Lawrence Howard (Goose) Rumbaugh was born January 22, 1936 in Waynesboro, TN, the son of the late Ray Erwin and Freda Regina Smith Rumbaugh.
Mr. Rumbaugh was a retired maintenance worker with Indian Creek Manufacturing and departed this life on December 28, 2020 at Waynesboro Health and Rehab in Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 84 Years, 11 Months, 6 Days.
He is survived by son, Michael Rumbaugh and wife, Sonya of Waynesboro, TN; step-son, Jerry Dale Staggs of Waynesboro, TN; daughters, Regina Tidwell of Collinwood, TN, Vanessa Murphy of Lawrenceburg, TN; grandchildren, Daniel, Heather, Jamie and Britta Rumbaugh, Tonya Hernandez, Kara Balenting, Scotty and Jimmy Tidwell, Jason Melton and Faith and Josh Melson; great-grandchildren, Samuel, Everleigh, Jordan, Kaebri, Jaleigh, Brianna, Ben, Candice, Alyssa, Carrie, Austin, Amber, Kevin, Ruby Anne, Jeremiah, Noah, Gabriel, Mayle, Maria, Malachi, Madison and Dominic.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Rumbaugh was preceded in death by grandparents, Florence Skillern and Samuel Barton; brothers, Billy, Ted, Frank, John, Ralph, Gene and Dana and sisters, Dorothy, Mary Nelle and Janie.
Services will be held on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 3:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Directors chapel, Collinwood, Tennessee, with Greg Eaton and Casey Jones officiating. Burial with military rites will follow in Memorial Gardens of Wayne County, Collinwood, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors, Wayne County assisting the family.
Visitation will be Wednesday, December 30, 2020 from 1 pm to service time at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Dana, Kenneth, Johnny, John, Ted Jr. and Eddie Rumbaugh with Jeremiah Rumbaugh as honorary pallbearer.
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