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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...
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.
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
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
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
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...
Andrea Lynn Burnette
Jul 13, 2017
ANDREA LYNN BURNETTE, age 62, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, July 13, 2017. Andrea was born in Los Angeles, California, on October 25, 1954, to George and Ora Woodlee Kesler. She was a graduate of Freed-Hardeman University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Andrea retired from the State of Tennessee, working in human resources. She was a...
Peter "Pete" James Sindelar
Jul 12, 2017
PETER "PETE" JAMES SINDELAR, age 63, passed away on July 12, 2017, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Pete was born on December 7, 1953, in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to the late Charles Sindelar and Janet Zima Sindelar. He was a self-employed painter. Pete is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Thomas Sindelar and sister, Anna Marie Sindelar....
Michael Leon Simpkins
Jul 11, 2017
MICHAEL LEON SIMPKINS, age 64, passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at his home in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born on December 19, 1952, in Nashville, Tennessee, to the late E. Ozell Simpkins and Catherine Murphy Simpkins. He was a member of Scottsboro United Methodist Church, a member of the Cumberland High School Class of 1971, a United States...
Thelma J. Walker Jackson
Jul 3, 2017
THELMA JEAN WALKER-JACKSON, age 78, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Monday, July 3, 2017, at The Waters Nursing Home in Ashland City, Tennessee. Thelma was born on October 19, 1938, in Waverly, Tennessee, to the late Dewy Thorne and Loney B. Baker Thorne. Thelma was retired caregiver for Cheatham County Nursing Home. She is preceded in death...
Stanley "Ray" Lovell
Jun 28, 2017
STANLEY "RAY" LOVELL, age 80, passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at The Residence @ Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee. Ray was born in Tennessee on February 16, 1937, to the late Stanley D. Lovell and Annie Belle Sanders Lovell. He was a high school graduate and worked as a truck driver. He is preceded in death by his...
Terry Marie Gambrell
Jun 17, 2017
TERRY MARIE GAMBRELL, age 55, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, June 17, 2017. Terry was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 1, 1961, to the late Carl Hazel Johnson and Grace Lee Johnson. She attended Dupont High School and was a former supervisor for Valmore Leather before becoming a housewife. She was preceded in death by...
Nancy Sue Smith
Jun 16, 2017
NANCY SUE SMITH, age 80, passed away at Hillcrest Healthcare Center in Ashland City, Tennessee, on Friday, June 16, 2017. Nancy was born in Nashville, Tennessee on January 26, 1937, to the late William Warnack and Myrtle Lee Herrell Warnack. Nancy attended Friendship Pentecostal Church in Nashville, Tennessee, and was a retired school patrol for Metro Schools, particularly Wade Elementary...
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