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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...

Henry "Sonny" Lee Presson

Henry "Sonny" Lee Presson

Feb 12, 2017

HENRY "SONNY" LEE PRESSON, age 83, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at TriStar Centennial Hospital in Ashland City, TN. Sonny was born on August 15, 1933, in Bruceton, Tennessee, to the late Henry Thurman and Cuba Pauline Fowler Presson. He was a loving husband to his late wife of over 60 years, Bonnie Jo Sanders Presson. He was...

Doris Mae Wayman

Doris Mae Wayman

Feb 10, 2017

WAYMAN, DORIS MAE, age 81, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017. Doris was born in Nashville, Tennessee on August 17, 1935 to the late Marvin P. Farmer, Sr and Bessie Mae Short Farmer. She was a loving wife and mother. She is preceded in death by her husband, Clifford D. Wayman; her brothers, Marvin "Palford" Farmer, Jr; Andrew "Wiley"...

Jerry Eugene Cannon

Jerry Eugene Cannon

Feb 9, 2017

JERRY EUGENE CANNON, age 81, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 9, 2017, at his home. Jerry was born on August 20, 1935, in Pleasant View, Tennessee, to the late James Martin Cannon and Nannie Farmer Cannon. He was a member of Ashland City Church of Christ, the United States Navy, during the Korean War Conflict and achieved the rank...

Sonya Rene' Elliott

Sonya Rene' Elliott

Feb 7, 2017

SONYA RENE' ELLIOTT, age 50, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. She was born on October 12, 1966, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Chester Ray Jenkins and Rassie Moon Jenkins. She was a member of the McGavock High School Class of 1985. Rene' worked for A.O. Smith in the past as well as...

F. Stephen (Steve) Harper

F. Stephen (Steve) Harper

Feb 6, 2017

F. Stephen (Steve) Harper, age 89, passed peacefully from this life on February 6, 2017. Born March 30, 1927 in Ashland City, TN, his death came less than two months after the passing of his wife and life focus, Judy L. Harper. The two are now reunited after a brief pause in their union of more than 68 years. He...

Wayne Baxter Halfacre

Wayne Baxter Halfacre

Feb 1, 2017

HALFACRE, Wayne Baxter, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at TriStar of Ashland City. He was born in Tennessee on June 16, 1944, to Roosevelt Cordell Halfacre and Minnie Edna Craig Halfacre. He worked and retired from the construction industry. He is preceded in death by his parents; son, Jeffrey Halfacre; and 4 brothers and sisters. He...

Gena Beth Biggs

Gena Beth Biggs

Jan 30, 2017

BIGGS, GENA BETH, age 52, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2017. Gena was born in Laredo, Texas on April 17, 1964. She was a graduate from Cheatham County Central High in 1982 and then went on to receive a degree from Cosmetology School. She worked as a hairdresser for 13 years in Cheatham County. She encountered many citizens in...

Waydene Grace Harris

Waydene Grace Harris

Jan 26, 2017

HARRIS, Waydene Grace, age 89, passed away on January 26, 2017, at Suncoast Hospice in Palm Harbor, Florida. She was born in Pleasant View, Tennessee, on November 8, 1927, to James Cannon and Nannie Farmer Cannon. Waydene worked and retired as a nurse from Christian Care of Cheatham County as well as Metro Hospital. She is preceded in death by...

William "Bill" Leslie Akins

William "Bill" Leslie Akins

Jan 15, 2017

AKINS, William "Bill" Leslie Akins, age 77, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017. Mr. Akins was born August 9, 1939, in Nashville, Tennessee, to the late George Henry and Lillie Edna Akins. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a retired electrician from TVA Local Union 429. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

Alfred Lewis Loyd

Alfred Lewis Loyd

Jan 12, 2017

LOYD, ALFRED "LEWIS", age 76, passed away at his home on Thursday, January 12, 2017. Lewis was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 8, 1940, to the late Robert Loyd and Bertha Keedy Loyd. He worked and retired from Chicago Pipefitters Local 597 as a plumber and pipefitter. He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, James and Charles...

Jerry E. Scott

Jerry E. Scott

Jan 4, 2017

SCOTT, JERRY E., age 66, passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. Jerry was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 12, 1950, to the late Jerry L. Scott and Nannie M. James Scott. He was the oldest of four siblings. He attended Cheatham County High School and graduated from Father Ryan High School in Nashville, TN. Jerry...

Nella Jean Ezzell

Nella Jean Ezzell

Jan 4, 2017

EZZELL, Nella Jean Caldwell, age 80, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. Nella was born on April 11, 1936, in Red Bay, Alabama, to the late C.C. Caldwell and Ocie Mae Hamilton Caldwell. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Nella was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kenneth Ezzell; son, Danny Ray Ezzell; three brothers, McRay Caldwell,...

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