Mrs. Lillie Earnestine "Tina" Kimble, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Thursday morning July 8, 2021 at her home.  Tina was born January 10, 1942 in Ellijay, Georgia.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl Woods and Willie Belle Mathis Hooker, her soul mate, her husband, Charles Allen Kimble, and her brother, Johnny Edwin Mathis.

She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Darrell Dobbins, Darlene and Chris Tallent all of Rocky Face, GA, Robin Southerland of Dalton, GA, Karen Bramblett of Varnell, GA and Kyesha Kimble of Dalton, GA; sisters and brother-in-law, Jackie and Ray Swilling, Charlaine Long all of Dalton, GA; brothers and sisters-in-law, Ronnie and Lois Woods of Dalton, GA, Donnie and Linda Starks of Cartersville, GA, J.L. Starks of Milledgeville, GA, and Michael and Brenda Starks of Rocky Face, GA; thirteen grandchildren, twenty-four great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

Services to celebrate the live of Mrs. "Tina" Kimble will be held Saturday, July 10, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at Ponders Melrose Chapel with Reverend Bruce Edwards and Phil Johnson officiating. She will be laid to rest beside her beloved husband at Ponders Whitfield Memorial Gardens with Robby Lee Petty, Damian Swilling, Jason Swilling, Josh Paige, Chris Tallent, Jr., Ben Baliles, and Waelyn Baliles honored to serve as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends at Ponders Melrose Chapel after 12:00 p.m. noon Saturday until the service hour.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.pondersfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by Ponders Melrose Chapel, 138 Melrose Drive, Dalton, GA 30721, 706-226-4002.