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Marilyn "Miss Sweetie" Justice
Apr 30, 2016
Justice, Marilyn H. "Miss Sweetie"- Age 92, born July 28, 1923 passed peacefully on the evening of Saturday, April 30, 2016. Miss Sweetie was preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert W. "Mr. Hoover" Justice; her parents Robert and Ruby Humphreys, her brother Robert Humphreys (Rosa Mary) and Sisters Agatha Cook (David) and Jean Key (Buford). She is survived by...
Allie Brenda Givan
Apr 26, 2016
ALLIE BRENDA GIVAN, age 81, passed away at Christian Care of Cheatham County on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. She was born in Cheatham County, Tennessee, on December 11, 1934, to H.D. Gupton and Wanda Shearron Gupton. She worked in clerical for the State of Tennessee. She is preceded in death by her husband, Paul Givan. She is survived by her...
Mildred Irene Allen
Apr 26, 2016
ALLEN, Mildred Irene, age 75, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. She was born on July 9, 1940, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Herbert Cantrell and Lucille Young Cantrell. She was a wife to her husband, Bill for 57 years and mother to her three children, Debbie, Tim and Cindy. She is preceded in death by...
Ethel L. Hunter
Apr 25, 2016
ETHEL LOUISE BAGWELL HUNTER, age 92, went home to Heaven April 25, 2016, at Montgomery County Signature Health. She was born March 29, 1924, in Thomasville (Cheatham County), Tennessee. She worked for Acme Boot Company, retired from Montgomery County Nursing Home, and as a private healthcare sitter. She loved sewing, quilting, canning, reading, teaching children at her home church. Most...
Johnny Wayne Fitts, Jr.
Apr 24, 2016
FITTS, Johnny Wayne, Jr., age 33, passed away at his home on Sunday, April 24, 2016. He was born August 3, 1982, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Johnny Wayne Fitts, Sr., and Beverly Geneine Martin. He was a Graduate of Cheatham County Central High School. He worked at Gate Precast Concrete. He is preceded in death by his stepmother, Jennifer Anne...
Jerry Wayne Knox
Apr 18, 2016
KNOX, Jerry Wayne, age 53, passed away at his home on April 18, 2016. He was born September 11, 1962, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Larry Carlton Knox and Donna Jean Fulmer Knox. He was a graduate of Cheatham County High School, Class of 1980, and achieved an Associates Degree from Nashville State Community College. He worked in Finance and Administration...
Laverne Allen Lynn
Apr 5, 2016
Mrs. LaVerne Allen Lynn, age 87, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2016, at Alive Hospice Madison Campus. Mrs. Lynn was born January 29, 1929, in Model, Tennessee, in Stewart County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of the late Marvin and Amelia Futrell Allen. She was a school teacher early in her career. Also worked at Columbia Recording Studios and...
Hollis Rudolph "Rudy" Delaughter, Jr.
Apr 2, 2016
DELAUGHTER, Hollis Rudolph "Rudy", Jr., age 53, passed away on April 2, 2016, at his home. Rudy was born in Arizona on December 25, 1962, to Hollis R. DeLaughter, Sr, and Betty Taylor Summit. Rudy was a skilled carpenter. He was preceded in death by his father and brother, Ronnie DeLaughter. He is survived by his mother, Betty Taylor (Bill)...
Anita Dean Brown
Apr 2, 2016
Anita Dean Brown, age 71, of Ashland City, Tennessee, passed away April 2, 2016, at home. Anita was born December 28, 1944 in McMinnville, TN to John Firm Turner and Nora Mae Turner (Griffin). She was a hard worker, learning her work ethic early by helping her family on the farm. Anita worked in the accounting field for most of...
Franklin "Frank" Adcock
Mar 30, 2016
ADCOCK, Franklin D., age 75, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 14, 1941, to Eddie Adcock and Alice Barnes Adcock. He worked as a heavy equipment operator and mechanic for Adcock Construction. He is preceded in death by his parents, Eddie and Alice...
