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Laura Lee Newland

Laura Lee Newland

Nov 4, 2017

LAURA LEE NEWLAND, age 60, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2017. Laura was born in Detroit, Michigan, on March 15, 1957, to Tex and Liz Nelson Newland. She was a member of the Cheatham County High School Class of 1975. Laura formerly worked for Steele Saddle Tree and McDonald's in Ashland City. She is survived by her parents, Tex...

Jack Huston Pernell

Jack Huston Pernell

Nov 1, 2017

JACK HUSTON PERNELL, age 69, passed away at his home on November 1, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Jack was born November 3, 1947, in Dickson County, Tennessee, to the late Herman Pernell and Louise Spann Pernell. Jack was a proud Veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Vietnam Conflict. He was a retired painter, working for...

Virginia Alice Cunningham

Virginia Alice Cunningham

Nov 1, 2017

Virginia Alice Cunningham, 80, of Carbondale, KS, passed away November 1, 2017 at Nashville, Tennessee. She was born in Augusta, KS, May 7, 1937 the daughter of Ray W. Hartup and Alice Ann Green. She grew up in the Augusta area and graduated from Augusta High School with the class of 1955. She was a nurse's aide from 1964 to...

Tammy Darlene Allen Green

Tammy Darlene Allen Green

Oct 29, 2017

TAMMY DARLENE ALLEN GREEN, age 50, passed away at her home on Sunday, October 29, 2017. Tammy was born on April 24, 1967, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Joseph Carl Allen and Audrey Sinclair Rose Allen. Tammy was a graduate of Pearl Cohn High School. She was a loving daughter, sister, wife, and mother, who loved her sports, especially her Titans....

Debra D. Hooper Ellig

Debra D. Hooper Ellig

Oct 28, 2017

DEBRA D. HOOPER ELLIG, age 66, passed away at her home in Covington, Texas, surrounded by her loving family. Debra was born November 17, 1950, in Nashville, Tennessee, to William R. Hooper, Sr. and Helen Juanita Hooper Fann. She was a graduate of Cumberland High School Class of 1968 in Nashville, Tennessee. She owned and worked as a real estate...

Bobby Randolph Waynick

Bobby Randolph Waynick

Oct 22, 2017

BOBBY RANDOLPH WAYNICK, age 81, passed away at his home on Sunday, October 22, 2017. Bobby was born in Montgomery County, Tennessee, on March 1, 1936, to the late James Waynick and Mary Morris Waynick. He worked and retired from State Industries and spent his last years farming and tending to his cows. He is preceded in death by his...

Maurice Ronald "Ronnie" Batts

Maurice Ronald "Ronnie" Batts

Oct 20, 2017

Maurice Ronald "Ronnie" Batts, age 68, passed away October 20, 2017, at his home in Lobelville, Tennessee. He was born June 17, 1949, in Pleasant View, Tennessee, to the late Henry Roy Batts and Vera A. Evans Batts. He was a United States Army Veteran, serving in the Vietnam War where he was wounded twice. He was a graduate of...

Nickey Dale Pulley

Nickey Dale Pulley

Oct 20, 2017

NICKEY DALE PULLEY, age 57, passed away on Friday, October 20, 2017, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Nickey was born on May 31, 1960, in Nashville, Tennessee, to the Lawrence Neal and Georgia Holliman Pulley. He worked as a chemical technician for Coastal Chemical. Nickey is preceded in death by his father, Lawrence Pulley and daughter, Lisa Michelle Pulley. He is survived...

Gilbert Sheldon Bullington

Gilbert Sheldon Bullington

Oct 11, 2017

Gilbert Sheldon Bullington, son of Paul O. and Rosa (McBroom) Bullington was born on August 17, 1931 in Old Hickory, Tennessee. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He spent his entire career at Ford Glass Plant in Nashville, Tennessee. His favorite hobby was farming and gardening. Gilbert was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Rosa...

Kayla Dawn Biggs

Kayla Dawn Biggs

Oct 10, 2017

KAYLA DAWN BIGGS, age 20, passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Kayla attended McGavock High School in Nashville, Tennessee. She was very artistic and doing hair and make-up. She was an animal lover and aspired to be in the field of helping others. Kayla is survived by her parents: Joe C. Biggs and Tina Wood Biggs; sister, Cheyenne Cockrell;...

