Clyde David Alsup

Mr. Clyde David Alsup, age 85 of Middleton, Tennessee, departed this life Wednesday evening, April 20, 2016 at his home.

Funeral services were held Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Shackelford Funeral Directors of Middleton with Trent Childers officiating. Interment followed in Campground Methodist Cemetery in Walnut, Mississippi.

Mr. Alsup was born Tuesday, February 24, 1931 in Ripley, Mississippi to the late Clyde Daniel and Ina Renfro Alsup. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean conflict in Germany, where he was a border patrolman along the Czechoslovakian border. He later worked as a tool & die maker for International Harvester, CAT and Carrier.

His first wife, Billie Bass Alsup preceded him in death in 1981, and in 1982, he moved to Middleton. On August 21, 2003, he was united in marriage to Kay Alsup, who survives. He was a former member of Campground Methodist Church in Walnut, MS, and was presently a member of the Rogers Springs Church of Christ. Some of his favorite pastimes include reading Louis L'Amore novels, fishing, doing yardwork and visiting with his neighbors. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Alsup is survived by his daughters, Susan Alsup of Walnut, MS, Sherry Letienne and husband Mo of Savannah, Loretta Sides of Bolivar, Lisa Evans of Ft. Pierce, FL, and Melonie Richards and husband Jerry of Red Banks, MS; sons, Roger Alsup and wife Janice of Gulfport, MS, David Alsup and wife Jessica Jordan of Atlanta, GA, Daniel Stewart of Middleton, and Wayne Stewart and wife Debbie of Middleton; thirteen grandchildren, and fifteen great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his first wife; parents; sister, Ina Faye Alsup Callahan; and brothers-in-law, Robert Callahan, Joe Skinner, and Joe Edward Bass.

Charitable contributions made in Mr. Alsup's memory may be sent to Campground Methodist Cemetery or to the Rogers Springs Church of Christ.