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Cody Daniel Miller

Cody Daniel Miller

Dec 30, 2021

Cody Daniel Miller, age 28, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021. Cody was born in Nashville, Tennessee to Daniel Dale Miller and Stephanie Deardorff. Cody graduated from Harpeth High School, class of 2011. He was also known as the jokester of the family. He is preceded in death by his grandmother Donna Deardorff. He is survived by his father, Daniel...

Jason Dewayne Cope

Jason Dewayne Cope

Dec 29, 2021

Jason Dewayne Cope, age 45, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at the Medical Center of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Jason was born in Nashville, Tennessee on September 18, 1976, to Pamela Cope. Jason was a truck driver for Hoover Trucking. He is preceded in death by his grandparents George and Lois Cope. He is survived by his mother, Pam...

George Iran Womack

George Iran Womack

Dec 26, 2021

George Womack, age 73, passed away at the Residence at Alive Hospice on December 26, 2021. He was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on December 31,1947 to the late George Jr. and Mildred Irene (Payne) Womack. George was United States Marine Veteran. He worked and retired from Vanderbilt the Nashville V.A. Hospital as a registered nurse. George is preceded in death...

Charles "Ricky" Smith

Charles "Ricky" Smith

Dec 26, 2021

Charles "Ricky" Smith, age 67, passed away at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee on December 26, 2021. He was born in Fayetteville, Tennessee to the late Malcolm Hall and Wanda (Cunningham) Smith. Ricky is preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Bill Smith, and Dan Smith. He is survived by his brother, Jeff Smith, sisters, Suzanne Gammon and...

Wesley Ian Harris

Wesley Ian Harris

Dec 25, 2021

Wesley Ian Harris, age 68, passed away on December 25th, 2021 at his home of 32 years in Knoxville, TN. Wes was born in Nashville, TN on September 4, 1953. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Morene (Wayman) Harris and grandparents, William Charlie and Hattie (Crocker) Harris and Finis Earl and Catherine (Simpson) Wayman, all of...

Donald Fuqua Parrish

Donald Fuqua Parrish

Dec 24, 2021

Donald Fuqua Parrish, age 77, passed away at his home on December 24, 2021. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on January 20, 1944, to the late Herbert Lee and Dixie Nell (Pegram) Parrish. He was a United States Navy Veteran and owner of Parrish Expedited Freight. Donald is preceded in death by his parents and sister, Annette Story. He...

Louie "Cowboy" Biggs

Louie "Cowboy" Biggs

Dec 23, 2021

Louie "Cowboy" Mitchell Biggs, age 84, passed away on December 23, 2021, at the Tennessee State Veterans Home in Clarksville, Tennessee. Cowboy, as he was named by his father, was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 7, 1937, to the late Louis Biggs and Ethel (Smith) Biggs. He was a United States Navy Veteran and retired from autobody repair, working...

Terry Mann

Terry Mann

Dec 22, 2021

Terry Mann, age 76, passed away at his home in Henrietta, Tennessee, on December 22, 2021. Terry was born in Indian Mound, Tennessee, on August 30, 1945, to the late James and Lola Mae (Merideth) Mann. He was a retired factory worker. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his son, Terry Joseph Mann (Christy);...

Larry Davis Glaus

Larry Davis Glaus

Dec 21, 2021

Larry Davis Glaus, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at Hillcrest Healthcare Center in Ashland City, Tennessee. Larry was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 3, 1941, to the late John G. and Beryl (Hyde) Glaus. He was a United States Navy veteran and a retired mechanic for Roadway. Larry was preceded in death by his parents;...

Frances Marzee Skelton

Frances Marzee Skelton

Dec 20, 2021

Frances Marzee Skelton, age 82, was born August 18, 1939, in Lynnville, Tennessee, to the late Eugene H. Allen and Eleanor W. (Wilson) Allen. She moved to Ashland City, where she and her husband of 57 years, Osteen, raised their family, and lived the reminder of their life. Marzee worked for the Cheatham County Health Department, Dixieland/Melton Real Estate, the...

