Luther Harrison Sledge

Luther Harrison Sledge obituary

Luther Harrison Sledge

Luther Sledge Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Biereley-Hale Funeral Home, Inc. - Madisonville on Sep. 23, 2025.

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Luther Harrison Sledge, 93, of Sweetwater, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2025 at Parkwest Medical Center. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a member of Sweetwater Church of God. He was a retired brick mason. He loved his family. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Timothy Kevin Sledge; sisters, Ruth Harris and Edna Harris; brother, Charles M. Sledge. Survivors include daughter, Melissa Ann Jack; son and daughter-in-law, Marvin and Rita Sledge, all of Athens; grandchildren, Durand Sledge and wife, Tabitha, Dusken Sledge and wife, Jessi; great-granddaughters, Victoria Underdown and husband, Eli, Brooklyn Sledge, Everly Sledge, Adalee Sledge; great-grandson, Kylan Sledge; great-great granddaughter, Berkley Underdown; sisters, Mae Sledge and Rosie Pierce, of Sweetwater. Funeral 7:00 P.M. Friday, Biereley-Hale Chapel, Rev. Tony Curtis officiating. Interment 11:00 a.m. Saturday in Haven Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends 5-7 P.M. Friday at Biereley-Hale Funeral Home, Madisonville.

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