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Patricia "Pat" Ann Kern

Patricia "Pat" Ann Kern

Aug 17, 2018

Patricia "Pat" Ann Kern, age 69, passed away on Friday, August 17, 2018, at The Waters of Cheatham in Ashland City, Tennessee. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 28, 1948, to the late E.C. Pomeroy and Jessie Sprinkles Pomeroy. Pat retired from Acme Boot Factory but will be most notably missed from her over thirty years of waitressing...

James "Jimmy" Leon Glasgow

James "Jimmy" Leon Glasgow

Aug 7, 2018

James L. Glasgow (Ashland City, TN) – James "Big Jim" Glasgow passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on Tuesday August 7, 2018. Born on August 1, 1927, he and his family just celebrated his 91st birthday this past Wednesday. A member of the Ashland City Church of Christ and a retiree of Ford Glass plant, Jim is...

Vernon Hamblen Jr

Vernon Hamblen Jr

Aug 3, 2018

Vernon Hamblen, Jr., age 81, passed away after a long battle with cancer. He was born April 10, 1937 to Virgie Lee Driver Hamblen and Vernon Hamblen, Sr. He grew up in the town of Ashland City and then went to the Air Force. After his military service, he worked for a local taxi company and lived in Nashville for...

Betty Ruth Smith

Betty Ruth Smith

Aug 2, 2018

BETTY RUTH SMITH, age 74, passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2018, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Betty was born on December 13, 1943, in Springfield, Tennessee, to the late Ernest and Maggie Ruth Rome Watts. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to her children and grandchildren who will greatly miss her. Betty is preceded...

Margaret Hampton Simpson

Margaret Hampton Simpson

Jul 24, 2018

Margaret Hampton Simpson, of Charlotte, Tennessee, died on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. She was 88. Margaret was born on August 31, 1929, in Charlotte, Tennessee, to the late Lloyd Marvin Hampton and Freddie Mae Mitchell. She was a graduate of Charlotte High School and worked in retail sales for Washington Manufacturing for over 30 years, as well as Castner Knott...

Pamela "Pam" Brown Edgin

Pamela "Pam" Brown Edgin

Jul 19, 2018

Pamela "Pam" Brown Edgin of Ashland City, Tennessee, died on July 19, 2018. She was 59. Pam was born on February 13, 1959 in Nashville, Tennessee. She was a graduating member of the Cheatham County High School Class of 1977. Pam was the daughter of Fannie Mae Fann Brown Rose and the late Bill Brown. She was the wife of...

Donna Fay Rye

Donna Fay Rye

Jul 17, 2018

DONNA FAY RYE, age 62, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at her home. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 14, 1956, to the late Carneal Rye and Lois Wakefield Rye. She was a homemaker and former housekeeper. Donna was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kevin Pollock and son, James O'Dell. She is survived...

James "Bill" Edward Cuff

James "Bill" Edward Cuff

Jul 15, 2018

James "Bill" Edward Cuff, age 87, passed away at his home on July 15, 2018. Bill was born in Jackson, Tennessee, on February 26, 1931, to the late George Oscar Cuff and Farris Edna Sanders Cuff. He was a United States Navy Veteran and retired from Sears, working as a maintenance engineer for over 30 years. He is preceded in...

Thomas "Tommy" Jackson Newman

Thomas "Tommy" Jackson Newman

Jul 12, 2018

Thomas "Tommy" aka Curly Jackson Newman of Ashland City, Tennessee, died on July 12, 2018. He was 59. Tommy was born on October 27, 1958. He was a graduating member of the Cheatham County High School Class of 1976. Tommy was a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran. He retired after 37 years from Triumph Aerostructures. He was the son of Faye...

Billy Dean Batts

Billy Dean Batts

Jul 9, 2018

Billy Dean Batts, age 84, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Billy was born in Chapmansboro, Tennessee, on March 4, 1934, to the late Riley Jerome Batts and Mura Mae Shearon Batts. He was a United States Army Veteran and was a retired asphalt paver and road builder for Bill Batts...

