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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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
William "Bill" H Caldwell
Jan 4, 2017
Caldwell, William "Bill" H., age 61, passed away at The Waters of Cheatham County in Ashland City, Tennessee, on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. Bill was born on September 20, 1955, to Wilford H. Caldwell and Jessie Jewel Brasher. He was a Veteran of the U.S Navy. He was a retired IT Specialist for Morgan Stanley Inc. He is preceded in...
Raymond Gill
Jan 3, 2017
James Raymond Gill passed away on January 3, 2017, at the age of 85. He leaves his wife of 61 years, Mable (Batson) Gill and his daughter, Joyce Ann (Scott Pittman) and his son Jimmy Gill. Raymond is preceded in death by his parents, Ettie Mae Osborne and James Ervin Gill and his youngest brother, Hollis Gill (surviving wife Rose...
Lawrence "Noodles" Paul Hiland
Dec 29, 2016
HILAND, Lawrence Paul (affectionately known to his friends as "Noodles") passed away quietly in his sleep December 29, 2016. He was 57 years old. He was born August 6, 1959, in Valparaiso, Indiana, to the late Paul H. Hiland and Mildred E. (Snider) Hiland. He is survived by his wife, Edna E. Hiland; sister, Paulette Weesner and her husband, Max,...
Judy Lefevers Harper
Dec 27, 2016
Judy Lefevers Harper, age 91, passed peacefully from this life on December 27, 2016. Born December 20, 1925 in Manchester, TN, she was preceded in death by her parents Robert and Lillie Lefevers as well as her sister Louise Richards. Her survivors include her husband and life focus of more than 68 years, F. Stephen (Steve) Harper, Jr. as well...
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