John B. "Buddy" Wade, Jr.'s Obituary
John B. “Buddy” Wade, Jr., of Clarksville, TN died September 6, 2016 in Clarksville, TN. He was born August 15, 1931, in Memphis, TN, son of John B. Wade, Sr. and Helensue Gates Wade who preceded him in death along with his wife, Marjorie Ann Smith Wade; two sisters, Anne Wade Saino and Sue Wade; and one brother, James Gordon Wade. He is survived by his four daughters, Beverly Novay (Doug) of Alpharetta, GA, Linda Wimmer (Glen) and Carol McDowell (Hank) of Memphis, TN, and Laura Willoughby (Mark) of Brentwood, TN; two brothers, William Wade (Lu) of Cincinnati, OH and Robert Wade (Joyce) of Memphis, TN; eight grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren. He also leaves two step-sons, Brian Lane (Anita) of Clarksville, TN and Brannan Lane (Sandra) of Austin, TX; one step-grandchild and two step-great-grandchildren. He attended Christian Brothers College where he excelled at Golf and along with his brother Bill won the TN State Golf Championship in 1949. He was a retired sales representative for Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation and also served in the U.S. Army. He and his wife Marjorie, were world travelers and loved a party. An avid Memphis Tiger fan and golfer, who could remember his score from every match he ever played. The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until his service begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 10 at Memorial Park Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38119 901-767-8930 “Celebrating Life… Behind the Stone Wall”.
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