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David Ervin Branson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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