Albert Kenneth Mcphail

Obituary
Albert Kenneth McPhail, 86, a longtime resident of the Prospect community in Cleveland, TN went home to be with his Heavenly father on Thursday night, August 1st, 2013 from a Chattanooga hospital following a brief illness. Kenneth was born in Niota, TN on July 18th, 1927 a son of the late Albert Marion and Sarah Elizabeth McPhail. He joined the Philippi Baptist Church in 1959 and has been a faithful member and was the oldest serving deacon and chairman of the deacon board at the time of his death. Kenneth was retired from Charleston Hosiery Company where worked for over forty years. He loved and was very devoted and spent his life serving his Lord, wife Pauline, family and church family. Kenneth’s heart desire was to let his life be a witness of Christ’s love to those around him and was concerned about everyone’s salvation he came in contact with.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter Judith Ann McPhail, three sisters Vesta Peak, Ethel Thearp and Glaphrey McPhail, three brothers Ralph McPhail, Lewis McPhail and Earl McPhail and one grandson Wallace Gregory Harden.
He leaves behind to cherish his memory his loving and devoted wife of almost seventy years Alice Pauline Thomas McPhail, three children Linda Murray and husband Jerry, Sharon Harden and husband Lake and Dwaine McPhail, eleven grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren, one sister Irene Sneed of San Jose, CA. He is also survived by numerous other extend family members, friends and church family.
A celebration of his life is planned for Sunday night, August 4th, 2013 at 7:00 PM at Philippi Baptist Church located at 2484 Old Harrison Pike NW with the Dr. Sammy Hooker officiating. The family will receive friends at the church on Sunday afternoon from 4:00 PM until the 7:00 PM service.
The interment and committal service will take place on Monday morning, August 5th, 2013 at 11:00 AM in the Earls Cemetery with the deacons of Philippi Baptist Church serving as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers the family request that memorial donations be made to the Philippi Baptist Church Youth fund in memory of Kenneth.
You are encouraged to share a memory of Kenneth and/or your personal condolences with his family by visiting his memorial web page and guestbook at www.companionfunerals.com.
Companion Funeral & Cremation Service and the Cody family are honored to assist the McPhail family with these arrangements.


Visitation Details
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Sunday, August 4th, 2013
Philippi Baptist Church
2484 Old Harrison Pike NW
Cleveland, TN 37311

Interment
Monday, August 5th, 2013

Celebration of Life Service Details
7:00 PM
Sunday, August 4th, 2013
Philippi Baptist Church
2484 Old Harrison Pike NW
Cleveland, TN 37311

Earls Cemetery
11:00 AM