- Date Of Birth: January 6, 1940
- Date Of Death: December 23, 2020
- State: Tennessee
“Eddie” was born on January 6, 1940, in Manchester to the late John W. and Lucille Scott Fletcher. He was a mechanic for the Coffee County Highway Department and an elder of the Pocahontas Church of Christ. He loved tractor pulling and his family built the first pulling sled in the Manchester area in 1975. He also enjoyed playing music, especially at the Senior Citizen Center, and was the lead member of the Eddie Fletcher and the Tennessee Walkers in the ‘70s.
In addition to his parents, Eddie is preceded in death by his brothers, Rondall and Phillip Fletcher; sister, Gloria Bush; great grandson, Cooper Ramsey; grandson-in-law, Spencer Wayne. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Beatrice Markum Fletcher; son, Douglas Fletcher and his wife, Sheila; daughters, Kim Ford and her husband, Mark, and Pam Fitzpatrick and her husband, Pat; brother, Johnny Fletcher and his wife, Pat; sister, Brenda Anderson and her husband, Marlin; grandchildren; Jason Ford and his wife, Candice, Cheetah Wayne, Jessica Bryson and her husband, Joe, Gwen Ramsey and her husband, Jason; great grandchildren, Kenzee and Jon Mark Ford, Jon Burl, Casen, and Gunner Bryson, Chandler and John Spencer Wayne, Emilia Ramsey; sisters-in-law, Faye Fletcher and Linda Fletcher; brother-in-law, Truman Bush; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
