James "Mark" Caruthers, age 57, passed away Sunday, June 16,2019 at St. Thomas West in Nashville, Tennessee. Mark was born in Dickson County, Tennessee, on December 13,1961, to the late James Elbert Caruthers and Mattie Elizabeth Sullivan Caruthers-White. Mark worked as an auto diesel mechanic. He is preceded in death by his companion of over 20 years, Selene Railey; grandparents, Hershel and Bessie Caruthers and Horace and Ester Sullivan; his parents, his stepmother, Bertie Mae Caruthers and his stepfather, Benjamin Charles White. He is survived by his sons, James D. (Crystal) Caruthers, and Michael S. (Kristen) Ladd; daughters, LaTasha Ann Becnel, and Tara Elizabeth (Justin) Cook; stepchildren, Jay, Toby, and Joseph Railey, and Christopher and Tiffany Thompson; sisters, Wanda Shelton, Gail (J.B) Boyles, Cynthia Downing, Pamela (Skip) Burdette, and Renee Caruthers-Adler; and 23 grandchildren. Funeral service will be Thursday, June 20th, 2019 at 1pm in the Chapel of Cheatham County Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens in Nashville, Tennessee. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 19, 2019, from 4pm to 8pm and on Thursday, June 20th from 10am until service hour of 1pm. Serving as pallbearers will be James Caruthers, Michael Ladd, Chris Thompson, Henry Pruitt and Justin Pruitt. In lieu of flowers, donations In Mark's memory can be made to the family for funeral expenses c/o Cheatham County Funeral Home 615-792-2552 online condolences at cheathamcountyfh.com