Kenneth Ray Sadler

Funeral Services for Mr. Kenneth Ray Sadler, age 83 of the Spring Creek Community, will be conducted 1 PM, Friday, December 20, 2019, from the chapel of Speck Funeral Home in Livingston. Bro. Bob Stewart will officiate. Burial will be in Draper Cemetery in Gainesboro, with Military Honors provided at graveside by the Overton County Veterans Honor Guard. The family will welcome friends on Thursday evening from 5 until 9 PM and again on Friday from 10 AM until time of services at 1 PM from Speck Funeral Home. Kenneth Ray Sadler, age 83, of Cookeville, TN, deceased December 16, 2019, surrounded by his devoted wife and beloved siblings. Mr. Sadler, a native of Livingston, TN, was the son of the late Honorable John Fowler Sadler and Mary Anderson Sadler of Livingston. In addition to his parents, he was recently predeceased by son, Charles Daniel Sadler (1965-2019) of Houston, TX, a brother, Jerry Meadows Sadler (1958-1999). Those remaining to cherish his memory, are his loving wife of 27 years, Theresa (Terri) Brackett Sadler of Cookeville and cherished son, Kenneth Ray Sadler, Jr., of Kingston, TN. Additionally, Mr. Sadler is survived by daughter-in-law, Nancy Hancock Sa...[more]

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r of Houston, TX; granddaughter, Amber Cavasoz of Canton,TX, Tonya Sadler Padgett and husband, Dylan of Norfolk, VA, and grandson, Charles Daniel Sadler, Jr., of Houston TX, and Jesse Dike of Tyler, TX One great granddaughter, Kendalynn Sadler, of Houston, TX, also survives. Beloved surviving siblings include sisters: Gale Sadler Little and Nan Ola Sadler Stewart of Cookeville and Dr. Diane Sadler of Livingston; brothers: David Sadler of Livingston, Don Sadler of Melbourne Beach, FL and Dr. John Sadler of Bremerton, WA. Siblings-in-law include Pam Sadler, Anita Sadler, Teresa Poindexter Sadler, Bruce Hudgens, Ray Stewart, Ben Brackett and Debbie Brackett. A host of nieces and nephews survive, as well as many friends, colleagues, and countless former students. Mr. Sadler, a Christian, attended the Livingston Church of Christ, during his youth. Most recently, he worshipped with the Netherland Church of Christ, of Rickman. Well versed in Scripture, Sadler was a voracious reader of the Bible, often quoting Proverbs, from among his favorite passages. Mr. Sadler had a gift for contemporary application, of timeless Ecclesiastical writings. A career educator, coach and academic administrator, Mr. Sadler retired as the Principal of Tyner High School (Chattanooga TN). A 1955 graduate of Livingston Academy, Mr. Sadler was a standout athlete and member of the Livingston Academy Football Hall of Fame. Upon high school graduation, Mr. Sadler was a scholarship football player, for the University of Tennessee. As a Tennessee Volunteer, he continued his athletic career, as an outstanding athlete. He was an inductee of the University of Tennessee Football Wall of Fame. Upon graduating from UT in 1960, Mr. Sadler dutifully and proudly serves our great nation as a United States Marine Corps Officer, commanding military personnel in the Vietnam War, from 1960 to 1966. Mr. Sadler later earned advanced degrees, in the discipline of education, including a Masters of Science (MS) and Education Specialist (EdS), from Tennessee Technological University. A devoted Tyner Rams supporter, Mr. Sadler enthusiastically attended athletic events; often walking the sidelines of the gridiron, sitting courtside at basketball games, pacing the dugout during baseball games, on the floor of wrestling matches... and always, always cheering the incomparable Tyner Marching Band. On occasion, Sadler would "supervise" the press box, monitoring game plays and player statistics. As a teacher, coach and administrator, Sadler was a supporter of all things, student-positive. He was an admirer of student arts; performance, visual and musical. Equally at ease, in the midst of his large, engaging family, Mr. Sadler sought solitude in the quietness and serenity of the outdoors. Whether flushing a covey of fowl, from a rural field, or waiting in the stillness of daybreak, stalking game, Sadler was a rugged outdoorsman. Like his father before him, he was an ardent admirer of nature and greatly appreciated the majesty and wonder of God's creation. Memorial Donations, and in the season of giving, gifts to favored charities are requested, in memory of Kenneth Ray Sadler, to the Wounded Warriors Project.