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. 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.