John Edmondson

John Reid Edmondson, Sr., 69, Clarksville, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at Montgomery Care & Rehab. A celebration of life service will be held at 1 a.m. Saturday May 1, 2010 at Faith Chapel First Baptist Church with Revs. Ron Edmondson, Roger Freeman, James Shepherd officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at McReynolds-Nave & Larson Chapel and from 11 a.m. until the hour of service Saturday at First Baptist Church. A Masonic Service will be held 7 p.m. Friday at Funeral Home. John was born March 15, 1941 in Cumberland City, TN son of Benjamin I. and Pauline Browning Edmondson. John was retired from Boilermakers Local #455 and retired Montgomery County Sheriffs Deputy. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran, a member of First Baptist Church,and Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. Queen City Masonic Lodge #761, Past President Scottish Rite Club, Commandry #8 Knights Templar, Clarksville Council #105 Cryptic Masons, Knight of St. Andrew, Past President Ft. Campbell Shrine Club, Super Excellarn Master Council #105, Gideons International, Past President Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #23, Life Member VFW, and member of APSU Governors Club. Other than his parents of Clarksville, he is survived by his wife, Betty Hildebrandt Edmondson, Clarksville; sons, John Reid(Tammy) Edmondson Jr., Clarksville, Ronald(Cheryl) Edmondson, Clarksville; daughter, Wendy(Jeff) Lyon,White House, TN ; brother, Ben I. Edmondson ; sisters, Glenda Hagewood, Georgia Webber, Malinda Johnson; grandchildren,Rebecca, John III, Christopher, Jeremy, Nathaniel,and Austin , one great-grandchild, Makenzie. Pallbearers will be John Hagewood, Brian Hagewood, Greg Hagewood, Jeff Lyon, Jeff Edmondson and John Cullom. Honorary Pallbearers will be members of First Baptist Church Barraca Class. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, "Find Us Faithful", 435 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37040.