Henry Parker Sain

1940 - 2011

Mr. Henry Parker Sain

Mr. Henry Parker Sain, age 70, of Bell Buckle, died Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Heritage Medical Center.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Stephen Caine will officiate, with burial to follow in Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle.

Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

He was born September 30, 1940, in Manchester, Tennessee, to the late Henry Pearl and Virginia Wright Sain. He was a farmer and a self titled "Soil Engineer". He was previously named Outstanding Farmer of the Year and won the County Yield Contest for corn. Mr. Sain was sent to China by the Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture for the State of Tennessee for collaboration. He held membership in the Farm Bureau, was a past president of Shelbyville Jaycees, and was a former Bell Buckle Alderman. He won Blue Ribbons at the County Fair for his vegetables and was also a former Coach in the Little League. He was a member of the Church of Christ and was well known for taking food to people all over the county.

He is survived by his wife of fifty years, Lynne Burkhart Sain, of Bell Buckle; two sons, Danny Sain, of Bell Buckle, and Rick Sain, and his wife Amy, of Murfreesboro; a daughter, Lori Smith, and her husband James, of Murfreesboro; a sister, Elizabeth Faye (Betty) Sain, of Lynchburg; five grandchildren, Dylan Sain, Alec Sain, Ky Sain, Jacob Smith, and Susanna Smith.

Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church or American Heart Association.

Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements. 931 -684-8356