Kenneth C York

View Funeral Webcast Kenneth Carlton York, 81, retired Spring Hill City Manager, died Thursday, November 19, 2015 at his residence on Camellia Drive. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Eddie Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 4:00-8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born August 16, 1934 in Isabella, TN, he was the son of the late Samuel Carlton York and the late Ida Lou Bramlett. He graduated from Duck Town High School in 1950. Joining the Army at age 18, Ken emerged a decorated Veteran after serving in the Korean War. He fought in the Battle of Pork Chop Hill. Ken then continued his education at the University of Tennessee and later earned a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University of Oklahoma. During his career in Public Service he served as Executive Director of Claxton Chamber of Commerce; Director of Industrial Development in Roane County, TN; Public Administrator in Onancock, VA and Rockwood, TN; City Manager of Fort Oglethorpe, GA and Belmont, NC; City Administrator in Walker County, GA and retired after 9 years as City Manager of Spring Hill, TN. During his tenure in Spring Hill the city experienced significant growth and laid the foundation for future development. He served on the City of Columbia Civil Service Board from 2008 until 2014. Survivors include his wife, Johnnie Sue Forrester York, whom he married March 5, 2005; children, Randy (Dena) York of Waco, TX, Wanda (David) Campbell and Barbara Kelley (Steve Pursley), both of Fort Oglethorpe, GA; Sue's children, Bill Tubville and Michael (Elizabeth) Tubville, both of Columbia; Jonathan Tubville of Nashville; thirteen grandchildren; five great grandchildren; special friends, Cathy Garner, Diane Bishop, Nancy Scott, Georgia McCaleb; and special niece, Patricia Hardin. Active pallbearers will be Tommy Logue, Marc Jackson, Jackie Glenn, Kevin Glenn, Jeff Foster, and Jim Swindle. Honorary pallbearers will include Tommy Mays, Stan Myatt, and Charlie Schoenbrodt.