Ray Lee Overton

1930 - 2022  (91 years)

• Name	Ray Lee Overton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	25 May 1930	Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Ora and Dallas Overton
  Census	1950	Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA   [6]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Edith
  Military Service	Abt 1950  [8]
  	US Air Force - Korea and Vietnam; MSGT
  Residence	1984	Radcliff, Hardin, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  Residence	1993	Bedford County, Virginia, USA   [2, 4]
  Death	20 May 2022	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  Burial	Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  		Middle Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee Find a Grave: #225404 Plot: State Veterans Cemetery
  Person ID	I23494	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Edith Jean Lankford,   b. 30 May 1933, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
  Marriage	Bef 1950  [8]
  Family ID	F9440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 May 1930 - Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, USA Census - Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Ora and Dallas Overton - 1940 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Edith - 1950 - Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA Residence - 1984 - Radcliff, Hardin, Kentucky, USA Residence - 1993 - Bedford County, Virginia, USA Death - 20 May 2022 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News

  News-OVERTON Edith and Ray (Wedding) • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 10 Nov 1950, Fri • Page 13

  
  

• Sources

  [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03888; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 22-7A. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03888; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 22-7A [S39] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;). [S61] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;). [S731] Ancestry.com, U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), City: Bedford; State: Virginia; Year(s): 1995-1996. [S4945] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Ova Overton • Nashville Tennessean - 15 Mar 1992, Ova Dixon Dallas Overton -- The Tennessean; Publication Date: 15 Mar 1992; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee. OVERTON, Ova Dixon (Mrs. Dallas) 81. Patterson Street, Nashville. Died Saturday, March 14, 1992 in Nashville Health Care Center. Survived by three sons, Stanley Overton, D. Wilson Overton, both of Nashville and Ray Lee Overton of Collinwood, Ontario, Canada; two brothers, Bill Dixon of Pennsylvania and Bob Dixon of Florida; one sister, Opal Jundzilo, Barber-ton, Ohio; nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Remains are at the Buckner's Dickson Funeral Home where services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 16, 1992 conducted by Bro. Roger Michael. Interment in Union Cemetery, Dickson. Memorials may be made to Alive Hospice, Arrangements by the BUCKNER'S DICKSON FUNERAL HOME, Dickson, Tn https://www.newspapers.com/image/112534620/?article=24acacc5-8ba7-4233-b0d9-c1d3d7e58fc6&focus=0.6518,0.5763409,0.8087878,0.72609645&xid=3355 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Montgomery, Montgome. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Montgomery, Montgome [S11280] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Middle Tennessee Veterans), (Location: Nashville TN;), OVERTON Ray Lee 1930-2022 (Veteran). "MSGT USAF - Korea Vietnam" - Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery ____________________________ MSgt. Ray Lee Overton, USAF, (Ret.), age 91 of Dickson, TN, passed away on May 20, 2022 at the Alive Hospice Residence in Nashville. Mr. Overton was born May 25, 1930 in Dickson, TN. He was a son of the late Dallas and Ova Dixon Overton. He joined the military at an early age and retired Honorably with 20 years of service. Ray accepted the call to preach the Word of God. He spent over 40 years in the Church of Christ ministry. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, LuAnne Overton; his siblings, Stanley Overton, and Jackie Overton. Mr. Overton is survived by his wife, Lynda Drew Overton of Dickson, TN; his daughter, Evelyn Kerby (Jesse) of Dickson, TN; his son, Steven Overton (Judy) of Murfreesboro, TN; his brother, Wilson Overton (Judith) of Franklin, TN; 9 grandchildren, BJ, Johnny, Emily, Jeremy, Chris, Sarah, Blake, Quentin, Austin; and 15 great grandchildren. Also surviving are numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. A service with military honors will be rendered at the Middle Tennessee Veterans Cemetery at 1 PM on Tuesday May 31, 2022 with Bro. Roger Wright giving words of comfort. Visitation with the family will be held at the Taylor Funeral Home on Tuesday May 31, 2022 from 10 AM until 12 PM. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239996657/ray-lee-overton [S1273] Newspapers.com: Marriage of Edith and Ray Overton • Nashville Tennessean - 10 Nov 1950 - Page 13, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville, Tennessee; Date: 10 Nov 1950;), Edith Jean Lankford and Ray Lee Overton Marriage -- 10 Nov 1950. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85110342/the-tennessean/?xid=637 News-OVERTON Edith and Ray (Wedding) • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 10 Nov 1950, Fri • Page 13