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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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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