Wayne Vincent

Wayne Vincent, went on to his heavenly home

Sunday morning, March 5, 2023, at Macon County

Nursing & Rehabilitation in Franklin, North Carolina. Until December 16, 2022, Wayne lived all his life in Tennessee. He was born July 9, 1927, on a farm in Hardeman County, to Aubrey and Alma

Vincent. In 1944, Wayne joined the U. S. Navy and deployed to the Pacific to serve on the USS Hancock.

Upon returning after the war, Wayne continued his service at US Naval Air Station Memphis, located in Millington, TN, until his retirement on May 01,

1975. During his time in Millington, Wayne married Dot Carlisle of Lucy, and together they had four children. They lived outside of Millington and attended Lucy Baptist Church where Wayne was ordained a deacon and remodeled Lucy Baptist Church as it stands now. Wayne and Dot owned and operated Millington Contractors for over 35 years until Dot passed away in 2004. During this time Wayne had become an active member of Gideons International, traveling across the U.S. and as far away as Venezuela and Ireland to participate in Bible distribution. In 1987, Wayne was elected State President of the Gideons of Tennessee. Because his son was on the mission field in Argentina, three separate times Wayne gathered volunteers to travel to Argentina to work on churches. In addition to Gideon service, in 1975, Wayne became an Auxiliary Probation Officer for Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee and also worked alongside men from First Baptist in Millington to visit with and witness to men in the West Tennessee State Penitentiary.

In 2005, Wayne married Marion Rice Anderson in Lucy, TN. They lived in Millington and attended First Baptist Church of Millington. Here, Wayne served as an usher and Sunday School teacher. In August of 2016, Wayne and Marion moved to Robinwood, an independent living facility in Bartlett, TN. They lived here until Marion’s death in December, 2021, which led to Wayne moving to North Carolina. While there, at the retirement facility and 3 miles away from his daughter, Wayne was cared for by nurses, doctors, & caregivers with whom he established such a bond. His smile, wave, or just his presence became a joy for all of them. In all Wayne Vincent did, it did not matter who you were or who you’d been, Wayne Vincent loved you and lived a life devoted to serving God.

Wayne Vincent leaves behind his daughter, Jane “Janie” (Rusty) Renfroe of Franklin, NC, Gene Tate Vincent (Melanie) of Franklin, KY, Alma (Dennis) Finger of Millington; six grandchildren: Jason (Vonda) Renfroe, Anthony Vincent, Ginger Vincent, Candace (Jamison) Hunley, Krystal (Preston) Visser; eleven great-grandchildren: Cooper and Landon Renfroe; Anzley and Kaiden Harper, and Gracilyn Vincent; Macney and Mackenzey Hunley; Aliza and Cora Visser, and six surviving sisters: Helen Tolbert (Memphis), Opal (Bill) Young (Memphis), Edith Pipkin (Middleton), Emily (Marvin) Mills (Middleton), Kathrine Perryman (Memphis), and Sue (Bobby) Shelly of Middleton, TN.

He was predeceased by his son Glen Vincent in 2010, his brother, Emmett Vincent, and sister, Jen-o Newman.

A funeral service will be at Munford Funeral Home Chapel, 7450 Raleigh Millington Road, Millington with a brief visitation at 1:00 pm and a funeral at 2:00 pm.

Instead of flowers, please send memorials to Gideons International or First Baptist Church, Millington, TN.

I give you this one thought to keep, I am with you still,

I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow, I am the sunlight on ripened grain, I am the gentle Autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning hush, I am the swift, uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not think of me as gone. I am with you still in each new dawn