Bill "Outlaw" Huddleston

Funeral services for Mr. William Marlin Huddleston, Sr.(affectionately known as Outlaw), age 92, of Cookeville will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday March 1 in the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment with military honors will follow in the Salem Cemetery. Rev. Bill Stone will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday from 4-6 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Mr. Huddleston died Wednesday February 25, 2015, in his hometown of Cookeville, TN. He was born on September 7, 1922 in Cookeville to the late Perry Herman and Beulah Brown Wilhite Huddleston. Bill graduated from Cookeville Central High School in 1942. Immediately after his graduation, Bill joined the U.S. Marine Corps, serving in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. Bill and his three older brothers all served honorably in the U.S. Military during WWII. After his military service, Bill returned to Cookeville and earned his undergraduate degree in 1949 from Tennessee Polytechnic Institute (TTU). He later worked for and retired from Acme Boot Co. in Clarksville, TN where he served as the Assistant Secretary Treasurer. Bill was a longtime member of Cookeville First Baptist Church. Bill lived life to the fullest. His recent years in Cookeville were filled with dancing, playing cards, and writing his book. He spent many mornings with friends at Hardees and looked forward to meals and activities at the senior center each week. As a proud veteran of the U.S. Military, Bill was honored as a lifetime member of VFW Cookeville Post 6296, served on the Veterans Honor Guard and was a dedicated contributor to the Putnam County Veteran's Hall. Bill impressed everyone he met with his charm, style, and kindness. He cherished time with family and friends and filled many lives with love and joy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Doris Waller and two brothers, Bob Huddleston and John Huddleston. Survivors include his former wife, Daphine Grimsley Huddleston of Cookeville; six sons, Bob (Brenda) Wilson of Clarksville, Rick Wilson, Marlin Huddleston both of Kailua-Kona, HI, Mike (Nancy) Huddleston of Greenback, TN, Marty (Beth) Huddleston of Wears Valley, TN, and Matt Huddleston of Clarksville, TN; grandchildren and six great grandchildren; brother, Ken Huddleston of Manchester, TN and two sisters, Annette Matheny and Connie Norton, both of Cookeville. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers Memorial contributions may be made to Putnam County Veteran's Hall, c/o Glenn Jones, 121 B. South Dixie Ave., Cookeville, TN 38501 and the First Baptist Church, 18 S. Walnut, Cookeville, TN 38501.