Stevens, Kenneth "Ken" Tristram

Worked For TVA, PTS Investment Properties, And Groome Transportation

  • Sunday, January 5, 2020
Ken Stevens
Ken Stevens

Kenneth "Ken" Tristram Stevens, 64, passed away on January 2, 2020, in his sleep, with his wife Pat, sister, and sister-in-law by his side.

 

Ken was born on March 1, 1955, in Glen Ridge, N.J. and lived in Madison, N.J. until they moved to Signal Mountain in 1969.

 

He graduated from Red Bank High School in 1973, then attended MTSU, and graduated with a degree in Criminal Justice in 1977.

 

He retired from TVA, Sequoyah Nuclear Plant in August 2003 as the nuclear security manager.  He was chief manager of PTS Investment Properties LLC from February 2004 to present.  He was employed by GROOME Transportation as the administrative manager from 2005 to 2018.

 

Ken enjoyed working in his yard and swimming in his pool. He loved laughing and joking around with his family and friends. He was a master of the antics he could pull. He loved to watch his nieces, great nieces and nephews play ball, even if he had to travel out of town which filled his heart to overwhelming.

 

Ken was a member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church on Signal Mountain.  His pastor and church “Family” meant the world to him.

 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Tris and Dottie Stevens.

 

He is survived by his wife of 35 years Pat, and sister, Laurie and Happy Powell of Signal Mountain, brother, Bruce and fiancée Rae Maxwell of Austin, Tx., nieces, Mary Ann and Jim Sokolowski and their children, James, Tris and Cora of Brentwood, Tn., Eleanor and Cale Hildabrand and their children Witt, Anna Louise and Dottie of Signal Mountain.

 

Funeral services will be held at 12:07 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, in the chapel of Hamilton Funeral Home with Reverend Rocky Bradford officiating.

 

Interment will follow at Chattanooga Memorial Park.

 

Visitation will be held on Monday, Jan. 6, from 4:07-7:07 p.m. and on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 from 11:07 a.m. till the time of the service at the funeral home.

 

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to the Cancer Society.

 

Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 4506 Hixson Pike, Hixson, 423 531-3975.

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