Funeral services will be Thursday February 19, 2026 at 2 PM from the Chapel of Taylor Funeral Home with Gaylan Brown and Bro. Caleb Wray officiating. Place of rest will be in the Rock Church Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Thursday February 19th from 11 AM until time of service. Those desiring memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
William Dale Overton, age 75 of Dickson, TN known to many as “Willie Dale” passed away Tuesday February 17, 2026 several days before his 76th birthday. Born in Dickson, TN on February 24, 1950 he was the son of the late Locke Leech Overton and Lucille Frey Overton and grandson to the late J.C. “Doc” Frey and Beulah Estelle Spann Frey and was preceded in death by his sisters, Joann Pulley and Susan Belcher. Dale worked for the Dickson County Highway Department for 38 years and has many friends there. He loved his horses and mules and loved nature and being outdoors. Dale loved people and he had an infectious smile and never met a stranger. Dale was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include his sisters, Juanita Adams of Dickson, TN, Jane Petty of Nashville, TN; brother, Ralph Overton (Marcia) of Dickson, TN; numerous nieces and nephews who he loved dearly.
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Prayers for comfort and healing to the family.
I will always think of Dale smiling and no matter how brief or long the conversation, it would eventually turn to horses or mules. He was a talented artist, too and I remember his early drawings, in charcoal, of horses. I can remember once, while I was riding in a field next to a road and Dale drove by in his white truck and stopped to talk about my horse and how much he missed riding. Dale will be missed greatly and I am glad that I knew him.
always enjoyed seeing his smiling face at the store. Loved you both.
What does one say about Willie Dale he was my friend, a good buddy, always there with that special grin. He was kind, funny, always willing to lend a hand even when he could barely walk. Driving a mule wagon team down the road in front of your house, bringing his new stud pony up to meet you driving his gator holding onto the leadline with the pony trotting right beside him, pulling up in his white truck bringing you home grown vegetables with a big smile and a huge hello Treeeesa. The beautiful horses he bred and raised over the years. His mules and donkeys you’d hear braying throughout the day. He told me dont be sad last time I spoke with him. Cancer was slowly taking his life. I’m sorry Willie Dale but I’m going to be sad for just a bit. He told me I’ve had a good life and he wouldnt of changed a thing. Behave yourself Willie Dale 😊 I’m going to miss you buddy, til we meet again my friend 💔🙏🍻
Condolences to all the family, he was a good hearted man, a great coworker and an honor to know. R. I. P. my friend.