- He was born on April 28, 1930 as the 7th child of Thomas Matson Darden and Lula Bryant Darden and was preceded in death by his brothers and sisters Dorothy Mae Darden, Helen Darden Ross, William Reed Darden, Sr., Vincent Lawrence Darden, Martha Darden Wilcox, and Mary Darden, who died in her infancy, and by a nephew, Daniel Ross, and a niece, Mary Elizabeth Wilcox Peters. Tommy is survived by his loving and devoted wife of nearly 66 years, Joan Harrell Darden and their son, Dr. Thomas Malcolm Darden, Jr. and his wife, Carla Jones Darden of Albany, GA. and their children Grace Darden, Patrick (Rebecca), Cole and Alec Miller. Mr. Darden is also survived by many devoted family members including cousins, nephews, great-nephews, nieces, and great nieces on the Darden and Harrell sides of his and Joan’s extended family.
Tommy graduated from Science Hill High School and East Tennessee State University and served in the Korean Conflict as a member of the U. S. Army. His career was in the clothing business, initially as a partner in the longtime downtown clothing store Hannah’s and then he and Joan opened and operated Darden’s Clothiers, selling finer menswear, women’s clothing and many a prom dress for over 30 years.
Mr. Darden was a lifelong member of Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church.
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1930 - 2017 (87 years)
