Gary E. Bartlett, age 82 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, died Tuesday Dec. 5, 2023.

He was a native of Iowa and was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest B. Bartlett and Mary Beth Fisher Bartlett; a son, Curtis Anthony Bartlett; brother, Joseph Bartlett.

Mr. Bartlett was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Murfreesboro.

He was a graduate of St. Ambrose University and was a comptroller with the federal government and had worked at many government facilities across the United States, and retired from AEDC in Tullahoma, Tennessee.

Mr. Bartlett is survived by his wife of 62 years, Theresa Mertens Bartlett; children, Gary Craig Bartlett and wife Lisa, Sarah Tubbs and husband Shawn; grandchildren, Lauren Eastep and husband Brandon, Andrew Blake Bartlett, Joseph Parker Stubbs; great-granddaughter, Caroline Faye Eastep; sister, Sharon K. Bartlett; a host of other family and friends.

His Memorial Mass will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Father Patrick Fitzsimon will officiate.

Woodfin Memorial Chapel is in charge of the cremation arrangements. www.woodfinchapel.com