Carl Lewis Klinefelter, 83, Hixson, Tenn., died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, at his home.
Mr. Klinefelter was born Nov. 3, 1934, in Etna Green, to the late Lewis and Mary F. Klinefelter. He was also preceded in death by a son, Scott Lewis Klinefelter.
Mr. Klinefelter graduated from Purdue University in 1956 with a degree in metallurgical engineering. He moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., in 1972 and owned Wicks’n’Sticks at Northgate for 35 years. He was a Mason and a member of Scottish Rite.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Ruth H. Poulson Klinefelter, Hixson; daughters, Christina A. (Rodney) Moore and Liane M. (Walter Jr.) Petit; grandchildren: Ashley A. (Bart) Tankersley, Brandon S. Moore, Lindsay M. Pettit and Wes (Ashley) Pettit; and great-grandchildren: Knox B. Tankersley, Madilyn M. Pettit and Annaclaire M. Davis.
