Tonya Y. DeShon, 48, of Clarksville, TN, passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN.

Tonya was born on October 15, 1969, in Ft. Benning, GA to David R. DeShon and Ethel McKnight Gray.

In keeping with Tonya’s wishes, no services are planned.

Tonya was a Secretary of the Psychology Department at Austin Peay State University.

In addition to her parents, Tonya is survived by her step-father, Victor J. Gray of Clarksville, TN and two brothers, Karl Griffith of Maryville, TN and Matthew DeShon of Vail, AZ.

Arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home, 1510 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37040.