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Tonya Lynn Bishop

Tonya Lynn Bishop

Mar 7, 2018

TONYA LYNN BISHOP, age 43, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Tonya was born July 24, 1974, in Nashville, Tn, to Russell Wayne Kirby, Sr., and Judy Teasley Kirby Burt. Tonya formerly worked in insurance for CVS Healthcare. She was a free spirit who loved to ride Harleys and loved to dance to the music of the band Daydreamer....

Delma R. (Justice) Fambrough

Delma R. (Justice) Fambrough

Mar 6, 2018

DELMA R. JUSTICE FAMBROUGH, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at Vantage Pointe Senior Living in Ashland City, Tn. Delma was born in Neptune, Tennessee, on August 2, 1925, to the late John Justice and Alzie Mae Gupton Justice. Delma was retired from Acme Boot Factory and enjoyed farming, gardening and taking care of the cows with...

Dennis Ray De Lemos

Dennis Ray De Lemos

Feb 27, 2018

Dennis Ray De Lemos, in the presence of family and friends, went home to be with the Lord at age 72, on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. Dennis was born in South San Francisco, California. He was preceded in passing by his father, Joseph De Lemos; mother, Katherine Aragon De Lemos; brother, Robert J. De Lemos; lifelong friend, Ralph Arias and...

Lucille Dorothea Froehlich Ragan

Lucille Dorothea Froehlich Ragan

Feb 27, 2018

RAGAN, Lucille Dorothea Froehlich, age 88, passed away on February 27, 2018. Lucille was born August 13, 1929, in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Fred Conrad Froehlich and Elisabeth Anna Adamski Froehlich. She is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Norman Eugene "Gene" Ragan; sons, Norman Eugene Ragan, Jr. and Norman Eugene Ragan, III; half-sister, Mildred...

Jessie Mai Bell

Jessie Mai Bell

Feb 21, 2018

JESSIE MAI BELL, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at Hillcrest Healthcare Center in Ashland City, Tennessee. Jessie Mai was born in Cross Plains, Tennessee, on January 9, 1929, to the late Floyd and Nancy Chatman Strain. She was a graduate of Bransford High School in Springfield, Tennessee. Jessie Mai worked as a homemaker to her husband...

James C. Primm

James C. Primm

Feb 21, 2018

James C. Primm, age 83, went to his heavenly home on February 21, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. James was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 24, 1934, to the late Jerry and Louise Johnson Primm. He was a graduate of the Central High School of Ashland City, Class of 1952. He served in the U.S. Air Force during...

Stanley R. Hazelwood Jr.

Stanley R. Hazelwood Jr.

Feb 20, 2018

STANLEY R. HAZELWOOD, JR., age 56, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at Hillcrest HealthCare Center in Ashland City, Tennessee. Stanley was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 11, 1961, to Stanley R. Hazelwood, Sr., and Barbara Ann Shavers Hazelwood. He was a member of Pond Creek Church of Christ, a member of the CCHS Class of 1979, and...

Dan F. Standley

Dan F. Standley

Feb 15, 2018

DANIEL "DAN" FRANK STANDLEY, age 46, passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2018, at TriStar Centennial in Ashland City, TN. Dan was born on May 24, 1971, in Hammond, Indiana, to Virgil L. Standley and Donna Sertich Standley Orlowski. Dan was a Master Mason Centre Star Lodge F&AM #409 Whites Creek, had an Associate's Degree in criminology and worked as...

Zula Catheryn Biggs

Zula Catheryn Biggs

Feb 14, 2018

ZULA CATHERYN BIGGS, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, in Nashville, Tennessee. She was born on November 7, 1931, in Clarksville, Tennessee, to the late, Herbert and Julia Jackson Rainey. She was a homemaker to her husband and children. She is preceded in death by her parents, Herbert and Julia Rainey; husband, Louis Leonard Biggs; daughters, Bonnie...

Francisca Nelfa Lopez

Francisca Nelfa Lopez

Feb 13, 2018

FRANCISCA NELFA LOPEZ, age 59, passed away on February 13, 2018. She was born in El Salvadore to the late Timoteo Alvares and Florencia Lopez. She was a factory worker and mother to her children. She is preceded in death by her parents and five brothers and sisters. She is survived by her sons, Jose Adolfo Martinez and Wilber (Rhina...

