Obituaries
Donn Buettner
Feb 22, 2018
Donn Michael Buettner, age 73 of Nashville, TN passed away peacefully on February 22, 2018. He was born in San Rafael, CA, on November 13, 1944 to the late Kenneth and Marolee Buettner.Donn served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He was a talented blues singer and musician as well as an avid golfer. He will be...
John James
Feb 13, 2018
John Keith James, age 37, of Springfield, TN passed away peacefully at his residence on February 13, 2018 after a valiant battle against cancer. He is the son of George Earl James and Evelyn McKinney James of Springfield, TN. He was born in Cookeville, TN on August 13, 1980.Keith graduated from Austin Peay State University with degrees in Business Management...
Geralda Shockey
Feb 8, 2018
Geralda Shockey, age 78 of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away on February 8, 2018 due to complications with pneumonia. Geralda was born February 6, 1940 in Evanston, Illinois to the late Houstin Shockey and Janice Brighouse.She is survived by her daughter, Kamala Hall and husband, Randy Hall; brothers, Jeb Brighouse and wife, Sandy Brighouse, and Peter Shockey; sisters, Christine Katcher and...
Howard Floyd
Jan 31, 2018
Howard Michael Floyd, affectionately known as "Papa Floyd", age 72 of Nashville, TN passed away January 31, 2018. He was born November 21, 1945 in Nashville, TN to the late Adley David Floyd and the former Loreen Althea Hollis."Papa Floyd" was a man of service to our country as Master Chief in the US Navy for 18 years. He was...
Patricia Boring
Jan 27, 2018
Patricia Louise Boring, age 70 of Madison, TN passed away January 27, 2018. She was born September 23, 1947 in Paducah, KY to the late Ted Armstrong and the former Edna Louise Shelby.Mrs. Boring will be remembered for her love of family, and as "Band Mom" to so many during her children's school years.Mrs. Boring is survived by her husband,...
Sue Brown
Jan 26, 2018
Sue Ann Brown, age 82 of Franklin, Tennessee, passed away on January 26, 2018. Mrs. Brown was born February 6, 1935 in Nashville, Tennessee to the late Joseph Otto Young and the former Mary Sue Upton.She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Charles Brown; children, Kelly Smith and husband, Richard, Dudley Brown and wife, Kimberly, Belinda Bain and...
Joanne Ryden
Jan 22, 2018
Joanne Juanita Sharp Ryden of Franklin, TN died January 22, 2018. Jo was a lively, sharp-witted, woman, born July 22, 1927 in Ithaca, NY.She caught the eye of her husband, Fred Ward Ryden, MD, while they were students earning bachelor's degrees at University of Colorado, Boulder. Together they moved to Nashville, TN. Jo was a telephone operator and worked in...
Judith Mryncza
Jan 17, 2018
Judith Maureen Mryncza, age 60 of Nashville, TN passed away in the company of her family on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 in Nashville. "Judi" was born February 18, 1957 to the late John Gaitley Price and the former Ethel Seldon Bayless.Born in Baltimore, MD, Judi lived the majority of her life there amongst family and friends before relocating to Nashville...
James Cochran
Jan 13, 2018
James D. Cochran, age 77 of Cane Ridge, TN passed away on January 13, 2018.He is survived by Cheryl, his wife and partner of almost 42 years; brother-in-law, Marty (Paula) Szeigis of Nashville, TN; sister, Velma Castleman of Nashville, TN; brother, Ryandol of Lafayette, LA; son, Jim of Apopka, FL; along with other family and many friends.As he requested, there...
Jere Younger
Jan 11, 2018
Jere Leonard Younger, age 73, of Leoma, TN passed away peacefully at his residence on January 11, 2018. He was the son of the late Robert Chesley Younger and Grace Laverne Bedwell Younger. He was born in La Plata, Maryland on July 2, 1944.As a small child his family moved back to Friendship, TN in Coffee County. He joined the...
