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Daniel "Danny" Eugene Williams

Daniel "Danny" Eugene Williams

Jan 30, 2020

Daniel "Danny" Eugene Williams, age 65, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020, at the VA Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Danny was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on April 14, 1954, to the late Jack Don Williams and Patricia Neal Scoville Williams. He was a United States Navy Veteran and worked as a carpenter. He is preceded in death by his...

Tracy Marie Wylie

Tracy Marie Wylie

Jan 27, 2020

Tracy Marie Wylie, age 47, passed away suddenly on Monday, January 27, 2020, at her home. Tracy was born on May 31, 1972, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Arthur James Miller and the late Marie Sisco Miller. She was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother and friend. She is preceded in death by her mother. Tracy is survived by her father...

Nancy Mae Satta

Nancy Mae Satta

Jan 23, 2020

Nancy Mae Satta, age 70, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020. Nancy was born in Brooklyn, New York, on March 13, 1949, to the late Albert Gordon Jones and Emily Delanoy Jones. She worked and retired from A.O. Smith payroll department. Nancy was preceded in death by her parents; and three sisters, Carolyn Jones Rowlison, Ruth Ann Holgate and...

Harold Thomas Evans

Harold Thomas Evans

Jan 19, 2020

Harold Evans, age 62, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at Centennial in Ashland City, Tennessee. Harold was born in Springfield, Tennessee, on October 30, 1957, to the late Alex "Poochie" Evans and Dora White Evans. He was a member of the Cheatham County Central High School Class of 1976. Harold was a self-employed auto mechanic. His parents and...

Darnell Vaughn

Darnell Vaughn

Jan 14, 2020

Darnell Vaughn, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. Darnell was born in Ashland City, Tennessee, on March 17, 1932, to the late Lonzie Porter Smith and Lillie Pearl Smith McAdams. She was a housewife, mother and grandmother to her family. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, David Daniel Vaughn; and daughter, Cherie Lynn Vaughn....

Dorothy V. Bohrer

Dorothy V. Bohrer

Jan 13, 2020

Dorothy V. Bohrer, age 76, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020, at her home. Dorothy was born in Washington D.C. on July 10, 1943, to the late Lance Woodrow Davis and Mildred Ward Davis. She was a retired cafeteria manager for Metro Davidson County after 25 years. Dorothy was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be missed...

Bertha Mae Buttram

Bertha Mae Buttram

Jan 13, 2020

Bertha Mae Buttram, age 87, passed away on January 13, 2020, in Greenwood, Indiana, surrounded by her loving family. Bertha was born in Dekalb County, Tennessee, to the late Robert and Ardelia Bennet Denney. She was a member of Scottsboro Church of Christ before relocating to Greenwood, Indiana, to be near her daughter. Bertha was a loving housewife, mother, and...

Waylon Dwight Roberts

Waylon Dwight Roberts

Jan 12, 2020

Waylon Dwight Roberts, age 71, passed away at his home on Sunday, January 12, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Waylon was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 12, 1948, to the late Charles Finis Roberts, Sr. and Betty Lou Hayes Roberts. He was a retired brick layer. Waylon was a lover of animals and would take in any stray...

Louise Regina Malocu Swan

Louise Regina Malocu Swan

Jan 9, 2020

Louise Regina (Malocu) Swan July 7, 1920 – January 9, 2020 Louise Swan, 99 lovingly known as "Grandma" to so many, peacefully passed away on Thursday, January 9th at The Residence at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee with her granddaughters, Lynette, Michelle and Tressa, praying by her side. Louise resided with her son, George and his wife Cheryl for the...

Judy Gann

Judy Gann

Dec 28, 2019

GANN, Judy, age 69, passed away at her home on Saturday, December 28, 2019. Judy was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 18, 1950, to the late Austin James Mobley and Nora Ann Elizabeth Hurt Mobley. She was a retired cafeteria worker for the Cheatham County School System. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bobby Ray Gann,...

