Rogelio Salinas

Rogelio Salinas, age 88 of Clarksville, TN passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022, at his home.
Celebration of Life will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Rev. Stewart Salyer officiating. Burial and Full US Military Honors will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends on Monday, July 18, 2022, from 4 to 7 p.m. at McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home, and again on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the hour of service at the church.
Rogelio entered this life on August 27, 1933, in San Antonio, TX to the late Refugio and Adelina Trevino Salinas. He was a retired Veteran of the United States Army, having served as a Ranger with 30 honorable years of service. Rogelio was a recipient of The Purple Heart along with numerous other awards and citations. During his time, he served in both Korea and Vietnam. After the military, he retired from The State of Tennessee Employment Service, where he worked as a Veteran Liaison for twenty years. After his retirement from the state, he volunteered for Tennova Healthcare. He was a lifetime member of Western Kentucky and Tennessee, 101st Association, and the Purple Heart Association. Rogelio was a member of Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church, where he served as a Sunday School Teacher and Elder.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his first wife, Christine Salinas, and sister, Margie Araujo.
Survivors include his loving wife, Barbara Ruth Evans Salinas; daughter by marriage, Tiffany Byrd; brother, Manuel Salinas, and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.
Honorary pallbearers will be David Welch, Danell Welch, David Baker, Rod Wolfe, Dwight Threatt, Ernie DeWald, and Harold Hensley.
Memorial donations may be made to Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 3375 Sango Road, Clarksville, TN 37043, or The Purple Heart Association.
Online condolences may be made at www.NaveFuneralHomes.com

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