Richard Michael Fowlkes

Richard Michael Fowlkes, 71, of Springville, Tennessee, died on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at Tri-Star Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Born Saturday, January 17, 1953, in Dyer County, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Pierce Fowlkes and the late Elizabeth Holden Fowlkes. Mr. Fowlkes was a retired employee of Ermco. He attended Friendship Baptist Church in Buchanan, Tennessee.  Richard was a loving husband, father and "Big Daddy." His proudest accomplishment was, without a doubt, the family he nurtured with unwavering love. The times he cherished the most were those spent with his family, fishing, hunting or just being together doing nothing special. He had a love for music, especially those songs from the 1960's and 1970's and was an avid fan of the Tennessee Vols.

Funeral services for Mr. Fowlkes will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, in the Chapel of Johnson-Williams Funeral Home. Officiating this service will be Bro. Russell Ragsdale and Bro. Royce McGuire. Interment will follow in Cool Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 17, 2024, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Johnson-Williams Funeral Home.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife of forty-five years, Sandra Taylor Fowlkes of Springville, Tennessee; one son Richard Michael Fowlkes, II (Valerie) of Trimble, Tennessee; two daughters, April Fountain (Zack) of Brownsville, Tennessee and Misty Spicer (James) of Halls, Tennessee; two brothers, David Fowlkes (Judy)of RoEllen, Tennessee and Danny Fowlkes of Dyersburg, Tennessee; one sister, Ann Wilhoite (Steve) of Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee and he was "Big Daddy" to his five grandchildren, Lane Fowlkes, Chloe Atkins, Amber Conley, Jayce Fountain and Grayson "Mikie" Fountain; three great-grandchildren Elijah, Kinsley and Aspen and soon to join the family in April and May two great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister-in-law, Beverly Fowlkes.

Honoring Mr. Fowlkes as pallbearers will be Gene Reed, Lane Fowlkes, Randy Boatwright, David Oldaker, Allen Lane, Richard Burkhead and Skipper Jeffries. Honorary pallbearers will be Zack Fountain, Grayson Fountain, Jayce Fountain and Ken Pitts.

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