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Wm. Donald Barton
Dec 25, 2013
BARTON, William Donald, age 90, passed away on December 25, 2013 at Centennial Medical Center in Ashland City, TN. He is preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Barton and his parents, Charles Oscar Barton and Cora Idell Bobbitt Barton. He is survived by his loving children, son Steven Barton; his daughter, Elaine (Larry) Humphrey; his beloved grandchildren, Paul Barton,...
Nell Primm Kasnuck
Dec 24, 2013
KASNUCK, Nell Primm, age 88, passed away on December 24, 2013, at Centennial Hospital in Ashland City, TN. She is preceded in death by her parents, Mack T. Primm and Icie Jackson Primm; husband of 50 years, Fred Kasnuck; and brother, Jerry Mac Primm. She is survived by her sister, Brenda Ayers; nephews: Jerry (Velvet) Primm and Anthony (Regina) Primm;...
William "Bill" Hanley
Dec 22, 2013
HANLEY, William Samuel, age 73, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2013, at Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sam Ray Hanley and Minnie Nora Morris Hanley. He is survived by his wife, Maria Cantu Hanley; stepsons, Alfonso (Sandra) Rizo, Jose DeJesus (Sandy) Rizo, and Juan Antonio Rizo; stepdaughters, Teresa, Delia and...
Cora Mclaughlin Louallen
Dec 20, 2013
LOUALLEN, Cora McLaughlin, age 89, passed away at her home on December 20, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, C.W. Louallen; her father and mother, Rufus and Annie McLaughlin; two brothers and one sister. She is survived by her two daughters: Thelma Griffin (Gene) of Old Hickory, TN, and Rose Anne Hartman (Jason) of...
Bruce Lee Batson Sr.
Dec 19, 2013
BATSON, Bruce Lee, Sr., age 87, passed away on December 19, 2013, at his home. He was born of Andrew and Betty Batson in Dickson County, TN, March 10, 1926. Mr. Batson served in the United States Army and served in Italy in the Occupation Forces after WWII. Mr. Batson married Cathrin Primm in 1948 and from that union came...
Obe Harris
Dec 13, 2013
HARRIS, Obe, age 96, passed away at Hillcrest Healthcare Center in Ashland City, TN, on Friday, December 13, 2013. She is preceded in death by her parents, James Erastus Long and Minnie Belle Baker Long; husband of 65 years, William Floyd Harris, Jr.; sons: James Edward, Jimmy Don and Howard Harris; many brothers and one sister; and grandchildren: Tracy Ladon...
William "Bill" R. Baker
Dec 12, 2013
Judge William R. "Bill" Baker of Ashland City passed away on December 12, 2013, at the age of 81. He was preceded in death by his wife, Glover Dale Tarver Baker, and is survived by his daughter, Sister Margaret Andrew Baker, OP, and his son, Father John Sims Baker. Judge Baker graduated from McCallie School in Chattanooga and received his...
Carl Hazel Johnson
Nov 25, 2013
JOHNSON, Carl Hazel, age 75, passed away in Nashville, TN, on November 25, 2013. He is preceded in death by his parents, Willie B. Johnson and Etta Mae Davis Johnson; wife, Grace Johnson, and son, Carl Douglas Johnson. He is survived by his daughters, Lisa (Lawrence) Belt, Terry (Mark) Gambrell, and Carlene (Richard) Gorman; son, Rick Johnson; brother, Ernest (Melissa)...
Billie Claire Shearon
Nov 23, 2013
SHEARON, Billie Claire, passed away on November 23, 2013, at approximately 7:05pm from long-term COPD and Stage 5 Alzheimer's. She was 80 years old. Billie was born and raised in Ashland City, TN, where she was a quite well-known basketball player for Cheatham County High School. It was in Ashland City, where she met her lifelong love, M.B. Shearon and...
April Tamara Tansil
Nov 20, 2013
TANSIL, April Tamara, age 29, passed away on November 20, 2013, at her home in Chapmansboro, TN. She is preceded in death by her grandfather, Allen Mack Tansil, Sr., and uncle, Rocky Lane Tansil. She is survived by her parents, Randell and Beverly (Newland) Tansil; daughter, Alexis Lane Tansil; sister, Chassie (Greg) Combs; maternal grandparents, Bruce and Nancy Newland; paternal...
