Richard Keith Layman, 46

McMinnville resident and Newport native Richard Keith Layman, 46, died unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack April 8 at River Park Hospital.

A salesman for Clayton Mobile Homes and a U.S. Navy veteran serving in the Grenada conflict, he was the son of Cletus Layman of White Pine and Mary Gozikowski of Sevierville.

He is survived by his wife, Peggy Layman; son, Wesley Richard Layman of Virginia Beach, Va.; daughter, Stephanie Ann Layman of Virginia Beach; and brothers, Roger Miles Layman of Brentwood, Cletus Darrell of Murfreesboro and Derrick Cletus of White Pine.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Middle Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in Nashville. Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 14, 2004