Gilbert Emery Boyden, 84, Clarksville, died Monday, September 27, 2010, at Sterling House Assisted Living.
A funeral mass will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, September 30, 2010 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Deacon Dominick Azzara officiating.
Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home at the funeral home.
Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
He was born June 17, 1926 in Norwood, Massachusetts son of the late William Boyden and Georgia Rose Nicholson. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Rosalie Haynes.
Mr. Boyden was a Seaman First Class with the US Navy during World War II, a Sgt in the National Guard and a Systems Analyst with the US Government.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Dudwitz Boyden, daughter, Deborah Respass (Mike), Clarksville; a sister Phyllis Finnery, Mass; three grandchildren, Lori Abernathy (David); Heather Knox, and Jennifer Moore (Ben); seven great-grandchildren, Cole and Addison Abernathy, Lilyan Emory Knox, AnnaMichelle, Shelby, Campbell, and Ben Moore; and a sister-in-law, Dorothy Reuter, New Jersey.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home, 1510 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37040. Online condolences may be made at www.neal-tarpley.com.