Mildred "Sue" Farmer
Nov 14, 2013
FARMER, Mildred "Sue", age 80, passed away on November 14, 2013, at Vanco Manor in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Giles Swafford and Pearline Warren Swafford; husband, Andrew "Wiley" Farmer; grandson, Jason Duke; and several brothers and sisters. She is survived by her son, Pecos Farmer; daughter, Judy (Gary) Duke; brother, James (Jane) Swafford;...
Ann Williams
Nov 9, 2013
WILLIAMS, Ann, age 69, passed away on November 9, 2013. She is preceded in death by her parents, Pi and Libby Earp Shadowens; husband, George Stanley Williams; brothers, Timmy Wayne Shadowens and James Shadowens and half-sister, Sandra K. She is survived by her sons: David Munsil, Hans Munsil and Karl (Belinda) Munsil; sister, Betty (Mack) Brewer; half-sisters, Darlene McNeil and...
Norbert Michael Formanek
Nov 3, 2013
FORMANEK, Norbert Michael, age 72, passed away on November 3, 2013, in Nashville, TN. He is preceded in death by his parents, Stanley and Mary Formanek and sisters, Arlene Formanek and Theresa Cole. He is survived by his children: Michael Formanek and Michelle (George) Winslow, both of Ashland City, TN; granddaughter and great-grandson, Tiffany Killmer and Keaton Maxwell, both of...
Terry W. Johnston
Oct 31, 2013
Mr. Terry W. Johnston was a U.S. Navy Veteran who died on October 31, 2013, at the Hillcrest Healthcare Center in Ashland City, TN. Graveside service held on November 6, 2013, at 9am at the Middle Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in Nashville, TN. Terry was survived by his son, Terry Johnston, Jr., of Mississippi and two grandchildren. Terry will be very...
Myrtle James Boudreaux
Oct 18, 2013
BOUDREAUX, Myrtle James, age 94, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2013. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ivy H. Boudreaux, Jr.,; parents, William and Vida James; brother, William H. James; sisters, Ruby Shivers and Nannie M. Scott. She is survived by her nieces, Donna Johnson of Ashland City, TN, and Teresa (Ken) Lund of Nashville, TN; nephews,...
Kimberly Reed Foernsler (Pylant)
Oct 16, 2013
FOERNSLER (PYLANT), Kimberly Reed, 48, lost her battle with cancer on October 16, 2013, at her home in Ashland City, TN. She is preceded in death by her son, Kory Reed and her grandparents, Curtis and Dorothy Lovett and Ivan and Lila Pylant. She is survived by her parents, Harold Pylant and Donna and Ricky Farley; daughter, Kellie Reed; son,...
Thomas "Tom" Grimes
Oct 11, 2013
GRIMES, Thomas "Tom" Marvin, age 85, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Marvin Grimes and Loie Boekel Grimes; his wife, Dorothy Ruth Grimes; daughter, Linda Carol Grimes and one sister. He is survived by his sons, Michael Grimes of Ashland City, TN, and David Ronald (Becky) Corzine of Kingsport, TN;...
Christine Capps Underwood
Oct 10, 2013
UNDERWOOD, Christine Capps, age 74. Our loving mother went home to the Lord on October 10, 2013. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Odom and Ruby Meadows Odom; husband, Ben Underwood; son, David Capps; brother, Howard Odom and sister, Jean Capps. She is survived by her sons, Wayne (Terrie) Donnell and Ben Underwood; daughters, Phyllis (Roger) Binkley,...
Shirley C. Cannon
Oct 7, 2013
CANNON, Shirley C., age 79, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2013, at her home. She is preceded in death by her parents, Orley Dexter Howell and Stella Lou Cunningham Howell. She is survived by her husband, Willie Ray Cannon; son, Mark (Nancy) Cannon; daughter, Melinda (Keith) Newell; grandchildren, Bryant Newell, Derek Cannon and Amanda Cannon; sister, Marlene (John) Newland....
Kenneth "Buddy" Ezzell
Oct 3, 2013
EZZELL, Kenneth "Buddy", age 79, passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2013, at his home. He is preceded in death by his parents, Floyd Aldo Ezzell and Ouida Pearl Parrish Ezzell; and his son, Danny Ray Ezzell. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Nella Jean Caldwell Ezzell; sons, Kenneth Wade Ezzell and Floyd Brent (Laura) Ezzell; brothers,...
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