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Sherlyn "Kay" Greer

Sherlyn "Kay" Greer

Oct 6, 2016

SHERLYN "KAY" GREER, age 68, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, October 6, 2016. She was born in Texas on April 18, 1948, to Roy Lee Biggerstaff and Faye Evans Biggerstaff. She was a retired store manager, working at Wendell Smith's Market and Rite Aid. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy Lee and Faye Evans...

Billy Dewitt Mcknight

Billy Dewitt Mcknight

Oct 6, 2016

BILLY DEWITT MCKNIGHT, age 58, passed away at TriStar Centennial in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born on January 12, 1958, in Shelbyville, Tennessee, to William Leonard McKnight and Josie Myrtle Ward McKnight. He was a retired factory worker. Billy is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Douglas Wayne, William, and Leonard, Jr, McKnight; sisters, Jennie Joe Crane, Peggy Joyce...

Melinda Carol Newell

Melinda Carol Newell

Oct 1, 2016

MELINDA CAROL NEWELL, age 54, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2016. Melinda was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 10, 1961, to Willie Ray Cannon and the late Shirley Howell Cannon. She was a member of the Cheatham County High School Class of 1979. Melinda worked as a LPN for many years. She is survived by her father, Willie...

Etheleen Mallory Elliott

Etheleen Mallory Elliott

Sep 30, 2016

Etheleen Mallory Elliott 84, died Friday, September 30, 2016 at Hillcrest Health Care Center. Born in Cheatham County, Tennessee, to the late Cleve Mallory and Betty Harris Mallory. She was educated in the Cheatham County School System. She was a long time, faithful member of Leota Street Church of God, Springfield, Tennessee until her health began to fail. Etheleen was...

Jim Johnston

Jim Johnston

Sep 27, 2016

JIM JOHNSTON, age 79, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at Skyline Medical Center. Jim was born on March 23, 1937, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Arthur Johnston and Helen Kirby Johnston. He was a United States Navy Veteran and retired from General Electric. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. He was preceded in...

Hollis O. Gill

Hollis O. Gill

Sep 26, 2016

Hollis O. Gill, age 76, a member of the Church of Christ, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ettie Mae Osborne and James Ervin Gill. He is survived by his wife, Rose England Gill; sisters, Helen Dozier of Ashland City, TN, Dorothy Hunter of White Bluff, TN; brothers, Raymond (Mable) Gill...

Jean Frances Lukemire

Jean Frances Lukemire

Sep 24, 2016

JEAN FRANCES LUKEMIRE, age 78, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2016, at McKendree Village in Hermitage, Tennessee, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Ashland City, Tennessee, to William Harris and Obe Long Harris on April 4, 1938. She was a graduate of Draughon's Jr. College and worked as a secretary for Sanders Manufacturing in Nashville, Tennessee....

Larry Dean Hunter

Larry Dean Hunter

Sep 21, 2016

LARRY DEAN HUNTER, age 82, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. He was born in Henrietta, Tennessee, on January 26, 1934, to Charles Cullum Hunter and Eva Hutcherson Hunter. He was a member of Sycamore Chapel Church of Christ and worked for Gupton and Beasley International Harvester formerly located in Ashland City, TN, as well as Western Auto...

Kenneth Sterling

Kenneth Sterling

Sep 21, 2016

Mr. Kenneth Sterling, age 69, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. He was born in York County, South Carolina, on January 4, 1947, to Wendell B. Houston and Lula Sterling Parker. He worked as a chef for David Lipscomb College, The Radisson, The Double Tree and The Meadows Senior Community. Mr. Sterling was preceded in death by his father;...

Darryl Rodney Carroll

Darryl Rodney Carroll

Sep 20, 2016

DARRYL RODNEY CARROLL, age 81, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on September 20, 2016. He was born in Charlotte, Tennessee, on May 29, 1935, to Owen Staley Carroll and Mary Inez Bowker Carroll. He was a lifelong member of Antioch Church of Christ, Charlotte, TN, and worked as a welder for Ferro/Owens-Corning Fiberglass, for which he served as...