Steven Allen Fitzgerald
Mar 18, 2016
FITZGERALD, Steven Allen, age 60, passed away at his home on Friday, March 18, 2016. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 14, 1955, to William Sylvanus Fitzgerald and Mary Frances Gregory Fitzgerald. He worked as a truck driver for SPEC Building Materials. He is preceded in death by his parents, William and Mary Frances Fitzgerald; wife, Debra Lynn...
Pat A. Mayfield
Mar 9, 2016
MAYFIELD, Pat A., age 69, passed away at her home on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Pat was born on October 4, 1946, in Clarksville, Tennessee, to Leslie Lyle and Myna B. Jarman Lyle. She worked and retired from Acme Boot Company, was a caregiver of children and most recently worked as a retail clerk for the Bethesda Center in Ashland...
David Robert Spann
Mar 8, 2016
SPANN, David Robert, age 60, passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. He was born August 28, 1955, in Ashland City, Tennessee, to Robert Spann and Elsie Maureen Hamilton Spann. He was a member of Petway Church of Christ and worked as a truck driver for Yellow Freight. He is preceded in death by his father, Robert...
Shelby Faye Davis
Mar 8, 2016
DAVIS, Shelby Faye, age 78, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. She was born December 31, 1937, in Macon County, Tennessee, to James Cordell Davis and Ada Belle Scruggs Davis. She worked and retired from WalMart. Ms. Davis is preceded in death by her parents, Cordell and Ada Belle Davis; sister, Oneta Langford; brothers, Ray Davis and Henry Davis....
Ruth "Nana" Roberts Elliott
Mar 6, 2016
ELLIOTT, Ruth "Nana" Roberts, age 94, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2016, at her home. Ruth was born near Carthage, Tennessee, on April 11, 1921, to Wid David Roberts and Mattie Haynie Roberts. She was formerly a resident of Ashland City, Tennessee, before locating to Franklin, Tennessee. Ruth was a member of Bethlehem FreeWill Baptist Church in Ashland City,...
Alice L. "Aggie" Mcclendon
Feb 29, 2016
McCLENDON, Alice L. "Aggie", age 72, passed away on Monday, February 29, 2016. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 24, 1943, to Johnny L. Biggs and Ruby Lucille Stevenson Biggs. She was a Christian and worked in construction and as a caregiver at Richland Retirement Center. She is preceded in death by her parents, Johnny L. Biggs and...
Irma Marie Brewer
Feb 25, 2016
BREWER, Irma Marie, age 98, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2016, at The Residence at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee. Ms. Brewer was formerly of Battle Creek, Michigan, before relocating to Ashland City, Tennessee, to be near her family. She was born in Ohio, Illinois, on December 15, 1917, to Daniel Baumgartner and Florence Bubeck Baumgartner. She worked as...
James "Jim" L. Harris
Feb 18, 2016
HARRIS, James "Jim" L., age 88, passed away on February 18, 2016, at TriStar Centennial in Ashland City, Tennessee. He was born on April 25, 1927, in Ashland City, Tennessee, to Eura Harris Blanks. He formerly attended Sycamore Chapel Church of Christ in Ashland City; was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and Merchant Marines; and worked in aircraft maintenance...
Katherine Louise Choate Deville
Feb 12, 2016
Katherine Louise Choate DeVille, age 94, passed away on February 12, 2016, at her home of natural causes. Louise was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 8, 1921, to Jack Choate and Lillie B. Martin Choate. She was a member of Ashland City United Methodist Church and the Eastern Star. Louise worked as a beautician, a school teacher, and for...
Don Meadows
Feb 11, 2016
MEADOWS, Don, age 83, passed away on February 11, 2016, at St. Thomas MidTown in Nashville, Tennessee. Don was born in White Bluff, Tennessee, on June 30, 1932, the son of James Ellis Meadows and Bertha Vernell Meadows. He worked as a carpenter, a farmer and owner of Meadows Escavating as well as Mary Helen's Grocery. Don was a member...
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