Dr. Harry Elam Nisbett

Dr. Harry Elam Nisbett of Tullahoma, passed this life on Monday, February 4, 2019 at his residence at the age of 87 years. Funeral Services are scheduled for 2 PM, Friday, February 8, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 705 Wilson Avenue, Tullahoma, TN with burial to follow at Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12 – 2 PM at the church. A native of Murfreesboro, TN, he was the son of the late Roy and Pauline Prater. He attended the University of Tennessee and received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Auburn University. He opened his Veterinary Clinic in Tullahoma in 1956 and was the city’s only veterinarian until 1980. He practiced in Tullahoma for 53 years, closing his practice in 2009. Dr. Nisbett was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Rotary Club and the Walking Horse Association. He also enjoyed volunteering and was very active in 5 Loaves 4 Kids, a local non-profit organization helping children. He was a charter member of the Motlow College Foundation and received the Tennessee State Board of Regents Chancellor’s Award for Philanthropy at Motlow College. The Motlow gymnasium, the Nisbett Center, is named after he and his wife. Dr. Nisbett loved all sports and was very active with all youth sports in Tullahoma. He enjoyed UT Football and had season tickets for over 50 years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Betty Qualls and Mary Watts. Dr. Nisbett is survived by his loving wife of almost 65 years, MO Smith Nisbett of Tullahoma; sons, Denis Nisbett and his wife, Lynn of Tullahoma and Mackie Nisbett and his wife, Allison of McDonough, GA; daughter, Mary Johnson and her husband, Sammy of Statesboro, GA; grandchildren, Marshall Nisbett of Gallatin, TN, Jennifer Nisbett of Tullahoma, Bess Burnett and her husband, Matt of Lawrenceville, GA, Robbie Nesbitt of McDonough, GA, Christie Aldrich, Kelly Robinson and her significant other, Chris Miller, and Tucker Hall, all of Statesboro, GA and eight great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made in his honor to Trinity Lutheran Church or the Tullahoma Animal Shelter. Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Dr. Harry Elam Nisbett

December 21, 1931 - February 4, 2019