Mr. Willie McClearen Jr., 78, of Cedar Grove, Tennessee passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.

Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of Chase Funeral Home. Interment with military honors will follow in the Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery in Lavinia. Bro. Robert Barger will officiate the service.

The family will receive friends in the Cherrywood Room of Chase Funeral Home on Tuesday from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM and on Wednesday from 10:00 AM until time of service.

Pallbearers to serve are Tim Smith, Randy Smith, Lucas Simmons, Colin Simmons, Ricky Jones, Robin Jones, Kirk Miller and Greg Gateley. Honorary Pallbearers are Ben Chipman and Matt Jones

Mr. McClearen was born July 12, 1939 in Cedar Grove the son of the late Willie Farris McClearen Sr. and Josephine Hobbs McClearen. He was a U.S. Army veteran and worked as a welder/pipefitter and was the former owner of J.R.'s Market in Cedar Grove. He raised cattle most of his life and was a great storyteller. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Marjorie McClearen and Deloice King and two brothers, Billy Joe and John Bennett McClearen.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nell McClearen; three daughters, April Simmons of Cedar Grove, Dana MacDonald of Melbourne, Florida and Cindy Bell of Jackson; a sister, Shirley Smith (Randall) of Atwood. He also leaves five grandchildren, Lucas Simmons, Colin Simmons, Kassidy Simmons, Jinna MacDonald and Skye MacDonald