McKenzie, Douglas Stephen, age 50, of Lynchburg, passed from this life on
Thursday, November 17th, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. Doug
was raised in Moore County, Tennessee and was a 1984 graduate of Moore
County High School. He proudly served in the United States Air Force
during Desert Storm as an F-15 crew chief in the 3246th Test Wing, Eglin
Air Force Base. He was then employed as an aircraft mechanic with
American Airlines before returning home to Lynchburg. He was employed
with Jack Daniels Distillery for 18 years and was the Director of
Bottling Operations. Doug was an avid hunter and football enthusiast,
especially for the Moore County Raiders. He received his B.A. Management
and Human Resources degree from Trevecca Nazarene University and has been
a member of Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church and Main Street Church of
Christ. Doug was preceded in death by his grandparents, R.D. and Lynette
McKenzie, E.W. Campbell; brother-in-law, Gerald Fletcher; and
sister-in-law, Robbie McKenzie. He is survived by his wife, Lorrie of 29
years; sons, Jared and Evan; daughter, Erin; parents, R.D. McKenzie Jr.
and his wife Ann and Linda McKenzie; grandmother, Mahala Campbell;
brother, Troy McKenzie and his wife Teena; step-sister, Rachel McKelvey
and her husband Richie; in-laws, John and Pat Fletcher; and many loving
nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 18th,
2016 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 5:00-8:00pm. Funeral services will be
held on Saturday, November 19th, 2016 at 1:00pm in the Kilgore Funeral
Home Chapel with Bro. Jimmy Keasey officiating. Burial will follow at
Smith’s Chapel Cemetery in Moore County. For those who wish, in lieu of
flowers, the family asks that donations be made to The University of
Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 4486, Houston, Texas 77210-4486
or to the Multi-County Cancer Support Network, P.O. Box 1355, Tullahoma,
Tennessee 37388.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.