Eric Lee Creekmore

Eric Lee Creekmore, age 50, of Portland, Tennessee, passed away suddenly on March 20, 2025.

Eric was born on December 25, 1974, in Gallatin, Tennessee. He was a graduate of the Gallatin High School Class of 1993. Eric attended Western Kentucky University and Volunteer State Community College. Eric worked in the commercial construction industry, primarily as an electrician. He took pleasure in the opportunity to travel for work. Eric had a heart for the arts. He enjoyed playing guitar, sketching, and exploring philosophy. He was constantly eager to learn and expand his knowledge and share it with everyone. Family and friends will remember Eric’s sense of intelligence, his humor, his kind heart, and miss his smile.

Eric Lee Creekmore is survived by his mother, Jeanette Barton (Butch); father, Jimmy Creekmore (Wickie); sister, Christian Creekmore; step-siblings, Michelle Detweiler, Ben Barton (Jamie), Elizabeth Barton; paternal grandmother, Marilyn Creekmore; and numerous nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Forest Creekmore; maternal grandparents, Lovell and Josephine Riley; and his step-brother, Joshua Barton.

Services will be held at Alexander Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Gallatin, on Saturday, April 5, 2025.

Visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M. until time of the memorial service at 1:00 P.M. Internment will follow the service at Rest Lawn Cemetery in Franklin, Kentucky.

The family ask that in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Sumner County Recovery Court, Attention Tracy Bryant, at 117 West Smith Street, Gallatin, Tennessee.