Martha Blaylock Garrett

Martha Blaylock Garrett

Feb 12, 2018

MARTHA BLAYLOCK GARRETT, age 84, passed away at her home on Monday, February 12, 2018. Martha was born in Dickson County, Tennessee, to the late Edgar Blaylock and Minnie Richardson Blaylock. She was a homemaker, wife and mother. She is preceded in death by her parents, Edgar and Minnie Blaylock; husband, Paul Garrett; son, Ricky Garrett; brothers, Thomas, William, Paul...

Lloyd "Tubby" Randall Spradlin

Lloyd "Tubby" Randall Spradlin

Feb 11, 2018

LLOYD "TUBBY" RANDALL SPRADLIN, age 84, passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2018, in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born on October 16, 1933, in Nashville, Tennessee, to the late Simon and Pearl Ray Spradlin. Lloyd was a high school graduate and a United States Army Corporal. He was an entrepreneur and owner of Main Street Salvage in Nashville, Tennessee. He...

James "Pops" Willie York Sr.

James "Pops" Willie York Sr.

Feb 4, 2018

JAMES "POPS" WILLIE YORK, SR., age 77, passed away at his home on Sunday, February 4, 2018. Pops was born in Logan County, Kentucky, on May 8, 1940, to the late James Odell York and Mary Estes Hood York. He worked as a truck driver for Tri-State Paving and Sealing. He is preceded in death by his parents and brothers,...

Darrell Edward Gupton

Darrell Edward Gupton

Feb 3, 2018

DARRELL EDWARD GUPTON, age 78, passed away on February 3, 2018. He was born in Clarksville (Sango), Tennessee, on October 16, 1939, to the late Edmond Quincy Gupton and Margie Louise Brown Minton. He was a member of Mallorys United Methodist Church in Chapmansboro, Tennessee. Darrell was a retired heavy equipment mechanic, working for Lewis and Birchfield, Oman Construction, Nixon...

Doris Beatrice "Aunt Bea" Read

Doris Beatrice "Aunt Bea" Read

Feb 1, 2018

DORIS BEATRICE "AUNT BEA" READ, age 90, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2018, at Hillcrest HealthCare Center in Ashland City, Tennessee. Aunt Bea was born in Tennessee on July 6, 1927, to the late Blake and Artie Taylor Harris. She was a member of the Petway Church of Christ and worked and retired after over 32 years from Genesco....

Janice Ruth Hackney

Janice Ruth Hackney

Jan 27, 2018

JANICE RUTH HACKNEY, age 61, passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2018. Janice was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 21, 1957, to the late Ralph Austin Moseley and Patricia Gail Barnhill Moseley. She previously worked as a Project Coordinator for Traveler's Insurance. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Ralph "Moe" Moseley, Patrick Hassell, and Joseph...

Patricia Jean Baker

Patricia Jean Baker

Jan 24, 2018

PATRICIA JEAN STATEN BAKER, age 65, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018. Patricia was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 14, 1952, to the late Joseph Ralph Staten and Lillian Wright Staten. She was a loving wife and homemaker to her late husband, Ronald "Ronnie" Estil Baker, Sr., and loving mother to her 7 children, Ronald "Buck" Baker, Jr.,...

Wanda Kay Cook

Wanda Kay Cook

Jan 8, 2018

WANDA KAY COOK, age 65, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2018, at Centennial Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Wanda was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 22, 1952, to Louis Leonard and Zula Cathryn Rainey Biggs. She was a homemaker and a loving wife to her husband of 49 years, Charles Edward Cook. Wanda was a loving mother to four...

Talmadge "Tab" Eugene Mcmillan

Talmadge "Tab" Eugene Mcmillan

Dec 30, 2017

TALMADGE "TAB" EUGENE MCMILLAN, age 66, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2017, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee. Tab was born in Waverly, Tennessee, on February 24, 1951, to the late William Henry McMillan and Annie Christine Collins McMillan. He formerly worked as a maintenance engineer for Sheraton Hotel. He is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Dawn...

Michael "Mack" Patterson Mcminnis Sr.

Michael "Mack" Patterson Mcminnis Sr.

Dec 29, 2017

MICHAEL PATTERSON MCMINNIS, Sr., August 28, 1986 – December 29, 2017, 31 years of age. Preceded in death: Grandfather, Jimmy (Pawpaw) Eades; grandmother, Caroline (Mimi) McMinnis; and niece, Kyliegh Thompson. Survived by: Mother, Harriett, Father, Stoney, Sister, Jessee, Brother, Blake, grandfather, George McMinnis, grandmother, Pat (David) Cobb, Aunt, Tonya Rose, uncles Jimmy Eades, Jr., and Spencer (Penny) Rose, several cousins,...

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