John Price Gregg
John Price Gregg, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2023, at his home in Ooltewah, Tennessee, following an extended illness. He was surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on March 5, 1941. He was a graduate of East High School in Nashville and Tennessee Tech where he earned a degree in Industrial Engineering. He worked for DuPont for 39 years, beginning at the Old Hickory plant and later at the Chattanooga plant until he retired.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clara Fleming Gregg and Price Gregg. He is survived by his wife, Jeannette Holt Gregg, sons John R. Gregg (Teresa), Steve Gregg, daughter, Kimbra Gregg Johnston (Matt), Grandchildren, Hunter, Emily, Joseph, Ella, and Kylie Gregg, McKinley and Quinn
Johnston.
John has been a lifelong Christian, attending the Russell Street Church of Christ as a youngster and later the Madison Church of Christ where he served as a teacher, deacon, and Sunday school supervisor. In Chattanooga, he served as a deacon, teacher, and in many other capacities at the East Brainerd Church of Christ. Currently, he was a member of the Ooltewah Church of Christ.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, at the Heritage Funeral Home on East Brainerd Road with minister Denny Howell officiating assisted by Minister Frank Ford and Elder Dan Garey.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until funeral time Thursday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Building Fund of the Ooltewah Church of Christ, 3206 Ooltewah Ringgold Rd., Ooltewah, TN., 37363 or to St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl, Memphis, Tn. 38105.
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Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Chapel.