Mark Kelly Fleming

New Orleans, LA. He grew up in Portland and Fayetteville, TN, and lived briefly in Franklin, KY.

Mark attended Belmont College in Nashville and graduated from Southern College of

Optometry in 1975. He practiced optometry in Germantown, Brownsville, and Knoxville, TN. For

the last 30 years, he practiced optometry at Wal-Mart Vision Center in West Knoxville. Mark

knew he wanted to practice optometry from a very early age. He set his goals and met them

with much dedication and commitment. In 1972, he married the love of his life, Linda Rebecca Moore Fleming.

Together, they celebrated 45 blissful years of marriage and were blessed by five wonderful children. Mark and

his family enjoyed camping in the Smokies and many beach trips to Gulf Shores, AL. Mark loved

football and never missed watching a UT game. He attended many soccer, baseball, and

basketball games and wrestling matches of his children. Any description of Mark would be

incomplete without describing him as a great lover of music; specifically, anything written from

1960 through 1979. He knew the words to all the pop songs and listened to them with great

passion, even though he had heard them countless times. Mark is survived by his wife, Linda; five children—

Stacey Klidzejs (Mike) (Murfreesboro, TN), Todd Kelly Fleming (Jhoma) (Rockledge, FL), Ashley Blake (Chris)

(Paso Robles, CA), Cameron Moore Fleming (Vanessa) (Knoxville, TN), and Mark Elliott Fleming (Knoxville, TN);

sister, Ellen Fleming-Hughes (David) (Plano, TX); (deceased parents), Gene and Juanita Fleming (Knoxville,

TN); and in laws—Will and Bobbie Moore (Columbia, TN), Beth and Louie Dunn (Columbia, TN),

and George and (deceased) Debbie Hannah (Bartlett, TN). He is also survived by six

grandchildren, Aidan, Canon, and Quinn Fleming (Rockledge, FL); Addie and Brody Blake (Paso

Robles, CA); and Sylas Fleming (Knoxville, TN), and by numerous nieces and nephews and one

grandniece. Funeral services will be at Berry Highland West on May 8, 2017. Receiving of family and friends

begins at 11 am, and funeral services begin at noon, officiated by Dr. Larry Fields. Mark, you will be missed.

Rest in the arms of Jesus. We love you.