Hollins Benjamin (H.B.) Kidd

Hollins Benjamin (H.B.) Kidd, age 97, Oneida, TN, passed away on Wednesday. May 29, 2024, at the Oneida Nursing and Rehab Center in Oneida, TN. He was born on December 24, 1926, in a log cabin near Bandy Creek area near the Big South Fork River in Scott County, TN. He was the son of the late Jerry Morrow Kidd and Nellie Boyatt.

Hollins is survived by his loving wife of 76 years, whom he married on December 24, 1947, Maxine (Jones) Kidd; three daughters: Karen Diane Norris, Marilyn Sue Payne, and Marcia Wynne Wilson; son: Jamie Brian Kidd; nine grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; sister Phyllis Jones Massey of Jacksboro, TN; special family and friends: nephew Jerry Duane Kidd, whom H.B. always called his little brother, Linda Erwin Strunk, Lisa Coffman, Karen Sanders, and Leroy Phillips.

Hollins volunteered into the United States Navy on October 18, 1943, and done boot camp training at Great Lakes then to Shoemaker, California. From there to the Naval Air Station in Klammoth Falls, Oregon. He took Aircrew Training as 2nd Class Aviation Radioman and .50 caliber turret gunner on an Avenger Torpedo bomber plane. From there he went to Guam and onto Peleliu Island until the war ended on September 2, 1945. He was then stationed at Charleston, South Carolina until he was honorably discharged on March 5, 1948.

Hollins went to work at Jellico grocery which became H.T. Hackney for a total of fifty-one years as an office employee, truck driver and a top salesman for the company. He was a born-again Christian following the teachings of Christ. He loved all of his family with all his heart and was always there for anyone who needed help or assistance. He was an outdoorsman and loved to hunt, fish and campout.

Special remembrance to each and every member of the team at Oneida Nursing and Rehab Center for their care of our father.

A Graveside service for immediate family will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2024, 2:00 p.m. at the Hazel Valley Memorial Cemetery in Oneida with Bro. David Brewster officiating. Music will be provided by the East Robbins Baptist Church Choir.

Pallbearers will be: Deon Brice Ipock, Kevin Reid Massey, Johnnie Wayne Baird Jr, Johnnie Wayne Benjamin Baird, Kenneth Travis Payne, and Brenton Sean Wilson; honorary pallbearers will be: Steven Hugh Massey and Russell Wade Wilson

In Lieu of flowers, send donations to the old Hazel Valley Cemetery fund; 312 Douglas Lane, Oneida, TN 37841.

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