Barry Dennis

Scales, Sr.

Barry Dennis Scales Sr., age 80, was born on August 6, 1946, in Nashville, Tennessee, and entered his heavenly home on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Barry was the son of the late Thelma Crowell Scales and Marvin Scales of Eagleville. He was preceded in death by his brother Sam Allen Scales (Charlotte). He is survived by a son, Barry Dennis Scales Jr. (Alicia), and a daughter, Scarlett Scales-Tingas (Louie), and grandson, Ellis Noland Tingas. Mr. Scales graduated from Eagleville High School where he played basketball and was class valedictorian. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Knoxville with a degree in animal husbandry. He was a member of Alpha Gama Rho agricultural fraternity and lived in the fraternity house.

He joined the Army in 1964 upon graduation. During the Vietnam conflict, he was stationed at Walter Reed Army Research Hospital in Washington D.C. where he did research on snakes and insects found in Vietnam. After that, he was employed by the United States Department of Agriculture where he was a meat grader at the Denver and Chicago packing houses. Following that, he returned to his farm where he raised soybeans, corn, tobacco, hogs and beef cattle. While farming, he was employed by the State of Tennessee Department of Soil Conservation. During this time, Barry pursued his favorite activity, antiquing. He was a well-known antiques dealer in the southeast, while his favorite places to pick encompassed Philadelphia, Kentucky, and Massachusetts. Most recently he and his daughter Scarlett owned an antique store together, West Main by Scarlett Scales, in Franklin.

Honorary paul bearers to be:

Charlie Bonnett, David Burns, Monroe Clark, Ramon Clark, Jonathan Hughes, Jerry Kilgore, David Leggett, Kris Nethercutt, Jeremy Osborne, Billy Phillips, Allen Scales, Pat Steele

Visitation will be held at Williamson Memorial Funeral home in Franklin, Tennessee on Thursday, November 19, 2026 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Funeral and interment will be held at Triune Community Church and adjacent Triune Cemetery on Friday, November 20, 2026. Visitation from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. with the service beginning at 11 a.m. To honor Barry, attendees are encouraged to wear overalls to the funeral service and or visitation.

If you would like flowers to be sent in some of Barry's favorite antiques, please contact Devon at Belles and Buttercups (615) 568-4578.