Robert L. Wade, 77

McMinnville resident and Cannon County native Robert L. Wade, 77, died Aug. 9 at Cookeville Regional Hospital after a short illness.

Retired from management in Michigan after 30 years of service, a Mason and a member of Short Mountain Church of God, he was the son of Homer Wade and Argie Wade Ford; and was preceded in death by daughter, Velba Kaye Wade and brother Mike Ford.

He is survived by his wife, Macon Osment Wade; daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda and Lloyd Queen of Trenton, Mich., Debbie and Eric Hillis of McMinnville; grandchildren, Clifford and Sandy Daniel of Mt. Airy, N.C., Sarah Queen of Trenton and Robert Hillis of McMinnville; sisters, Beatrice Jolly of Rockwood, Lucille Todd of McMinnville and Janice Bills of Lewisburg; brothers, W.T. Ford and Joe Ford, both of Smithville; stepsisters, Willa Deberry of Woodbury and Faye Rodger of Nashville; stepbrother, James Ford of Florida; several nephews and nieces.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Woodbury Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Clifford Daniel and Rev. Neal Pinkard officiating. Burial will follow at Gunter-Grizzle Cemetery.

Woodbury Funeral Home Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 12, 2005