Mac Skeen

October 23, 1935 - November 2, 2019

Mac Skeen McClellan W. Skeen, 84, of Kingsport, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019, at his home. He was born October 23, 1935, in Bristol, TN to the late Ralph and Hazel Skeen. Mac was a 1955 graduate of Lynn View High School and proudly served in the U.S. Air Force. He retired from Eastman Chemical Company following twenty-nine years of service. Mac was a faithful member of Lynn Garden Baptist Church for seventy-four years and a former member of the Kingsport Life Saving Crew. He was also a member of the Kingsport Moose Lodge # 972 and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles # 3274. His hobbies included watching football, woodworking and being a handyman for his family. Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of sixty-three years, Lou Scott Skeen; daughters, Tamra Skeen and Tracy Williams; beloved grandson, Houston Williams; sister and brother-in-law, Faye and Don Detiveaux; nephew, Scott Detiveaux (Suzie); niece, Julie Detiveaux; several cousins also survive. The family will receive friends Wednesday, November 6, 2019, from 1:00-2:00 pm in the chapel of Oak Hill Funeral Home. The Funeral Service will be conducted at 2:00 pm with Pastor Rick Meade officiating. The Graveside Service will follow at 3:00 pm at Oak Hill Memorial Park in the Garden of Devotion with The American Legion Hammond Post #3 and Gate City, VA Post #265 providing full military honors. Serving as honorary pallbearers, Doug Carico, Tom Gilbert, Coy Kindle, Bill Thurman and Don Detiveaux. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Lynn Garden Baptist Church, House & Grounds Committee, 301 May Avenue, Kingsport, TN 37665. To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.oakhillfh.com The care of Mac Skeen and his family has been entrusted to the staff of Oak Hill Funeral & Cremation Services.