More detail on this person: Survivors: Donna
Bales, wife, and Heather both of Clarkesville TN
Robert E. Bales, Jr, 60, Clarksville, died
Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at Gateway
Medical Center.
The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at
Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Chapel with Rev. Pat
VanDyke officiating.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the time of
the service Sunday at the funeral home.
Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home is in charge
of arrangements.
He was born August 17, 1949 in Elkhart, Indiana
son of Robert E. Bales, Sr. and Mary Jo Ellis. He
was preceded in death by his father and a daughter
Astrid Bales Holt.
He served with the US Army as a CW2 Helicopter
pilot during the Vietnam War. He was a member of
First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his mother, Mary Jo Ellis,
California; his wife, Donna Roberts Bales,
daughter, Heather Golden (Wes), Clarksville;
brother, Mike Bales (Wendy), Peru, Indiana; two
sisters,Valerie Benyi (Daniel) and Jeannie
Rinehart, both of Edwardsburg, MI; six
grandchildren, Jeffrey, Becka, Emily, and Lauren
Holt; Carlie Moseley, and Nash Golden.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to
Disabled Veterans, c/o Tennessee Department of
Veterans Affairs, VARO, Room A 310, 110 9th Ave.
South, Nashville, TN 37203. Arrangements
entrusted to Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home,
1510 Madison Street, Clarksville, Tn 37040.
Online condolences may be made at
www.neal-tarpley.com
Published in The Leaf Chronicle on Feb. 20, 2010 -
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