Neal-Tarpley Parchman Funeral Home Reporting
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Marianne S. Ard, age 74, of Clarksville, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2014 at her residence.
Marianne was born January 29, 1940, in Montgomery County, TN, to the late Leonard Oakley Sanderson and Signora Belle Senseny Sanderson.
Mrs. Ard was a member of First Baptist Church of Clarksville. She served on many community committees.
Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, December 14 at the Chapel of Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home, with Dr. Roger Freeman, Dr. John David Laida, and Dr. Felts Dent officiating, and Fred Landiss eulogizing. Entombment will take place in Greenwood Cemetery at a later date.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 13, and from 1 p.m. until the hour of service on Sunday, December 14 at the funeral home.
Marianne is survived by her husband who stood by her side for 55 wonderful years, Wayne Ard; two daughters, Leigh Thigpen (John) of Clarksville and Stephanie Jackson (Paul) of Atlanta, GA; two sisters, Carol Lynn Butts (Conn) of Clarksville and Nancy Hartig (Norman) of Princeton, IN; four grandchildren, Ross Albert, Ryan Albert, Daniel Thigpen, and Heather Sutton; and great-grandson, Liam Albert.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ross Albert, Ryan Albert, and Daniel Thigpen.
Arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home, 1510 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37040; (931) 645-6488.
Online condolences may be made at www.neal-tarpley.com.