James "Jimmy" Robert Lee

James "Jimmy" Robert Lee

Jul 5, 2018

James "Jimmy" Robert Lee, age 70, passed away at his home on July 5, 2018. Jimmy was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 31, 1948, to the late Robert R. Lee and Grace Buckner Lee. He was a lifelong member of the Clarksville Highway Church of Christ, a United States Army Veteran of the Vietnam Era (Korea) and worked in...

Gayle Batts Barber

Gayle Batts Barber

Jul 3, 2018

Gayle Batts Barber age 80, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018. Gayle was born March 20, 1938, in Ashland City, Tennessee, to the late Henry F. Batts, Sr, and Salome Smith Batts Sanders. She was a graduate of CCHS Class of 1956. She was a lifelong member of the Cheap Hill Church of Christ and worked and retired from the...

Timothy Scott Boyd

Timothy Scott Boyd

Jun 28, 2018

Timothy Scott Boyd, age 49, passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2018, at Centennial Medical Center in Ashland City, Tennessee. Tim was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 16, 1968, to Fred and Marie Bowman Boyd. He was a member of the Cheatham County High School Class of 1986 and worked for Carlex Glass Company as an assembly line worker....

Alexander Spencer Williams

Alexander Spencer Williams

Jun 24, 2018

ALEXANDER SPENCER WILLIAMS, age 32, passed away on Sunday, June 24, 2018. Alex was born in Roswell, Georgia, to Dr. William Wesley Williams, II, and Jonet Spencer Williams. He was of Baptist faith and a member of the Cheatham County High School Class of 2003. He had an Associates Degree and worked as a landscaper for Color Place Landscaping. He...

Jess Willard Pursley

Jess Willard Pursley

Jun 23, 2018

Jess "Willard" Pursley, age 79, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2018. Willard was born on November 16, 1938, in Cheatham County, Tennessee, to the late John Henry Pursley and Gracie Mai Binkley Pursley. He was a retired building materials manager for Franklin Lumbar. He is preceded in death by his parents; son, Paul Reasoner Pursley; brother, Simon Pursley; and...

Flora Mae Groves

Flora Mae Groves

Jun 23, 2018

Flora Mae Groves, age 92, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2018. Flora was born on May 13, 1926, in Dickson County, Tennessee, to the late Isaac T. Christy and Alice Reynolds Christy. She was a member of Battle Creek Baptist Church and was a housewife and mother to her husband and children. She is preceded in death by her...

Martha "Nicki" Owen Sanders

Martha "Nicki" Owen Sanders

Jun 19, 2018

MARTHA "NICKI" OWEN SANDERS, age 70, passed peacefully on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at The Residence at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee. She was born October 31, 1947, to the late William "Billy" and Martha "Cotton" Owen. Nicki was a member of the Cheatham County High School Class of 1965 and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from Trevecca Nazarene University....

Margarett Carol Rees

Margarett Carol Rees

Jun 16, 2018

MARGARETT CAROL REES, age 71, of Ashland City, TN, left to be with our LORD Jesus Christ on June 16, 2018. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Rees; sons, Larry Brown, Steve Brown, and John Rees; daughter, Joy Lynn Mitchell; and 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Until we meet again, Mom! Funeral service for Margarett will be Tuesday, June...

Jennie Mai Henry Bledsoe

Jennie Mai Henry Bledsoe

Jun 11, 2018

Jennie Mai Henry Bledsoe, age 69, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2018, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Jennie Mai was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 9, 1948, to the late James Thomas Henry, Sr., and Mary Louise Howell Henry. She was a retired factory worker for Springs Bath Fashion. Jennie Mai was preceded in death by...

Audrey Rose Allen

Audrey Rose Allen

Jun 6, 2018

AUDREY SINCLAIR ROSE ALLEN, age 81, passed away at her home on Wednesday, June 6, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Audrey was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 30, 1936, to the late Emmett Jones Rose and Birdie Mae Colgate Foltz. She worked for a time as a manager for Dollar General and most proudly worked as a housewife...

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