Roy Edward Routh, age 82, of LaVergne, TN, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2022. A native of Humansville, MO, he was preceded in death by his parents, Ray Edward and Josephine Goodman Routh; and wife, Dorothy Jean Taylor Routh.
He is survived by his children, Renee Chambers and her husband Mark of Smyrna, TN; Bretta Yates and her husband Andy of LaVergne, TN; Troy Routh and his wife Karen of Murfreesboro, TN; and Kimberly Williams and her husband Travis of Brush Creek, TN; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren; brother, Thomas Routh and his wife Pat of Texas and sister, Dorothy Routh of Kansas City, MO.
Mr. Routh was a gradate of Baldwin High School in 1958 and was a proud veteran serving in the United States Air Force from 1958 to 1962. He was a Quality Control Inspector with Bridgestone and retired from there in 1995.
Visitation will be Friday, July 15, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna. A graveside service will be Saturday, July 16, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. with military honors. Family will serve as pallbearers.
Memorials in memory of Mr. Routh can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
