Meet Our Staff

Andy Shemwell

Managing Partner, Licensed Funeral Director, Embalmer - TN & KY

Mike Parchman

Manager, Licensed Funeral Director, Embalmer

Danny Hurt

Licensed Funeral Director - TN & KY, Notary Public

Danny is a dual licensed funeral director and embalmer in both Tennessee and Kentucky.  He is a 52-year veteran of the funeral service industry having begun his apprenticeship at the young age of 12, assisting his father in Russellville, KY where he also graduated high school.  Danny graduated the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science in 1977 and has been with Neal-Tarpley Parchman for over 17 years. 

He and his fiancée Brenda Gafford Hunt have happily made a home in Clarksville and the community of Montgomery County where he enjoys bass fishing and admiring the county’s scenery by Jeep.  Most important to him is the comfort of being able to help others and serve families through fellowship in their times of need.

Sally Dean

Licensed Funeral Director, Embalmer - TN & KY

Sally is a dual licensed funeral director and embalmer in both the state of Tennessee and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.  A graduate of Austin Peay State University with a degree in marketing and business administration, she completed her mortuary education at John A. Gupton College in Nashville and has over 35 years in the funeral care industry with the additional certification of crematory operator.

In addition to her education and years of service, Sally considers her greatest accomplishments to be her three children and five grandchildren.  An energetic, authentic and free-spirited lady, she enjoys cooking, traveling, nature and music in her spare time.

Clete Walker

Licensed Funeral Director, Administration, Notary Public

Clete is a Clarksville native, the son of Pat Minniehan Walker and the late Greg N. Walker.  He is a graduate of Rossview High School and later received his BBA from Austin Peay State University.  Clete completed his mortuary education at John A. Gupton College in 2016 while working for Neal-Tarpley-Parchman since 2013.

A proud Tennessean, Clete is an all-seasons outdoorsman and avid traveler, soon to complete his goal of visiting all 50 states and aspirations of traveling to nearly 50 more countries outside the US and Canada.  When not at work, the gym or traveling, he enjoys the pursuit of good food, drink and live music as well as spending time with family and friends.  While the funeral care industry was not what Clete originally envisioned as a young adult, he is grateful for a career that he enjoys and has taught him so much.  He truly enjoys the honor of guiding families during their times of loss.

Nathan Westbrook

Licensed Funeral Director, Embalmer

Born in Washington state where he began his apprenticeship, Nathan is a first-generation funeral director & embalmer with 20 years in the industry.  He moved to Tennessee in 2012 to attend John A Gupton Mortuary College and to be nearer to family.  He and his wife, Natalie, enjoy camping, watching movies, playing board games and spending time with family. 

Nathan is a 2014 graduate of John A Gupton and has served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the islands of Yap and Saipan.  He especially enjoys serving in leadership within the church and serving families in their times of need.

Annie Mergele

Administrator

Jimmy Wiles

Licensed Pre-Need Counselor

Jimmy is a native of Somerville, TN.  After graduating from Fayette Academy and UT Martin with a degree in sociology and a minor in psychology, He began a career path which led him to what he now considers to be his most rewarding role of counseling others on the importance of securing pre-need arrangements in advance. 

Jimmy has been a pre-need counselor since 2003 and joined Neal-Tarpley-Parchman in 2019.  He married his wife, Lisa, in October of 2021.

David Clinard

Ambassador

David is a lifelong resident of Clarksville, having graduated from Northwest High School in 1976.  He retired as Commander of the Clarksville Fire & Rescue after 39 years of service to the citizens of Montgomery County. 

He and his wife, Melissa are the proud parents of sons Chase and Jonathan and loving grandparents of Taylor, Abby and Camden.  David is an avid fisherman who enjoys all of Tennessee’s great outdoors and serving families through his work at Neal, Tarpley Parchman.

Chase Clinard

Ambassador

Chase is also a Clarksville native, a 2002 graduate of Northwest High School and has worked at Clarksville Fire & Rescue since 2015.  He and his wife, Tessa, are the proud parents of son Camden and daughter Taylor.

When not serving the community with Fire & Rescue and Neal, Tarpley Parchman, Chase enjoys coaching youth and middle school baseball at Clarksville Academy.  He is also a member of the Clarksville Fire Rescue Honor Guard.

Jay Tucker

Funeral Assistant

Steve Lannom

Licensed Minister, Funeral Assistant

Glenn Varble

Licensed Funeral Director, Embalmer

James Cheatham

Licensed Funeral Director

Wanda Dowdy

Greeter

Stephen Lehman

Office Assistant