EDDIE BRYANT MCCLENDON

Williams Funeral Home 5283 Brown St. Graceville, FL 32440-2232 850-263-5116 Eddie Bryant McClendon Eddie Bryant McClendon, 65, of Marianna passed away May 22, 2011, surrounded by his loving and devoted family. A native of Sneads, he lived most of his life in Marianna and proudly served his country in Vietnam and Desert Storm. He retired from the Department of Corrections and the Florida National Guard after many years of service. He was extremely proud of his Native American heritage and served on the Northwest Florida Creek Indian Council. Eddie was preceded in death by his parents, Collie McClendon and Marguerite McClendon; three brothers, Sol and Jimmy Bass and Charles McClendon; and one sister, Marlene Chessher. Eddie is survived by his loving wife of 27 years, Charlotte Tatum McClendon; his daughter, Meaghan Shawnee McClendon; and his son, Charles McClendon, of Dothan, Ala. He is also survived by his aunt, Minnie Bell Waldon; his mother-in-law, Margie Tatum of Marianna; his brothers- and sisters-in-law, Austin and Susan Tatum, and Tommy and Dawn Tatum, all of Tallahassee, Wade and Carolyn Skipper of Kynesville, and David and Alethea Jones of Marianna; a sister; three grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at the Marianna Chapel Funeral Home. The graveside service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, at the Shady Grove Cemetery in Grand Ridge. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Covenant Hospice of Marianna. Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.