Stephen A. Wayne, 51, of Clarksville, Tenn., died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
He was born in Quantico, Va., on Nov. 20, 1957, son of Clayton Wayne and the late Donna Rae Nadeau Wayne. He was the grandson of the late Mary Wayne of Parkersburg. He was a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army, serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was a former Marine and Clarksville Citizens Police Academy Alumni. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Staff Sgt. Wayne is survived by his wife, Audrey Wayne of Clarksville, Tenn.; father, Clayton Wayne of Parkersburg; stepson, Denis Gantner and daughter-in-law, Mai Gantner, of Clarksville, Tenn.; two sisters, Sallie (Joe) Wright of Parkersburg and Stacia (Salman) Al-Qabandi of Kuwait; two nieces; and three nephews.
Funeral services will be noon Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, at Neal-Tarpley Chapel, 1510 Madison St., Clarksville, TN 37040. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the hour of the service Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-West, 5817 Ft. Campbell Blvd., Hopkinsville., KY 42240, with full military honors.
The family requests donations be made to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Tennessee Chapter, 404 BNA Drive, Suite 102, Nashville, TN 37217-2571.
Online condolences can be made at www.neal-tarpley.com
