Obituaries
Ernest Brooksher Sr.
Dec 1, 2016
Ernest Brooksher Sr., age 64 of Goodlettsville, TN passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016. Mr. Brooksher was born July 29, 1952 in Nashville, TN to Harlem Woodrow Brooksher and Flossie Eulene Null-Brooksher.Mr. Brooksher is survived by his sons, Ernest (Janis) Brooksher Jr. and Shelton Quinn; sisters, Carolyn Yeargin and Norene Jackson; brother, Albert Brooksher; nephew, Kenneth (Jane) Eads; grandchildren, Kimberly...
Patricia Ross
Nov 26, 2016
Patricia Gearty Ross, age 54 of Nashville, TN passed away unexpectedly November 26, 2016 at her home. She was born May 13, 1962 in Long Branch, NJ to Robert and Mary Jo Belanger Gearty.Patty, as she was known to family and friends, spent her early years in the North Jersey Shore area, where she was an active participant in youth...
Shirley Warren
Nov 20, 2016
Shirley Melrose Pepper Warren, age 86 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee passed away at home on Sunday, November 20, 2016. She was born in Oswego, New York to Ward Raymond Pepper and Ina Belle LaVere Pepper on May 18, 1930.She was married on August 26, 1950 to John Fenton Warren of Richland, New York. John passed away in December of 2010.She is...
Gretchen Reinen
Nov 11, 2016
Gretchen Amber Reinen, age 46 of Columbia, TN died peacefully November 11, 2016, surrounded by family and close friends.Gretchen is survived by her husband, Kevin Reinen; mom & dad, Nomi and Dave Shipley; brother, Napoleon Wainwright; nephew, Wolfgang Wainwright; and three great-grandnieces.A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M., Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Family Community Church, 9495 Crockett...
Charles Kyle
Nov 5, 2016
Charles Frank Kyle, age 74 of Nashville, TN, passed away on November 5, 2016, in Nashville, TN. He was born Nov. 16, 1941, in Memphis, TN to Tully and and Mildred Naomi Kyle.Mr. Kyle and his wife, Beulah Ridgeway Kyle, who were married for 53 years, were longtime residents of Nashville, TN, where they attended Harpeth Hills Church of Christ....
Richard Messick Sr.
Nov 1, 2016
Richard "Rick" Messick Sr., age 72 of Nashville, TN, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2016. Mr. Messick was born June 11, 1944 in Murfreesboro, TN.A native of Murfreesboro,he was a member of Lakeshore Christian Church and worked as a realtor for 39 years in the Nashville area.Mr. Messick was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Neva Messick.He...
Joe Sanders
Oct 27, 2016
Joe Thomas Sanders, age 93 of White House, TN, formerly of Fulton, KY, passed away Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 in Clarksville, TN. He was born Sept. 20, 1923 in Tupelo MS to Joseph and Emmie Poole Sanders.Mr. and Mrs. Sanders were longtime residents of Fulton, KY. Mr. Sanders was a retired purchasing agent from Ferry Morse Seed Company. He was...
Thomas Webber Iii
Oct 26, 2016
Lt. Thomas Henry Webber III, age 75 of Nashville, passed away peacefully October 26, 2016 at the Alive Hospice Residence in Nashville, surrounded by family, friends and his beloved wife, Anne. He was born September 5, 1941 in Memphis, TN.Tom was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he earned combat and service medals. He grew up in Memphis, TN,...
Edwin Randolph
Oct 16, 2016
Edwin Arnold “Eddie” Randolph, age 58 of New Johnsonville, TN passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016. Mr. Randolph was born May 18, 1958 in Nashville, TN.Mr. Randolph was a retired truck driver and was a member of Pisgah United Methodist Church.Mr. Randolph was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Poole Zahn and siblings, Danny, Debra and Deborah.Mr. Randolph is...
Charlene Alexander
Oct 15, 2016
Charlene "Alexandra" Alexander, 72, died on Saturday October 15, 2016 at St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville. She was born on September 19, 1944 to the late William Gerald Alexander and Lillian Hughes Whited.A celebration of her life will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Saturday October 22, 2016 at her home on Dilton Mankin Road in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.Ms. Alexander lived most of...
