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J. D. Eatherly
Date of Death or Service Jan 22, 2022
J. D. Eatherly
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     Funeral services will be Thursday January 27, 2022 at 3 PM from the Chapel of Taylor Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Baggett officiating. Place of rest will be in Dickson County Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday January 26th from 2 to 8 PM and on Thursday from 12 PM until time of service. Those desiring memorials may be made to, Glaucoma.org, Autismspeaks.org, NationalMSsociety.org or Fightingblindness.org

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     Mr. J. D. Eatherly, age 92 of Nashville, TN passed away Saturday January 22, 2022. Born in Clarksville, TN he was the son of the late Jesse William and Douglas Serenia Chester Eatherly and was preceded in death by his son, Steve Eatherly and step-daughter, Pam White. When J.D. left the Marine Corps in the 40's he went to Detroit and started working for a Rayco Auto Service franchise. Shortly after that they opened a Rayco franchise store in Nashville in the early 50's and he transferred to Nashville. In the early 1960’s J. D. saw the need for a speed shop in Nashville, TN and started his own business known as Rayco Racing Division. As the company started to grow it later became Tennessee Speed Sport in 1962. The business continued to grow and in 1967 he incorporated P&E Distributors, dba Tennessee Speed Sport. All through the 1970’s and into the 1980’s the wholesale division of the company flourished and still continues today. He was an avid NASCAR fan. J. D. also worked as a Real Estate Developer in his retirement and he was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.

     Survivors include his wife, Daisy Duke Eatherly of Nashville, TN; children, Sandy Cantrell (Gary) of Bell Buckle, TN, Donnie Eatherly (Donna) of Hendersonville, TN, Sue Ann Jennings (Al) of Lebanon, TN; step-children, Barry Burnette, Vickie Corbitt, Rhonda Burnette (LeAnne Searcy) and Martene Beasley all of Nashville, TN; daughter-in-law, Darcy Eatherly; step son-in-law, Barry White; many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

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