Ralph Jared

Robert Ralph Jared, age 87, of Buffalo Valley, passed away Sunday May 3, 2020 at St Thomas West in Nashville, TN. Ralph was born March 8, 1933 in Buffalo Valley to the late Joyce Sidney Jared and Frances Elizabeth Maddux Jared. He was a graduate of Baxter Seminary and attended Tennessee Tech University. He served as a paratrooper in the US Army. He was a trooper with TN Highway Patrol before going to work at Cookeville Production Credit. Ralph was a member of the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church in the Gentry Community since age 12. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Ann Sullivan Jared, whom he married June 23, 1955 in McClurkan Memorial Nazarene Church in Nashville, TN; daughter, Teresa Jared; son, Bennett Jared and wife Kristi; four granddaughters, Lauren, Rachel, Hannah and Catalina; one sister, Mrs. Joyce Cooey, two nieces, and one nephew. Graveside services with military honors will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday May 6 at Jared Family Cemetery in Buffalo Valley. Rev. Bill Cowan will officiate. In lieu of flowers and customary remembrances, it is requested that friends and family "Do an anonymous good deed." Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (931)526-6111 Share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com.