Barry Clark (Bo) Lavender, 52
An employee of Rock Island State Park in campground management, A U.S. Army veteran and a member of Friendship Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Joe A. and Christine Kuhn Lavender.
He is survived by his wife, Lorraine Lavender; stepchildren and their spouses, Joseph and Lisa Saitta of Rock Island, Laurie and Rob Lindsay of Arizona, James and Tina Tyler, and Holly D’Amato, all of McMinnville; grandchildren, Becky, Joseph, Jesse and Ryan Saitta, Luke Lindsay, Isaac James Tyler, Ambur Rose Kester and Elijah D’Amato; brothers and sisters-in-law, Gary (Buzzy) and Lynn Lavender of McMinnville, Larry Joe and Beverly Lavender of Rock Island; and several nieces.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Friendship Baptist Church with Steve Breedlove officiating. Military rites will be administered by VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 174. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Families in Crisis and the American Cancer Society. The donations may be made at Friendship Church.
Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 5, 2004