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Official Obituary of

Clyde Andrew Tanksley

April 15, 2016

Clyde Tanksley Obituary

Clyde Andrew Tanksley, Jr. of Oxford passed away April 15, 2016, at the age of 80. Mr. Tanksley was born and raised in Indiana, and moved to Newton County in 1987. He was a member of Eastridge Community Church, and drove a tractor trailer for 30 years. A loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, he will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde Ai, Sr., and Ruth Ellen Tanksley.

Survivors include his wife, Dottie Lou Tanksley; daughter, Jane Ellen Gray of Mooresville, IN; step-daughter and her husband, Debbie and Chris Nelson; sons, Richard Allen Tanksley of Greencastle, IN, Harry Frederick Tanksley of Arlington, IN; step-sons, Vincent Williams of Social Circle, Vance Williams of Covington; brother and sister-in-law, Charles Henry and Ethel Tanksley of Stone Mountain; numerous grandchildren; as well as several nieces and nephews.

No Services are planned at this time.

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