Clarence Olden Darnell, 82, of Lebanon, passed away Friday, August 8, 2025 at Springfield Nursing and Rehab.  He was born March 25, 1943 in Marion County.  He worked as a farmer and a mechanic.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Jill Simpson Darnell; parents, Edward Brodus and Doshia Lee Sneed Darnell; three sisters, Edith Ann Thomas, Cordia Faye Darnell, and Frances Cull; three brothers, William Edward, Lonnie Ray, and Perry Woodson Darnell.

Survivors include six children, Phyllis Estes of Springfield, Owen Darnell (Melissa) of North Vernon, Indiana, Mary Leola Hutchinson (Mike) of Hutchison, William Ray Mattingly (Rose) of Lebanon, Connie Lynn Collins of New Castle, Tennessee, and Tina Marie Cunningham of LaFollette, Tennessee; 12 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren.

Cremation was chosen with inurnment at 1 pm Saturday, August 23, 2025 in Muldraugh Hill Baptist Church cemetery.  Mattingly Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.