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In Memoriam

(As reported in The VVA Veteran, Dec. 2014 to Present)

​James Albert Abernathy, Sr. (85)
Chapter 262
David Millard Allen (70)
Chapter 1078
John Thomas Ammons (74)
Chapter 1078
Ronnie Edward Lee Arthur (67)
Chapter 596
Gary L. Ash (68)
TN At-Large
Terry Rufus Avery (66)
Chapter 596
Edith Baker (74)
Associate Chapter 203
​Willard Edwin Baker (60)
Chapter 203
Edith Judy Pearl Baker (74)
Chapter 203
Richard John Barbay (71)
Chapter 240
Gerald Eugene Barbee (78)
Chapter 1073
Herbert P. Barnes (75)
Chapter 995
Milford Stanley Bartlett (87)
Chapter 596
Karl Thomas Beilmann (73)
Chapter 1124
Louis S. Bell, Jr.
Chapter 995
Thomas Jefferson Bell (68)
Chapter 240
Rodney Jack Bird (81)
Chapter 1078
Dean Smith Blevins (83)
Chapter 824
Everett Dale Bishop (67)
Chapter 953
Bruce Lee Bohn
Chapter 1053
Harvey Daniel Boles (74)
Chapter 1078
Joseph Daniel Bradley (68)
Chapter 1073
Clate William Briggs, Jr. (84)
Chapter 824
Larry Wayne Brown (73)
Chapter 203
Michael Eugene Brown (59)
Chapter 203
Larry F. Buell (69)
Chapter 1073
Bobby Lynn Burton (68)
Chapter 979
Thomas Eugene Byrum (86)
Chapter 995
​Lynn Charles Calhoun (69)
Chapter 1078
Jerry Baxter Callis (77)
Chapter 1004
Howard N. Cannon (74)
Chapter 203
Alan R. Campbell (71)
Chapter 1073
Charles Emerson Campbell (81)
Chapter 1089
William Russell Campbell (74)
TN At-Large
Thomas Charles Carlson (70)
Chapter 203
Robert William Carey (74)
Chapter 203
Albert Wilson Cason (73)
Chapter 1004
Albert Donald Chandler (72)
Chapter 203
Luther Brunton Childers (71)
Chapter 203
Kenneth Wesley Clark (76)
Chapter 396
Paul Rayford Clary, Jr. (75)
Chapter 240
Robert Fitzhugh Clemmons (80)
Chapter 203
Charles Ruble Clevenger (65)
Chapter 1073
John William Clobes (73)
Chapter 396
Richard Henry Cobb (70)
Chapter 875
Thomas Watson Condra (73)
Chapter 203
Nancy Earle Coons (81)
Associate Chapter 1004
George Melvin Cooper, Jr. (78)
Chapter 1004
Elvin Eugene Cornelison, Jr. (70)
Chapter 203
Stanley Gene Cotner (67)
Chapter 995
Johnny Earl Conway (63)
Chapter 396
Michael Anson Cooper (68)
Chapter 1004
Jackie Ray Cottrell (66)
Chapter 203
Bill Gene Cox (79)
Associate Chapter 203
Robert Darnell Crosby (66)
Chapter 953
Richard Randall Cunningham (70)
Chapter 1124
Eldon D. Curtiss (67)
Chapter 396
Charles Eugene Curvin (63)
Chapter 203
James Cornelius deGlopper, Jr. (84)
Chapter 240
Richard Eugene Daughtery (70)
Chapter 942
Joe S. Davis (71)
Chapter 596
Michael Riley Denington (76)
Chapter 875
Michael Lee Dickey (71)
Chapter 596
Ronald Neal Dickson (73)
Chapter 1004 Charter Member
Charles R. Dobbs (68)
Chapter 1089
Thomas William Dodd (64)
Chapter 240
Gary Dwight Dowler (71)
Chapter 950
Paul A. Doyle (69)
Chapter 979
Billy Gene Edens (94)
Chapter 203
Gery Phillip Ezell (75)
Chapter 396
Robert Harold Evans (76)
Chapter 596
Robert Edward Finchum (73)
Chapter 1089
Eugene Thomas Flanagan (90)
TN At-Large
William Maxey Fleming, Sr. (70)
Chapter 1089
Larry Vernon Fletcher (69)
Chapter 1073
Marilyn Novak Floclencier (79)
Chapter 240
Louis Edmond Froelich (70)
Chapter 240
Irene Westbrook Franklin (92)
Associate Chapter 203
John Lewis Franklin (68)
Chapter 995
Marvin Ray Ferrell (71)
Chapter 1073
Ronald Lee Fullam (72)
Chapter 203
Jerry Lee Godwin (68)
Chapter 995
Richard Milo Gordon (77)
Chapter 203
Robert Carl Gray (66)
Chapter 875
Carlos Edward Gregory, Jr. (70)
