John "Ricky" Haffner

John R. “Ricky” Haffner, 73 of West Nashville, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. Ricky was born in Nashville on June 9, 1949, to the late John Henry and Louise Chester Haffner. A West Nashville Native, Ricky graduated from Cohn High School in 1967 where he was a member of the baseball and football teams. Following high school, he remained active in sports playing travel softball. He was athletic and enjoyed being on the ball field with his friends and teammates. Ricky owned Charlotte Avenue Market for over 20 years. In his free time, he enjoyed riding around and visiting his friends who also remained in West Nashville. Ricky had a happy-go-lucky spirit and was always smiling and laughing. His friends had a lot of different nicknames for him including, “Crazy Horse” and “Crazy Cat.” Ricky was always a jokester, and he never met a stranger. He loved animals and even began feeding his squirrels in his backyard. Ricky was the best dad to the “best little girl in the world.”

In addition to his parents, Ricky was preceded in death by his grandparents, Henry Clay and Nettie Davis Haffner and Norman and Annie Mae Vaden Chester.

He leaves behind to cherish his memory his loving daughter, Jennifer (Thomas) Ford; siblings, Joyce (Jack) Davis and Doug Haffner; niece and nephew Jill Davis (Charles) Spicer and Jonathan (Rachel) Davis; and a host of extended Haffner family members in Franklin, TN, beloved friends, and teammates.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, September 10, 2022, from 3:00PM until 7:00PM at West Harpeth Funeral Home located at 6962 Charlotte Pike in Nashville. Additional visitation will be held from 10:00AM until 11:00AM at the Funeral Home on Monday, September 12, 2022. Services will begin at 11:00AM on Monday in the Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Jack Davis officiating. Following the service, Ricky will be laid to rest in Woodlawn Memorial Park with family and friends serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers include friends and teammates from the Cohn High School Class of 1967.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Nashville Humane Association in Ricky’s honor.