Tennessee was born in Independence, Iowa on September 18th, 1957 to Wendell and Helyn Reed. He very proudly served in the army before becoming a disabled vet, he had several jobs that he enjoyed including driving a school bus, working with glass, and driving a semi-truck over the road. He was the father to one son and three daughters. But his pride and joy were his grandkids: Desi, X Man, DK, Boo, Little Bit, and BB; who called him Pa Paw.
Tennessee spent most of his free time helping people with jobs around their house, working on cars, drinking whiskey, and yelling at people on bikes that their back wheel was turning. His hands were shakier than a washing machine on the spin cycle, but he used his mind control powers to get every job done. He loved being with family. He was famous for the jerky that he made. He could spend hours playing candy crush, or watching jeopardy or law and order SVU. He was one of the biggest Green Bay Packers fans ever, and would swear up and down he was better than every player on the field when they made a mistake! He loved watching Nascar on Sundays when he wasn’t watching football. He was one of the most frequent customers at HyVee, but if anyone asked if he needed anything it was always a stack of 50’s about this high.
Tennessee was preceded in death by both of his parents.
Military Honors will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at the All Vets Monument in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery with A Celebration of Life to follow at the VFW (101 S. Linwood Avenue, Davenport, IA.) from 2 - 6 P.M.
Those left to cherish his memory include his son, Joshua; three daughters, Keri, Ariel, and Roxanne; five brothers, Steve, Allen, Tracy, Kenneth, and Scott; and three sisters, Randie, Wendy, and Stacy.
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