Jimmie Sliger
Oct 12, 2016
Jimmie Neal Sliger, age 77 of Crescent City, FL passed Wednesday October 12, 2016 in Nashville, TN. He was born in Cookeville, TN to Sam Sliger and Auda Martin Sliger.Jimmie served in the U.S. Navy alongside his brother, Don. Jimmie was an avid golfer and fisherman and won many awards in both areas.He was preceded in death by his parents...
John Lafollette
Oct 10, 2016
John Kevin LaFollette, age 54, of Nashville, TN passed away Monday, October 10, 2016. Kevin was born in Glendale, CA April 19, 1962 to Jack LaFollette and the former Vel Kenly.Kevin served in the U.S. Air Force from December 17, 1984 through December 23, 1988.Kevin is survived by his father, Jack LaFollette; mother, Vel Kenly; sister, Kelly LaFollette; uncles, Ronald...
John Lafollette
Oct 10, 2016
John Kevin LaFollette, age 54, of Nashville, TN passed away Monday, October 10, 2016. Kevin was born in Glendale, CA April 19, 1962 to Jack LaFollette and the former Vel Kenly.Kevin served in the U.S. Air Force from December 17, 1984 through December 23, 1988.Kevin is survived by his father, Jack LaFollette; mother, Vel Kenly; sister, Kelly LaFollette; uncles, Ronald...
Will Smith Jr.
Oct 9, 2016
Will Herman Smith, Jr., age 76, of Nashville, TN, died on October 9, 2016. He was surrounded by his family at home.Born on June 11, 1940 to Will Herman Smith, Sr. and Ada Lavelle (Davis) Smith, he grew up in Smithville, TN, graduating from Smithville High School. He attended Tennessee Technological University, majoring in Industrial Management, leading him to a...
Charles Haynie
Oct 4, 2016
Charles Franklin Haynie, age 94 of Nashville, TN passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016. Mr. Haynie was born January 11, 1922 in Nashville, TN to Claude Franklin Haynie and the former Myrtle Frances Denson.Mr. Haynie was preceded in death by his parents.Mr. Haynie is survived by his daughter, Judith Bergstrom (William) Engle; son, Michael J. (Gayle) Haynie; brother, William (Sis)...
Lonette Wyrick
Sep 28, 2016
Lonette Loraine Wyrick, age 87, of Nashville, TN passed Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at West Meade Place (WMP), Nashville, TN where she had been a resident since December 23, 2011. She was born March 8, 1929 in Knoxville, TN.In her final hours, friends and family had visited and her neighbors came in those last moments to sing a couple of...
Lisa Neal
Sep 23, 2016
Lisa Renee Webster Neal, age 43, crossed over on Wednesday, September 23 rd , at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN, surrounded by her family, after a long & courageous battle against cancer.Ms. Neal was born in Trenton, Michigan.She is survived by two children, Ashley Renee Sonnenberg, Lebanon, TN and Cian Michael Neal, Conyers, GA; parents, Tom & Marcelle...
Len Aronson
Sep 17, 2016
Len Aronson, loving husband and father, a widely respected fine art appraiser, dealer, and connoisseur, and an ever-generous mentor to so many, passed away on September 17, 2016, in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 89.Mr. Aronson lived an extraordinarily rich and fulfilling life; his indomitable optimism, unusual courage, and wholehearted embrace of life was a constant source of inspiration...
William Cahill
Sep 16, 2016
William Alexander Cahill, age 26 of Nashville, passed away September 16, 2016. He was born May 30, 1990 in Baltimore, MD.Mr. Cahill is survived by his parents, William Joseph Cahill Jr. and Cathy Sturgis Cahill; sisters, Lauren Amanda Cahill and Kelsey Alanna Cahill; and brother, CPL. Tyler Adam Cahill.
Mary Jones
Sep 5, 2016
Mary Neal Davis Jones passed away September 5, 2016. She was born September 23, 1932.She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Moore Davis; children, Billy James Jones, Jenny Lee Davis and Timothy Wayne Davis.She is survived by her children, Alice Lorraine Davis, Lisa Louise Loftis Choate Davis and Charles Christopher Davis, all of Portland TN; father, James Robert...
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