Clarence Partin

ENGLEWOOD Clarence "Bud" Partin, 76, died Saturday May 12, 2012 at Athens Regional Medical Center.A native of Chattanooga, and a longtime resident of Englewood, he was a son of the late Clarence Eugene and Grace Phillips Partin. He was recently preceded in death by a sister, Betty Jean Strickland.Clarence was well known from Chattanooga to Knoxville, as an expert diesel mechanic, having retired from Roberts Brothers Motors. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Ringgold Ga.Survivors, his loving wife of 54 years, Gladys Brinkley Partin, of Englewood; One daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and Curtis Osborne, of Englewood; Three sons and two daughters-in-law, Clarence Dewayne and Cynthia Partin, of Dayton, Darrell Glenn Partin, of Cleveland, David Allen and Alison Partin, of Englewood; Two sisters Bobbie headrick, of Ringgold, Ga., and Tiny Partin-Smith, of Chattanooga; Two brothers and sisters-in-law, William Doyle and Loretta Partin, of Stockbridge, Ga., Joe and Karen Partin, of Apison; Nine grandchildren, Jennifer Partin, Laura Partin, Samantha Partin, Rachel Partin, Courtney Osborne, Constance Osborne, Brandon Partin, Camdon Partin, and Emily Partin; Two special grandchildren, Cameron Powers and Amanda McSpadden.Funeral Services will be 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ziegler Funeral Home with Rev. Curtis Osborne and Bro. Clarence Partin officiating.Entombment will be 9 a.m. Wednesday May 16, in the McMinn Memory Gardens Mausoleum.Family and friends will be serving as pallbearers.The family will receive friends 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Ziegler Funeral Home.If you are unable to attend visitation or funeral service, please sign the online registery at: zieglerfuneralhome.comZiegler Funeral Home, Athens, TN, entrusted with the care of Clarence "Bud" Partin.