Lilla Jane Adair

Mrs. Lilla Jane Adair, age 85, of Dickson, Tennessee, passed away on October 29, 2026, at Dickson Health & Rehab.

She was born July 19, 1941, in Greenwood, Mississippi, to the late John Newton Cox and Inez Montague Cox.

Lilla was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who spent her life caring for her family and home. Though she never worked as a teacher by trade, she had a natural gift for teaching and shared her knowledge and warmth with everyone she met. Over the years, she worked several part-time jobs in addition to her work as a homemaker, but it was her time spent selling clocks at the Opryland Hotel that became dearest to her heart; to so many, she was simply known and loved as "the clock lady."

Lilla had a deep love for traveling and gardening, finding joy in new places and in nurturing things that grew. But more than anything, she cherished her family, and her face lit up brightest in the company of her grandchildren. Her kindness, patience, and willingness to teach left a lasting impression on all who had the privilege of knowing her.

Visitation: will be on Monday, November 2, 2026, from 9:00 AM – until time of service at Spann Funeral Home

Funeral Service: will begin at 11:00 AM on Monday, November 2, 2026, from the Chapel of Spann Funeral Home.

Interment: will follow at 1:00 PM at Hermitage Memorial Gardens.

Survived by:

Husband:

Walter Adair of Dickson, TN

Son:

Richard Lee Adair (Michelle Stachon) of Vanleer, TN

Brothers:

John Cox (Evelyn) of Mississippi

Walter Cox (Mildred) of Mississippi

2 Grandchildren:

Benjamin Adair, Sonja Adair

As well as several nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by:

Parents: John & Inez Cox

Sisters: Patricia Ann Pace, and Linda Nell Stokes

Arrangements entrusted to Spann Funeral Home & Cremation Services, located in Dickson, Tennessee.

Spann Funeral Home serves families throughout Dickson County including Dickson, Charlotte, Burns, White Bluff, Fairview, Bon Aqua, Lyles, and Cumberland Furnace, as well as other surrounding Middle Tennessee communities.