John Wesley Strange

John Wesley Strange, Jr., age 87, of Springfield, TN, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at Morningside Assisted Living. Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 11am in the chapel of the Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield with Brother Joe Rushing officiating. Burial will follow at the Adams Cemetery in Adams, TN. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Monday from 4pm until 7pm and then Tuesday, from 10am until hour of service. Mr. Strange was born April 11, 1929 in Burns, TN to the late John Wesley and Sallie Pauline Watts Strange, SR. He served in the Air Force and was a mail carrier for the US Post Office. In addition to his parents, Mr. Strange was preceded in death by his step-mother, Grace Youngblood Strange; brothers, Gordon Cyril Strange and Charles Edwin Strange; and sister, Mona Sue Belt. Mr. Strange is survived by his son, Gerald (Shelly) Strange of Clarksville; daughters, Cathy (Ron) Wibking of Adams, Debbie (Kenneth) Lewis of Cedar Hill and Terry Ann (Lonnie) Martin of Cedar Hill; brothers, Paul Strange of Adams and Ronnie (Denise) Strange of Cedar Hill; sister, Theresa Head of Springfield; 9 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to NorthCrest Hospice and may be sent in c/o Austin and Bell Funeral Home, 509 Walnut Street, Springfield, TN 37142, (615) 384-1000. Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield was in charge of these arrangements. AUSTIN & BELL FUNERAL HOME- 509 WALNUT STREET, SPRINGFIELD, TN (615) 384-1000 Cemetery Adams Cemetery TN US Visitation Monday, January 9, 2017 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Austin & Bell Funeral Home Springfield 509 Walnut St. Springfield TN 37172 US 615-384-1000 615-382-7449 Visitation Tuesday, January 10, 2017 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Austin & Bell Funeral Home Springfield 509 Walnut St. Springfield TN 37172 US 615-384-1000 615-382-7449 Funeral Tuesday, January 10, 2017 11:00 AM - Austin & Bell Funeral Home Springfield 509 Walnut St. Springfield TN 37172 US 615-384-1000 615-382-7449 Funeral HomeAustin & Bell Funeral Home Springfield 509 Walnut St. Springfield TN - 37172 US 615-384-1000 615-382-7449

John Wesley Strange

April 11, 1929 - January 6, 2017