Kenneth Deese

    Kenneth Paul Deese of Crossville, Tenn., born in Miami, Fla., on June 2, 1962, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019.
    He was a disabled veteran of the U.S. Army. He was loved so much by his family and friends, a quiet, gentle man.
    Survivors are his mother, Judith Firley of Crossville, Tenn.; father, Kenneth Earl Deese of Murphy; his brother, Thomas E. Deese of Crossville; stepfather, James Firley of Crossville; grandmother, Marie Norton of Cortland, N.Y.; stepbrothers, Scott Firley of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Sean Firley of Boca Raton, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews.
    He will sorely be missed.