Obituaries
Douglas Lorton
Sep 4, 2015
Douglas Edwin Earl Lorton, age 84 of Franklin, TN, passed away Friday, September 4, 2015 in Nashville, TN. Mr. Lorton was born May 9, 1931 in North Hampton, OH to Edwin Earl and Bertha Esther Lodema Le Dent Lorton.He served his country, joining the U.S. Air Force, serving during the Korean War and achieving rank of Staff Sargent. A proud...
David Smith
Sep 2, 2015
David Wayne Smith, age 68 of Nashville, TN, formerly of Williamston, SC, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015. Mr. Smith was born August 3, 1947 in Brooms, West Virginia to Robert Edward Smith, Sr. and Lucille Buella Bunch Smith.He is survived by his children, John Christopher Smith & wife and Steven Michael Smith & wife, both of Cincinnati, Ohio, Heather...
James Thornton
Aug 31, 2015
James Henry Thornton age 81 of Madison passed away August 31, 2015 at his home Survived by wife Margaret G. Thornton, sons : David Bearse of Birmingham, Paul Fey of Madison and John T. Fey of Goodlettsville, daughters: Mary Everett of Madison, and Julia Ashbee of Mobile, AL Mr. Thornton was retired from the Military and Hartford Insurance Co. His...
Thomas Sanders
Aug 30, 2015
Thomas Eugene "Gene" Sanders, age 81 of Goodlettsville, TN passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015. Mr. Sanders was born September 13, 1933 in Nashville, TN to James Thomas Washington Sanders and Gladys Elizabeth Devers Sanders.He worked as a salesman in the printing industry, eventually owing his own business, Sanders Press, for a time. He was an avid skydiver and bowler.He...
Roger Himmel
Aug 29, 2015
Roger Nathan Himmel, age 77 of Baxter, TN passed away Saturday, August 29, 2015. Mr. Himmel was born on April 5, 1938 in Buffalo, NY to Richard Joseph and Ruth Getzen Himmel.Mr. Himmel loved his country, joining the United States Air Force and serving as a medic in Maine, Alaska and Texas. He owned several businesses in Buffalo, NY over...
Shane Butler
Aug 28, 2015
Shane Lones "Chunky" Butler, age 25 of Nashville, TN passed away Friday, August 28, 2015. He was born October 23, 1989 in Nashville, TN to Sherman Butler, Sr. and Sharon Thomason Butler."Chunky" graduated from Overton High School. A fun-loving and kind-hearted soul, he will long be remembered for his smile and laughter, and making others do the same. He loved...
Pauline Winger
Aug 27, 2015
Pauline Lucille “Rusty” Winger, age 83, of Sparta, Tennessee, was taken home to Heaven on Thursday, August 27, 2015 with her daughters holding her hands. She dedicated her life to family, friends, and God's service.She touched many families through her ministry as pastor's wife for First Christian Church in Sparta, Tennessee for many years, as well as each church Brother...
William Sykes
Aug 24, 2015
William Patrick Sykes, age 62 of Portland, TN passed away Monday August 24, 2015 in Portland. Mr. Sykes was born March 22, 1953 in Nashville, TN to Leslie and Pauline Robinson Sykes.He worked for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and also as a truck driver for Pyles Transport.He is survived by his wife, Sharon Sykes; children, DeAnna Stauber, John Sykes,...
Edward Campbell
Aug 23, 2015
Edward Paul "Eddie" Campbell, age 18 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Sunday August 23, 2015. Eddie was born December 26, 1996 in Covina, CA.Eddie will be remembered as a warm hearted soul who would help whomever he could, whenever he could and loved playing the role of peacemaker. Forever the jokester, he was always the silly kid in the crowd,...
John Ford
Aug 17, 2015
Memorial services for John Ronnie Ford, 68, of Rickman will be held Saturday, August 22, at high noon at Salem United Methodist Church, 1011 Salem Church Road, Cookeville.The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to noon at the church with a reception following the service.Mr. Ford died Monday, August 17, 2015 at Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville after...
