Tennille Leigh Komulainen, daughter of Jeff and Liz Leigh, was born on August 18, 1980 in Somerset, Kentucky. She departed this life on June 16, 2022 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee after a very brief illness. Her friends and family were by her side when she drifted off to be with the Lord.
From an early age, she embodied all the characteristics of beauty, both inside and out. Her big smile lit up every room she entered. She had the uncanny ability to make everyone she encountered feel like the most important person to her. Tennille exceled in both athletics and academics, graduating with honors from Somerset High School. She later pursued her two passions, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater from Western Kentucky University and a Masters of Theology from Liberty University.
She met her husband Daryl in 2006 on a fated flight through Las Vegas. They bonded over a common love for A Christmas Story and the infamous leg lamp! They married in September of that year, and after several adventures with the Air Force in Tucson and Korea, finally settled down to have a family in Mississippi. Their daughter Campbell “Cami” Grace was born in May of 2012 and their son Kai Wyatt was born in April of 2015. She loved them with her entire being. It brought her joy beyond measure to spend her days with them while teaching at Columbus Christian Academy.
She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Homer and Clara Campbell and Carlos and Mildred Leigh. Tennille is survived by her husband, Daryl and their two children, Cami and Kai; her parents Jeff and Liz Leigh; brother Justin (Sarah) Leigh; beloved nephews, Blake, Hudson and Brooks; sister Sunshine (Gareth) Bates; nieces Cora and Airlia; in-laws Wes and Jerri Komulainen; sister-in-law Leslie Komulainen; nephew Jake Komulainen and niece Zoe Komulainen.
A host of extended family and “family by choice”…. Jon, Shelly, Shelby and Jonathan Harville, Kenny, Marie and Chad Smallwood, Fred, Ruth & Salome Stephens of Greystones, Ireland. Her best girlfriends since high school and sisters by choice, Ann Tuttle Cook, Robyn Holt Doiron, Jennifer Brown Compton and Allison Hahn Sobieck.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Columbus Christian Academy Theater Dept. PO Box 249
Science Hill, KY. 42553

The family of Tennille Leigh Komulainen will receive friends at the Science Hill Nazarene Church after 5:00 pm, Thursday, June 23rd. A funeral service will be held at the church at 11:00 am Friday, June 24th, with Reverend Greg Wells officiating. Burial will follow in the Science Hill Cemetery. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of all the arrangements.