Retha Kline Obituary (1950 - 2018) - Greeneville, Tennessee

Retha Gilland Kline, 67, of Greeneville, passed away on Monday, October 15, 2018 at Johnson City Medical Center. She is survived by husband of 34 years: Gary Kline; special son and daughter-in-law: Shane and Amanda Dean; grandson: Riley Dean;3 sisters: Imogene Parkins, Elvie Cutshall, Floella Dean; five brothers and one sister-in-law: Vasil "Bud" Gilland, Elgin "Buster" Gilland, Kermit and Sherry Gilland; Ezra "Dean" Gilland, and Daniel Gilland; several nieces and nephews; sister-in-law and brother-in-law: Sherry and Nathan McFerrin of Atlanta, GA; father-in-law and mother-in-law: Jerry and Gerry Kline of Maumee, OH; uncles and aunts: Lonnie and Frankie Cutshall, Eldridge Cutshall, Tyson Gilland, Lo Dusty Marshall; several cousins; special friend: Judy Tarlton; dog: Tibby She is preceded in death by: parents: Mavil and Dorothy Gilland; two brothers: Larry Gilland, Ernie "Slim" Gilland. She had strong faith in the Lord. She loved children and was Aunt Retha to all she met. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 3-7PM at Jeffers Funeral and Cremation Service Downtown. The funeral service will be held on Friday at 3PM in Jeffers Funeral Chapel Downtown, with Rev. Lynn Mercer and Rev. Jerry Hopson officiating. Interment will follow in Graceland Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or the Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607. Thoughts and memories may be shared with the family at www.jeffersmortuary.com. Jeffers Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Retha Kline, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store. print Print Obituary