Linda Blake
Aug 17, 2015
Linda Gail Blake, age 62 of Gallatin, TN, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015. She was born on July 30, 1953 in Fayetteville, NC to James Henry Blake and the former Margy Lee Williamson.Linda never met a stranger and was known to liven up any room she entered. Though she was disabled by a cerebral hemorrhage at age 23, her...
Linda Blake
Aug 17, 2015
Linda Gail Blake, age 62 of Gallatin, TN, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015. She was born on July 30, 1953 in Fayetteville, NC to James Henry Blake and the former Margy Lee Williamson.Linda never met a stranger and was known to liven up any room she entered. Though she was disabled by a cerebral hemorrhage at age 23, her...
Patricia Davis
Aug 15, 2015
It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden death of Patricia Ruth Davis in Nashville on August 15, 2015. A lifelong resident of Nashville, Pat was born on October 3, 1945.She worked for the Metropolitan Police Department of Nashville as a computer operator for some 20 years, before retiring.She was predeceased by her mother, Annie Ruth Marlow; her...
Violet Samson
Aug 15, 2015
Violet Jean Samson, age 89 of Nashville, TN passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015. Mrs. Samson was born January 27, 1926 in Nashville, TN to James Monroe and Myrtle Ethel Givens Elliot.Mrs. Samson worked as a supervisor for Welch Company. She will be remembered as a kind, loving and genuinely funny person, who made a friend anywhere she went.She was...
Robert Roehl, Jr.
Aug 12, 2015
Robert E. Roehl, Jr.was born in Knoxville, Tn on April 13, 1947 passed away peacefully with his family by his side August 12, 2015 at Vanderbilt Medical Center with complications from an infection. Preceded in death by father Robert E. Roehl, Sr. and brother Richard Bartley Roehl. He is survived by his wife Marry Ann Roehl his mother Hazel Roehl,...
Robert Roehl, Jr.
Aug 12, 2015
Robert E. Roehl, Jr.was born in Knoxville, Tn on April 13, 1947 passed away peacefully with his family by his side August 12, 2015 at Vanderbilt Medical Center with complications from an infection. Preceded in death by father Robert E. Roehl, Sr. and brother Richard Bartley Roehl. He is survived by his wife Marry Ann Roehl his mother Hazel Roehl,...
Marshall Fallwell, Jr.
Aug 10, 2015
Marshall Leigh Fallwell, Jr., age 71 of Nashville, died at 11:20 P.M., August 10, 2015. He was born September 8, 1943 in Raleigh, North Carolina to Marshall L Fallwell, Sr. and Frances Priscilla (Baker) Fallwell.He attended Florence State College and Vanderbilt University as a Lily Peter Scholar and Fellow in English Literature. While pursuing his education, he was a freelance...
James Horton
Aug 4, 2015
James Martin Horton, age 46 of Pleasant View, TN passed away August 4, 2015. He was born in Nashville, TN on September 29, 1968 to Billy and Connie Horton.He worked as a wallpaper hanger and painter for many years. He will be remembered as a loving father with a good heart and for his love of music, playing the guitar...
Jeannie Robinson
Jul 31, 2015
Jeannie Lyn Robinson, age 60, of Franklin, TN was promoted to Heaven on July 31, 2015.She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Davis and daughter, Raven Robinson.She is survived by her mother, Wanda Davis; husband, Gary Robinson; children, Michael, Clint (Amber), Mandy (Phillip) Walley and Ashley; nine grandchildren, brothers, Martin (Dianne) Rigsby, Jeff (Kim) Rigsby and Robbie Davis.In...
John Slate
Jul 24, 2015
John Thomas Slate, AKA "Johnny Slate," age 77 of Madison, TN, passed away on July 24, 2015, after a battle with cancer and other complications.Born in Clarksville, TN, and eventually settling in the Nashville area, Slate was a music industry veteran with a career spanning more than forty years as a songwriter, publisher, producer, and manager.Johnny's writing career included terms...
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