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James "Jay" Lloyd Newell
Mar 3, 2020
James "Jay" Lloyd Newell, age 80, passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Jay was born on September 26, 1939, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, to the late Lloyd and Chapple Green Newell. He was a member of Sycamore Chapel Church of Christ and worked and retired from the wholesale florist industry. Jay was...
Larry Clayton Ward
Feb 29, 2020
Larry Clayton Ward, age 76, passed away at his home on the evening of Saturday, February 29, 2020. Larry was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 28, 1943, to the late James and Lula Mae Hooper Ward. He was a member of the Joelton First Baptist Church and retired from Dupont. Larry loved riding motorcycles, horses and bicycles. He was...
Roderick "Rod" Shawn Sweeney
Feb 15, 2020
Roderick "Rod" Sweeney, age 48, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020, at his home in Nashville, Tn. Rod was born in Davidson County, Tennessee, on February 12, 1972, to the late Wayne and June Biggs Sweeney. He worked in construction and was a member of the band Tennessee Courage. Rod is preceded in death by his parents and the mother...
Patricia Ann Harris
Feb 15, 2020
Patricia Ann Harris, 68 years young passed away at St. Thomas West Hospital on Saturday, February 15, 2020. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Gaylon Harris, and her children, daughter, Cherri Denson (Bryan) and son, Adam Harris (Stacey); her grandchildren, Brooke Bischoff, Blake Bischoff, Isabelle Harris, Wyatt Harris, Bentlee Davis and one step-granddaughter, Ella Denson; three sisters,...
Delmar F. Anderson
Feb 9, 2020
Delmar F. Anderson, age 80, passed away at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tn, on Sunday, February 9, 2020. Delmar was born in Hickman County, Tennessee, on March 3, 1939, to the late Herman and Ada Durham Anderson. He was a retired concrete contractor. He was a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather to his family and will be greatly missed....
Miles Lemarion Brown Jr.
Feb 5, 2020
Miles Lemarion Brown, Jr, age 93, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tn. Miles was born in Hickman County, Tennessee, on May 27, 1926, to the late Miles Lemarion Brown, Sr., and Charlotte Bradford Brown. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness and was a retired book binder for...
Mary Ann Hughes Gupton
Feb 4, 2020
Mary Ann Hughes Gupton, age 73, passed away at The Waters of Cheatham on February 4, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born in Springfield, Tennessee, to the late Albert Gallatin Hughes and Minnie Lee Koonce Hughes. She attended Bethel Free Will Baptist Church and worked for 23 years as a paper carrier as well as a janitor...
Alma Elizabeth "Liz" Davis
Feb 2, 2020
Alma Elizabeth "Liz" Davis, age 81, passed away peacefully at home, Sunday, Feb 2, 2020. Liz was born in Cheatham County, Tennessee, on June 21, 1938. She is preceded in death by parents, Sam Harper and Georgia Pearl Harper; husband, William (Baldy) Davis; sister, Ruth Gibbs; and daughter, Wanda Faye Binkley. Survived by, daughters, Betty Gibbs (Gary), Camille Gilmer (Vick);...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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