Mr. Arlie Clay Weddington Sr.

February 22, 1942 - May 23, 2017

Mr. Arlie Clay Weddington, Sr., age 75, of the Flat Creek Community, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Friday, May 26, 2017, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Keith Reynolds, Michael Silger, and Marvin Whitworth will officiate with burial to follow at Hopper Cemetery in Marshall County. The family will receive visitors 4-8 PM Thursday, May 25, 2017, at the funeral home. He was born February 22, 1942, in Shelbyville, Tennessee, to the late Leroy “Jack” and Barbara Elizabeth Smith Weddington. He was an auctioneer from 1968 – 2017, chairman of the American Coon Hunting Association from 1973 – 2005, and the announcer for SSBEA from 1986 – 2017. He announced for the first SSBEA horseshow and received numerous sportsmanship awards throughout the years. He is preceded in death by six brothers; JT Weddington, Bill Weddington, Roscoe Weddington, Clifton “Cliff” Weddington, James “Jimmy” Weddington, and E.C. Weddington; two sisters, Josephine Parks Brown, and Clementine Weddington. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Nancy Batten Weddington, of Flat Creek; son, Arlie “Clay” (Tonya) Weddington, Jr., daughter, Debra (Clint) Smith; sister, Catherine McClenney, all of Flat Creek; grandchildren, Megan (Ross) Smith, of Shelbyville, and Nathan Smith, of Flat Creek; great-grandchildren, Arleigh Morgan Smith, Hagen Bradley Smith, and Clara Faye Smith. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.