Helen LaVergne (Matches) Laird, 103, Clarksville, died Sunday, November 22, 2009, at Fieldstone Place. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church with Pastor Carolyn Nobling officiating. Burial will be in Mt Pleasant Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12 p.m. until the time of the service Monday at the church. Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born December 15, 1905 in Halstead, Kansas, daughter of the late Joseph Wear and Victoria Mae McClure Wear. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jess Laird. Mrs. Laird was a retired piano teacher. Survivors include two daughters, Loy Erickson (Homer), Clarksville; and Connie Stockmeyer (John), Gladstone, Missouri; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Wayne Chester, Erle Butts, Patrick Wallace, James Wilyard, Nelson Moore, and Sonny Caruthers. Honorary pallbearers will be Ron Toutges, Lewis Rives, and J.R. Tate. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the FUEL Program at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, 1331 Bud Road, Clarksville, TN 37040. Arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home, 1510 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37040. Online condolences may be made at www.neal-tarpley.com.