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Luther Cook
Jul 31, 2012
Luther Cook, 88, died early Tuesday. Born: Macon County, TN Sunday, April 13, 1924 Died: Cumberland Furnace, July 31, 2012 He was born to the late Benjamin Embrey Cook and Liza Ann White in Macon County, TN in an area called West Fork between Westmoreland and Lafayette, Tennessee. He had four older siblings, Mable, Martha, Embrey, Woodrow, and one younger...
Darthy Reed Denney
Jul 30, 2012
DENNEY, Darthy Dean Reed age 66 of Ashland City, Tn. passed away on July 30, 2012. She is preceded in death by her parents, Malcolm Luther and Mable Lucille Sanders Reed. She is survived by her husband, Leon Denney; daughter, Deanna (Brian) Dickerson; sons, Darrin (Michelle) Denney and Derek (Amy) Denney; beloved grandmother to 7 grandchildren: Jonah and Jessie Dickerson;...
Janet Mayo
Jul 28, 2012
Janet Sue Mayo, age 67, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2012. She is preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Estelle Biggs Morris. She is survived by her husband, Harold Mayo; son, Kenny (Michele) Morris; stepsons: Jeff (Rhonda) Mayo and Steven (Jessica) Hale; daughter, Monica (Anthony) Ackerman; stepdaughter, Tammy (Randy) Hester; sister, Geraldine (Jim) Printy; grandchildren: Zachary, Shanna,...
David Shirley
Jul 21, 2012
David Joe Shirley, age 58, passed away, Saturday, July 21, 2012. He is preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Bonnie Layman Lofton. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Hudgins Shirley; son, Brandon Joe Shirley; brothers, Dennis and Don Shirley; sisters, Debbie Thompson and Shelia Tidwell. Funeral service will be held Monday, July 23, 2012, at 1pm in...
Les Reed
Jul 17, 2012
Leslie "Les" C. Reed, age 60, of Ashland City, TN, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Archie and Kathryne England Reed. He is survived by his loving wife, Harriett Story Reed; son by choice, "Monkey" Hudson; sons by marriage, John McCarthy, Dean Rogers, and Jeremy Petty; daughters, Angela...
Ronnie Weakley
Jul 15, 2012
Ronnie E. Weakley, age 69, of Ashland City, TN, passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Devonne Reeves Weakley; and his parents, Leonard and Lorene Binkley Weakley. He is survived by his son, Ronnie Hawkins; daughters, Debbie Hawkins Dowlen, Patty Yunker and Vickie Hawkins; brother, Ted Weakley; and sister,...
Celeste Grant
Jul 7, 2012
GRANT, CELESTE NEVA, AGE 51, PASSED AWAY ON JULY 7, 2012. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE GREENBRIER CHURCH OF CHRIST. SHE IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER FATHER, ALVIN M. LOUALLEN. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER MOTHER, LORENE WAYMAN LOUALLEN; HER HUSBAND, WENDELL GRANT; STEPDAUGHTER, JENNIFER (BRANDON) HEATH; BROTHERS, KERRY (LEIGH ANN BANDY) LOUALLEN AND TIM (DIANE HELTON) LOUALLEN;...
Harvell Binkley
Jul 6, 2012
Harvell Paul Binkley, age 82,of Ashland City, TN, passed away on Friday, July 6, 2012 at Centennial Medical Center in Ashland City, TN. He was born on March 17, 1930 to the late Della and Dexter Binkley. He is survived by his wife Billie Ruth Binkley. They were married on August 27, 1950. He is also survived by his daughters,...
Mary Merritt
Jul 5, 2012
Mary Allen Merritt, age 58, passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2012. She is preceded in death by her father, Charles Edward Allen. She is survived by her mother, Annie Grace Seaborn Allen; daughter, Jamie Manning; brothers, Charles (Barbara) Allen and Leon (Cherie) Allen; sisters, Joann Fields and Patricia (James) Devers; five grandchildren, Kayla and Chadsade Hughes; Hannah and Lauren...
Donald Stewart
Jun 30, 2012
STEWART, Donald, age 62, passed away on June 30, 2012, at his home. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Vietnam. He is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Edward and Naomi Ruth Corrine Jeanette Stewart; brother, Dale Stewart and sister, Linda Nolan. He is survived by his wife, Fay Biggs Stewart; son, Joshua (Samantha) Stewart;...
