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Melva M. Hunnell

Melva M. Hunnell

Dec 20, 2018

HUNNELL, Melva M., age 81, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Melva was born in Columbus, Ohio, on May 28, 1937, to the late Alton Summerfield Parker and Beulah Miller Parker. She worked as a shipping clerk for VF Corporation before retirement. Melva was preceded in death by her parents, Alton S. and Beulah...

Carolyn Sample

Carolyn Sample

Dec 15, 2018

Carolyn Sample, age 62, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2018, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Carolyn was born in Chillicothe, Texas, on October 17, 1956, to the late Elmo Wayne Johnson and Ethel Evelyn Teague Johnson. She previously worked in housekeeping and loved traveling, walks in the park and spending time with her family. Carolyn was...

Essie Mae Simmons

Essie Mae Simmons

Dec 4, 2018

SIMMONS, Essie Mae, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Essie was born in Pulaski, Tennessee, on July 3, 1938, to the late Sadie Caldwell. She was a member of the New Hope Free Will Baptist Church. Essie formerly worked for Acme Boot, Springs, and in Dietary at Centennial in Ashland City. Essie Mae is preceded in death...

Fay Nichols

Fay Nichols

Nov 26, 2018

NICHOLS, Fay, age 73, passed away on Monday, November 26, 2018. Fay was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 27, 1945, to the late Luther Jackson and Beatrice Cole Jackson. She was a prayer warrior, a Charter Member of Harvest Fields Baptist Church, and member of Friendship Free Will Baptist Church. Fay was a member of the Cheatham County Central...

Amber Nicole Brown Harris

Amber Nicole Brown Harris

Nov 13, 2018

AMBER NICOLE BROWN HARRIS, age 27, passed away at her home in Clarksville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. Amber was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 11, 1991, to Michael and Rebecca Israel Brown. Amber was a member of the CCCHS Class of 2010 and worked in insurance sales. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Billy and...

John Leonide Beaulieu

John Leonide Beaulieu

Nov 7, 2018

BEAULIEU, John Leonide, age 70, passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. John was born in Madawaska, Maine, on September 3, 1948, to the late James Beaulieu and Marie Doufuor Beaulieu. He was of Catholic Faith and retired. John was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Lionel, Wilson and Roger...

Sheila Harris Dishmon

Sheila Harris Dishmon

Oct 31, 2018

DISHMON, Sheila Harris, age 74, passed away at her home on Wednesday, October 31, 2018. Sheila was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, on October 13, 1944, to the late James Cotham Harris and Agnes P. Loveless Harris. She was a hairdresser, homemaker and mother. Sheila is preceded in death by her parents and husbands, James R. Meadows and Howard Dishmon....

Sherry Elaine Biggs

Sherry Elaine Biggs

Oct 30, 2018

BIGGS, Sherry Elaine, age 58, passed away at her home on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. Sherry was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 1, 1960, to the late Chester Chambers, Jr., and Edna Swatzell Chambers. She was a graduate of Seabreeze Senior High School in Daytona Beach, Florida, and worked for Border States Electric in electrical distribution as a customer...

Ted Morgan Duke

Ted Morgan Duke

Oct 30, 2018

Ted Morgan Duke died in Ocean Springs, Mississippi on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 with his loving family by his side. He was born in Graves County, Kentucky on October 19, 1950. He retired from Mayfield Electric, Mayfield, Kentucky as a lineman for 27 years. He moved to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Ocean Springs in 2015. Ted was a member of...

Riley Douglas Reed Jr

Riley Douglas Reed Jr

Oct 29, 2018

RILEY DOUGLAS REED, JR, age 59, passed away at his home on Monday, October 29, 2018. Riley was born in Greenville, South Carolina, on August 10, 1959, to the late Riley Douglas Reed, Sr., and Agnes Charlene Heath Reed. He worked in construction as an electrician. Riley is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Charles "Charlie" Murray Reed....