Chapter 203
Dewey A. Gregory (73)
Chapter 240
Paul Douglas Gregory (69)
Chapter 1004
James Lee Grooms (66)
Chapter 1073
Robert David Hagewood (71)
Chapter 240
Duel Lee Hale (70)
Chapter 596
William Thomas Hall (71)
TN At-Large
Paul Edward Hampstead (71)
Chapter 1078
William Eugene Hansen (75)
Chapter 203
Gary Dewayne Hannah (69)
Chapter 203
William C. Hanks (73)
Chapter 1073
Kenneth Darrell Hardin (73)
Chapter 995
Jesse Ronald Harlin (75)
Chapter 203
Robert Gene Harper (73)
Chapter 240
James Olen Harris (71)
Chapter 953
Thomas Larry Hastings (71)
TN At-Large
Richard Joseph Hehnen (72)
Chapter 240
William Ray Heidle (73)
Chapter 203
Robert Samuel Hendrix (58)
Chapter 203
Jean Hepler (72)
Associate Chapter 1078
Daniel Theodore Higdon, Sr. (71)
Chapter 203
James Orville Hodge (72)
Chapter 1078
Michael Lee Holland (71)
Chapter 1053
Kevin Francis Horan (64)
Chapter 262
Kenneth B. Hughes (70)
Chapter 240
Lucille Hughes (74)
Chapter 240
Darryl H. Jackson (74)
Chapter 203
Harry Reed Jackson (72)
Chapter 203
William Inman Jenkins, Jr. (67)
Chapter 203
John M. Jones (69)
Chapter 942
Robert Wayne Jowers (71)
Chapter 995
August Gentry Judkins (72)
Chapter 1112
Pamela Ruth Kilgore (56)
Associate Chapter 203
Justina Kirkland (63)
Associate Chapter 1089
Thomas Wayne Lovett (73)
Chapter 262
Donald C. Krieble (71)
Chapter 1073
Donald E. Kurtz (82)
Chapter 396
William McCain Lampkin (76)
Chapter 580
William Lyndale Leach (69)
Chapter 1073
James Arthur LeClair (73)
Chapter 1073
​Robert Bruce Ledford (66)
Chapter 203
​Jerry Wayne Lewis (68)
Chapter 203
Dennis Lee Long (75)
Chapter 1073
John Homer Lunsford (73)
Chapter 1140
Roy Lamar McCamish (73)
Chapter 203
Janice May McCaskill (74)
At Large TN​
Bobby J. McClain (82)
Chapter 240
​Camden White McConnell (77)
Chapter 240
Eddie Eudell McCrary (72)
Chapter 1004​
Robert L. McCulley (69)
TN At-Large
Rodger Everette McDonald (70)
Chapter 1123
Thomas Edward McFadden (69)
Chapter 1124
Robert Francis McIntyre (80)
Chapter 1078
Robert D. Madaris (68)
Chapter 203
Orville Mangrum (70)
TN At-Large
Ricky Charles Maultbay (66)
Chapter 979
​John Henry Maxcy (69)
Chapter 1053
John Charles Mayo (70)
Chapter 979
James A. Meeks (71)
Chapter 942
Milford Gale Middleton (73)
Chapter 995
Robert Gordon Millar (77)
Chapter 1004
Edward Merle Miller (68)
TN At-Large
Roger Madison Milliken (84)
Chapter 875
James F. Mills (79)
Chapter 262
Philip Lee Minton, Sr. (79)
Chapter 203
Anthony Wayne Mitchell (67)
Chapter 1004
Robert W. Mitchell (67)
Chapter 995
George E. Mockmore (70)
TN At-Large
George Herbert Moore, Jr. (74)
At Large TN
Charles D. Morrow, Sr. (76)
Chapter 875
Joe C. Montalbano (64)
Chapter 240
Crispen “Cris” Moorehouse (73)
Chapter 979
​Woodrow W. Mounger (69)
Chapter 979
William Robert Mullins (77)
Chapter 1089
Wayne Clemon Myatt (79)
Chapter 950
Mary Nellis (67)
Associate Chapter 1004
William Milton Newby (70)
Chapter 596
Archie B. Newman (70)
Chapter 1089
James Edward Nickels
Chapter 979
Lester Eugene Norton, Jr. (67)
Chapter 203
Charles Walter Osentoski (67)
Chapter 1073
Hugh Jackson Parker (64)
Chapter 596
Hubert Ray Parish (68)
Chapter 995
James Thomas Patterson (72)
Chapter 1112
Bruce Elden Parr (72)
Chapter 240
Peter Edward Passavant, Sr. (70)
Chapter 596
James R. Patterson, Sr. (70)
Chapter 596
Harold Glenn Payne (72)
Chapter 1004
James Lowell Phifer (74)
Chapter 950
Hubert Polsgrove (77)
Chapter 1089
