Anna Ruth Aslinger

Anna Ruth (Thurman) Aslinger, age 87 of Sale Creek, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023, at her home. She was born in the Bogles Chapel Community in Rhea County on July 5, 1935, the daughter of the late William Allen Thurman and Erma Tennessee (Thomas) Thurman. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Billy Franklin Aslinger; two brothers, Floyd Odell Thurman and William Thomas Thurman; and her sister, Jane Stultz.

Anna lived in Sale Creek most of her life and was employed as a cafeteria worker at North Park Hospital and at various school cafeterias and restaurants in Dayton. She also worked at a jewelry manufacturing facility. She enjoyed sewing, quilt making, and jigsaw puzzles. She was a member of Maple Springs Baptist Church.

Anna is survived by her two sons, Darrell (Becky) Aslinger and William “Don” Aslinger, both of Sale Creek; her two brothers, John C. (Joyce) Thurman of Cookeville and Hoyal Thurman of Sale Creek; her three sisters, Virginia Ferguson and Aileen Wilkey, both of Dayton, and June (Jimmy) Poole of Evensville; her two step-grandchildren, Samantha Caraway and Jessica Lee; and her two step-great-grandchildren, Ashton Matthews and Ryder Lee.

A graveside funeral service for Anna will be held on Monday, February 6, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Smith-Wilkey Cemetery in Evensville with Rev. Robert Thurman officiating. She will be laid to rest next to her husband Billy.

Please share your memories and photos of Anna on her online guest register at www.vanderwallfh.com .

The family is being cared for by Vanderwall Funeral Home in Dayton, TN.