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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
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
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
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
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
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.
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...
Cecil Paul Connell
Sep 6, 2017
CECIL PAUL CONNELL, age 59, passed away at his home on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Cecil was born March 17, 1958, in Dickson County, Tennessee. Cecil was a graduate of Dickson County High School, Class of 1976. He worked in construction for Atkins Construction before his illness. Cecil will be missed by all who knew...
William "Billy" Corbett Chambers
Sep 4, 2017
CHAMBERS, William "Billy" Corbett passed away September 4, 2017. Born to parents, Chester Chambers Sr. and Alma England Chambers on February 10, 1944 in Crossville, Tennessee. He was in the Retail business. He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Chester Chambers Jr. He is survived by his son, Jimmy Chambers; brother, Anthony "Tony" Chambers; grandchildren, Jessica (Joseph) McAfee,...
Charles Elton Reeves
Sep 1, 2017
REEVES, Charles Elton, age 76, passed away September 1, 2017. Born to parents, Noah Reeves and Elizabeth Newland Reeves on November 10, 1940 in Ashland City, Tennessee. He was a Veteran from the U.S. Air Force and Vietnam. He spent his time after the service as a Diesel Mechanic for Saunders Leasing Company and then eventually retired from Ryder Transportation....
Robert Dewel Perry
Aug 26, 2017
ROBERT DEWEL PERRY, age 88, passed away at his home on Saturday, August 26, 2017. Robert was born in Cheatham County, Tennessee, on September 16, 1928, to the late Norman Perry and Lura Mai Russell Perry. He was a United States Navy Veteran, as well as a Veteran of the Army National Guard. Robert, along with his late wife, Luella...
Hazel D. Duke
Aug 20, 2017
DUKE, Hazel D., age 84, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2017, at her home. Hazel was born in Alabama, on February 23, 1933, to Rayburn Davis and Trudie Hagger Davis. She was a storeowner of Duke's Market in Charlotte, Tn. She was an avid hunter and fisherman. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband; Robert Allen...
Evelyn Speight Lee
Aug 18, 2017
Evelyn Speight Lee, age 97, passed away August 18, 2017. Preceded in death by husband Eugene Lee, parents Thomas Speight and Lelia Hagewood Speight, sisters Robbie Waddell, Edna Dunnavant, Betty Tant and Geneva Speight. Survivors include children, James R. (Bobby) and wife Faye Lee, and Patti Harris; grandchildren Todd Lee, Trent (Jean) Lee, Amy (David) Gossett; great-grandchildren, Tristan, Bryson, Gentry,...
Ordenella "Sis" J. Johnson
Aug 17, 2017
ORDENELLA "SIS" J. JOHNSON, age 84, passed away on Thursday, August 17, 2017. She was born on October 18, 1932, in Fairview, Tennessee, to the late Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Vanatta Jones. Sis was a Member of New Hope Church of Christ, a graduate of Hillsboro High School and a housewife, mother and grandmother. She is preceded in death by...
Tammy Michelle Reed
Aug 12, 2017
TAMMY MICHELLE REED, age 50, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2017, at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, surrounded by her loving family. Tammy was born August 26, 1966, in Nashville, Tennessee, to the late, Tommy Hampton and Brenda Hudgens Hampton. Tammy was a Christian, a member of the 1985 Class of CCHS and formerly worked as a...
Ruby Ann Stockhoff Hickox
Aug 6, 2017
Mrs. Ruby Ann Stockhoff Hickox, 79, of Ashland City, Tennessee, formerly of Douglasville, Georgia passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017 at Hillcrest Healthcare Center in Ashland City, Tennessee. She was born February 12, 1938 in Seymour, Indiana the daughter of the late Mr. Herman H. Stockhoff and the late Mrs. Betty Mahoney Kasting. She retired from the Registrar's Office at...
Gerald Wayne Watts
Aug 5, 2017
GERALD WAYNE WATTS, age 69, passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2017, at Northcrest Medical Center in Springfield, Tennessee. Gerald was born on June 5, 1948, in Pleasant View, Tennessee, to the late Earnest Watts and Ruth Romans Watts. He worked was a retired farmer. Gerald was preceded in death by his parents and great-nephew, Azrael Tipton. He is survived...
Bettye Joyce Rogers
Aug 3, 2017
Bettye Joyce Rogers, age 71, passed away on August 3, 2017, at Hillcrest Healthcare Center in Ashland City, Tennessee. Bettye was born on June 20, 1946, to the late Wallace Blunkall and Helen Louise Butterbaugh Blunkall. She worked as a waitress for Bill's Catfish in Ashland City, Tennessee. Bettye is preceded in death by her parents; son, James Kevin Rogers;...
Harley Danielle Watts Demonbreun
Jul 31, 2017
HARLEY DANIELLE WATTS DEMONBREUN, age 20, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and friends at her home on July 31, 2017. Harley was born October 29, 1996, in Dickson County, Tennessee, to Tony Watts and Evelyn Sue Hackney Bowen. Harley was a member of Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, a member of the Hickman County High School Class of 2015,...
Patricia "Pat" Ann Smith
Jul 30, 2017
PATRICIA ANN SMITH, age 78, passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2017, at TriStar Skyline Medical Center. Pat was born in Detroit, Michigan, on March 11, 1939, to the late Norman Stadler and Leona Wesley Stadler Hayes. She was a retired waitress, formerly working at Bill's Catfish in Ashland City, and was an avid snipe hunter. Pat is preceded in...
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