David Milton Medley

May 26, 1954-Dec. 31, 2020

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David Milton Medley, 66, of Cookeville, passed away Dec. 31, 2020, at Signature HealthCARE, in Putnam County.

Mr. Medley was born May 26, 1954, in Cookeville, the only child of William Medley and Kerrin Shanks Medley

He loved and missed his son, the late Cody Levi Medley, so much that he longed to see him again.

He was a talker and a storyteller.  He never met a stranger.  Mr. Medley was known as "Doc" at the stockyard and "Tiny" everywhere else.  He was a rural letter carrier for 29 years. He also was a tax accountant after having graduated from Tennessee Tech University with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting.  He was a farmer all his life, raising tobacco, pigs, beef, and goats.  He helped many veterinarians with the animals at the stockyards. 

Mr. Medley was the loving and caring husband of Mitzi Jo Carnahan Medley for 33 blessed years.

Survivors include his three sons, David Phillips (Cricket Wheeler), Jason (Ericka) Matthews, Jeffrey (Jennifer) Matthews; grandchildren,

Cody, Connor, Calan, Chase Matthews and Morgan Clark; special cousins, Jolly, Jerry, and Julie Watts, Roger and Gary Medley; his aunt,  Reba Medley; special friends and coworkers of the Smith County Commission Stockyard; and the Billy and Grace Gregory family, Doris Jackson family, the Sue Halfacre family, Milt Ashburn, William Green, Monroe Huddleston, and Mike and Troy Hickey.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m., Jan. 26, 2021, at Presley Funeral Home, in Cookeville, with burial in Crest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive guests 9-11 a.m., Jan. 26, at the funeral home.

Due to COVID-19, masks and social distancing are required.

Presley Funeral Home, in Cookeville, is in charge of arrangements.