Tommie Lee Pepper, 86

A retired employee of Ford Motor Co., a decorated United States Army veteran of WWII, and a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church, he was the son of the late Charles ?Charlie? William and Phebie Elizabeth Earls Pepper. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Junior and Austin Pepper and sister, Willie Jo Johnson.

He was married June 30, 1979 to Eline Virginia Clark Pepper of McMinnville. In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Tommy and Robin Pepper Jr., of Eustis, Fla.; three daughters and sons-in-law, Jo Ann Scott of Franklin, N.C., Sharon and Marty Boles of McMinnville and Debbie and James McBride of McMinnville; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; brother, Earl Pepper and special nephew and his wife, Ricky and Sherry Pepper of McMinnville.

Funeral services were held Tuesday in High?s Chapel with Harry Green officiating. Burial followed in the Banks Cemetery in DeKalb County with full military honors administered by the VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173.

High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.