Ernest Slagle

Funeral services for Ernest C. Slagle, 96, of Cookeville, will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, September 30 in the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 4-7 pm Saturday, September 29, and at 1:00 pm until time of services at 2:00 pm on Sunday also at the funeral home. Burial will follow at West Cemetery. Ernest passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2018 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He was born on December 5, 1921 to the late Lester and Bertie Slagle in Cookeville, TN. He served in the Army during World War II in the 1st Army 610 Combat Engineers fighting in Normandy, Battle of the Bulge (St Vith, Belgium) and Berlin. Ernest was a proud firefighter in Cookeville for many years. Following his retirement, he enjoyed transporting cars for several local car dealerships. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Daisy Randolph Slagle, his parents and one sister, AnnaLee Brewington. He is survived by his family which includes a daughter and son-in-law, Bernice and Ted Tlanda of Elkridge, MD; two grandchildren, Marianne Vanhooser and husband (Bobby) of Cookeville, and Alan Moss and wife (Willa) of Vicksburg, MS; four great-grandchildren, Jordan and Katie Rohr and Coe and Clay Vanhooser; and a sister, Jean Maxwell of Baxter, as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins whom he dearly loved. Ernest was a devoted member of Samaria Church of Christ. He loved the Lord and his church family. Brother Jimmy Carr and Ernest’s nephew-in-law, Brother Kevin Daughrity, will officiate the service at Dyer Funeral Home in Cookeville, TN on Sunday, September 30 at 2:00 pm.