Archives for April 2017

Charles Richard “Dick” Austin, age 79 of Nashville, TN passed away on April 7, 2017.  Mr. Austin was born on August 7, 1937 in Memphis, TN to Charles Albert Austin and Mildred Shirley Hobbs Austin. Mr. Austin graduated from Hiram College in Ohio.  After graduation, he served in the Army for two years, during which time he was stationed in Butzbach, Germany. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Albert and Mildred Austin; grandparents, W.S. and Mary Hobbs; aunt, Aileen Austin; ... Continue Reading

Dora E. Garrett, age 80 of Smyrna, TN passed away April 19, 2017 in Nashville, TN.  Mrs. Garrett was born in Houston, MS on February 20, 1937 to I.A. and Pearlene Douglas Buchanan. She was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church. She had a long career working in several positions in the healthcare industry. Mrs. Garrett was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Paul Garrett. She is survived by her daughters, Laura Buchanan of Parsons, TN and Paula (James) Davis of Nashville, TN; ... Continue Reading

Deborah Lynn Odum Johnson, age 61 of Franklin, TN passed away March 31, 2017 at her home.  Mrs. Johnson was born October 14, 1955 in Nashville, TN to Samuel Galloway Odum and the former Jane Elizabeth Sawyer She was employed by Vanderbilt University for many years, working in the Finance Department. Preceded in death by parents, she is survived by her children, Dixie Lynn Johnson and Jonathan Westley Johnson; grandchildren, Elizabeth Nicole Anderton, Aaron Thomas Anderton, Katlyn McKay ... Continue Reading