Bobby Dean Davis
May 14, 2021
Mr. Bobby Dean Davis, 65, of Bradyville passed away on April 5, 2020. He was born in the Blue Wing Community of Cannon County on March 11, 1955. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lyman Davis and Hester Barrett Davis, also by a daughter, Angela Nicole Davis, a son, Jonathan Davis, and by all but four of his twelve brothers and sisters.
He is survived by his wife, Kathy Arnold Davis, son, Chris (Linda) Davis of Bradyville, brother, Landon Davis of Murfreesboro, sisters, Patsy Cook of McMinnville, Judy York of Lafayette, and Linda Cook of Detroit, MI, five grandchildren, Jacob Davis, Kala (Chase Heath) Davis, Tyler Arnette, Blake Davis, and Brady Davis, step-granddaughter, Destiny Mitchell, and by great granddaughter, Novalea Heath and step-great granddaughter, Graelynn Rae Mitchell, as well as, numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
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Dispatcher creating comfort kits for children with autism
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CANNON COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) It’s the sign of an emergency: Loud sirens and flashing lights but these scenes can be overwhelming for a child with autism.
“Sometimes you don’t even know until the responders arrives on scene, but sometimes we will be told by the caller that there is a someone on scene who is autistic,” said Hannah Herron, Cannon County 911 dispatcher.
Herron says receiving calls related to children with autism inspired her to provide a sense of comfort beyond the telephone.
”I heard a lot about these different items you can use in emergency situations and I realized our county didn’t have anything like that,” Herron said.