Clifford Thomas "Tommy" Prentice

Clifford Thomas "Tommy" Prentice, 64, retired employee of Union Carbide and Rogers Group, died Saturday, April 1, 2017 at his residence on Poplar Union Road in Duck River, Tennessee.Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 7:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Joe Rhodes officiating. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Inurnment will be held at later date in Poplar Union Cemetery. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born June 5, 1952 in Maury County, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Albert Shirley Prentice and the late Juanita Thomas Prentice. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting and fishing. Mr. Prentice was a member of Anderson Bend Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, whom he married July 15, 1994, Peggy W. Prentice of Duck River; sons, Darrell (Donita) Prentice of Columbia; David (Brook) Prentice of Santa Fe; daughter, Holly (Orlando) Gaines of Wesley Chapel, Florida; sisters, Beverly (Carl) Martin of Mt. Pleasant; Janice (Charles) Hardison of Cornersville; brother, Billy (Micah) Prentice of Columbia; nine grandchildren; one great grandson; and several nieces and nephews. Honorary pallbearers include Jeremy Alsup, Tom Gordon, Ernie Mobley, past and present employees of Union Carbide and Rogers Group.The family would like to express a special thanks to the Hospice Compassus nurses, Antonio, Lisa, Lynn, and Amanda.