CLYDE STEPHENS JR of Franklin, TN died Feb-ruary 15, 2016 at the age of 78. He started in the funeral industry in 1969 working at the former Franklin Memorial Chapel, and in 1972 he began managing Williamson Memorial Gardens. Later in 1980 he founded Williamson Memorial Funeral Home and in 2000, along with his family, opened Spring Hill Memorial Park & Funeral Home. He served two terms as the president of the Cemetery Association of Tennessee and was named Cemeterian of the Year in 1999. He was a member of the Tennessee Funeral Directors Association, where he served as president from 2004-2005.