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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
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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