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Thomas Hugh Ashburn

Thomas Hugh Ashburn

Feb 6, 2021

Thomas "Tom Hugh "Hoody" Ashburn, age 70, passed away at Centennial Hospital on Saturday, February 6, 2021. Tom was born October 2, 1950, in East Nashville, Tennessee, to the late Herbert Ashburn and Mary Elizabeth Neely Ashburn. Tom was a fun- loving person who loved to cut up and have a great time. He was a self-employed brick mason and...

Anita Lammers

Anita Lammers

Feb 3, 2021

Anita Lammers, age 72, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Anita was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 7, 1948, to the late Louis Arnold and Lillian Zoller Arnold. She is preceded in death by her parents and sister, Laura Arnold. She is survived by her children: John (Mandy) Lammers, David (Georgina) Lammers...

Maudy Ethelene Hunter

Maudy Ethelene Hunter

Jan 30, 2021

Maudy Ethelene Hunter, age 88, of Ashland City, Tennessee, passed away peacefully at Hillcrest HealthCare Center on Saturday, January 30, 2021. Ethelene was born in Cheatham County, Tennessee, on June 14, 1932, to the late John and Mattie (Shivers) Teasley. She was the loving wife of her late husband, Larry Dean Hunter, and worked as a cook and custodian at...

Debi Read Westbrooks

Debi Read Westbrooks

Jan 24, 2021

Deborah "Debi" Ann Read Westbrooks, age 73, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, January 24, 2021. Debi was born September 29, 1947, in Ashland City, Tennessee, to the late Claude and Ollie Fogus Read. She was a graduate of Cheatham County Central High School Class of 1965 and worked most of her life in the insurance industry. She...

Mark Michael Dye

Mark Michael Dye

Jan 19, 2021

Mark Michael Dye, age 59, passed away peacefully at his home in Ashland City, TN on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Mark was born in Portland, Tennessee, on March 11, 1961, to Joe David Dye and Loretta Carolyn Brown Dye. He was a retired CAD Supervisor for the State of Tennessee for over 40 years. He is preceded in death by...

Donald "Mickey" Binkley

Donald "Mickey" Binkley

Jan 13, 2021

Donald "Mickey" Binkley, age 74, passed away at home in Ashland City, TN on January 13, 2021. Mickey was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 28, 1946, to the late Joe Maro Binkley and Grace Teasley Binkley. He was a graduate of Cheatham County Central High School, Class of 1965, and served in the National Guard. Mickey worked and retired...

Fernando Diaz Garza

Fernando Diaz Garza

Jan 7, 2021

Fernando D. Garza, age 83, passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 7, 2021. Fernando was born in Monterey, Mexico, on August 17, 1937, to the late Salvador Garza and Matilda Diaz Garza. He was a United States Army Veteran, an alcohol and drug counselor for Cumberland Heights, and a Spanish teacher for the Ashland City Senior Center. He is preceded...

Rayburn Delmore Gray

Rayburn Delmore Gray

Jan 4, 2021

Please note ****For Mr. Gray's visitation and service, please enter building through back entrance where temperatures will be taken at family's request*** Rayburn Delmore Gray, age 82, passed away at St. Thomas West in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 4, 2021. Delmore was born in White Bluff, Tennessee on October 16, 1938, to the late William and Rosabelle Spann Gray. He...

Linda F. Caldwell

Linda F. Caldwell

Dec 30, 2020

Linda F. Caldwell, age 74, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at her home. Linda was born in Dyersburg, Tennessee, on January 10, 1946, to Pinky Bailey and Mildred Rushing Glascoff. Linda was a server for The Hermitage House Café for over 20 years. She is preceded in death by her parents, infant son Robert Caldwell and sister,...

Amy Colleen (Baker) Ferry

Amy Colleen (Baker) Ferry

Dec 28, 2020

Amy Colleen Ferry, age 48, passed away suddenly at her home on December 28, 2020. Amy was born January 11, 1972, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Carl F. "Spider" and Carolyn Bellar Baker. She was a graduate of Cheatham County Central High School, Class of 1990, and received a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Marine Biology from University of Western Florida....