Marilyn Stafford
Dec 17, 2017
Marilyn Deniece Callis Stafford, age 60 of Nashville, TN passed away December 17, 2017. She was born February 15, 1957 in Nashville, TN to the late William Earl Callis and Lena Mae Morton Callis.Mrs. Stafford enjoyed shopping and working as an Avon representative many years ago.She was preceded in death by her parents.She is survived by her husband, Francis Leon...
Juliette Dorman
Dec 14, 2017
Juliette Geoghegan "Judy" Dorman, age 93 of Nashville, TN passed away December 14, 2017. She was born December 6, 1924 in Fayette, MS to the late Alexander Roy Geoghegan and the former Julia Pritchard.Mrs. Dorman and her late husband, John were members of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Memphis for 50 years.She was preceded in death by her...
Steven Fesler
Nov 29, 2017
Steven Dale Fesler, age 54 of Lebanon, TN passed away peacefully on November 29, 2017 surrounded by his family. Mr. Fesler was born June 25, 1963 in Nashville, TN to the late Wayne Fesler and Dianne Hannah.He worked for 10 years at the Hermitage, TN Walmart and loved his co-workers and his job. Steve had a huge heart and would...
Patricia Buie
Nov 27, 2017
Patricia Ann Buie passed away November 27th under hospice care in Murfreesboro, TN. She was born May 8th, 1949 in Memphis, TN to Reverend John N. Buie and Martha Amanda Hutchins Buie.Preceded in death by her parents, sister, Connie Buie Elkins and brother, John Scott Wilkerson, she is survived by son, Ichiro Buie Stewart; sister, Lauralyn Buie Jameson; grandchildren,...
Freda Cox
Nov 16, 2017
Freda Cox, age 73 of Nashville, TN passed away November 16, 2017. She was born January 3, 1943 in Fayetteville, TN to Willie and Tennie Mae Hampton Cannon.She worked for General Motors in Lansing, MI until she retired in 1996. She was a loving wife to her husband for 52 years. She loved her family and relatives. She loved to...
James Myers
Nov 8, 2017
James Allen “Jim” Myers went to his heavenly home November 8, 2017 following a long battle with cancer. He was born April 26, 1950 in Moss Beach, California to Sara Evans Myers and the late Jewell Allen Myers.Jim was a great lover of animals. He was a Graduate of The New York School of Pet Grooming and owned his own...
Randall Singleton
Nov 8, 2017
Randall L. "Randy" Singleton, age 58, of Charlotte, TN passed away November 8, 2017. Randy was born in Nashville, TN and was an avid cyclist.He was preceded in death by his brother, Johnny Singleton.He is survived by his parents, James and Dorothy (Trevor) Singleton; wife, Marcia Singleton; sons, Randall (Emily) Singleton, Curtis Singleton; brothers, Jimmy (Carolyn) Singleton, Gary (Cathy) Singleton.The...
Renee Bearden
Nov 7, 2017
Renee Bearden, age 58 of Nashville, TN passed away November 7, 2017. She was born in Nashville on October 3, 1959 to Charles Franklin and Marilyn Sue Pirtle Bearden.Renee graduated from Maplewood High School in 1977. Renee lived and worked in the Nashville-Madison area all of her life. Renee will be remembered for her radiant smile, her zest for life,...
Jerry Tyson
Nov 4, 2017
Jerry Don Tyson, age 60 of Jackson, TN passed away November 4, 2017 at his home in Jackson, TN. Mr. Tyson was born December 11, 1956 in Paris, TN.He was a veteran of the United States Army, during which time he was stationed in Germany and was skilled in maintenance and communications. After his term of service, Mr. Tyson put...
Donalda Martin
Oct 30, 2017
Donalda Lois Martin, age 65 of Lyles, TN, passed away Monday, October 30, 2017. Mrs. Martin was born November 1, 1951 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Donald Eugene Wilsie and Mayme Lois Sellers Wilsie. Mrs. Martin enjoyed reading, making dolls and crafting in general. Aside from her duties as a mother, she worked as a bookkeeper in the agriculture industry...
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