Mr. Kimsey was born on March 20, 1935 in Winston-Salem, NC to the late Von and Vera Smith Kimsey. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during which time he participated in Operation Wigwam, in which his ship was involved in an underwater test of the atomic bomb. He retired from Pitney Bowes.
He was preceded in death by parents, Von and Vera Kimsey.
Mr. Kimsey is survived by wife, Janis McMahan Kimsey, Jackson, TN. Son, Gary Kimsey (Ginny), Malvern, IA. Daughter, Carla Frye (Kenny), Jackson,TN
Four grandchildren, Kasey Crownover (Wayne), Hatton, AL. Derik Frye (Chelsea), Huron, TN
Katherine Kimsey (Mark Crider), Jackson, TN Phillip Kimsey (Micalah), Oakland, IA and
Fourteen great-grandchildren
He is also survived by sisters, Ivadess Dixon, Winston-Salem, NC; Jean Carroll, Angier, NC; and Manetta Beeson, Pilot Mtn, NC.