Anthony Darrell Read

Anthony Darrell Read

Dec 27, 2020

Anthony Darrell Read, age 70, passed away at his home in Ashland City surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, December 27, 2020. Darrell was born in Dickson, Tennessee to the late Claud and Ollie Fogus Read on July 1, 1950. He was a member of the graduating class of 1969 of Cheatham County Central High School, a Mason with...

Donald Lee Kemp Jr.

Donald Lee Kemp Jr.

Dec 25, 2020

All Flowers - please deliver to church on Monday, December 28, 2020 Donald Lee Kemp, Jr. Age 65, of Ashland City, Tennessee passed away suddenly on Christmas morning, Friday, December 25, 2020. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee on April 11, 1955 to Donald and Ruth Roy Kemp. Donnie, a 1973 graduate of Cheatham County High School, was a well...

Mary "Snapper" Elizabeth Ford-Palmer

Mary "Snapper" Elizabeth Ford-Palmer

Dec 23, 2020

Mary Elizabeth "Snapper" Ford-Palmer, age 80, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at Diversicare of Smyrna in Smyrna, Tennessee. Mary was born in Ashland City, Tennessee, on September 3, 1940, to the late Joshua and Anna Pearl Binkley Ford. She was a graduate of Cheatham County Central High School, Class of 1960 and worked for Acme Boot for over...

Rita Jo Hardin

Rita Jo Hardin

Dec 20, 2020

Rita Jo Hardin, age 63, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2020, at her home surrounded by her family. Rita Jo was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 22, 1957, to Arvin Neil Meadows and Ruth Helen Hensley Perry. Rita Jo worked for Strickland Produce Co. for many years. She is preceded in death by her father, Arvin Neil Meadows;...

Johnny Jenkins

Johnny Jenkins

Dec 19, 2020

Johnny Jenkins, age 65, of Pleasant View, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020. Johnny was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 8, 1955. He was a member of the graduating Class of 1973 at Cheatham County Central High School, a member of Ashland City Free Will Baptist Church, a Mason with Lodge #604, on the Director's Staff with the...

Donna Faye Biggs

Donna Faye Biggs

Dec 18, 2020

Donna Faye Ankenbauer Biggs, age 54, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020, at St. Thomas Hospital Midtown surrounded by her family. Donna was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 3, 1966, to the late Martin Leo Ankenbauer, Jr., and Mary Elizabeth Russell Ankenbauer. Donna worked for St. Thomas Heart and was a member of the Lady's Auxiliary VFW Post...

Madolyn Iva Johnson Mitchell

Madolyn Iva Johnson Mitchell

Dec 17, 2020

Madolyn Iva Johnson Mitchell, age 90, passed away at her home on Thursday, December 17, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Mitchell was born in Cheatham County on June 5, 1930, to the late Phillip Johnson and Nellie Reed Johnson Williams. She was a homemaker to her husband and family. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother....

Patricia Allen Devers

Patricia Allen Devers

Dec 17, 2020

Patricia Allen Devers, age 73, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020, at her home. Patricia was a homemaker to her family. She is preceded in death by her father, Charles Edward Allen; sister, Mary Allen Merritt; and husband, James Devers. She is survived by her mother, Annie Grace Seaborn Allen; son, Larry Knight, Jr.; daughters, Shelley (Tracy) Givens and...

Perry Eugene Shadowens

Perry Eugene Shadowens

Dec 11, 2020

Perry Eugene Shadowens, age 56, passed away at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, on Friday, December 11, 2020. Perry was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 24, 1964, to the late James and Patricia Hood Shadowens. He was a retired block layer in the construction industry. He is preceded in death by his parents and sister, Lisa Matthews. He is...

Paul Alfred Fine Jr.

Paul Alfred Fine Jr.

Dec 10, 2020

Paul Alfred Fine Jr., 74 years old, passed away peacefully at his home in Charlotte, TN surrounded by family on December 10, 2020 following a battle with cancer. Paul was born on November 06, 1946 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Paul A Fine and Ruby McMurtry Fine. He graduated from Davis High School in Davis, OK in 1965, then attended East...

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