Born on July 19, 1948 with her twin-sister, Barbara Jean Sinclair Fox, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to George and Betty Sinclair. She had a life-long career as a legal secretary to many prominent lawyers in Knoxville and Johnson City. Her favorite being Caesar Stair III of Bernstein, Stair and McAdams.
She met the love of her life, Ed Kimbro, 14 years ago and now they are together in Heaven. She was a devout Christian, a very giving person and someone you could count on. She was very resilient according to her daughter, Emily, always willing to try and show up. She was artsy, creative making her pieces of jewelry, such as retro watch bracelets, just created things out of nothing. Other aspects of her life were spending time with her grandchildren, who she dearly loved, such as beach trips, summers spent with grandchildren in her home, and going to flea markets to find treasures and used them making her jewelry pieces. She loved celebrating the birthdays of her grandchildren. The grandchildren would not answer their phones on their birthdays so that Grammy would leave a recorded singing and talking Happy Birthday. In fact, these recordings have been kept for many years by them. Also, she had an interest in coin collecting. She was very close with her mirror image twin sister, Barbara.
She is survived by her daughter, Emily Altman (Benjamin); her twin-sister, Barbara Jean Fox (Gary); son Christopher Heenan (Lilly), and stepson, Matthew Kimbro (Katie). Also her six grandchildren, Haley, Brianna, Samuel, and Jacob Altman, Ava Grace Hennan and Archer Kimbro. She was very close with her niece, Candace Capps (Kent).
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edmon (Ed) Kimbro and her parents, George and Betty Sinclair.
A graveside service will take place at 3:00 PM on September 24, 2024 at the Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery in the Garden of Time Section on Sutherland Avenue in Knoxville. Service will be led by Reverend Rowland Buck, St. Marks Global Methodist Church.
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