A celebration of life will be conducted on Sunday afternoon, September 6, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. from the chapel of the Taylor Funeral Home. Brent’s service will be very casual, open mic gathering, limiting speakers to 2 minutes each. Come prepared to tell a completely uncensored Brent Lee story. He will be buried with his family at Dickson County Memorial Gardens privately at a later date. Visitation will be Saturday evening September 5, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on Sunday beginning at 10:00 a.m. until time of service.
Those desiring, memorials are suggested to the Creek Wood High School Special Populations.
Michael Brent Lee, longtime TSSAA baseball umpire and sporting official and City of Dickson employee, of Dickson, TN, died suddenly August 31, 2026. He was 59 years of age. He was also known to many as Crash, Buckwild, and Uncle B.
Brent was born in Dickson County to the late Darryl Wayne and Nancy Sensing Lee. He might not have looked like it or acted like it, BUT Brent was a momma’s boy, always has been and always would be. Brent always tried to act tough and mean sometimes and not going to take anything off anyone, BUT he did have a big giving heart. He had a great fondness for his nephews and was a special uncle to them. Brent came from two old line Dickson County families; he was the grandson of the late Herman and Birdie Edwards Lee and Victor Thomas and Dorris Owen Sensing. He was also preceded in death by his uncle Louis Sensing.
Brent always worked either on the farm or the City of Dickson or professional umpiring. One could never say he was lazy. He worked with the City of Dickson for some 40 years and started coaching baseball and umpiring in his middle teens and was umpiring just a day before he suddenly died. Brent was a legend in the sports world in our community and surrounding areas. It has been speculated that Brent had the greatest number of ejections in the baseball parks and other sporting events in our area. He was NOT going to take any lip off any coach, player, parent, grandparent or fan. Brent was quick to be offended and could easily get fired up or enraged to the point of spitting many four-letter words, which provided much entertainment to the people around him.
Brent gave lots of his time to our kids in the sporting arena. He loved the game of baseball and everything about it. He collected baseball cards, coins and aluminum cans. He was an avid Pittsburg Steelers fan, Nascar’s Richard Petty and the late and great Elvis Presley.
Brent loved a good cigar and a FREE beer. Ever since graduation from Dickson County High School in 1985, he had gone on some 28 high school graduation trips to Panama City Beach, Florida.
Brent is survived by his sister, Sherry Sullivan and her husband Jason, his brother, Darryl Lee, his four nephews, who he adored, Austin Lee, Evan Lee, Luke Lee and Riley Garrett.
Even though Brent thought that people did not like him, he leaves a world of friends, coworkers, baseball and other sports associates and friends.
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I’m so saddened by this news. I grew up in Charlotte & Brent was a year ahead of me. He was always a friend whom I could count on. Many days of laughter, lots of Jolly Ranchers, lots of fun memories! I used to run into him at the market in the mornings when I worked. Always a smile!
Enjoyed every moment I got to spend with Brent whether we were coaching together or giving him a hard time for fun when he was umpiring. He gave so much to the youth of Dickson County and will greatly missed. Thoughts and prayers to the family.
Brent was always such a wonderful guy. My condolences to his family and close friends. Prayers for comfort and peace during this difficult time.
The baseball and softball fields in this area will never be the same. Rest in peace my friend.
brent had I had a special friendship every time we would see each other we would talk bout different stuff rest easy Brent u will be missed