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Danny Earl Moon Sr.

Danny Earl Moon Sr.

Aug 13, 2015

MOON, Danny Earl, Sr., age 51, passed away at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 13, 2015. Danny was born on May 1, 1964 in Nashville, Tennessee, to Richard Nelson Moon and MaryJane Kestner Moon. He worked in construction as a carpenter. He is preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his mother, MaryJane...

Linda Faye Freeman

Linda Faye Freeman

Aug 13, 2015

FREEMAN, Linda Faye, age 54, passed away at her home on August 13, 2015. Linda was born on January 15, 1961, to Sam Hart and Doris Tidwell Hart. She worked as a business office manager for KS Supply in Pleasant View, Tennessee. She is preceded in death by her father, Sam Hart and son, Kenneth Freeman. She is survived her...

Billy J. Raines Sr.

Billy J. Raines Sr.

Aug 12, 2015

RAINES, Billy J., Sr., age 63, passed away at his home on Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Billy was born February 5, 1952, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Carlos Raines and Clara Spalding Raines. He worked for Metro Public Schools in the Janitorial Services. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Judy Earps Raines; son, Billy Raines, Jr.; sisters, Kathy...

Judy Ann Raines

Judy Ann Raines

Aug 6, 2015

RAINES, Judy Ann, age 61, passed away at her home on Thursday, August 6, 2015. Judy was born May 9, 1954, in Nashville, Tennessee, to James Earps and Susie Alice Shadowens Earps. She worked for Rich Printing Book Bindery as well as a caregiver. She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Billy Raines, Jr.; brothers, David, Eugene and...

Ronald Gary Binkley

Ronald Gary Binkley

Jul 29, 2015

BINKLEY, Ronald Gary, age 62, passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 31, 1952, to Robert Miller Binkley and Minnie Rose Gunter Binkley. He worked as a construction worker. He is preceded in death by his parents and wife, Martha Jewel Carney Binkley. He is survived by his son,...

Orris Vernon Gentry

Orris Vernon Gentry

Jul 25, 2015

GENTRY, Orris "Vernon", age 76, passed away at TriStar of Ashland City on July 25, 2015. He was born in Kentucky on May 3, 1939, to Robert Lee Gentry and Ethel Moore Gentry. Vernon was a former owner of American Realtors in Ashland City, Tennessee, retiring as a realtor/broker. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Bobby...

Alan Troy Wayman

Alan Troy Wayman

Jul 23, 2015

Wayman, Alan Troy, age 52, passed away at his home on Thursday, July 23, 2015. He was born April 14, 1963, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Joe and Barbara Powers Wayman. He was a member of the Scottsboro United Methodist Church and worked as a travelling manager for Cash City. He is preceded in death by his parents and grandparents, Roy...

Eva May Dean

Eva May Dean

Jul 22, 2015

DEAN, Eva May, age 92, passed away at her home on Wednesday, July 22, 2015. She was born in Ashland City, Tennessee, on April 10, 1923, to Carlton Allen and Maude Barnes Allen. She was a member of the Big Marrowbone Church of Christ, a homemaker and a caregiver. During WWII, she was a factory worker in Michigan and was...

Kenneth Shaw "Shag" Nicholson

Kenneth Shaw "Shag" Nicholson

Jul 17, 2015

NICHOLSON, Kenneth Shaw "Shag", age 80, passed away on July 17, 2015, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born in Neptune, Tennessee, on September 14, 1934, to Ramah Shaw Nicholson and Bertie Stuart Nicholson. He was a member of the Ashland City United Methodist Church, serving as an usher for over 50 years, and a veteran of the...

Harold Wayne Magill

Harold Wayne Magill

Jul 12, 2015

MAGILL, Harold Wayne, age 73, passed away on July 12, 2015, at TriStar in Ashland City, Tennessee. He was born in Hardinsburg, Indiana, on June 1, 1942, to Walter Magill and Frances Louise Arnold Magill. He was a member of the Providence Baptist Church in Coopertown, Tennessee, and a ship builder and cabinet maker. Harold is preceded in death by...

