Taylor Reese Dobbs Iii

Murfreesboro, TN – Taylor Reese Dobbs, III, 32, died on Tuesday, August 5, 2014, at Centennial Medical Center, Nashville. Born on June 12, 1982, in Amory, he was a son of Kay Nettle McKinney Dobbs and Taylor Reese Dobbs, Jr.

Taylor was a graduate of Smithville High, Class of 2001. A hard-worker, he was an Op-Tech technician with Nissan. Guided by his faith in God, he was a member of Temple Heights Baptist Church, Oxford. One who never met a stranger and was always smiling, Taylor had the gift of loving others, had a huge heart for children, and was a hugger. Always helping others, he enjoyed spending time with his family, football, coaching kids in sports, being a role model, and was an avid Ole Miss fan.

Survivors include his wife, Jennifer Dobbs, daughter, Emma Kilgore, and son, Zay Dobbs, of Murfreesboro; mother, Kay Dobbs, Smithville; father, Taylor Reese Dobbs, Jr., Athens; grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Theodis McKinney, Nora Davis, of Smithville, and Mary Dobbs, Aberdeen; sister, Tonya Orr (Andre), Atlanta; brother, Vincent Hughes, Aberdeen; nieces and nephews, Kelsey, Daniel and Anna Walters; Olando, Olando J., and Olandria Smith.

He was preceded in death by a grandfather, Purston Davis.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2 PM, Thursday, August 7 at the Smithville Chapel of E. E. Pickle Funeral Home with Bro. Brett Williams officiating. Burial will follow in New Hope II Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Chad Gibson, Cory Nails, Bryant Nails, Matt Grier, Howard Denson, Mark Doss, and Robert Walters.

Visitation will be from Noon – 1:50 PM, Thursday at the funeral home.

Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at eepicklefuneralhome.com.