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Denney Valentin

Denney Valentin

Dec 14, 2016

VALENTIN, DENNEY, age 51, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Denney was born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 26, 1965, to the late Daniel Valentin and Carmen Garcia. He worked for Gateway Precast and was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is preceded in death...

Mary Alice Forsythe

Mary Alice Forsythe

Dec 11, 2016

FORSYTHE, Mary Alice, age 78, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2016, at Skyline Madison Campus Alive Hospice. She was born in Tennessee on May 3, 1938, to the late Wallace Thompson and Lorene Harper Thompson. She worked as a homemaker, wife, and mother. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Slayton Forsythe; son, Tommy Forsythe; daughter, Edna...

Mellinee Batts Baker

Mellinee Batts Baker

Dec 9, 2016

MELLINEE BATTS BAKER, age 95, passed away peacefully at Hillcrest Healthcare Center in Ashland City, Tennessee, on Friday, December 9, 2016. Mellinee Batts Baker was born on July 21, 1921, in Cheatham County, Tennessee, to the late James Monroe Batts and Nannie James Sanders Batts. She was a graduate of Ashland City High School and married for 71 years to...

Doris Leona Schubert

Doris Leona Schubert

Dec 5, 2016

Schubert, Doris Leona, age 57, passed away on December 5, 2016. She was born to the late Leland L Brady, Jr. and Dorothy Best Brady in Nashville, Tennessee on August 14, 1959. She was one of four children. Doris was married to Samuel "Eddie" Schubert and had two sons and one daughter. She was a loving wife and mother and...

Mrs. Arline Hampton Watts

Mrs. Arline Hampton Watts

Dec 3, 2016

Watts, Arline Hampton, age 80, passed away on December 3, 2016. She was born to the late Lloyd and Freddie Mae Hampton in Charlotte, Tennessee. She was one of three children. Mrs. Arline was married to Mr. James Watts and they have a son, Kenneth Watts. Mrs. Watts was happily married for many years. She lived her life as a...

Helen Lorine Rose

Helen Lorine Rose

Nov 25, 2016

HELEN LORINE ROSE, age 89, passed away at her home on Friday, November 25, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Helen was born in Cheatham County, Tennessee, on January 22, 1927, to the late Louis and Viola Cochran Perry. She was a factory worker in her early years but was best known as the Avon Lady of Ashland City for...

Bertha Jane Chance

Bertha Jane Chance

Nov 11, 2016

BERTHA JANE CHANCE, age 71, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2016, at Nashville Community Care at Bordeaux. Bertha was born February 15, 1945, to the late James Thomas Cole and the late Kate Cox Cole in King, North Carolina. She was a retired factory worker, working for Endata for many years. Bertha is preceded in death by her parents;...

Mary Jane Watts

Mary Jane Watts

Nov 7, 2016

MARY JANE WATTS, age 95, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2016, at Hillcrest Healthcare Center in Ashland City, Tennessee. She was born in Cheatham County, Tennessee, on October 20, 1921, to the late Ed and Doll Pardue Harris. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Bill Watts and son, Billy Don Watts. Mrs. Watts is survived by...

Michael "Mickey" Kevin Booth

Michael "Mickey" Kevin Booth

Nov 6, 2016

MICHAEL "Mickey" KEVIN BOOTH, age 58, passed away on November 6, 2016, at The Waters of Cheatham, LLC, in Ashland City, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Alice Booth and brother, Charles J. Booth. He is survived by his sisters, Linda (Dale) Garner and Deborah (Phil) Taylor. A graveside service with military honors will be...

Patricia "Pat" Ann Simpson

Patricia "Pat" Ann Simpson

Nov 4, 2016

SIMPSON, Patricia "Pat" Ann, age 61, passed away at her home on Friday, November 4, 2016. Pat was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 22, 1955, to the late Sammy Elam and Sammie Clifford Harding. After graduating high school, she worked as a secretary for American General Insurance as well as Vanderbilt university. She will be greatly missed by all...

