Rev. Delana ?Tink? Truman, 51

A memorial service will be held Sun., Dec. 17 at 3 p.m. for Rev. Delana ?Tink? Truman. He went to be with the Lord on Friday Dec. 8 at the family home after a valiant battle with melanoma cancer. The service will be held in Tullahoma at First Church of the Nazarene on the corner of Polk and Lauderdale.

Born in Clay, W. Va., he grew up in Toronto, Ohio. He was a graduate of Toronto High School in 1973 also Circleville Bible College 1993. He was a foster and adoptive parent in Tennessee and West Virginia. He was a veteran of U.S. Army. He was pastor of Mount Vernon Church of Nazarene in Tullahoma and also pastor of other churches in Tennessee, Ohio and West Virginia. On Nov. 21 he preached his last sermon from Joshua 24:15.

He was preceded in death by his father, David Gibes, grandfather, Rev. Wesley Truman, grandparents, Bert and Nellie McClung. Survivors include wife, Laura Truman of 11 years of Morrison; daughters and sons-in-law: Christy and Brian Sands of Maryville, Jeannie and Terry Leininger of Rehrersburg, Pa., Jennifer Truman, Melissa Truman, and Sarah Truman, all of the home; sons: Jason Smith of Cleveland, Chris Truman, Randy Lane, and Bobby Truman, all of Knoxville, Samuel Truman of the home; mother, Anna Gibbs of Toronto, Ohio; grandmother, Della Truman of Indore, W. Va.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Bert Gibbs of Toronto, Ohio, John and Lisa Gibbs of Princeton, Ky., Lawrence and Jessica Gibbs of Des Moines, Iowa; sister and brother-in-law, Georgiaann and Gary Carl of Sebring, Ohio; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, many special friends.

Funeral services were held yesterday with Rev. Ron McCormack, Rev. Clarence Hogg, Rev. Brian Nave, Rev. Richard Reed, and Rev. Elbert Smith officiating. Interment will be a 3 p.m. today at Truman Family Cemetery in Sweetwater.