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Sherry Lynn Brown Justice

Sherry Lynn Brown Justice

Aug 12, 2016

SHERRY LYNN BROWN JUSTICE, age 62, passed away at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday, August 12, 2016. Sherry was born on January 4, 1954, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Bithel Brown and Dorothy Proctor Brown. She was a homemaker and mother. Sherry was preceded in death by her parents, Bithel and Dorothy Brown and sister, Sandra Nicholson. She...

Janice Groves Baldwin

Janice Groves Baldwin

Aug 8, 2016

JANICE GROVES BALDWIN, age 71, passed away at her home on Monday, August 8, 2016. Janice was born on April 13, 1945, in Ashland City, Tennessee, to A.J.(Jake) Groves and Annie Devers Groves. She received her Diploma of Nursing from Baptist Hospital. She met and married her late husband, James Marvin Baldwin, MD, while working at Baptist Hospital. Janice worked...

Heide Marie Buder Moegle Myers

Heide Marie Buder Moegle Myers

Aug 6, 2016

HEIDE MARIE BUDER MOEGLE MYERS, age 77, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2016, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. She was born in Berlin, Germany, on September 10, 1938, to Josef Buder and Erika Buder. She was a wife, mother, and grandmother and worked as a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her parents. She leaves to...

Chris Temple

Chris Temple

Aug 5, 2016

TEMPLE, Christopher "Chris" Scott, age 28, passed away at his home on Friday, August 5, 2016. Chris was born May 31, 1988, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Terry Scott Temple and Rhonda Ezell Temple. Chris had an Associate Degree in Biblical Studies from Kingdom Knowledge Bible Institute and worked for A.O. Smith. Chris is survived by his parents, Terry and Rhonda...

Johnny Ray Biggs

Johnny Ray Biggs

Aug 5, 2016

BIGGS, Johnny Ray, age 69, passed away at his home on Friday, August 5, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Ashland City, Tennessee, on August 2, 1947, to Johnny Delwyn Biggs and Helen Ruth Boyd Biggs. He is preceded in death by his father, Johnny Delwyn Biggs; stepfather, Robert J. Crabtree, and two brothers, James Russell...

Anita Jo M. Brashears

Anita Jo M. Brashears

Aug 1, 2016

BRASHEARS, Anita Jo Murphy, age 68 , passed away on Monday, August 1, 2016, at her home. Jo was born on February 8, 1948, in Springfield, Tennessee, to John Joseph Murphy, Jr., and Virginia Louise Turns Murphy. Jo was reared by her grandparents, John Joseph Murphy, Sr, and his wife, Nancy Elizabeth Balthrop Murphy. She was a member of the...

Delois Carney Palla

Delois Carney Palla

Jul 29, 2016

Mrs. Delois Carney Palla, age 74, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2016, at Hillcrest Healthcare Center in Ashland City, Tennessee. Delois was born in Ashland City, Tennessee, to the late Harvey Jackson Carney and Lillie Mai Simpson Carney on April 1, 1942. She was a member of the Ashland City High School Class of 1960. She was a buyer...

Christopher Alan Lacrosse

Christopher Alan Lacrosse

Jul 28, 2016

LACROSSE, Christopher Alan, age 63, passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2016, at his home. Chris was born in Nashville, Tennessee, to the late Robert "Bob" John Lacrosse and Ennis Perl Roskam Lacrosse on January 4, 1953. He was self-employed in the vending business. Chris served Ashland City for two terms on the Ashland City Council and served as chairperson...

Melvin Eugene Henley

Melvin Eugene Henley

Jul 26, 2016

HENLEY, Melvin Eugene, age 84, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, in Clarksville, Tennessee. He was born April 30, 1932, in Robertson County, Tennessee, to Joseph Samuel Henley and Cloie Dishman Henley. He worked as a sheet metal fabricator for commercial heating and air. Melvin was a United States Army Veteran. He is preceded in death by his parents,...

Patsy N. Milom

Patsy N. Milom

Jul 24, 2016

Patsy N. Milom, age 69, of Ashland City, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2016, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. She was born on August 17, 1946, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Allen Neville and Alma Lee Gentry Neville. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She worked for State Industries and Lions of Tennessee. Patsy had...