Steven "Petey" Floyd Brown

Steven "Petey" Floyd Brown

Sep 11, 2016

STEVEN "PETEY" FLOYD BROWN, age 42, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2016, at TriStar Centennial of Ashland City, Tennessee. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 6, 1973, to Vickie Brown. He was a member of the Cheatham County High School Class of 1992. He worked in construction. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Bithel and...

Orbert Esau "Sug" Anderson

Orbert Esau "Sug" Anderson

Sep 10, 2016

Orbert E. "Sug" Anderson, age 89. Born December 31, 1926, went to be with our Heavenly Father on Saturday, September 10, 2016. Preceded in death by parents, John A. and Mary Inez Krantz Anderson; brothers, John Eldridge and James Edward Anderson; wife of 50 years, Doris Jean Carney Anderson; son, Randall Esau Anderson, Sr.; great-grandson, Randall Wyatt Anderson and son-in-law,...

Billy Joe Proctor

Billy Joe Proctor

Sep 10, 2016

PROCTOR, Billy Joe, age 85, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2016, at Alive Hospice in Madison, Tennessee. Billy Joe was born August 27, 1931, in Dickson, Tennessee, to Jesse Daniel Proctor and Carola Sensing Proctor. He was a former sewing machine mechanic and former manager at Acme Boot Company in Ashland City, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by...

Mary Alene Allen

Mary Alene Allen

Sep 6, 2016

Mary Alene Allen, age 82, passed away on September 6, 2016. She was born in Cheatham County Tennessee, to Theodore Alexander Hollis and Addie Mae Lane. She was a housewife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Mary is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jack Allen, son Gary Robert Allen, and brothers; James Lewis Hollis, Odell Hollis, Howard Hollis, and Bennie...

Henry Marvin Elliott

Henry Marvin Elliott

Sep 1, 2016

HENRY MARVIN ELLIOTT, age 77, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2016, at Vantage Pointe Senior Living in Ashland City, Tennessee. Henry was born in Robertson County, Tennessee, on June 23, 1939, to Thomas Henry Elliott and Ruby Cannon Elliott. He was a member of the Class of 1957 of Ashland City High School and served in the United States...

Rebecca Lynn Matteson

Rebecca Lynn Matteson

Sep 1, 2016

REBECCA LYNN BLANTON MATTESON, age 48, passed away at her home on Thursday, September 1, 2016. She was born in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, on October 30, 1967, to Charles "Chuck" Lassiter and Patricia Morefield Blanton Gibbs. She was a graduate of Cheatham County Central High School and a college graduate with a degree in Art. She worked as a nurse. She...

Lucile H. Bracey

Lucile H. Bracey

Aug 23, 2016

Lucile Harris Bracey, age 100 went to be with the Lord on August 23rd, 2016. Lucile was born May 3, 1916 in Cheatham County, TN. She was the 6th of 10 children. She attended Cheatham County High School then moved to Nashville. She married Earl Bracey in 1939. Her daughter Judy was born in 1942, her son Tommy was born...

Maurice A. Knight

Maurice A. Knight

Aug 18, 2016

MAURICE KNIGHT, age 83, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016, at Vantage Pointe Senior Living in Ashland City, Tennessee. Maurice was born in Montgomery County, Tennessee, on July 7, 1933, to Ardell Knight and Hettie Darnell Knight. Maurice was a member of Tusculum Church of Christ. He worked as a housekeeping manager for Vanderbilt Medical Center, Tusculum church, and...

Wade "Johnny" John Reynolds Jr.

Wade "Johnny" John Reynolds Jr.

Aug 17, 2016

WADE "JOHNNY" J. REYNOLDS, JR., age 58, passed away at the Sarah Cannon Cancer Center in Nashville on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. Johnny was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 26, 1958, to Wade John Reynolds, Sr., and Joyce Reed Reynolds. He worked for Lee Company for 31 years, most recently as a Balance Tech. Johnny was preceded in death...

Robert "Rj" Lewis Manley Jr.

Robert "Rj" Lewis Manley Jr.

Aug 17, 2016

ROBERT "RJ" LEWIS MANLEY, Jr. age 23, passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. He was born on March 1, 1993, in Springfield, Tennessee. He was a member of the Class of 2011 at Cheatham County High School. He was a loving son, grandson and father. R.J. leaves to cherish his memory, his parents, Greg and Connie Preston Diviney; son,...

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