Wilma Mary Drye Suggs, 67, Clarksville, died Sunday, May 18, 2008, at Gateway Medical Center. The funeral will be held at 2pm Tuesday at First Baptist Church Clarksville Grace Chapel with Rev. Pat Van Dyke and Dr. Roger Freeman officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 3pm till 8pm Monday at the funeral home and from 10am till the hour of service Tuesday at the church. Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born May 23, 1940 in Ohio County,Ky.daughter of Noah Melvin Kessinger and Pricilla Nolen Kessinger.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her first husband Bill Drye. She retired as clerk of Montgomery County where she worked for 41 years.
She was a member of First Baptist Church, Clarksville Civitan Club and the Red Hat Club. She is survived by her husband Plummer Suggs of Clarksville, two sons Scott(Kim) Drye of Clarksville, Greg Drye of Nashville, one daughter Susan Drye of Goodlettsville, two brothers Nolen Kessinger of Hopkinsville, Donald Kessinger of Clarksville and one sister Wanda Berkibile of Waldorf, Md. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Waller, Bailey Plummer, Mike Ward, Lawrence Edwin Baggett, Joe Creek, Ross Edlin, John Forer, Mark Suggs and Randy Suggs.
Former employees and current employees of Montgomery County Clerks Office will be honorary pallbearers. In lieu of flowers memorial can be made to the American Cancer Society Nashville, TN. 37203-2003 or the American Red Cross 585 S. Riverside Dr. Clarksville,TN. 37040 Arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home 1510 Madison Street Clarksville, TN. 37040 931-645-6488.
Online condolences can be made at www.neal-tarpleyfuneralhome.com