Robert Wade

Funeral services for Robert J. (Bobby) Wade, 74, of Bloomington Springs, TN, will be held at 2 P.M. on Thursday, October 3, 2019, at Anderson - Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro, TN. Burial will follow in the John Young Cemetery in the Shiloh community of Jackson County, TN. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 4 P.M. - 8 P.M., and Thursday from 10 A.M. until time of services. He passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2019, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He was born October 17, 1944, to the late Verble F. Wade and Mildred M. Wade. On April 22, 1968, he was married to the late Linda Lucille Pippin Wade, who passed away May 3, 1999. He was a retired pipeline superintendent, and was a member of the Shiloh Church of Christ. He served in the U.S. Army 35th Combat Engineers during the Vietnam War. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by 3 Brothers: Fred L. Wade, Michael Ray Wade, and Anthony (Tony) Gene Wade; and 2 Sisters: Pauline (Polly) Martin and Sheila Wade Glover. Survivors include 1 Son: James Verble Wade and wife, Sabrina of Bloomington Springs, TN; 1 Daughter: Paula Denise Byers and husband, Keith of Cookeville, TN; 8 Grandchildren: Hailey Byers, Tanner Wade, Allison Byers, Payton Wade, Gatlen Wade, Wyatt Byers, Mason Wade, and Emily Wade; 1 Great Grandchild: Weston Byers; 1 Expected Great Granddaughter: Ariel Kate Wade; 2 Sisters: Frances Wade Poston of Baxter, TN, and Linda Sue Wade Bellamy of Nashville, TN; and 3 Brothers in Law: William Glover of Lebanon, TN, Dewey and Nancy Pippin, and Roy Pippin. Many special cousins, other relatives, and friends also survive. Todd Elliott will officiate at the services. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children by contacting the funeral home. Funeral Home Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home, Inc. 2131 S. Grundy Quarles Hwy. P.O. Box 398 Gainesboro TN - 38562 US 931-268-1550 931-268-1552