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He was previously a resident of Kingsport but had lived in Seymour for the last 16 years. He attended Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church when in Kingsport. He was a member of GWRRA and Middle Tennessee Precision Drill Team and also a member of Campers R Us. He held a certification of flight worthiness on Glacier Girl, a World War II fighter plane that was restored. He retired after 42 years and was top of his field in aviation excellence, he was also an examiner for A & P license.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Elaine Poore; his brother, Doug Poore; and his sister, Joyce Price. Survivors include his loving wife Sue Depew Poore of the home; son, Michael and wife Jessica Poore of Cape Canaveral, Fla.; daughter, Jessica Elaine Poore of Cocoa Beach, Fla.; grandchildren, Austin Poore, Kendall Poore, and Ashley Hanely; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM on Wednesday, July 21, 2010. Funeral services will follow with Rev. Jody Jenkins officiating. Military graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Thursday, July 22, 2010 at Tri-Cities Memory Gardens with Hammond Post # 3 and Gate City Post 265 officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 383 Main Ave. 5th Floor, Norwalk, CT, 06851 or to the Buffalo Ridge Bus Ministry, 197 Suncrest Street, Gray, TN, 37615.
Tri-Cities Funeral Home and Memory Gardens is honored to serve the Poore Family. For more information, please call 423-323-5167.
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