Mr. Dorris Wayne Pope, age 77, of Smyrna, TN, passed away on August 1, 2023, at his home after a long battle with lung cancer. Dorris was born on September 18, 1945, to parents Edgar Allen Pope and Annie Thelma Pope in Murfreesboro, TN. He was a member of the US Navy during the Vietnam War. He did military work as a fireman as well as metal ship fitting on Navy Vessels. He retired as a pipefitter for Honeywell.

Dorris is survived by his wife, Judy Pope; daughter, Lisa (Sonie) Lowe; stepdaughter, Brandi (Anthony) Harmon Fowler; grandchildren, Kathy Price, Kimberly Brooks, and Kristin (Nick) Sarno; great grandchildren, Kandice, Andrew, Jayden, Alexis, Emily, Grace Ann, Adeline, Hazel, Vivian, Gabriele, and Sophia; brother, Clarence (Pam) Nipper; and many nieces and nephews which he adored.

He is preceded by his first wife, Carol E. Pope, parents, Edgar and Thelma Pope, two sisters, and two brothers.

Visitation will be held on Friday, August 4, 2023, from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna, TN. An additional visitation will be held on Saturday, August 5, 2023, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM with funeral services beginning at 12:00 PM at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna, TN. Military Honors and burial will begin at 2:00 PM at Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

Memorials may be made to American Lung Cancer Society, PAWS of Rutherford County, and Alive Hospice.