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Irene Gray Creech

Irene Gray Creech

Jan 22, 2016

CREECH, Irene Leaverne, age 88, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2016, at Hillcrest Healthcare Center in Ashland City, Tennessee. She was born in Cheatham County, Tennessee, on January 22, 1928, the daughter of the late William W. Gray and Florence H. Colgate Gray. She was a member of Church of God of Prophecy for 48 years. She was married...

Frances Geneva Sanders

Frances Geneva Sanders

Jan 17, 2016

SANDERS, Frances Geneva, age 67, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2016, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Geneva was born in Hohenwald, Tennessee, on June 29, 1948, to Arthur Quillen and Nell Rodgers Quillen. She is preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Nell Quillen. She is survived by her loving husband of over 46 years, G...

James "Steve" Stephen Ward

James "Steve" Stephen Ward

Jan 16, 2016

WARD, James Stephen "Steve", age 64, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Centennial Medical Center in Ashland City, Tennessee. He was born in Pulaski, Tennessee, on June 12, 1951, to James L. Ward and Martha Garner Ward. He worked as a truck driver. He is preceded in death by his parents; his niece, Deborah Cartwright Ford; and step-granddaughter,...

Elizabeth "Ann" Hollis

Elizabeth "Ann" Hollis

Jan 15, 2016

HOLLIS, Elizabeth "Ann", age 58, passed away at her home on Friday, January 15, 2016. Ann was born in Nashville, Tennessee, to Will Allen Spann and Clara Pearl Winnett Spann on May 29, 1957. She worked in management for Shoney's and Auto Zone. She was preceded in death by her parents, Will Allen and Clara Pearl Winnett Spann Hester; infant...

Martha L. Ingram Bellar

Martha L. Ingram Bellar

Jan 13, 2016

BELLAR, Martha L. Ingram, age 92, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at Hillcrest Health Care Center in Ashland City, Tennessee. She was born in Montgomery County, Tennessee, on October 31, 1923, to Mack Leonard Ingram and Nora Williams Ingram. Martha was a member of the Ashland City Church of Christ. She worked as a housewife and a babysitter...

D. Mildred Justice

D. Mildred Justice

Jan 9, 2016

D. Mildred Justice, age 87, passed away on January 9, 2016, at The Residence at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee. She was born on January 22, 1928, to Alonza Smith and Minnie Dowdy Smith. She was a member of Neptune Clifton United Methodist Church since 1955, graduated from Ashland City High School a member of the Class of 46, worked...

Doris Nelle Collins

Doris Nelle Collins

Jan 9, 2016

COLLINS, Doris Nelle, age 81, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at The Residence at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee. She was born in Morristown, Tennessee, on August 29, 1934. She was of Baptist Faith and a homemaker to her five children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Joe Collins; daughter, Carolyn Collins; two grandchildren, Charlie...

Marvin Perry Darnall

Marvin Perry Darnall

Jan 8, 2016

DARNALL, Marvin Perry, age 83, passed away at his home on Friday, January 8, 2016. He was born in Benton, Kentucky, to Elbert Darnall and Ella Mae Nanney Darnall on October 25, 1932. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force and worked as an electrician. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Leroy Darnall....

Brenda L. Carr

Brenda L. Carr

Jan 8, 2016

CARR, Brenda L, age 63, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2016, at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 4, 1953, to Robert Holt and Louise Virginia Miles Holt. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Ashland City. She worked and retired from the State of Tennessee as an account...

Ruth Elizabeth Balthrop Boyd

Ruth Elizabeth Balthrop Boyd

Jan 2, 2016

Ruth Elizabeth Balthrop Boyd, age 101, departed this life on January 2, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents James Madison and Sophie Bell Knox Balthrop, husband Howard Harris Boyd, brothers Jessie and Carl Balthrop, sisters, Elsie Morris and Earlene Shearron, nieces Faye Shearron, Maxine and Billie J. Morris, and Dorothy Jean Morris, and nephews Jerry Breedlove and...

