Charles Everett Price

Charles Everett Price age 87 of Kingston, Tennessee passed away at home with family on the evening of December 22, 2016. He was preceded in death by parents Lee Dennis Price and Rosalie Bengel Price. He had major cancer surgery in 2010 and was disabled afterwards but his mind was sharp and he was able to live in his home of 50 years in Kingston, TN. He was born June 22, 1929 in Columbia, Tennessee. Charlie graduated from Loudon (TN) high school in 1947. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1951 with BS in Agricultural Engineering. He took some graduate courses at Purdue University. He was a Registered Professional Engineer in Indiana and Tennessee. After graduation from UT, Charlie worked in Indianapolis, IN for Stewart Warner Corp., designing aircraft heat exchangers. In 1955 he went to work for GE in Shelbyville, IN designing industrial heating equipment. He got some experience with computers in the late 1950s, then pursued a career in that field and came to work for Union Carbide Corp. in Oak Ridge, TN in 1963 and had both technical and management assignments at all three of the DOE facilities – K-25, X-10, and Y-12. Charlie retired from that work in 1992. Charlie had a lifelong interest in fishing and hunting and collected antique fishing tackle and guns. He grew up on a Loudon County farm in Matlock Bend along the Tennessee River which gave him an opportunity to develop and enjoy these hobbies. Charlie participated in a professional association for computing and wrote some journal articles. He was a member of the Parker Gun Collector Association (PGCA) and served as newsletter editor for a time. He wrote some magazine articles and books about Parker guns. He was inducted into the inaugural PGCA Hall of Fame, Class of 2014 and was a noted expert. Charlie and Elma joined the Kingston United Methodist Church when they moved to Kinston in 1963. Survived by wife of 66 years, Elma Pemberton Price Brother James F. Price, PhD and the late Norma Price of Plantation Point, GA Sons and daughters-in-laws: Daniel Allen Price and Debbie Hedgecock Price of Huntsville, AL; David P. Price, DDS and Melody Marsalis Price of Lillington, NC. Grandchildren Brandon Allen Price(Amanda); Natalie Anne Richardson(Scott); Dillon James Price; Meredith Lee Price; Mollie Elizabeth Cannady(Jim); Marshall David Price(Anne) Great grandchildren Temple Lee Cannady; Palmer James Cannady; Rylee Scott Price; Rosalie Anne Richardson and Bella Ruth Price Special Family Friend Karen Atchley, and the loving care given for Charlie and Elma for the last 6 years. The family will receive friends from 10 until 11am Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Kyker Funeral Home, Kingston, Tennessee with the funeral to follow at 11am in the Kyker Chapel. Rev. Sue Lynn Johnson of 1st Methodist Church, Kingston, Tennessee officiating; Brandon Allen Price, Grandson of Charles Price speaking. Burial 2pm Saturday, at Mossop Memorial Cemetery, Huntsville, Tennessee.

Charles Everett Price

June 22, 1929 - December 22, 2016