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Patricia "Pat" Ann Ramsey
Jun 20, 2016
RAMSEY, Patricia "Pat" Ann, age 81, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, June 20, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 11, 1935, in Hereford, Texas, to John Wm. Parrish and Melvina Dorsey Parrish. She worked as a security guard for State Industries and Electrolux. She is preceded in death by her parents, John...
Roger Don Elder
Jun 17, 2016
ELDER, Roger Don, age 66, passed away on Friday, June 17, 2016, at The Residence at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born on October 24, 1949, in Nashville, Tennessee, to John Alton Elder, Sr., and Eunice Elizabeth Cantrell Elder. He worked as a hotel manager for the Executive Inn. Roger was preceded in death by his parents, John...
Leona Laverne Swafford
Jun 9, 2016
SWAFFORD, Leona Laverne, age 76, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2016. She was born to Dewey F. Puckett and Ada Maggie Felts Puckett in Cheatham County, Tennessee, on July 1, 1939. She retired from Krystal Hamburgers as a waitress. She is preceded in death by her parents, Dewey Puckett and Ada Felts; husband, Nathan Eugene Swafford, Sr.; sons, Nathan...
George Paul Stone
Jun 8, 2016
STONE, George Paul, age 71, passed away at Christian Care of Cheatham on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. He was born in Charleston, West Virginia, on March 25th, 1945, to George Carl Stone and Mary Elizabeth Peters. George was in the United States Army. He worked in floor sales at Lankford Hardware. He is preceded in death by his parents, George...
James Lenell Reed
Jun 6, 2016
REED, James Lenell, age 55, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2016, at Tristar Centennial in Ashland City, Tennessee. He was born April 24, 1961, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Ewing Lenell Reed and Doris Dozier Reed. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for Jim King Construction. He is preceded in death by his father, Ewing "Sonny" Lenell Reed. He...
Robert "Bobby" Andrew Robinson
Jun 5, 2016
ROBINSON, ROBERT "BOBBY" ANDREW, age 74, passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2016, while doing what he loved...fishing! He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 23, 1941, to William Andrew Robinson and Virginia Dare Clemons Robinson. He was a retired truck driver. He is preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Virginia Robinson; wife, Connie Robinson, and an...
Mildred Louise Stringfield
Jun 4, 2016
STRINGFIELD, Mildred Louise, age 80, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2016, at St. Thomas MidTown in Nashville, Tennessee. She was born January 27, 1936, in Kingston Springs, Tennessee, to John F. Jenkins and Nettie Vivian Green Jenkins. She worked as a homemaker, wife and mother. She is preceded in death by her parents, four siblings and three children. She...
Bobby Rex Read
Jun 2, 2016
READ, Bobby Rex, age 75, passed away at his home on Thursday, June 2, 2016. He was born in Ashland City, Tennessee, on August 23, 1940, to William B. Read and Addie Thompson Read. He was a lifelong resident of Cheatham County, Tennessee, a member of the graduating class of 1958 at Ashland City High School and a U.S. Army...
Dorothy Marie Sisco
Jun 1, 2016
SISCO, Dorothy Marie, age 66, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at Alive Hospice Madison Campus in Nashville, Tennessee. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 29, 1950, to Thomas Meadows and Dorothy Nell Smock. She worked as a housewife and mother. Dorothy is preceded in death by her father, Thomas Meadows; husband, Roger Sisco; brothers, Don, David,...
Nancy Diane Coke
May 31, 2016
COKE, Nancy Diane, age 58, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. She was born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, on August 10, 1957, to Lawrence Earl Jackson and Edna Brock Jackson. She worked as a housewife and mother. Diane is preceded in death by her parents and brother, James Larry Jackson. She is survived...
Malcolm Edward Bracey
May 27, 2016
BRACEY, Malcolm Edward, age 80, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, May 27, 2016, after a long illness. He was born in Cheatham County, Tennessee, on January 9, 1936, to Willie E. and Christine Harris Bracey. Malcolm was a United States Air Force Veteran. He worked in maintenance until retirement. He is preceded in death by his parents,...
Sister Clara Marie "Riebaby" Sterling
May 24, 2016
SISTER CLARA MARIE "RIEBABY" STERLING, age 68, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at her home. Marie was born April 24, 1948, in Clarksville, Tennessee, to Arthur Sonny Jackson and Annie Dorris Bell Bowers. She worked for Acme Boot Factory and later in Home Health Care, giving care to many who have preceded her. She is preceded in death...
Nora Jane Presson
May 23, 2016
PRESSON, NORA JANE. God received a beautiful angel on Monday, May 23, 2016. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 29, 2016, to Austin Elijah Presson and Chloe Rawls. She was so beautiful and so very loved. She is preceded in death by her maternal great grandfather from Louisiana, John Stephenson and great-great-grandmother, Mary Jo "Mammaw" Rawls. She is...
Homer Jennings Tidwell, Jr.
May 22, 2016
HOMER JENNINGS TIDWELL, Jr. went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 22, 2016. Homer is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Barbara Simons Tidwell and his four daughters: Amanda Sinks (Bill); Regina Jackson (Terry); Jennifer Batson (Jo); Tish Drake (Wade); grandchildren: JoAnna Graham (David); Bethany Crain (Jared); Jared Batson (Paige); Holly Smith (Justin); Randall Blackwell; Jenna...
Christa Maria Drees
May 21, 2016
DREES, Christa Maria, age 72, passed away at Hillcrest Healthcare Center on Saturday, May 21, 2016. She was born on October 25, 1943, in Freiburg, Germany, to Lucia Nauer. She is preceded in death by her mother, and husband, Sepal Drees. She was a wife and mother to her four children. She is survived by her sons: Raymond (Julie) Tapp...
James "Jim" Ernest Mcleod
May 17, 2016
McLEOD, James "Jim" Ernest, age 77, passed away on May 17, 2016, at Select Specialty Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born on December 22, 1938, in Winston County, Mississippi, to Ernest S. McLeod and Mildred Hickman McLeod. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran, serving during the Vietnam Conflict. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee and...
Rexall "Rex" Wayne Dozier
May 16, 2016
DOZIER, Rexall "Rex" Wayne, age 58, passed away at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday, May 16, 2016. He was born in Raytown, Missouri, on August 6, 1957, to Arnold Dozier and Mary Ellen Newland Dozier. He worked as a truck driver and welder, most recently for T&W Steel. He is preceded in death by his mother Mary...
Gregory "Gregg" Stephen Orange
May 14, 2016
ORANGE, Gregory "Gregg" Stephen, age 53, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2016. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 18, 1962, to Burnice Orange and Judy Felts Orange. He was preceded in death by his mother, Judy Orange, and brother, Ricky Orange. He is survived by his father, Papa Joe Orange and his wife, Donna; son, Jeremiah Orange;...
Linda Earline Harris Mayo
May 8, 2016
Linda's wish was for cremation with no services. Cheatham County Funeral Home 615-792-2552
Miss Sherry Kaye (Finney) Duke
May 6, 2016
Sherry Kaye (Finney) Duke, 60, passed away on May 6, 2016 in Ocean Springs, MS. She is survived by Ted Morgan Duke, her devoted husband of 45 years. Born in Highland Park, MI on October 2, 1955, Sherry was the second daughter of Clifton D. Finney and Reba K. Johnson. She is also survived by her son Scott Thomas Duke...
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