Billy Edgin

Billy Edgin

Dec 22, 2019

Billy Edgin, age 87, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2019. Billy was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 24, 1932, to the late Jessie Edgin and Maggie Jones Edgin. He was a retired union carpenter for TVA. Billy was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Roberta Hunter Edgin; son, David Edgin; brothers, Joe and Donald Edgin; half-brother, James...

Melvin Brassell

Melvin Brassell

Dec 19, 2019

Melvin Brassell, age 86, passed to his Heavenly home on December 19, 2019. He was born July 30, 1933, in Batesville, Mississippi, to Spurgeon Brassell and Arnish Tatum Brassell. He attended the public schools. He came to Ashland City, Tennessee, at the age of 17 where he remained until his passing. He worked at the Chevrolet dealership under five owners...

Michael Steven Elliott

Michael Steven Elliott

Dec 15, 2019

Michael Steven Elliott, age 34, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2019, at St. Thomas MidTown in Nashville, Tennessee, surrounded by his loving family. Michael was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 22, 1985, to Steven Elliott and Delma Jean Love Morris. He worked as an administrative assistant for Forklift Systems. He is survived by his parents, Steve (Pauline) Elliott...

Richard "Dick" Henry Johnson

Richard "Dick" Henry Johnson

Dec 12, 2019

Richard "Dick" Henry Johnson, age 71, passed away at his home on December 12, 2019, after a long courageous battle with cancer since April 2016. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 21, 1948, to the late Henry Christopher and Virginia Ruth Luckensmeier Johnson. He was a graduate of Peabody Demonstration School and served his country in the United...

Thomas Roy Duncan

Thomas Roy Duncan

Dec 7, 2019

Thomas Roy Duncan, age 62, passed away at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, December 7, 2019. Thomas was born on January 31, 1957, in Nashville, Tennessee, to the late Roy Neil Duncan and Barbara Marie Cole Duncan. Before his illness, he worked as a manager for Barnes/Noble Bookstore and in the past for State Industries. He is...

Lawrence Everett Smith

Lawrence Everett Smith

Dec 7, 2019

Lawrence Everett Smith, age 63, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at The Residence at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tn, surrounded by his loving family. Lawrence Everett was born in Nashville, Tn, on November 2, 1956, to the late Lawrence Alton Smith and Nancy Sue Warnack Smith. He was a member of Friendship Pentecostal Church in Nashville and a...

Shirley Ann Jennette

Shirley Ann Jennette

Nov 30, 2019

JENNETTE, Shirley Ann, age 84, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. She was born in Charlotte, Tennessee, to the late James Norris and Era Louise Jones Lovell. She was a Charlotte High School graduate and a member of Cheap Hill Church of Christ. Shirley was a homemaker and previously worked at Genesco,...

Rita V. Wood

Rita V. Wood

Nov 29, 2019

Rita V. Wood, age 100, passed away at her home on November 29, 2019. Rita was born in New York City, New York, on March 30, 1919, to the late John LaCiel and Veronica McTaggart LaCiel. She worked and retired as a billing operator for S.H. Cris. She is preceded in death by her parents, John and Veronica LaCiel; husband,...

Ronald "Ron" Lane Waylan

Ronald "Ron" Lane Waylan

Nov 29, 2019

Ronald "Ron" Lane Waylan, age 67, passed away on November 29, 2019. Ron was born on July 4, 1952, in Lynwood, California, to the late Lane Leroy Waylan and Julia A. Douglas Waylan. Ron was a retired United States Army Veteran. Ron was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his sisters, Sue Field and Sheryl Lynn;...

Mary Frances Yates

Mary Frances Yates

Nov 27, 2019

Mary Frances Yates, age 85, died at home after a long illness on November 27, 2019. Mary was born on June 23, 1934, in Ashland City, Tn, to the late Vernon Hamblin, Sr. and Virgie Lee Driver Nash. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, James Yates; mother, Virgie (CJ) Nash; father, Vernon Hamblin Sr; and...

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