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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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