Donnie Fay Cothron, age 92 of Lafayette, TN passed away Tuesday morning, January 21, 2025, at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, TN. Donnie is in the care of Anderson & Son Funeral Home in Lafayette, TN.
Funeral Services for Donnie Fay Cothron will be conducted Friday afternoon, January 24, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. from the chapel of Anderson & Son Funeral Home in Lafayette, TN with Brother Ricky Vance officiating. Interment will follow in the Eulia Cemetery.
Visitation will begin on Thursday morning from 10:00 a.m. until 8 pm and again on Friday morning at 9 am until service time at 1:00 p.m.
Family requests memorials be made to Eulia Cemetery. You may make these memorials by calling or coming by the funeral home.
He is preceded in death by: parents, Elisha Clay & Susan Vance Cothron, daughter, Deborah Faye Cothron, son, Michael Ragland, sisters, Ruth Sloan & Lassie Key, brothers, Fred, Howard, Carl & Harold Gene Cothron.
Survivors include: Wife, Maurine Perrigo Ragland Cothron of Lafayette, Sons, Troy (Alicia) Cothron of Lafayette, Kevin (Tabby) Ragland of Murfreesboro, Grandchildren, Ava (Andrew) Bomar, Eli Ragland, Nolan Ragland, Latisha Shultz, Great-Grandchildren, Zaine Shultz, Tobias Shultz.
Arrangements entrusted to Anderson & Son Funeral Home, Directors, Lafayette, TN. 615-666-4011 www.andersonandsonfuneralhomes.com
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