Dorothy Ann Rist Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dorothy Ann Rist of White House, Tennessee, who passed away on January 24, 2026, at the age of 86, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Dorothy Ann Rist to pay them a last tribute.

As we bid Dorothy Ann farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Dorothy Ann is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her parents, James Erby Bloodworth and Bessie Lee Kemp Bloodworth; her brother George Bloodworth; her sister-in-law Betty Bloodworth; her brother Eddie Bloodworth; her sister-in-law Judy Bloodworth; and her granddaughter Amy Akin Houck.

She is survived by: her daughter Renee Rist Akin (Neil); her grandchildren, Aaron Akin (Cristina) and Amanda Akin Adams (Christian); her grandson-in-law Noah Houck; and her great grandchild Adeline Marie Akin.