Phil Tarver

Phillip “Phil” Nelson Tarver, 76, of Clinton, Ky., passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at Jackson-Madison Hosp-ital in Jackson.
He was a member of the former Salem United Methodist Church, a member of the U.S. Army National Guard and a livestock producer.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Barbara Elaine Jackson Tarver of Clinton; two daughters, Kelli (Cliff) Dalton of Clinton and Kimberly (Coby) Watts of Union City; five grandchildren, Emma, Rhett and Burke Dalton of Clinton and Carter and Camden Watts of Union City; brother, Robert (Peggy) Tarver of Clinton; niece, Kristin (Jamie) Hayden of Fancy Farm, Ky.; and a great-niece, Lillian Hayden of Fancy Farm.
Phil was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Rebecca Keeling Tarver; and a brother, J.T. Tarver.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home in Clinton, with the Rev. Cory Holt and the Rev. Ricky Burton officiating. Burial will follow in Salem Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home in Clinton and after 9 a.m. Friday.
The family requests memorials be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959, Salem Cemetery, c/o Robert Tarver, 2887 ST RT 307N, Clinton, KY 42031 or the Hickman Co. Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 83, Clinton, KY 42031.

Published in The Messenger 9.13.22