Gregory Shane Jones

Gregory Shane Jones

Oct 8, 2017

GREGORY SHANE JONES, age 46, passed away on October 8, 2017. He was a graduate of Cheatham County Central High School, Class of 1989. Shane worked as a sheet metal worker. Shane is survived by his parents: Donald E. (Gloria) Jones and Barbara D. Anderson Jones, both of Pleasant View, Tn; daughter, Taylor Jones of Oklahoma; and brother, Todd Jones...

Edward Denville Harris

Edward Denville Harris

Oct 3, 2017

HARRIS, Edward Denville, age 80, passed away October 3, 2017. Some knew him as Ed, Denville and son-in-laws knew him as "bucket head." He served his country from 1956 to 1962 in the United States Navy. He went to carpenter's apprentice school, was an apprentice carpenter of the year and went to Biloxi, Mississippi, to represent Nashville in building trades....

Dixie Annette Adcock

Dixie Annette Adcock

Oct 3, 2017

DIXIE ANNETTE ADCOCK, age 74, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, October 3, 2017. She was born on November 2, 1942, in Nashville, Tennessee, to the late William Burton Garmon and Dixie Rainey Garmon. She was married in February of 1961 to her husband, Walter Lee Adcock, and they had two children, Suzanne and Burt. She worked and...

Robert Calvin "Cal" Perry

Robert Calvin "Cal" Perry

Sep 30, 2017

ROBERT CALVIN "CAL" PERRY, age 36, passed away on September 30, 2017, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Cal was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 4, 1981, to Robert N. Perry and Susan Hutton Semans. Cal was a graduate of Dickson County High School Class of 1999. He worked in the food industry as a chef. He...

James "Jay" Thomas Davis

James "Jay" Thomas Davis

Sep 30, 2017

DAVIS, James Thomas passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017, at the V.A. Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born in Cheatham County, Tennessee, on February 7, 1934, to the late Ervin Franklin Davis and Mary Rye Bateman. He served in the United States Navy, a veteran of the Korean War. He worked in the logging business and retired from...

Mary (Harvey) Bateman Melton

Mary (Harvey) Bateman Melton

Sep 29, 2017

Mary (Harvey) Bateman Melton, age 89, of Avon Lake, OH (formerly of Ashland City, TN) passed away September 29, 2017 at Independence Village/Story Point of Avon Lake where she happily lived near family for the past five years. She was lovingly cared for by staff at Independence Village/Story Point as well as Crossroads Hospice. Mary greatly enjoyed playing the piano...

John Eggleston Mayfield

John Eggleston Mayfield

Sep 29, 2017

MAYFIELD, John Eggleston, age 65, was born on September 13, 1952, in Norfolk, Virginia, to the late Pearson B. Mayfield Jr. and Amy Eggleston Mayfield. John was a graduate of Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Class of 1970. He attended UT Knoxville and Cleveland State Community College. He was a member of the U.S. Army Reserves 335th Engineering Detachment and...

Maurice Eugene Moore

Maurice Eugene Moore

Sep 26, 2017

MOORE, Maurice Eugene, age 81, passed away peacefully on the evening of September 26, 2017, at Spring Meadows Nursing Home in Clarksville, Tennessee. Maurice was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 3, 1936, to the late Howard Brown Moore and Laura Harris Moore. He worked and retired from Golden Flake as a maintenance manager. Maurice is preceded in death by...

Otho "Smitty" Smith

Otho "Smitty" Smith

Sep 11, 2017

OTHO "SMITTY" SMITH, age 86, passed away on September 11, 2017, at Hillcrest HealthCare Center in Ashland City, TN. He was born on December 25, 1930, in Stewart County, TN, to the late Arthur and Lillie Glasgow Smith. He worked as a tv repairman and loved his music and checker playing early on in life and moved onto collecting antiques...

Franklin "Frank" Eugene Newman Sr.

Franklin "Frank" Eugene Newman Sr.

Sep 9, 2017

FRANKLIN "FRANK" EUGENE NEWMAN, SR., age 64, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017. Frank was born on March 20, 1953, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Hubert A. Newman and Geneva Crisp Newman. He was a United States Army Veteran and retired from the United States Navy. Frank was a Boy Scout Leader of Troop 458. He is preceded in death...

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