Donald Filmore Felts “Buster”, age 83 of Springfield, Tennessee, died Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at his home.
Funeral services will be conducted at Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Pleasant View at 2:00PM on Saturday, May 7th, with Bro. Gary Dillard and Bro. Gene Parton officiating. Burial will follow in Good Springs Cemetery with his son, Don, and his grandsons serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Ron Tungate, Jerry Hornberger, Billy Hornberger, and the late Jimmy Fletcher, Johnny York, Kenny Wiggs, and Joe Dillon.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, May 6th from 2:00PM until 8:00PM and again on Saturday from 11:00AM until the hour of service at 2:00PM.
Mr. Felts was born on October 13, 1938 in Joelton, Tennessee to the late Millard & Luna Williams Felts. He was the owner of C & F Millright Services, Inc. He was a lifelong farmer who was awarded both the Tennessee Young Farmer of the Year and the Tennessee Farmer of the Year. Mr. Felts served as Cheatham County Magistrate and on the Cheatham County School Board. He was a fisherman and a friend who lived and loved large. He was of the Baptist faith.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brothers Mack Felts and Charles “Pill” Felts; and sister, Mary Lou Dillon.
Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Ann Felts; sons, Don (Pam) Felts and Terry (Deb) Coulter; daughters, Karen (Troy) Galbreath, Beth (Randy) Harris, and Cindy (Randall) Moulton; sister, Joyce Fletcher and her children, Jim Fletcher & Jennifer Raines; special niece, Paulette (Troy) Farrar, her daughter, Morgan Sesson, and her brother, Junior Hornberger; grandchildren, Karlie, Emma, Troy, Kristi, Brad, Richie, Bryant, Jonathan, Andrew, Victoria, Summer, Ashley, Trevor, Hayley, Hannah, and Callie; and 15 great-grandchildren.
The family wishes to extend a special “thank you” to Amedysis Healthcare Services.
If so desired memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105-9959
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
