Dixie Lee Spates, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Thursday, August 20th, 2015 at her residence at the age of 75.
Ms. Spates was born in Waterloo, Iowa to the late Floyd and Ruth Evans Colvin.
Ms. Spates was a member of the Jehovah’s Witness Church.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by one son, Terry Watkins; one brother, Robert Colvin; and two sisters, Barbara Webb and JoAnn Hawk.
Ms. Spates is survived by two daughters, Kathy Boswell and her husband Larry of Tullahoma and Londa Nelson and her husband Wayne of Tullahoma; one son, John Watkins and his wife Kathleen of Feeding Hills, Massachusetts; one brother, Mike Colvin of Reno, Nevada; one sister, Dellrose Jakobsen of Waterloo, Iowa; five grandchildren, Amanda, Tammy, Adam, Kelsi and Alexander; two great-granddaughters, Jennifer and Emily; three great-great granddaughters, Madeline, Madison and Kaylee; and her companion, Tommy Arp.
Visitation for Ms. Spates will be held on Saturday, August 22nd, at Kilgore Funeral Home from 2:00-4:00 pm with a memorial service to immediately follow at 4:00 pm in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Brian Marler officiating.
For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, donation may be made to the Tullahoma Animal Shelter, 942 Maplewood Avenue, Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388.
Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.