Ernest P. Stroop

Mr. Stroop is a veteran, having served in the United States Marine Corps. For more than fifty years, he was a sales manager in the trucking industry. He was an avid golfer into his mid-eighties and a supporter of all the sporting programs at Vanderbilt University. He enjoyed the fellowship of his friends in the Hardee’s Breakfast Group and was a long-time member of the Lebanon Road Church of Christ.

Mr. Stroop is preceded in death by his father, Irving Clifton Stroop, Sr.; his mother, Fannie Bell (Holmes) Stroop; his loving wife of forty-nine years, Chloe E. (Moore) Stroop; sisters Frances Irene Rentschler and Rachel Elrod; brother, I. C. Stroop, Jr.; and great grandson, Henry Thomas Irwin. He is survived by sons Ronny Stroop (Sandra) and Tommy Stroop (Valerie); daughters Bonnie Topping (David) and Connie Barnard (Lincoln). Mr. Stroop also leaves behind eight grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, and extended family members.

There will be a Gathering of Family & Friends on Tuesday, December 5, from 10am – 12pm at the Hermitage Funeral Home. A graveside service will begin at 12pm in the Garden of Peace at Hermitage Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in memory of Mr. Stroop to Aveanna Hospice (235 Noah Drive, Suite 300, Franklin, TN 37064), Charter Senior Living in Franklin (105 Sunrise Circle, Franklin, TN 37064), or the American Heart Association (www.heart.org). Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared with the Stroop family at HermitageFH.com.