Alice Faye Edwards

Alice Faye Edwards

Dec 19, 2021

Alice Faye Edwards, age 81, met her Lord and Savior on Sunday morning, December 19, 2021. Faye was born in Hohenwald, Tennessee, on January 16, 1940, to the late Robert Earl McDonald and Alva Pearl (Skelton) McDonald Coop. She was a faithful wife, mother, and grandmother to her family. Her family and friends will remember her infectious smile. Faye was...

Franklin Dee Ross

Franklin Dee Ross

Dec 13, 2021

Franklin Dee Ross, age 81, passed away on December 13, 2021, at The Waters of Cheatham in Ashland City, Tennessee. Franklin was born in Ashland City, Tennessee, on September 15, 1940, to the late Henry and Nellie (Allen) Ross. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a retired factory worker from Acme Boot. He is preceded in death by his...

Carolyn Jean Newell

Carolyn Jean Newell

Dec 11, 2021

Carolyn Jean Newell, age 84, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 11, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family. Carolyn was born in Minor Hill, Tennessee, on December 25, 1936, to the late Alfred Joe and Clara (White) Bassham. She was a retired optometry technician for Cheatham County Vision Clinic and a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She...

Estel Steven Ayakatubby

Estel Steven Ayakatubby

Dec 9, 2021

Estel Steven Ayakatubby, age 68, of Charlotte, Tennessee, passed away suddenly on December 9th, 2021 in Ashland City, Tennessee. Estel was born in Allen, Oklahoma on February 23rd, 1953. He was a United States Marine and very active in his local Native American pow wows. Estel was also a free and accepted mason of Iron Lodge 503. He loved bull...

Barbara Lee Hatfield Allen Biggs

Barbara Lee Hatfield Allen Biggs

Dec 5, 2021

Barbara Lee Hatfield Allen Biggs, January 7, 1950 – December 5, 2021. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Ruben and Annie Hatfield; mother, Dorothy Hatfield; and grandson, Travis Harris. She is survived by her husband, Clarence "Bubba" Biggs; her daughters, Lisa Allen Carney, Carolene Allen, Sandy (Ricky) Taylor; siblings, Peggy Hatfield, and Cliff (Dawn) Hatfield; grandsons, Kevin (Stacie)...

Reverend Jesse Ray Perry

Reverend Jesse Ray Perry

Nov 30, 2021

Reverend Jesse Ray Perry, age 64, passed away on November 30, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born in Cheatham County, Tennessee on November 18, 1957. Reverend Jesse conducted many events such as funerals and weddings for friends and family. He is preceded in death by his father, Buford Perry; brother, Sunny Perry; and sister, Linda Kay Troupe. Jesse is...

Wanda Mae (Smith) Pittman

Wanda Mae (Smith) Pittman

Nov 19, 2021

Wanda Mae (Smith) Pittman, age 74, passed away on November 19, 2021, at The Residence at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee, surrounded by her family. Wanda was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 7, 1947, to the late Clarence Jason Smith and Betty Louise Cadle Smith. She was a retired secretary for Fayette County School Board in West Virginia before...

Johnathan (Krash) G White

Johnathan (Krash) G White

Nov 18, 2021

Johnathan (Krash) Gregory White, age 57, passed away at his home after a courageous battle on November 18, 2021. Greg was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 13, 1964, to the late Glenn White and Daisy Veatrice (Martin) White. He was a retired sheet metal mechanic for Sheet Metal Local 177. He was an avid lover of guns. He loved...

Arnold F. Dozier

Arnold F. Dozier

Nov 16, 2021

Arnold F. Dozier, age 85, passed away at his home on November 16, 2021. Arnold was born in Ashland City, Tennessee, on December 19, 1935, to the late Alvin Dozier and Elizabeth Hooper Dozier. He was a retired machinist for Honeywell. Arnold is preceded in death by his parents, Alvin and Elizabeth Dozier; wife, Mary Ellen Dozier; son, Rex Dozier;...

Samantha Leah Taylor

Samantha Leah Taylor

Nov 12, 2021

Samantha Leah Taylor, age 47, passed away on November 12, 2021. Samantha was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 15, 1974, to the late Kenneth and Vivian (Ellis) Taylor. Samantha was a graduate of Cheatham County High School Class of 1993. She is preceded in death by her parents, Kenneth and Vivian Taylor, and grandparents, Bill and Frances Ellis. She...

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