Born August 25, 1959 in Augusta, Georgia, Tommy was the son of Martha Anne Moore Tankersley (Reeves) and the late William Newton Tankersley, Jr. He owned and operated his own business in Nashville, Altek Aluminum Products. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was preceded by his father and by a brother, Rusty Tankersley.
Survivors include his wife, Regina M. Baker Tankersley, Nunnelly; his daughter, Kellie Colon (Tomas), Fairview, TN; his son, Brandon Tankersley, Franklin, TN; his mother, Martha Anne Reeves, Centerville, TN; “the two best grandbabies ever”, Angelean Colon and Gabriel “Gabe” Colon; brothers, John Edward Tankersley, Italy, and Thomas Reynolds, Dearing, GA; sister, Laurie Foreman (Ken), Prince George, VA; sister-in-law, Joyce Baker, Nashville; nieces and nephews.
