Thomas Jefferson Choate

Funeral services for Mr. Thomas Jefferson Choate, 79, of Sparta, TN, will be held at 2 P.M. on Saturday, December 1, 2018, at Anderson - Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro, TN. Burial will follow in the Sam Flatt Cemetery on Shepardsville Hwy. in Bloomington Springs, TN. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 10 A.M. until time of services. He passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He was born July 5, 1939, in Cookeville, TN, to the late Ned Lee Choate and Anna Burgess Choate. He was married to Johnie Ruth Choate, who survives. He was retired from Chrysler, and worked as an exterminator for Mid State Termite and Pest Control. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era, and was a member of the Church of Christ. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 1 Granddaughter: Alisha Marie Lewis; 1 Brother: Sam Choate; and 4 Sisters: Gladys Gunther, Jewell Sliger, Anna Lou Flatt, and Mary Ruth Choate. Survivors include his Wife: Johnie Ruth Choate of Sparta, TN; 2 Sons: Chris (Sherry) Choate of Nashville, TN, and Curtis John (Denise) Choate of Sparta, TN; 2 Daughters: Cindy Kaye (David) Hughes of Cookeville, TN, and Chandra Renee Szela of Rickman, TN; 5 Grandchildren: Candice Renee Alvarez, Christopher Thomas, Jennifer Thomas, Kathleen Mudd, and Alex Choate; 4 Great Grandchildren: Braidyn, Ivy, Ireland, and Sophia; and 1 Sister: Mary (Luther) Fuqua of Cookeville, TN. Bro. Kevin Daughrity will officiate at the services. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to help with funeral expenses by contacting the funeral home. Funeral Home Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home, Inc. 2131 S. Grundy Quarles Hwy. P.O. Box 398 Gainesboro TN - 38562 US 931-268-1550 931-268-1552