Larry Ray "Doc" Kimble, 69, of Upper Tract, West Virginia passed away Friday, May 13, 2022 at his home.

He was born April 22, 1953 at Petersburg and was the son of the late Richard Wesley Kimble and Mary Gladys Shreve Kimble.

He was a 1972 graduate of Franklin High School.  He had first worked at Valley Machine Shop and had retired from Mineral Fabrication after forty years as a superintendent of industrial construction.  He attended Christ Central Community Church.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Karen Sue Kimble, on May 11, 2013.

Surviving are –

One daughter –

Kelly Kimble of Fairmont, WV

Two sons –

Westley Kimble (Casey) of Petersburg

Nicholas Kimble of Upper Tract

Four sisters –

Patsy Robertson of Black Mountain, NC

Peggy Botkin (Doug) of Upper Tract

Darlene Mallow (Bill) of Greenwood, SC

Frankie Roberson (Tommy) of Franklin

Three brothers –

James Kimble (Judy) of Lahmansville

Carroll "Hap" Kimble (Rhona) of Upper Tract

Tony Kimble of Cumberland, MD

Three grandchildren –

Olivia, Madison and Adaline

And his companion –

Jenny Harper

The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon – 2:00 PM Tuesday, May 17 at Kimble Funeral Home in Franklin, where a funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Kevin Staggs officiating.

Interment will be at Cherry Hill Cemetery at Upper Tract.

Memorials may be made to Upper Tract Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 1290, Upper Tract, WV  26866 or Upper Tract Vol. Fire Dept., P. O. Box 42, Upper Tract, WV  26866.