HENRY BEN "BUCK" SNEED, WB4DQH, June 29, 2018

HENRY BEN "BUCK" SNEED, age 92 of Athens, Tenn. passed away Friday, June 29, 2018, in NHC Healthcare of Athens, Tenn. He was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, Tenn., a son of the late Benjamin Harrison and Virginia Yarber Sneed, and preceded in death by his wife 62 years: Mary Ellen Brown Sneed on Feb. 23, 2018, Two Sisters: Sue Wyatt and Elizabeth Belcher. He retired from Athens Products and was a member for over 60 years of Fairview Baptist Church. He was a member of Woodman Life and Meridian Sun Lodge #50 F&AM. He and his wife had traveled in 50 states and Canada and he enjoyed working in his garden, camping and he was also a Ham radio operator with the call sign of WB4DQH. Survivors: Brother-in-law and wife: Lynn and Carrie Brown of Englewood, Tenn. Sister-in-law: Inez Barnette of Niota, Tenn. several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 7:00 P.M. Thursday in the Chapel of Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home with Dr. Jack Scallions officiating. Interment will be 11:00 A.M. Friday in McMinn Memory Gardens. Active pallbearers Keith Tulloch, Preston Tulloch, Brandon Williams, Tracy Brown, Nolan Brown, J. L. Barnette, Ken Gilreath, and Dwayne Rogers. The family will recieve friends from 5-7 Thursday in the funeral home. Those unable to attend may send condolences at www.laycockhobbs/notices/Henry-Sneed.com. Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home, Athens, Tenn. in charge of arrangements.