Rev. Wayne M. Gordon
(May 23, 1941-October 20, 2010)
Rev. Wayne M. Gordon, 69, of South Fulton, TN, died Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN.
He was a member and the current minister of the Pleasant View General Baptist Church in Water Valley, KY, and served in the ministry for the past thirty five years. He retired as a school bus driver after 17 years of service for the Obion County School System in 2010. He was a former member of the Army National Guard in Union City, TN serving in the Engineer Unit. He had lived all of his life in this area.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Glidewell Gordon to whom he married in 1960; his mother, Lela Pearl (Clements) Gordon of Palmersville, TN; four daughters, Sandra Owens of Fulton, KY, Kathy Coggins of Cookeville, TN, Patricia Hunter of Kenton, TN, Lisa Powell of Mayfield, KY; one son, Jerry Gordon of Troy, TN; three sisters, Virginia Cole and Pat Cook both of Union City, TN, Ann Hayden of Martin, TN; two brothers, Roger Dale Gordon of Fulton, KY, and Bobby Gordon of Palmersville, TN; twenty grandchildren, forty seven great grandchildren and also several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, William Alfred Gordon, one son, one grandson, one great granddaughter, two brothers and one sister.
Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 23, 2010 at the Hornbeak Funeral Chapel, with Bro. Jerry Franklin, Bro. Johnnie Dalton, Bro. Mark Hollingsworth, and Bro. David Gargus officiating. Burial will follow in the Union Cemetery in Fulton County, KY.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Friday, and 8 a.m. until the funeral hour on Saturday.
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