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Bertie Mae Caruthers

Bertie Mae Caruthers

Dec 28, 2017

BERTIE MAE CARUTHERS, age 87, passed away at her home on Thursday, December 28, 2017. Bertie was born in Old Hickory, Tennessee, on April 18, 1930, to the late Clarence Odie Bishop and Mary Irene Bowker Bishop. She was a member of Good News Fellowship, where she was bookkeeper for many years as well. Bertie worked and retired from State...

Rodger  Langley

Rodger Langley

Dec 26, 2017

LANGLEY, FRANK "RODGER" RODGERS, age 80, passed away on December 26, 2017. He was born January 17, 1937, in Davidson County, Tennessee, to the late Andrew Langley and Velma Ellen Ross Langley. He was a former employee of Western Electric. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran. Rodger was married to Ruth Cantrell Langley for 56 years. He is preceded...

Margery "Marge" Bickel Coventry

Margery "Marge" Bickel Coventry

Dec 26, 2017

Margery "Marge" Bickel Coventry, age 96, passed away December 26, 2017, at Hillcrest Health Care Center in Ashland City, TN. Margery was born in Coffee County, Tennessee, on April 5, 1921, to the late F.E. and Hessie Gaither Bickel. She was a United States Navy Veteran, serving with the WAVES during WWII, and a graduate of the University of Miami...

Willie Ruth Nicholson

Willie Ruth Nicholson

Dec 25, 2017

WILLIE RUTH NICHOLSON, age 84, passed away at Hillcrest HealthCare Center in Ashland City, Tennessee, on December 25, 2017. She was born in Ashland City, Tennessee, on July 5, 1933, to the late Finus Earl Wayman and Katherine Simpson Wayman. She worked as a housewife and mother to her children. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gid...

Walter Lewis "Wart" Sanders

Walter Lewis "Wart" Sanders

Dec 24, 2017

SANDERS, WALTER "WART" LEWIS, age 86, passed away on December 24, 2017. He was born May 19, 1931, in Cheatham County, Tennessee, to Walter Lovia Sanders and Florence Lewis Sanders. He was a member of the church of Christ at Ashland City, Tennessee. Walter retired from C.E.M.C after having 39 years of service. He was a graduate of the class...

William Chad Lowry

William Chad Lowry

Dec 24, 2017

LOWRY, WILLIAM CHAD, age 37, passed away on December 24, 2017. He was born September 9, 1980, in Waverly, Tennessee, to Charles Lowry and the late Claudine Lowry. He was employed as a truck driver with MBI Commercial. He is preceded in death by his mother and his brother, Lonnie Mack Welch Jr. He is survived by his sisters, Stacy...

Georgia Ruth Pulley

Georgia Ruth Pulley

Dec 24, 2017

GEORGIA RUTH PULLEY, age 80, passed away at her home on December 24, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Georgia was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 22, 1937, to the late Ernest and Mattie Lawless Holliman. She was a member of Joelton First Baptist Church and retired as a teacher's aide for Ashland City Elementary School after over 47...

Amanda Marie Miller

Amanda Marie Miller

Dec 23, 2017

MILLER, AMANDA MARIE, age 37, passed away on December 23, 2017. She was born April 1, 1981, in Davidson County, Tennessee, to Sharon Miller. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by her mother; her sons, Tyson Rosales and Bryson "Lee" Rosales; her daughter, Summer Ray; her brother, T.C. Hicks; her sister, Chasity Miller and her grandchildren,...

William David Odle Sr.

William David Odle Sr.

Dec 22, 2017

WILLIAM DAVID ODLE, Sr, age 71, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017, at his home. David was born in Dickson, Tennessee, on January 17, 1946, to the late Abie and Mary Crowell Odle. He was a retired roofer for Odle Roofing. He is preceded in death by his parents; children, David Odle, Jr., Clarence Campbell Odle and Anna Odle;...