Danny Ray Comperry

Danny Ray Comperry

Oct 24, 2018

DANNY R. COMPERRY, age 54, passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee. Danny was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 4, 1964, to the Cecil W. Comperry and Audrey Biggs Comperry. Danny was a member of Lillimay Church of Christ, a graduate of Cheatham County Central High School Class of 1982 and worked as...

Frederick John Frisch

Frederick John Frisch

Oct 22, 2018

FRISCH, Frederick John, age 81, passed away at his home on Monday, October 22, 2018. Fred was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on November 14, 1936, to the late Edward Joseph Frisch and Amelia Ebensweller Frisch. He was a member of Cheap Hill Church of Christ, a high school graduate, a veteran of the United States Army, and worked as a...

Peggy A. Haga

Peggy A. Haga

Oct 21, 2018

PEGGY A. HAGA, age 65, passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2018, at Northcrest Medical Center in Springfield, Tennessee. Peggy was born in Franklin, Tennessee, on November 12, 1952, to the late William W. Irwin, Sr., and Ruth Evelyn Hampton Irwin. She was a Franklin High School graduate and a factory worker for Durango, Wrangler and Spreens. Peggy was preceded...

William "Bill" Joe Gideon

William "Bill" Joe Gideon

Oct 20, 2018

GIDEON, William "Bill" Joe, age 69, passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2018, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tn. Bill was born in Hobbs, New Mexico, on February 25, 1949, to the late Dewey and Loretta Farmer Gideon. He was a graduate of Bledsoe County High School, a member of Scottsboro First Baptist Church, and retired industrial salesman...

James Samuel Bledsoe

James Samuel Bledsoe

Oct 16, 2018

BLEDSOE, James Samuel, age 43, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, surrounded by his family. James was born in Burkesville, Kentucky, on November 27, 1974, to the late Manuel Dean Bledsoe and Jennie Mai Henry Bledsoe. James was a loving companion, father and friend to his family. He is preceded in death...

Brenda Joyce Stacey

Brenda Joyce Stacey

Oct 6, 2018

STACEY, Brenda Joyce, age 69, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Brenda was born in Waverly, Tennessee, on October 13, 1948, to the late William McMillan and Annie Christine Collins McMillan. She worked as a safety director for Nashville Wire Products before her retirement. Brenda is preceded in death by her parents and brothers,...

James Thomas Harrington

James Thomas Harrington

Oct 5, 2018

James Thomas Harrington, age 68, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2018, at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. James was born on October 6, 1949, in Nashville, Tennessee, to the late Willie Evans Harrington and Helen Maetta Hunt Harrington. He formerly worked as a gasket maker for Nissan. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Billy Eugene...

Baxter Lewis Perry

Baxter Lewis Perry

Oct 4, 2018

PERRY, Baxter Lewis, age 94, passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2018, at Vantage Pointe Village in Ashland City, Tennessee. Lewis was born in Neptune, Tennessee, on September 9, 1924, to the late James Litt Perry and Cora Sanders Perry. He was a United States Army Veteran, serving during WWII. Lewis managed the Cheatham County School Bus Shop for many...

Frances Marie Hall

Frances Marie Hall

Oct 3, 2018

Frances Marie Hall -The living legend that is Frances Marie Hall has departed from this earth. She has lived in Tennessee and Florida, but is now residing in Heaven with Jesus and her precious love, Herman "Junior" Hall. She was born March 24th, 1925 on the campus on what is now known as Rhodes College in Memphis. She left this...

Willie Ray Eads

Willie Ray Eads

Sep 30, 2018

Eads, Willie Ray, age 81, passed away on September 30, 2018, at his home in Ashland City,Tennessee. Willie Ray was born on July 8, 1937 in McKinnon, Tennessee, to the late Joseph Marion Eads and Daisy Jewell Rye Eads. Willie was retired from A. O. Smith as a mechanic in the maintenance department. He was a member of the Ashland...

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