Charlie Capps
Jun 29, 2012
CAPPS, Charlie, age 85, passed away on June 29, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, Grover and Beulah Loggins Capps; daughter, Shirley McCoy; three brothers and three sisters. He is survived by his sons, Charles Ricky Capps, Jim Ray Capps, and Ben (Blanca) Wilson Capps, 10 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Funeral service will be held on Monday, July...
Lester Hickerson
Jun 28, 2012
HICKERSON, Lester "Buck" Eugene, age 79, passed away on June 28, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, Winfred J. and Rebecca Mercer Hickerson; wife, Patricia Irwin Hickerson; brothers, Malcolm, Bill, Winfred Hickerson. He is survived by his sons, Steven (Dottie) Hickerson and Chris (Laurie) Hickerson; daughter, Carolyn (Steve) Sullivan; sister, Billie Clark; grandchildren, Christopher and Patricia Hickerson;...
Henry Escue
Jun 27, 2012
ESCUE, Henry Justin, age 64, passed away on June 27, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Dorothy Briley Escue. He is survived by his son, Chris (Tally) Escue, Sr.; brother, James (Cynthia) Escue; sisters, Julie Ann Armstrong, Loretta Tamba, Shirley Mills, Tammy Thompson, and Janie Shepherd; grandson, Chris Escue, Jr; and step-mother, Annette Escue. Funeral...
John Martin
Jun 24, 2012
MARTIN, John Robert (December 4, 1928 – June 24, 2012). In the early hours of Sunday morning, June 24, 2012, heaven's gate was opened wide to welcome home one of its own, John Robert Martin. Born in Dickson County, TN on December 4, 1928, he was the only son of the late Robert Neal Martin and the late Thelma Cunniff...
Marguerite Mickle
Jun 23, 2012
MICKLE, Marguerite Knox, age 89, passed away on June 23, 2012. She is preceded in death by her parents, George T and Lela Powell Knox and her husband, M.C. Mickle. She is survived by her son, Larry Randall (Helen) Mickle; daughters, Reba (John) Wittenmeier and Alice Mickle Hambrick; grandchildren, Lori Zapf; Kimberly (Josh) Wynne and Jennifer (Brad) Brown; and one...
Alicia Davis
Jun 18, 2012
Alicia Anne Davis, age 57, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2012, at her residence in Madison, TN. She is preceded in death by her father Fuston Wright. She is survived by her mother, Alice Inez Meadows Wright; sons, Junior Truesdell, Chuck Truesdell, Jesus DeLeon, and Daniel Davis; daughters, Tabetha (Ben) Stringer; Christon (John) Eggenberger; and Dawn Scott; brothers, Mark...
May Carroll
Jun 12, 2012
CARROLL, May D., age 74, passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN. She was a retired manager of The Tennessean newspaper (Cheatham County). She is preceded in death by her parents, Malloy Allison and Mary Pauline Glasgow Sesler. She is survived by her husband, Darryl R. Carroll of Ashland City, TN; daughters, Kay...
Polly England
Jun 11, 2012
Polly McLaughlin England was born on March 13, 1918, and passed into the next life on June 11, 2012, at the age of 94. Born in Cheatham County, TN, she lived most of her adult life in Wilmington, NC. She and her husband, Vance England, moved there in 1940, and after his death in 1950, she remained there to raise...
Jamie Ham
Jun 11, 2012
HAM, Jamie Louise, age 60, passed away on June 11, 2012. She is preceded in death by her mother, Lorraine Young Radford. She is survived by her father, Maurice C. Radford; her daughter, Jenna Cheek; her sister, Jackie Radford; brothers, Ray and Jim Radford; granddaughter, Katelynn Cheek; uncle, Johnny Farmer; aunts, Sandra Farmer, Helen Farmer and Carole. A memorial service...
Marjorie "Sookie" Bell
Jun 10, 2012
was born November 22, 1951 in Nashville, Tennessee. In her youth she faithfully attended Saint Paul AME Church. Marjorie received her high school diploma from Cheatham County Central High School. She went on to receive an Associate of Science in Business Data Processing Technology in December of 1985. She was a faithful employee at Kroger from 1996-2012 until God called...
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