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Kevin Rentzell

Kevin Ashley Rentzell, 54, of Chattanooga, Tenn., passed away on Monday, June 5, 2017. Kevin was owner of RK Dirtworks and formerly a professional motorcycle roadracer with WERA and AMA. He was an eight-time National Sprint Champion and four-time National Endurance Champion in the 1980s and early 1990s. Kevin was preceded in death by his mother, Beverly Rentzell; father, Robert Rentzell; and brother Robert “Bob” Rentzell. Kevin is survived by his two daughters, Amanda Rentzell, of Gig Harbor, Wash., and Victoria Keese-Rentzell, of Estill Springs, Tenn.; brother, Stephen Lindsey Rentzell, of Chattanooga, Tenn. Daughter Amanda and family will receive friends on Sunday, June 25, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lane Funeral Home, Ashland Terrace. A celebration of life service for Kevin will be conducted at 3 p.m. on Sunday in the funeral home chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribution can be made to Roadracing World Action Fund, P.O. Box 1428, Lake Elsinore, Calif., 92531 or by calling 1-800-464-8336. Arrangements have been entrusted by Lane Funeral Home on Ashland Terrace, 601 Ashland Terrace, Chattanooga, Tenn., 37415, www.lanefh.com.

Published June 24, 2017

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