Japhet Eric Nussbaumer

Japhet Eric Nussbaumer passed away peacefully at the home and farm he loved on September 25, 2025. The son of Swiss immigrants, Japhet Nussbaumer and Anna Sturm Nussbaumer, he was born November 15, 1937, in Oak Grove, KY. Japhet graduated from Clarksville High School in 1955. He served in the U.S. Army and deployed to Korea with the 1st Cavalry Division. After his time in Korea, Japhet spent time in Switzerland working and traveling with family. He returned to Clarksville in 1963 to work on the family farm and earn his degree from Austin Peay State University. He continued the dairy operation until 1977, whereafter he raised crops and beef cattle. Japhet was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother Dr. Fridtjof Erasmus (Mary) Nussbaumer, brother-in-law Dick Hadley, and Raymond Spink (who he farmed with for over 40 years). Survivors include his sister Rogate Nussbaumer Hadley, his beloved Spink family Amber, Dylan, and Alex, and several nephews, and nieces: Anne H. Head, Miriam H. Camargo, Matt Hadley, Carrie H. Ott, Kathy B. Miller, Mark Benton, Chris Nussbaumer, Karen Nussbaumer, along with many great nephews and nieces. Visitation will be Monday October 6, 2025, from 10:00 am-11:45 am at Neal Tarpley Funeral Home. Graveside Service will follow at 12:00 at Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Alex Spink, Dylan Spink, Jason Head, Hadley Ott, Henry Ott, Will Camargo, Matt Camargo, and Cody Herbert. Memorials can be made to Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation Ag in the Classroom P.O. Box 313, Columbia, TN 38402-0313 or the church or charity or your choice.