Laura Agnes Hite Towe, age 92, of Clarksville, entered Heaven Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Agnes was born May 17, 1924, in Montgomery County, TN, to the late Thomas H. Jones and Nannie Bowers Jones. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Leonard R. Hite; second husband, Robert Towe; five brothers, Hoy T. Jones, Preston Jones, George Jones, K.C. Jones, and Paul Jones; three sisters, Nina Cayce, Maude Abernathy, and Eunice Settle; and one grandchild, Karen Michelle Hite.

Agnes grew up on a farm in Woodlawn, TN. She attended Woodlawn and Clarksville High Schools. She worked at The Leaf-Chronicle, Montgomery Ward, and finished her career at Acme Boot Company. Mrs. Towe was a member of First Baptist Church of Clarksville, where she was also a member of the Sunshine Class.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held Friday, May 5, at 10:00 AM, at the Chapel of Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home, with Rev. Bill Graham officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Thursday, May 4, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, and Friday, May 5, from 9:00 AM until the hour of service, at the funeral home.

Agnes is survived by her children, Jenifer Hite (David) Shaffer, Frank A. Hite, and Sarah H. Hite; three grandchildren, Rebecca Shaffer Atkins, Laura Elizabeth Shaffer (Michael) Waynick, and Leighton Gregory Hite; four great grandchildren, Hayden Kelly Atkins, Laura Elyza Waynick, Ansley Rebecca Waynick, and Chase Allen Hite; extended family members, Bobby (Janet) Towe, Judy (Rodney) Baggett, four grandchildren, six great grandchildren, one great-great grandchild, Vernon (Rosalie) Hite, Margie Hite, Sara Johansen, Betty Biter, Lurlene Minor, and Francis Griffey; longtime friends, Judy Tidwell, Laura McElfresh, Peggy Hofe, and her Sunshine Class at First Baptist Church; and special caregivers, Mary Birdwell and Lillian Cheatham.

Pallbearers will be Chase Hite, Leighton Hite, Michael Waynick, Hayden Atkins, Kenny Jones, Dale Jones, and Don Jones.

The family wishes to extend a special thanks to Dr. Rebecca Hung and Dr. Susan Bell at Vanderbilt Cardiology; and Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s 7 North Round Wing for their amazing care.

Arrangements are entrusted to Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home, 1510 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37040; (931) 645-6488.