family at his home. On October 14, 1929, the late Echol and Bessie Lee Fields Goins welcomed the oldest of their five children. Elmer met the love of his life, Edna Massengill and they were married on April 23, 1955. In June 1988, Elmer retired from his lifelong career at Vulcan Materials and Tri Cities Concrete Plant where he was a cement truck driver. After retirement, he and Edna lived for their only granddaughter, Jennifer. In 2002, they moved to Franklin, TN and in 2005 to Winchester, TN to be close to their daughter and granddaughter. In 2014, they moved back to Kingsport due to declining health. Elmer was a faithful member of Lynn Garden Evangelical Methodist Church for over 50 plus years and was always the first person to church on Sunday morning and night. After moving to Franklin, he attended Barth Vernon United Methodist Church in Nashville, TN and First Church of the Nazarene in Cowan, TN. Elmer is survived by wife, Edna Goins of Kingsport, TN; daughter, Joretta Goins of Kingsport, TN; special niece, Renee Massengill of Kingsport, TN; granddaughter, Jennifer (C...[more]

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y) Jackson of Winchester, TN; great-granddaughters, Adalynn and Alanna Jackson; sisters, Pauline Herron of Rogersville, TN and Irene (David) Thomas of Toccoa, GA; brothers, Albert (Paralee) Goins of Edison, TN and Fred Goins of Lawrenceville, GA; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 5-7 PM Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home. Visitation will also be held Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 11:00am until 1:30pm at Lynn Garden Evangelical Methodist Church in Kingsport. Funeral services will follow at 1:30pm with Rev. Grady Lee officiating. Interment will follow in East Lawn Memorial Park with family and friends serving as pallbearers. Moore-Cortner Funeral Home 300 1st Ave NW, Winchester, TN 37398, (931)967-2222, www.moorecortner.com