Stephen "Dallas" W. Mowery

Stephen "Dallas" W. Mowery

Jul 20, 2016

MOWERY, Stephen "Dallas" W., was born on May 30th, 1950 to John B.F. Mowery, and Loraine T. Fowler in Celina, Ohio. Stephen was a high school graduate. He was a member of the U.S. Marines and worked at Titan Transfer Truck Company. Stephen is preceded in death by his parents, John B.F. and Loraine T. Mowery; and brother, Dennis Mowery....

James Wesley Atkins

James Wesley Atkins

Jul 17, 2016

James Wesley Atkins, 82, of Ashland City, TN, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN. He was born on September 18, 1933, in Montgomery County, TN. He was a resident of Cheatham County for 57 years. He was a member of Main Street Church of Christ in Springfield, TN. He was a loving husband, father,...

Angie Denney

Angie Denney

Jul 16, 2016

Angie Denney, age 36, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and formerly of Ashland City, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 16, 2016, at The Residence at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee. She was born on February 28, 1980, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Alton Denney and Mari Ratliff Denney. Angie was a member of the Cheatham County High School Class of 1998,...

Steve L. Keiser, Jr.

Steve L. Keiser, Jr.

Jul 11, 2016

KEISER, Steve L.,Jr., age 86, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2016, at Christian Care of Cheatham in Ashland City, Tennessee. He was born February 6, 1930, in Mansfield, Ohio, to Steve L. Keiser, Sr., and Anna Mulligan Keiser. He had many occupations but in his later years worked and retired from Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, working as...

Carlos Ray Powell

Carlos Ray Powell

Jul 4, 2016

POWELL, Carlos Ray, age 64, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2016. Ray was born in Echols County, Georgia, on March 12, 1952, to Gilbert and Juanelle Wheeler Powell. He was a retired truck driver. He is preceded in death by his mother, Juanelle Wheeler Powell and sister, Kathy. He is survived by his father, Gilbert Powell; son, Ryan Powell...

Tiffany Diane Krantz Binkley

Tiffany Diane Krantz Binkley

Jul 4, 2016

BINKLEY, TIFFANY DIANE KRANTZ, age 31, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2016, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She was born in Montgomery County, Tennessee, on December 7, 1984, to Cindy Krantz. She was a factory worker and mother. Tiffany is preceded in death by her brother, Dillon Ray Stewart; grandfather, Donald Krantz; grandparents, Bill and Helen Tomlin; great-grandparents, Baxter...

Walter Andrew Tomlin

Walter Andrew Tomlin

Jul 2, 2016

TOMLIN, Walter Andrew, age 69, passed away at his home on Saturday, July 2, 2016. He was born on November 20, 1946, in Nashville, Tennessee, to William Andrew Tomlin and Verla Marie Smith Tomlin. He was a retired member of the U.S. Army National Guard of Tennessee and worked as a mechanic for 35 years for Krech Motor Company. He...

J.B. Newman

J.B. Newman

Jul 1, 2016

NEWMAN, J.B., age 82, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2016, at the The Residence at Alive Hospice. He was born in Cheatham County, Tennessee, on May 26, 1934, to L.T. "Brooks" Newman and Bethel Mazell Dycus Newman. He was a United States Army Veteran; a retired construction worker after 42 years; farmer, gardener, logger and pipeline worker. He was...

Martha "Lynn" Melton Smith

Martha "Lynn" Melton Smith

Jun 25, 2016

SMITH, Martha "Lynn" Melton, age 62, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2016, at her home. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 4, 1953, to Leonard and Martha Tutwiler Melton. She worked as a realtor. Lynn was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Martha Melton and brother Charles "Charlie" Melton. She is survived by her husband,...

Pauline Shearon Harris

Pauline Shearon Harris

Jun 21, 2016

HARRIS, Pauline Shearon, age 97, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. She was born in Montgomery County, Tennessee, on August 4, 1918, to Lelard and Alice Hyde Shearon. She was a homemaker, wife and mother. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lelard and Alice Shearon; husband of 70 years, Garth Harris; brother, JB Shearon; sisters, Mildred Rust...

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