Obituaries

John Ford

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

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

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...

Violet Samson

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...

Patricia Davis

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...

Robert Roehl, Jr.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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...

Mary-Margarette Jordan

Mary-Margarette Jordan

Jul 22, 2015

Mary-Margarette Jordan, age 79 of Nashville, TN passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015. She was born June 7, 1936 in Nashville, TN to Julian and Jewel Jordan.After graduating from Hillsboro High School, Ms. Jordan became a stewardess for American Airlines. After starting her family, she graduated from the St. Thomas School of Nursing and became a registered nurse. She worked...

Margaret Dewease

Margaret Dewease

Jul 21, 2015

Margaret Jane Carrick Dewease, age 79 of Madison, TN passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Ms. Dewease was born September 28, 1935 in Nashville, TN to Jessie Brent and Myrtle Darnell Davis.She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. Spending time with her family and friends was her greatest joy in life. She was a devout...

Lee Southerland

Lee Southerland

Jul 21, 2015

Lee Southerland, age 77 of Hendersonville, TN passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Mr. Southerland was born June 19, 1938 in Greenville, SC to Ralph and Beulah Rice Southerland.He was talented musician and songwriter, playing the piano and tuning pianos in Middle TN for many years. He also spent many years as a bus driver for a number of country...

Shirley Quast

Shirley Quast

Jul 20, 2015

Shirley Ann Quast, age 76 of Hermitage, TN passed away Monday, July 20, 2015. Mrs. Quast was born July 9, 1939 in Butterfield, MN to Henry Eldon Sexton and the former Eileen Drucella Nelson.Shirley grew up in Ottowa, MN and attended Le Sueur High School. Lived in Carver, MN and moved to Pequot Lakes in 1970, raised her children, then...

Vonzell Hudgins

Vonzell Hudgins

Jul 19, 2015

Vonzell Thomas Hudgins, age 69 of Hermitage, TN passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015 in Nashville. Mr. Hudgins was born March 21, 1946 in Nashville, TN to Cecil Thomas and Margaret Mahan Hudgins.He served his country, joining the U.S. Army in 1966. He worked as an upholsterer for M and B Furniture Company and later with Sharons Mattress Company.He was...

Gwendolyn Cockerham

Gwendolyn Cockerham

Jul 18, 2015

Gwendolyn Sue Cockerham, age 62 of Goodlettsville, TN passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015 in Nashville. Mrs. Cockerham was born June 12, 1953 in Nashville, TN to Thomas Donald and Ruby Bell Tume Bates.She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Michelle Bates.She is survived by her children, Jeremy (Amie) Tomlin, Doug (Tamnmy) Tomlin, Tracy (Dayna) Tomlin and...

Audrey Magee

Audrey Magee

Jul 9, 2015

Audrey B. Magee, age 86 of Nashville, passed away July 9, 2015. She was born November 21, 1928 in Nashville, TN.She will be remember as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend.She was preceded in death by her husband, William (Bill) Magee and sister, Marie Hice.She is survived by her daughter, Sherry Mills-Scott (Charles); sister, Barbara Ringier; grandchildren, Kevin Mills...

William Gill, Jr.

William Gill, Jr.

Jul 6, 2015

William Ray Gill, Jr., age 44 of Nashville, TN passed away on July 6, 2015. Mr. Gill was born July 17, 1970 in Madison, TN.Mr. Gill will be remembered as a free-spirited, fun-loving, good guy. He was an avid NASCAR fan and loved rock music.He is survived by his mother, Linda Ann Mayo Rollins; father, William Ray (Sue) Gill, Sr.;...

Michael Keene

Michael Keene

Jul 3, 2015

Michael J. Keene, age 57 of Greenbrier, TN passed away on July 3, 2015. He was born January 3, 1958 in Indianapolis, IN to J.B. Keene and JoAnna Stockett.Mr. Keene grew up in Hendersonville, TN and attended Hendersonville and White House High School. He worked as a mechanic and a truck driver. He will long be remembered for his skill...