Margaret Ruth Marklin, age 86 of Clarksville, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2014.
A celebration of life service will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, September 8, 2014 at the chapel of McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home with Rev. Alan Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Alex Yarbrough Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday and from 12 noon until the hour of service on Monday at the funeral home.
Margaret was born on May 18, 1928, the daughter of Oscar Yarbrough and Birdie Carver. She was a member of First Church of the Nazarene.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Paul Marklin Jr.; brothers, Alex Yarbrough, Rev. William Yarbrough, and Roy Yarbrough; sisters, Lillian Perry, and Ora Lee Baggett; granddaughter, Lori Ann Marklin.
She is survived by her sons, Rev. Phillip (Brenda) Marklin and Jim (Sandra) Marklin; daughter, Debbie (Scott) Jamison; brother, John Yarbrough; sister, Pauline Hall; grandchildren, Jeff Marklin, Jennifer Campbell, John Ewart, Scott Ewart, Brian Jamison, and Staci Schaefer; great-grandchildren, Maegan Marklin, Emma Schaefer, Jackson Schaefer, Megan Ewart, Shelby Ewart, Nathan Marklin, and Hannah Marklin.
Pallbearers will be Brian Jamison, Jeff Marklin, John Ewart, David Hall, Randall Yarbrough, and Scott Campbell.
Honorary pallbearers will be David Wright, Roy Felts, Gray Nolen, and Wayne Yarbrough.
Arrangements are in the care of McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home, (931) 647-3371. NaveFuneralHomes.com.