Grady Lee Dorris, age 82 of Pleasant View, Tennessee, died Monday, October 17, 2022 at the Residence at Alive Hospice in Nashville.
Mr. Dorris was born on February 8, 1940 in Elizabethton, Tennessee to the late Floyd & Lena Norris Dorris.
He retired from Whirlpool as a tool and die maker and also farmed. He dearly loved the Lord and served as bus pastor at Park Avenue Baptist Church. He loved his dog “Gidget” and enjoyed passing out candy on Halloween to all the trick-or-treators in Harris Farms. Mr. Dorris was a Master Gardener who won 1st place four years in a row in Cheatham County. He was a member of First Baptist Church Joelton.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Dorris; daughter, Karen Dorris; and siblings, Billy, James, Lowell, Rex, Sam, and Noel Dorris, and Gerald Burgess.
Survivors include his daughter, Renee Dorris; brother, Floyd “Joe” (Barbara) Dorris; sisters, Peggy Burgess and Naomi Houston (Clay); and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Pleasant View at 2:00 PM on Sunday, October 23rd, with Bro. David Royalty and Sean Sesnan officiating. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, Kentucky with Josh Harris, David Smith, Rex Dorris, Kevin Jarrell, Barry Young, and Chuck Dorris serving as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 12:00 noon until the hour of service at 2:00 PM.
If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church Joelton, 7140 Whites Creek Pike, Joelton, Tennessee 37080
AUSTIN & BELL FUNERAL HOME in Pleasant View is in charge of these arrangements. 6316 Highway 41A, Pleasant View, Tennessee 37146 (615) 746-4433 www.austinandbell.com
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