Pat Mccanless

Funeral services for Mrs. Patrenia "Pat" Jean McCanless, 88 of Cookeville will be held Friday February 14 at 11 a.m. at Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ. Interment will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery. Buddy Johnson and Phillip McCanless will officiate. Pat's family will receive friends Thursday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home and Friday from 10 a.m. until service time at the church. Pat died Sunday morning February 9, 2020 at her home. She was born Saturday June 20, 1931 in Cookeville, Tennessee to the late Thurman Carlin and Lola M. Gentry Phillips. She was a life-long member of Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ and a former long-time member of Cookeville Pilot Club. She was also a member of the American Legion. She retired from Bank of Putnam County with over 31 years of service. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Sterling McCanless, and grandson, Evan McCanless. Survivors include three sons, Phillip (Hazel) McCanless, Scott McCanless all of Cookeville, and Greg (Lisa) McCanless of Boise, Idaho; four grandchildren, Lorren (Nick) Jones, Josh (Darci) Niles, Ashley Niles, and Nara (Andy) Bromback; three great grandchildren; and her brother, Bill (Betty) Phillips of Maynardville, TN. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in her honor to Veterans Honor Guard Inc., 370 S. Lowe Ave, PMB 212, Cookeville, TN 38501; Happy Haven Home for Children, 2311 Wakefield Dr., Cookeville, TN 38501; or Alzheimer's of Tennessee, 1459 Interstate Drive, Ste 211, Cookeville, TN 38501. Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements (931) 526-6111. You may share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com.