Joann Harper

(nee, Kuykendall)

Kingsport, TN/Hegewisch, IL

Joann Harper, age 71 of Kingsport, TN, formerly of Hegewisch, passed away peacefully at her home in Kingsport on Wednesday, June 3, 2015.

She is survived by her loving husband of 55 years, Larry Harper;

6 Children: David (Pam) Harper

Brian (Kathy) Harper

Craig (Tonya) Harper

Paul (Jeska) Harper

Kevin (Melinda) Harper

Todd Harper;

19 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren;

4 sisters: Judy (Don) Hone, Clarice (Freddy) Everly,

Eileen (Terry) Morris and Paulette (Ricky) Bratcher;

3 brothers: Donnie (Carolyn) Renfrow,

Dalton (Juanita) Renfrow, Neal (Krysta) Renfrow;

Brother-in-law, Logan Leach;

Many nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by her parents, Claude and Ida Bell Kuykendall; brothers, Claude Kuykendall, Jr. and infant twin brothers; 2 sisters: Versie Leach and

Betty Kuykendall.

A time of visitation will be held on Friday evening, June 5, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. directly at Calvary Tabernacle Church, 621 South Broad Street, Griffith, IN 46319.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, June 6th at the church with a visitation from 10:30 a.m. until the time of the service at 11:30 a.m. with Pastor Craig Harper officiating.

Burial will follow at Memory Lane Cemetery in Crown Point, IN.

Joann was a faithful member of Calvary Tabernacle Church and a former member of Zion Holiness Church in Hammond, where she taught Sunday school. Joann loved to sing and could often be heard in her flower garden singing. She adored her family and was a loving and kind woman who will be dearly missed by all who were blessed to know her.

For more information you may call Bocken Funeral Home at (219)-844-1600, or www.bockenfunerals.com.