Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

Leon "Wooley" Quillen, age 68, passed away January 29, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia.

He was born May 13, 1951, a native of Lewis County, to the late Fred Edward Quillen and Izora Stephens Quillen.

Survivors include his son, Denny Quillen (Shannon) of Duck River; two grandsons, Dylan Quillen and Tyler Quillen; one great grandson, Damien Quillen; and one sister, Shirley Harper of Hohenwald.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Corey Quillen.

Mr. Quillen's body was donated to Vanderbilt Research and will be cremated at a later date.

He will be mis...