Dennis Clinton Kyker of Julian, NC went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 22, 2018. Born on July 18, 1933 in Johnson City, TN to Jacob H. Kyker and Nola Marsh Kyker. Dennis grew up on a dairy farm in Jonesborough, TN with a love for God and His creation. After high school he left the mountains of East Tennessee and looked for work in Polo, IL where he learned the trade of a newspaper pressman. In Polo, Illinois he met the love of his life and married Roberta Mckay. After marriage Dennis and Roberta moved to Johnson City, TN. Later the Kykers moved to North Carolina and settled in Greensboro in 1961 where Dennis began working for the Greensboro News & Record. Dennis & Roberta raised six children on their small farm in Julian where Dennis loved to work outside in his produce gardens and tend to the animals. After 56 years of marriage to his best friend and love, Roberta left this life and joined Church Triumphant in 2012. Dennis was preceded in death by three sisters, Mabel Payne, Velma Huisman, Ruby Edwards, and one brother, W. Howard Kyker. Dennis is survived by his children, Carl (Cindy) Kyker of Woodstock, GA, Charles (Julie) Kyker of Hickory, NC, Cindy (Carl) Johnson of Greensboro, NC, Jacob (Andrea) Kyker of Franklinville, NC, Cathy (Tony) Webster of Gibsonville, NC, and Clay Kyker of Semora, NC, twelve grandchildren, and great grandchildren, and a brother, James Kyker, Jonesboro, TN, and a sister, Norma Jean Funderberg, Shawnee, OK. Dennis is a faithful follower of Jesus Christ and a member of Tabernacle United Methodist Church where he loved teaching and ministering to adults as a Sunday School teacher and he served for years as a certified lay speaker of the United Methodist Church in area churches. A Viewing and Receiving of Friends is at 1:00 pm, A Celebration of Life at 2:00pm and graveside service immediately following will all be observed at Tabernacle UMC on Wednesday, December 26, 2018. Please share your thoughts and memories with the family at www.LoflinFH.com. Loflin Funeral Home of Liberty, NC has the honor of serving the Kyker Family. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Building Fund of Tabernacle UMC, 5721 Methodist Road, Greensboro NC 27406 or give online at the website www.tabernacle-umc.com.
