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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...

Cecil Paul Connell

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Kenneth Wade "Bubba" Ezzell

Kenneth Wade "Bubba" Ezzell

Jul 26, 2017

KENNETH WADE "Bubba" EZZELL, age 53, passed away at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Kenneth, or Wade as he was called by his family and Bubba to his friends, was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 23, 1964, to the late Kenneth Ray Ezzell and Nella Jean Caldwell Ezzell. He worked for over 30...

James Thomas Pittman Sr.

James Thomas Pittman Sr.

Jul 23, 2017

JAMES THOMAS PITTMAN, SR., age 71, passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2017, at Signature HealthCare in Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Pittman was born on July 18, 1946, in Brooklyn, West Virginia, to the late William Daniel Pittman and Grace A. Waugh Pittman. He was a United States Army Veteran, serving during the Vietnam Conflict. After the military, he worked as...

Tonya Michelle Horner

Tonya Michelle Horner

Jul 14, 2017

TONYA MICHELLE HORNER, age 50, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017, at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Tonya was born July 13, 1967, in Nashville, Tennessee, to J.D. Solomon and Velma Luna. She attended Cohn High School in Nashville, Tennessee, and Career Medical College, achieving her LPN. Tonya is preceded in death by her father, J.D. Solomon....

Donald Wayne Bailey

Donald Wayne Bailey

Jul 13, 2017

Donald Wayne Bailey passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2017, at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Cheatham County Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Evelyn Darlene Shearron

Evelyn Darlene Shearron

Jul 13, 2017

EVELYN DARLENE SHEARRON, age 89, passed away at Lynch's Residential Health Care for the Elderly on July 13, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Darlene was born in Cheatham County, Tennessee, on December 19, 1927, to the late Vincent and Kathleen Harris. She was a graduate of Ashland City High School, a member of Neptune Clifton United Methodist Church and...

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