Evelyn B. Allen

Evelyn B. Allen

Oct 27, 2016

ALLEN, Evelyn B., age 90, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Evelyn was born in Ashland City, Tennessee, on June 16, 1926, to the late Jesse Earl Boyte, Sr., and Blanche L. Shivers Boyte. She was a graduate of Ashland City High School, Class of 1944-1945. She was a member of...

Shirley Ann Honaker

Shirley Ann Honaker

Oct 26, 2016

HONAKER, Shirley Ann, age 66, passed away at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 26, 2016. Shirley was born on August 23, 1950, in West Helena, Arkansas, to the late Earl White and Hazel Hopper White. Shirley achieved her LPN certification and worked in nursing as well as secretarial/admin work. She most recently worked and associated with the...

Angela Denise Brewer Hulsey

Angela Denise Brewer Hulsey

Oct 26, 2016

HULSEY, Angela Denise Brewer, age 34, passed away on October 26, 2016. Angela was born on March 3, 1982, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Clyde Brewer and Margaret Earps Craig. Angela was a graduate of Cheatham County Central High School. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She is preceded in death by her sister, Pamela Felts and...

Linda Faye Suiter Combs

Linda Faye Suiter Combs

Oct 22, 2016

LINDA FAY SUITER COMBS, age 72, passed away at her home on Saturday, October 22, 2016. Linda was born August 10, 1944, in Hope Mills, North Carolina, to the late Robert Dudless Byrd and Esther Bristow Byrd. She worked as an accounting clerk for the State of Tennessee. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband and father of...

Penelope "Penny" C. Bevilaqua

Penelope "Penny" C. Bevilaqua

Oct 19, 2016

Our dearest mother Penelope Carney Bevilaqua, 62 years old, went home to heaven with her family by her side on October 19, 2016, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her mother Claire Vanhook Barnes and father Terry Jackson Carney. She is survived by her husband Steve Konrad Bevilaqua, daughters Kristen Coulter (Brian), Shelly Piantanida (Robby), Kacie...

George W. Keeler Sr.

George W. Keeler Sr.

Oct 14, 2016

George W. Keeler, Sr, age 91, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, October 14, 2016. Mr. Keeler was born December 10, 1924, in Nashville, Tennessee, to the late James and Della Mai Zornes Keeler. He was a United States Navy Veteran, serving during WWII. Upon leaving the U.S. Navy, he worked as a lock operator for the Corps...

Willard Hicks Allen

Willard Hicks Allen

Oct 9, 2016

WILLARD HICKS ALLEN, age 74, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. Hicks was born on August 9, 1942, in the Thomasville Community of Cheatham County, Tennessee, to John Daniel Allen and Nannie Hicks Allen. He retired from State Industries/A.O. Smith, working as a plant engineer. Hicks was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather...

Kimberly Jean Hindman

Kimberly Jean Hindman

Oct 9, 2016

KIMBERLY JEAN HINDMAN, age 54, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2016, at TriStar Centennial of Nashville. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 26, 1962, to James Lloyd Newell and Carolyn Jean Bassham. She formerly worked as a medical assistant for St. Thomas Medical Group. Kimberly was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Hindman. She is survived...

Rex Edwin Collins

Rex Edwin Collins

Oct 9, 2016

REX EDWIN COLLINS, age 89, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2016, TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Rex was born in Markleville, Indiana, on December 25, 1926, to the late Ray Collins and Laurene Wilkinson Collins. He was retired from the United States Air Force. Rex is predeceased by his parents and two children, Freda Rogers and Jackie...

Willie Estelle Chandler

Willie Estelle Chandler

Oct 7, 2016

WILLIE "ESTELLE" CHANDLER, age 88, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2016, at Hillcrest HealthCare Center in Ashland City, Tennessee. Estelle was born in Benton County, Tennessee, on October 1, 1928, to Fred Woodard and James Avis Bailey Woodard. Estelle formerly worked as a cafeteria baker for Calumet Elementary School and the high school in Gary, Indiana. She is preceded...

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