George Wayne Gatlin A Celebration of Life service was held Friday, October 9, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. for George Wayne Gatlin, age 66, of the Lakewood Park Community in Beech Grove. The service was held at Doak-Howell Funeral Home. Mr. Gatlin died Wednesday, October 7, at the Centennial Medical Center in Nashville after a short illness. Per his request, he was cremated. A native of Polk County, Florida, born November 27, 1942, he was the son of the late George Gatlin and Lula Whittington Gatlin. He was a long-haul truck driver and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Susan Denise Colon Gatlin. Survivors are: six daughters, Teresa Peek of Beech Grove, Rachael Hernandez and Angela Strickland, both of Lakeland, Florida, Donna Kay Craig and husband Johnny of Hohenwald, Amanda Sue Gatlin of Auburndale, Florida, Patricia Yorkston of Winterhaven, Florida; four sons, John Stanley of Massachusetts, Timothy Gatlin of Florida, Donald Gatlin and Greg Gatlin, both of Winterhaven, Florida.