William Thomas Wooten, 98, of Clarksville, TN, was born on February 26, 1928, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
He was the son of William Howard and Alma Porter Wooten and the eldest of three children.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Frances Bumpus Wooten, and brother, Danny Howard Wooten.
William served in the United States Army for 22 years where he participated in three conflicts and was an award-winning member of the United States Army Skeet Shooting Team. He served in the concluding months of WWII and post-war occupied Japan (1945-47). Reenlisting in 1950, he served in the Korean War (1950-53) where he participated in both combat jumps as a member of the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team (“Rakkasans”). From 1964-67, he served in Vietnam in both combat and administrative roles. After retiring from the Army in 1970, William worked for Austin Peay State University in the Library and Media Services departments until his retirement from there in 1997. He was a member of New Providence United Methodist Church and an active member of the Fort Campbell Skeet Club for 52 years (1970-2022). William was one of the few remaining U.S. combat veterans to have served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. He is survived by his sister, Barbara Jean McReynolds of Simpsonville, Kentucky, two sons William Buell Wooten (Billy) of Clarksville, TN and Jerry Thomas Wooten of Nashville, TN.
He is also survived by nine nieces and nephews and several great nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, October 23, 2026, at Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home. Burial with full military honors will follow at Kentucky Veteran Cemetery West at 1:00 PM. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until the service hour.
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This obituary was published by Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home – Clarksville.
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