Michael David Porter (69)
Chapter 1089
Marvin Ellis Presgraves (80)
Chapter 950
Jimmie Dale Prince (71)
Chapter 240
John R. Price, Jr. (68)
Associate Chapter 203
Jerry Lamar Quinn (71)
Chapter 203
Bobby E. Rager (79)
Chapter 240
Daniel Raines (64)
Chapter 953
William M. Raye (66)
Chapter 875
William T. Reese (73)
Chapter 262
Ray Mac Reeves (66)
Chapter 1089
William Hawley Rice III (67)
Chapter 953
Billy Newell Riggins (80)
Chapter 1078
Charles David Rickman (70)
Chapter 995
Joseph Edward Roberts (73)
Chapter 240
Ray Edward Roberts (71)
​Chapter 1073
Jonathan Hugh Robinson (71)
Chapter 1004
Antonio J. Rodriguez (77)
TN At-Large
Robert Andrew Rogan, Sr. (85)
Chapter 950
Sammy J. Roller (67)
Chapter 1004
Richard Lee Romine (73)
Chapter 1073
Noial Wayne Ross (75)
Chapter 995
Robert Harrison Roy, Jr. (72)
Chapter 203
Willie Lee Rutledge (68)
Chapter 824
​Larry Lynn Samsel (66)
​Chapter 1073
Charles Daniel Saunders (73)
Chapter 240
William Heymoore Schettler (76)
Chapter 203
Stephen Lois Scott (66)
Chapter 875
Clyde Marion Sellers (86)
Chapter 824
Tommie Leonard Seward (66)
Chapter 203
​Philip Allen Shadrick (69)
Chapter 203
Robert Douglas Shepherd (73)
Chapter 995
Kenneth W. Shettle, Sr. (75)
Chapter 1004
Thomas R. Shumate, Jr. (71)
Chapter 995
Shirley A. Sills (67)
Associate Chapter 240
Charles Martin Silvious (75)
Chapter 203
David Francis Sienkiewicz (72)
Chapter 995
Richard Allen Simpson (73)
Chapter 203
John Hershel Singleton (74)
Chapter 995
Billy Eugene Smith (73)
Chapter 203
Doyle Warren Smith (82)
Chapter 1073
Dwight Wilford Smith (68)
Chapter 262
Wayne G. Smith (72)
Chapter 596
Ralph James Smock (72)
Chapter 1073
Larry E. Springfield (68)
Chapter 396
Albert Cassrell Stafford, Jr. (70)
Chapter 596
Raymond Lee Story (80)
Chapter 203
Melvin McClain Sullivan (73)
Chapter 950
Larry Douglas Sword (67)
Chapter 1123
Floyd Thomas Taylor (72)
Chapter 203
Michael Lawrence Teeter (67)
Chapter 953
Cleo Levy Todd, Jr. (70)
Chapter 1004
Thomas W. Tucker (81)
Chapter 953
Kenneth Steven Turner (68)
Chapter 203
Rufus L. Turner (76)
Chapter 953
Michael Stephen Ulin (71)
Chapter 203
Jack Lee Usher, Sr. (78)
Chapter 240
Donnie Edward Vanzant (71)
Chapter 979
Donald Gene Walker (84)
Chapter 203
Johnny Ray Wallin, Jr. (69)
Chapter 203
Tobias Warren Wanner, Jr. (74)
Chapter 824
Robert Warren, Jr. (85)
Chapter 875
Sam Joe Watridge (71)
Chapter 995
Stephen R. Weakley (76)
Chapter 240
Jake Wheatley, Sr. (70)
Chapter 1113
John Robert White (69)
Chapter 1073
Clarence Williams (80)
Chapter 1089
George Eugene Williams, Jr. (67)
Chapter 1004
Henry T. Williams (70)
Chapter 875
James Thomas Williams (70)
Chapter 1004
Charles Loyd Wilson (68)
Chapter 203
D. L. Wilson (73)
Chapter 596
Leo Raymond Wintker, Jr. (53)
TN At-Large
Charles L. Wolstencroft (70)
Chapter 1004
Douglas Lynn Womack (67)
Chapter 203
Ozzie Gene Woods (67)
Chapter 979
Arthur M. Wright (68)
Chapter 875
John Robert Wright (70)
Chapter 979
Wendell Curtis Wyrick (71)
Chapter 203

Taps by Horace Lorenzo Trim

Day is done, gone the sun
From the lakes, from the hills, from the sky
All is well, safely rest
God is nigh.
Fading light dims the sight
And a star gems the sky, gleaming bright
From afar, drawing near
Falls the night.
Thanks and praise for our days
Neath the sun, ‘neath the stars’, ‘neath the sky’
As we go, this we know
God is nigh.

The Tennessee Traveling Wall (Link to names of Tennessee’s Fallen.)