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David Ervin Branson
Apr 24, 2017
DAVID ERVIN BRANSON, age 79, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2017, at TriStar Centennial in Ashland City. David was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, on April 6, 1938, to the late Ervin Samuel Branson and Ruth Margaret Culp Branson. David was a high school graduate and a Veteran of the U.S. Navy. He worked in the computer industry, as...
Sara Leota "Peg Or Peggy" Jackson Morris
Apr 20, 2017
Sara Leota "Peg or Peggy" Jackson Morris, age 101, of Ashland City, passed away on April 20, 2017, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN. She was born on January 2, 1916, in Dickson County where she lived most of her early life. The daughter of Judge Herman and Lora Caldwell Jackson, she was preceded in death by her parents, her...
Pecos Duane Farmer
Apr 17, 2017
Pecos Duane Farmer, of Kingston Springs, TN known to everyone he knew as the "Bud Man" passed away peacefully on April 17, 2017. Pecos was a man full of life and always had a smile on his face. He took each day on planet earth and lived it to the fullest. While the last 5 years of his life he...
Terry Raymond Stewart
Apr 15, 2017
STEWART, Terry Raymond, age 59, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017. Terry was born on May 13, 1957, to the late Denzial and Mary Ruth Groves Stewart. He worked in the past for the Cheatham County Department of Transportation for many years as well as Atkins Construction. He is preceded in death by his father, Sam Raymond Groves. He...
Carmen "Pete" Ray Wilson
Apr 14, 2017
CARMEN "PETE" RAY WILSON, age 58, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017. He was born on November 21, 1958, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Ronald Clayton Wilson and Betty Brinkley Cox. Pete was a graduate of Joelton High School. He was a Retired THP Officer for the State of Tennessee, working in the Capital Division. He will be greatly missed...
Timmy Franklin Barr
Apr 5, 2017
BARR, Timmy Franklin, age 56, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tn. Timmy was born on February 23, 1961, in Nashville, Tn, to Clarence Edward Barr and Juanita Mai Young Barr. He was a retired painter. He is preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Linda Friauf. He is survived by...
Robert Ryan Lee
Mar 31, 2017
Robert Ryan Lee was born January 9, 1923, in Rutherford County, Tennessee, and passed on March 31, 2017, surrounded by his loving family and dear friends. He was preceded in death by wife: Grace Walker Lee, parents: Douglas and Sally Lee, sister: Estelle Woods, brothers: Thurman Lee, Roy Lee, W.T. Lee, Raymond Lee, Ricks Lee, Maurice Lee. He is survived...
Dixie Lee Keith
Mar 24, 2017
KEITH, Dixie Lee, age 68, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tn. Dixie was born on July 19, 1948, in Clarksville, Tn, to the late T. Javan Keith and Peggy Elizabeth Gupton Keith. She graduated with a Masters Degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and worked for over 30 years as...
Thatcher Dwayne Tabor
Mar 20, 2017
TABOR, Thatcher Dwayne, age 40, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017, at Southern Hills Hospital. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 25, 1977, to James Earl Tabor, Sr., and Elizabeth Ann Stinson Tabor. He was a skilled carpenter and his work can be seen all over Middle Tennessee. Thatcher loved his family dearly. Especially his children, nieces...
Robert W Martin
Mar 18, 2017
ROBERT "Bob" Wilfred Martin, age 80, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, on December 8, 1936, to the late Wilfred Martin and Rita Ledoux Tremblay. He was a United States Army Veteran, member of the Union IAM735 and retired from AVCO, working as an aviator mechanic. He is preceded in...
Cladie Bell Hollis
Mar 16, 2017
CLADIE BELL HOLLIS, age 80, passed away on March 16, 2017. She was born in Ashland City, Tennessee, on September 17, 1936, to John Dudley Simpson and Nellie Evelyn Binkley Simpson. Cladie Bell was a stranger to no one and a friend to everyone including everyone she met. She had been a caregiver the majority of her life, as well...
Jeanne Kay Brewer
Mar 13, 2017
BREWER, Jeanne Kay, age 63, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, March 13, 2017, in Ashland City, TN. Jeanne Kay and her husband of 40 years, Kenneth Brewer, were former residents of Florence, Alabama, before making their home in Ashland City, Tennessee. Jeanne Kay was born in Detroit, Michigan, on September 25, 1953, to Robert Earl Grigsby and...
Rodney Wayne Bellamy Sr.
Mar 13, 2017
BELLAMY, Rodney Wayne, Sr., age 68, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017. Rodney was born in San Diego, California, on February 2, 1949, to Lee Emerson Bellamy and Roberta Lee Rollins. He was a retired business owner/entrepreneur of Ashland City Floor Covering. He was married for 47 years to his loving wife, Marilyn Carter Bellamy, who survives him. He...
Benjiman Adrian Lynn
Mar 10, 2017
LYNN, Benjiman Adrian, age 93, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 10, 2017, while in home hospice care. Mr. Lynn was born on November 3, 1923, in Stewart County, Tennessee. He was the son of the late R.E. and Freda Lynn. Mr. Lynn was a WWII Veteran of the U.S. Navy with the Fighting C.B.'s. He worked in the Freight...
Dale Callons Grimes
Mar 5, 2017
DALE CALLONS GRIMES, age 66, passed away at his home on March 5, 2017. He was born in Allen County, Kentucky, on October 20, 1950, to the late Orville and Garia Hammock Grimes. Dale loved motorcycles and music. He worked for Aladdin and Elan Polo in Nashville, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Phillip Grimes and...
Emma Lorine Harrington
Mar 4, 2017
EMMA LORINE HARRINGTON, age 91, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at her home in Ashland City, Tennessee. She was born on January 22, 1926, in Lexington, Kentucky, to the late Edward Anglad and Mary Clark Anglad. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lawrence Harrington; infant daughter, Emma Jane Harrington; daughter, Rosemary Jones; sisters: Sister Margaret...
Janice Gale Meadows
Feb 28, 2017
JANICE GALE MEADOWS, age 58, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. She was born in Fairview, Tennessee, to the late Hughlon Ivey and Mary Ruth Jackson Ivey on March 21, 1958. She worked as a factory worker for Red Cap Industries and most recently has a homemaker. She is preceded in death...
Judy Carol Williams
Feb 21, 2017
JUDY CAROL WILLIAMS, age 59, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at her home in Ashland City, TN. She was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on February 25, 1957, to the late Harold C. Williams and Hazel Yvonne Brown Williams. She was a homemaker, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Judy is survived by her children, Brian (Peggy) Childers, Joseph Victor McCleve,...
Robert Hamlin
Feb 19, 2017
ROBERT HAMLIN, age 92, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2017, at Vantage Pointe Village in Ashland City, Tennessee, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Hamlin was born in Martins Fork, Kentucky, on June 11, 1924, to the late Wick and Florence Smith Hamlin. He was a United States Army Veteran and a retired production worker/oiler for the Ford Motor...
Ruby Jewel Nickens
Feb 14, 2017
RUBY JEWEL NICKENS, age 66, passed away at her home on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 17, 1950, to the late Marvin Frank McClendon and Lucille Gordon Biggs McClendon. She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Jeffrey McClendon; sister, Jennie Foster and grandchild, Bobbie Jo Kemp. She worked as a cook...
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