Neil Gray Williams

Neil Gray Williams

Dec 20, 2015

WILLIAMS, Neil Gray, age 78, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2015, at St. Thomas West in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born in Ashland City, Tennessee, to Dudley G. Williams and Gracie L. Pack Williams on March 7, 1937. He was a member of Chapel Hill Church of Christ. He worked as a truck driver as well as owned H&W...

Glenda E. Jackson

Glenda E. Jackson

Dec 19, 2015

JACKSON, Glenda Elizabeth, age 53, passed away at St. Thomas MidTown on Saturday, December 19, 2015. She was born in Colorado on August 1, 1962, to William Odell Hollis, Sr., and Joyce Williams Hollis. She attended with her mother Bethel Free Will Baptist Church and worked as a spot welder for A.O. Smith in Ashland City, Tennessee. She is preceded...

Christopher "Chris" Glen Puckett

Christopher "Chris" Glen Puckett

Dec 12, 2015

PUCKETT, Christopher "Chris" Glen, age 33, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2015, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 25, 1982, to Dewey Puckett and Geneva McNeese Puckett. He worked in construction. He is preceded in death by his mother. He is survived by his parents, Dewey and Gayle Puckett; sons,...

Kenneth Allen Pinson

Kenneth Allen Pinson

Nov 30, 2015

PINSON, Kenneth Allen, age 82, passed away on November 30, 2015, at Gateway Medical Center in Clarksville, Tennessee. He was born in Cheatham County, Tennessee, on December 6, 1932, to Toney and Sally Tyree Pinson. He was a United States Navy Veteran, serving proudly during the Korean Conflict. Kenneth worked and retired from the Ashland City Water Department. Kenneth will...

Johnny W. "Big O" Oliver

Johnny W. "Big O" Oliver

Nov 26, 2015

OLIVER, Johnny W. "Big O", age 68, passed away at his home on November 26, 2015. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 1, 1947, to Johnie Lee Oliver and Myrtle Raymer Oliver. He was a graduate of Ashland City High School Class of 1965. He worked as an electrician, retiring from Sullivan Electric. He loved his Alabama Crimson...

Ronald "Ronnie" Estil Baker Sr.

Ronald "Ronnie" Estil Baker Sr.

Nov 24, 2015

BAKER, Ronald "Ronnie" Estil, Sr., age 67, passed away at his home on November 24, 2015. Ronnie was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 20, 1948, to Arthur Estil Baker and Catherine Elizabeth Owen Baker. He was a United States Army Veteran, serving during the Vietnam Conflict. Ronnie was an auto mechanic by trade, a wonderful husband of 46 years...

Jack Burton Rediker

Jack Burton Rediker

Nov 24, 2015

REDIKER, Jack Burton, age 77, passed away at the Sarah Cannon Cancer Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 24, 2015. Jack was born in Davidson County, Tennessee, on January 20, 1938, to John Bartlett Rediker and Clara Lee Barnes Rediker. He worked and retired from the drywall and construction industry. He is preceded in death by his parents, John and...

John Maurice Pearson

John Maurice Pearson

Nov 21, 2015

PEARSON, John Maurice, age 74, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2015, at his home. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on July 28, 1941, to Walter and Elizabeth Pearson. He was a United States Army Veteran, a retired computer programmer for AT &T, and a sales clerk for Tractor Supply Company in Ashland City, Tennessee. He is preceded in...

Tom Perry Shearon

Tom Perry Shearon

Nov 17, 2015

Tom Perry Shearon departed this life on November 17, 2015 with his loving wife by his side. He was born November 2, 1939 to Arthur and Ophelia Shearon in Ashland City, TN. Fondly known by Trucker handle: .38 Special, he grew to be widely respected and loved by all who had the pleasure of meeting him. He attended Cheatham County...

Harold Douglas Mayo

Harold Douglas Mayo

Nov 15, 2015

MAYO, Harold Douglas, age 72, passed away on November 15, 2015, at his home. Harold was born on January 6, 1943, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Howard Bruce Mayo and Rowena Morris Mayo. Harold was a graduate of Cheatham County High School. He was of Church of Christ Faith and worked and retired from State Industries/A.O. Smith, working as a supervisor....

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