Kermit Bronell Reedy passed away at home on May 17, 2013.
Kermit was born April 5, 1930. He was 83 years old.
Visitation will be held at the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church at 127 Lafayette Drive in Oak Ridge on Saturday, May 18, from 5-7 p.m. Flowers are appreciated, or donations can be made to the Cancer Support Community of East Tennessee.
Kermit is survived by his wife of 65 years, Joyce Reedy, and their children, son Rolf Reedy, and daughter Pam Reedy and her husband Shelby Smith. His grandchildren are grandson, Austin Keathley and his wife Carrissa Keathley, and granddaughter Hannah Keathley; and great-grandson Haiden Keathley, son of Austin and Carrissa.
He was preceded in death by his oldest son Keith Reedy, his parents Vonnie Otto and Nora Jane Reedy, and his half-sister June Dufone.
A longtime Oak Ridge resident, Kermit was born in Tazewell, Tenn. In his youth, he worked for a radio station in Middlesboro, Ky., where he was the station’s technician and one of their radio DJs. He graduated from Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn., with a bachelor’s degree in physics.
In his early adult years, he worked for Union Carbide Nuclear Company at the Y-12 National Security Plant in Oak Ridge. Kermit left the employment for entrepreneurship. He was a self-employed contractor for many years, building homes and businesses. He was a recreational pilot, building, owning, and flying small-engine aircraft.
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