Eva Marie Nickens Friedberg

Eva Marie Nickens Friedberg

Jul 11, 2015

FRIEDBERG, Eva Marie Nickens, age 91, passed away at her home on Saturday, July 11, 2015. She was born April 11, 1924, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Ira Nickens and Maudie Barnes Nickens. She was a member of Scottsboro Church of Christ and worked and retired as a registered nurse from Metro General Hospital. She is preceded in death by her...

German Rice Harrell

German Rice Harrell

Jul 8, 2015

HARRELL, German Rice, age 77, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at Christian Care Center in Ashland City, Tennessee. He was born February 11, 1938, in Franklin, Tennessee, to Walter Miles Harrell and Bessie Wood Harrell. He was a retired United States Navy Chief Petty Officer. German was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, James Harrell and Walter...

Jane Mae Walker Harris

Jane Mae Walker Harris

Jul 7, 2015

HARRIS, Jane Mae Walker, age 86, formerly of Ashland City, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2015, in Sun City Center, Florida. Mrs. Harris was born in Cheatham County on April 10, 1929, to Edward Thomas Walker, Sr., and Sammie Mai Eastridge Walker. She attended Sycamore Chapel Church of Christ in Ashland City, Tennessee, and worked as a bank...

Evelyn Virginia Jackson

Evelyn Virginia Jackson

Jul 7, 2015

JACKSON, Evelyn Virginia, age 96, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Virginia was born August 28, 1918, in Cheatham County, Tennessee, to John Jesse Borum and Brodie Lavender Borum. She was a member of the Ashland City Church of Christ and worked as an administrative assistant in the tax records and assessor's office. She was...

Justin T. Ferguson

Justin T. Ferguson

Jul 6, 2015

FERGUSON, Justin Thomas, age 31, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2015. He was born October 14, 1983, in Nashville, Tennessee, to James D. Ferguson and Susan K. Skelton Ferguson. He was a 2002 graduate with honors of Cheatham County Central High School achieving the award for top welder. He worked for RMC and Associates as a welder. He is...

George Anthony "Tony" Hollowell

George Anthony "Tony" Hollowell

Jul 2, 2015

HOLLOWELL, George "Tony" Anthony, age 42, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2015. He was born May 4, 1973, in Water Valley, Mississippi, to Donald Gwen Hollowell and Patricia Webb Hollowell. He worked for Tennessee Clutch and Supply where he rebuilt clutches. He is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Lee Ann Hollowell; daughters,...

Betsy Ann Boyd

Betsy Ann Boyd

Jun 27, 2015

BOYD, Betsy Ann, age 70, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015, at her home. She is preceded in death by her mother, Hazel May Fowler; husband, Larry Boyd, and brother, Billy Fowler. She was born April 20, 1945, to Hazel May Fowler in Cheatham County, Tennessee. She was a Christian, housewife and a caregiver. She is survived by her...

Robert "Bobby" Lovell Balthrop

Robert "Bobby" Lovell Balthrop

Jun 23, 2015

BALTHROP, Robert "Bobby" Lovell, age 67, formerly of Ashland City, Tennessee, passed away at his home in Sarasota, Florida, on June 23, 2015. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 19, 1947, to Carl Balthrop and Ira Mae Lovell Balthrop. He worked as an automobile salesman. He is preceded in death by his parents and sister, Dorothy "Dot" Balthrop...

Cleo R. Thornton

Cleo R. Thornton

Jun 23, 2015

THORNTON, Cleo, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at Oak Hill Senior Living in Portland, Tennessee. She was born August 28, 1923, in Cheatham County, Tennessee, to Lynn Reeves and Ida Cochran Reeves. Cleo was a member of Sycamore Chapel Church of Christ and a cafeteria manager for Pleasant View Elementary School. She is preceded in death...

Epsie S. Baker

Epsie S. Baker

Jun 12, 2015

BAKER, Epsie, age 76, was born March 20, 1939, and gave up her earthly life on Friday, June 12, 2015, to begin her eternal life with our Lord and savior Jesus Christ and her loved ones that went before her. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cader N. Davidson and Elizabeth Small Davidson; her husband, James M. Baker;...

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