Jack Wright Tarpley, resident of Red Bank, and formerly of Sayre, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2020.
Jack was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Betty and his parents, Tom and Cornelia Tarpley.
Survivors include his sons: Thomas Arthur (Debbie) and Jack Jonathan, daughters: Heather Lee (Kraig Campbell) and Tara Ann (Chance Blackmer); treasured grandchildren: Kendall Tarpley, Tyson Campbell, Max Tarpley, Kayla Campbell, Hayden Blackmer, Sierra Tarpley, Lilah Blackmer, Charlotte Blackmer and Josiah Tarpley; loving sister, Nancy Holland of Redding California; sister-in law, Patricia Grant of Chattanooga, brother-in-law Arthur Taylor Funkhouser of Bern, Switzerland; beloved nieces and nephews: Ann Rusnak, Jack Holland, Jenny Cunningham, David Funkhouser, Evelyn Funkhouser, and Jeannine Funkhouser.
Visitation will be on Saturday, May 9, from 5-7 p.m. at Lane Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be on Sunday, May 10, at 2 p.m. in the Coulter Chapel of Lane Funeral Home with entombment to follow at Hamilton Memorial Gardens. III John 1: 4. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. “My quiver is full.”
In lieu of flowers, to honor Jack, make a point to “pay it forward” and tip well, as was his example.
Arrangements are by Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace, Chattanooga, Tn. 37415, www.lanefh.com, 423 877-3524.