Of Franklin, Tn. (formerly of Bayonne); on Tuesday, January 17, 2012; father of William Francis Henry “Billy” Stringer of Ft. Lauderdale, Fl., Susanmarie Devaney, and the late Kelly Marie Stringer; father-in-law of Michael Devaney of Franklin, Tn.; brother of Thomas Stringer of Bayonne, Patricia Louise Wagner, Loretta Major, Doris Stringer and Mary Rose DiGiacomo, all of Bayonne, and the late Carole Ann Trivett; grandfather of Kaley Devaney. Funeral services were held from the WILLIMSON MEMORIAL Funeral Home, Franklin, Tn. Interment, Williamson Memorial Gardens.