Raymond Claudia Flatt, age 69 of Pleasant View, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, August 12, 2023 at TriStar Centennial Medical Center.
Funeral services will be conducted at Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Pleasant View at 2:00PM on Thursday, August 17th, with Bro. John Hite officiating. Burial will follow at EverRest of Cheatham with family and friends serving as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, from 11:00AM until the hour of service at 2:00PM.
Mr. Flatt was born on October 13, 1953 in Cookeville, Tennessee to the late Claudia & Nancy Kathleen Clouse Flatt. He was a husband, father, mentor, and serial entrepreneur. Equally comfortable in the board room or chatting at the local hardware store. A man who has held so many different titles that answering what he does could rival war and peace. Whatever he did, it was always just a means and opportunity to love people. An ever-sharp man, he would tell you like it is, but would also love you even after you rejected his advice. An old country story was always close by to lighten or enlighten. His heart was often bigger than his wallet, constantly reaching out to pull those in his path who needed help.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sisters, Nancy Flatt and Eugenia Calloway.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Teresa Flatt; sons, Matthew (Wen Yuan) Flatt, Marcus Flatt, and Micah (Brandi) Flatt; brothers, Russell (Dorothy) Flatt and Rodney Flatt; grandchildren, Oliver Flatt, Sophia Flatt, Thomas Flatt, Emaline Flatt, Ethan Flatt, Cassidy (Cristian) Martinez, and Bryce Flatt; and one great-grandchild, Mikazuki Martinez.
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
