James Randy Hare

James Randy Hare, resident of the Braden Community and United States Army Vietnam Veteran died Tuesday afternoon, June 5, 2012 at his residence. He was 57 years of age and died unexpectedly of natural causes.

Services of Remembrance for Mr. Hare were conducted at 11 A.M. Friday, June 8th at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland with Bro. Loyd Shelton of Rossville officiating. Interment with Military Recognition followed in the Fayette County Memorial Park Cemetery on Highway 64. Arrangements were provided by Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes and Cremation Center — West Chapel of Oakland.

Mr. Hare was born April 26, 1955 in San Diego, California. He was preceded in death by his parents, Glenn Ival Hare and Edith Lucille Glover Gulledge. He moved at an early age to West Tennessee. He received his education in the Tipton County Public School System and was a graduate of the Munford High School. He served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War period and was also a member in earlier years of the Army Reserves.

Mr. Hare had been a resident of the Braden Community for the past 10 years and was a farmer who was also employed as a welder for the Gallaway Metals Corporation for 23 years. He will be remembered for his love of nature, fishing and outdoor activities. He enjoyed the rural way of life and was devoted to his family and friends.

Mr. Hare is survived by four daughters, Stacy Mayo of Brighton, Monica Johnson of Bartlett, Jennifer Hare of Covington, Michelle Hare of Covington; and eight grandchildren.

Those honored to serve as casketbearers were Chip Childers, Sanford Marbry, Lewis Mason, Chad Dunlap, Jonny Mac Moore and Steve Lemmon.

The family requests that memorials be directed to the Tennessee Chapter of the American Lung Association, One Vantage Way, Suite D220, Nashville, TN 37228.