Mr. Lavergne R. Ware,85, a resident of Fairlane Drive in Lewisburg, died Saturday, July 29, 2006 at NHC/Lewisburg.
Funeral services for Mr. Ware will be conducted Monday, July 31, 2006 at 2:00 PM at the Bills-McGaugh Funeral Home with Reverend Leslie Glover and Tom Sumners officiating. Burial will be in the Lone Oak Cemetery with full military honors being provided by the Tennessee State Guard. The family will visit with friends Sunday after 12:30 PM at the funeral home.
The Claflin, Kansas native was the son of the late Frank L. and Gertrude Ryan Ware. He was the widower of Alverda Bruesewitz Ware who died April 28, 2006. He was retired from Heil Quaker and was a member of the First Presbyteran Church. He proudly served our country in the United States Army during World War II.
He is survived by a daughter, Nancy Nathan Johnson of Lewisburg, TN; five grandchildren, Pam Wells, Brad Johnson, Nathan Johnson, Chuck Ware, and Chris Ware; eight great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Chuck Ware.
Pallbearers will be Chris Ware, Mark Wells, Nathan Johnson, Chuck Ware, Brad Johnson, and Matt Cashion.