Tony Earl Stout Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

NIV Colossians 3:23, Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. Tony Earl Stout passed through heaven’s gate on Friday, February 15, 2019. He was born in Bristol, Virginia, a son of the late Otis Ballard and Virginia Childress Stout. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Jerry Lee Stout. Tony was a man who believed in God and country, as evidenced by his devotion to God’s work as an elder at Poplar Ridge Christian Church, and by his twenty years of service in the Army, Army Reserve, and National Guard retiring with the rank of Master Sargent, 1st Sargent, Drill Sargent. Of all his educational accomplishments, Tony was most proud of being a graduate of John Battle High School. He was a husband, a father, and a grandfather who loved his family and put their needs first in all he did. It was obvious to those who knew him how proud he was of his family and they of him. This was a man who believed in work and making a difference. He worked all his life and was successful in all his endeavors. Tony worked at various times for Sperry, Unisys, Industrial Gas, Diebold, Northeast State Community College, and East Tennessee State University. When one door closed, he always found an open door, entered and excelled. There could not be a man who valued work anymore than he. He is survived by a family who will always miss him, and will take comfort in the man he was and his heavenly destination: his devoted wife of 51 years, Gwendolyn Elliott Stout; his beloved son, Anthony Neil Stout and wife Teresa Johnson Stout; one cherished grandson, Andrew Neil Stout; also a much-loved brother, Ronnie D. Stout and wife Teresa Hicks Stout; a dear sister, Sandra Jo Sullivan; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 5:30PM until 7:00PM Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Poplar Ridge Christian Church, 206 Poplar Ridge Road, Piney Flats, TN. A Celebration of Life will follow at 7:00PM with Ministers Evan Wolfe, Roland Whittemore, and Brad Perry officiating. A private committal and inurnment will be held in the Poplar Ridge Christian Church Cemetery with military honors to be rendered by the DAV Chapter #40 Honor Guard and members of the TN Army National Guard. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his memory to Poplar Ridge Christian Church, 206 Poplar Ridge Road, Piney Flats, TN 37686 and/or Avoca Volunteer Fire Department, 183 Beaver Creek Road, Bluff City, TN 37618. Arrangements especially for Mr. Stout and his family have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home & Crematory.

Tony Earl Stout

August 25, 1944 - February 15, 2019