Eleanor W. Allen

Eleanor W. Allen

Dec 17, 2017

ELEANOR W. ALLEN, age 103, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2017. Eleanor was born in Lawrence County, Tennessee, on September 3, 1914, to the late Charles Walter Wilson and Esther Irene Skelton Wilson. She was a member of United Church of God and a retired store owner. Eleanor was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Eugene H. Allen;...

Shirley Wyllene Johnson

Shirley Wyllene Johnson

Dec 16, 2017

SHIRLEY WYLLENE JOHNSON, age 76, passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at NHC in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Shirley was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 3, 1941, to the late Elmer and Dorothy Balthrop Hudgens. She was a graduate of Madison College Academy and member of the Madison Campus of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Shirley was a homemaker to...

Al C. Poteete Sr

Al C. Poteete Sr

Dec 13, 2017

AL C. POTEETE, Sr., age 64, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Al was born on November 30, 1953, in Ohio to the late Charlie and Lola Kirby Poteet. He was a retired Union roofer, working formerly for Maxwell Roofing. Al was preceded in death by his parents; son, Justin Dale Fuqua Poteete;...

Belinda Sue Broadway

Belinda Sue Broadway

Dec 2, 2017

BROADWAY, BELINDA SUE, age 59, passed away on December 2, 2017. She was born on October 30, 1958, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Herbert Biggs and Dolly Adcock Biggs. She was married to Carlos Broadway. She spent her life as a devoted homemaker. She is preceded in death by her mother and her brother, Chris Biggs Sr. She is survived by...

Billy Ray Smith

Billy Ray Smith

Nov 29, 2017

BILLY RAY SMITH, age 75, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at Centennial Medical Center in Ashland City, TN. Billy Ray was born on May 25, 1942, in Nashville, Tennessee, to the late Everette Smith and Louise Dorris Smith. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was a retired farmer. Billy Ray is preceded in death...

Shana Lynn Farley

Shana Lynn Farley

Nov 23, 2017

SHANA LYNN FARLEY, age 37, passed away on Thursday, November 23, 2017. Shana was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 27, 1979, to Horace and Linda Shearon Farley. She was a graduate of Cheatham County Central High School, Class of 1992. She was a member of the Second Missionary Baptist Church and previously worked as a nursing tech for Hillcrest...

Edie Francis Lain

Edie Francis Lain

Nov 14, 2017

EDIE FRANCIS LAIN, age 76, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband: Roscoe Lain; son, Jeff (Melody) Derossett; daughters, Debbie (Trey) Johnston, Glenda (Don) Pewitt and Donna (Ken) Sorren; 10 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. A memorial visitation will be held at Cheatham County Funeral Home on Sunday,...

Mike Lockert

Mike Lockert

Nov 13, 2017

ROBERT MICHAEL "Mike" LOCKERT, age 72, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2017. Mike was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 29, 1945, to the late William Bradley Lockert and Mary Hazel Perry Lockert. Mike was a member of the Ashland City High School Class of 1964 and received a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Mike was a...

Evelyn "Dena" J. Rutledge

Evelyn "Dena" J. Rutledge

Nov 10, 2017

EVELYN "DENA" RUTLEDGE was born February 28, 1951, to the late George V. Rutledge and Jessie Mae Rutledge in Ashland City, Tennessee. She was educated in the Cheatham County School System for both elementary and high school. Dena professed her hope in Christ at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Dickson County, Tennessee, where she was a member for many years....

Felix Wayne Dunning

Felix Wayne Dunning

Nov 8, 2017

DUNNING, Felix Wayne, age 66, passed away on November 8, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Wayne was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 13, 1951, to the late Felix E. Dunning and Anna Mai McMurray. Wayne was a member of Mt. Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, TN. He was a graduate of Charlotte High School, Class of 1970....

Mary Katherine Warrick

Mary Katherine Warrick

Nov 7, 2017

MARY KATHERINE WARRICK, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Mary Katherine was born on October 13, 1936, in Davidson County, Tennessee, to the late Harry Steve McCormick and Lillian Shook McCormick. Mary Katherine was a member of Oakland Free Will Baptist Church in Joelton, Tennessee. She was a graduate of Cumberland High School in Nashville and a...

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