Mary D Myatt Dees, age 79 of Smyrna, died Friday, November 18, 2011. Mrs. Dees is daughter of the late Elton Scott and Lola D Woolverton Myatt. Mrs. Dees is also preceded in death by her husband Billie Neal Dees who died in 1968; son Stephen Scott Dees; brother James Columbus Myatt; and sister Elsie Virginia Myatt Dunavan. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM Tuesday at Woodfin Funeral Chapel, Smyrna. Pastor Ronnie Meek will officiate. Burial will follow at Stones River National Battlefield Cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Mrs. Dees is survived by her sons Ron and his wife Pam Dees of Smyrna, and Craig and his wife Diana Dees of Murfreesboro; granddaughter Sarah Elizabeth Dees; and nieces and nephews. Mrs. Dees is a 1974 graduate of MTSU and retired from Alvin C. York VA Hospital. Visitation will be 4:00 " 8:00 PM Monday at Woodfin Funeral Chapel, Smyrna. Memorials may be made to the Alvin C. York VA Hospital in Murfreesboro in memory of Mrs. Dees. Online condolences can be made at www.woodfinchapel.com 615-459-3254.