Obituaries

Apr 15, 2022

Brenda Faye Meadows passed away peacefully on April 15th 2022 at her home in Ashland City surrounded by her loving family. She was a cherished wife, mother, sister, nana and friend. She was a devoted Christian and worshipped at New Bethel United Methodist Church. She was happily married to Willard for 51 years, she was his rock and sometimes...

Apr 15, 2022

Dr. Dilip Kumar Bhowmik passed away peacefully on Friday April 15, 2022. at the age of 82 years old.  He was recovering from aspiration pneumonia at West Meade Place Physical Rehabilitation Center.  Dr. Bhowmik was born on December 25, 1939 in Badal, India (now Bangladesh) to Kali Pada & Sneha Lata Bhowmik. He graduated from Banaras Hindu University with...

Apr 11, 2022

David Ray Bilbrey, 59 years of age, died April 11, 2022 at his home on Pond Creek Road. He was born February 2, 1963 in Nashville to the late Joe S. Bilbrey and Rachel Dillingham Bilbrey.

He is survived by brother, Jody Bilbrey (Wanda), sister, Linda (Tony) Chambers; nephew, James Alvin Miller; niece, Natasha Leigh Duncan; great-nephew,...

Apr 9, 2022

Dorothy “Dot” Lynch, age 90, of Nashville, TN passed away April 9, 2022.  Mrs. Lynch was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church and worked as an LPN in Nashville’s local hospitals.  She took pride in being a teacher’s assistant at Cohn Adult Learning Center.  Mrs. Lynch was an avid shopper and loved the QVC network; but her...

Apr 8, 2022

On April 8, 2022 Josephine Martens left this life to join our Heavenly Father. Josephine was a devoted mother, wife, sister, aunt, godmother and grandmother. She was born Josephine (Josie) Mallek on February 16, 1931 in Junction City, Wisconsin. Josie had seven siblings, grew up during the Great Depression and worked along with her family on their dairy farm....

Apr 8, 2022

Mr. Larry WC Kelley, of Duck River, TN passed away at the age of 56 years on April 8, 2022.  Larry worked for Metro Parks and Recreation for 25 years, retiring in February of 2022.  He also worked part time for The Mulch Company in West Nashville and, in previous years, was a coach for the girls’ softball team...

Apr 4, 2022

Dr. Edgar Donald Roberts

March 23, 1931 – April 4, 2022

Edgar Donald Roberts, B.S., M.S., D.V.M., Ph.D. was born in Odessa, TX to a wildcatter and a housewife, Frank and Mabel Roberts. His family moved to Plainview, TX in 1937 where he attended Plainview High School and graduated in 1949....

Mar 31, 2022

Skip Latt, a retired sports writer for The Associated Press, died on March 31, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn.

Born on April 3, 1948, in Hendersonville, N.C. to parents Oscar Raymond Latt Sr. and Violet Thompson Latt, Oscar Raymond Latt Jr. was a graduate of Hendersonville High School and the University of South Carolina.

He was...

Mar 25, 2022

Mr. Jimmy D. Spencer of Nashville, TN passed away on March 25, 2022, at the age of 67 years.  He is preceded in death by his parents, Haudie and Kenneth Spencer, and his brother, Jeffery Mark Spencer.  Mr. Spencer is survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Hollie Spencer, and sister Donna (Larry) Dangerfield.  He was an 11th...

Mar 17, 2022

Mary M. Sigler of Nashville, TN passed away on March 17th, 2022, at the age of 79. She was born on January 16th, 1943, in Winchester, TN to Auburn and Christine Maurer. Throughout her life, she enjoyed painting, swimming, running, biking, basketball, photography, gardening, bird watching, and riding on her Harley with her husband Charlie. She graduated from Franklin...

Mar 14, 2022

Mrs. Mamie Lee Throneberry, of Nashville, TN passed away March 14, 2022, at the age of 90 years.  She is preceded in death by her first husband, Eldred (Gene) Roberts.  Mrs. Throneberry is survived by her loving husband of 37 years, Mr. Lamar Throneberry; children, Deb Roberts and Troy Roberts; grandson, Zach Roberts; sister, Estelle Driver, and brothers, David...

Mar 13, 2022

Ruth Claire Scheidt Baker of Nashville passed away on March 13, 2022 at the age of 97.  She was born on February 20, 1925 to her parents, Karl Henry and Clara Miller Scheidt

She was a member of Hillwood Presbyterian Church.  She graduated college from The University of Louisville and received her Master of Music Composition from...

Mar 13, 2022

Ms. Ashley Hill of White House, TN passed away March 13th, 2022, at the age of 43. She loved her country music, especially Vince Gill and Keith Urban. She was also a big fan of Kentucky basketball, and you would always find her drinking Diet Coke. Most importantly she loved her family and pets. As a big animal lover,...

Mar 12, 2022

Terry Vernon Pardue, 61 of Nashville, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at the age of 61. He was born on July 11, 1960, to Tom and Barbara Pardue. He enjoyed welding and spending time with his daughters and grandchildren. He was of the Church of Christ. He was involved in Men of Valor. He graduated from Madison...

Mar 10, 2022

Ellen (Poston) Witt of Nashville, TN, passed away on March 10th, 2022, at the age of 95. She was born on March 15th, 1926.

Ellen was of the Presbyterian faith and was a member of the Hillwood Presbyterian church. She spent her time with her dog, Daisy, with whom she loved very much. She was also involved...

Mar 7, 2022

Mr. Richard Clifton Vaughn, of Nashville, TN passed away March 7, 2022, at the age of 80.  Mr. Vaughn was a graduate of the University of Memphis and proudly served his country in the United States Navy.  Early in his life, he was employed by Illinois Central Railroad and then spent 37 years with the Tennessee Department of Employment...

Mar 6, 2022

Ricky Dwight King of Nashville, Tennessee passed away on Sunday March 6, 2022 at the age of 66. Born September 2nd, 1955, to Hurston King and Lorraine Mangrum, Ricky grew up in West Nashville. As a hardscrabble youngster, Ricky first worked as a paperboy in the honkytonks of downtown Nashville. He married and started a family early, diving into a...

Feb 27, 2022

Mr. Eddie Vanderpool of White Bluff, TN passed away February 27, 2022 at the age of 75.  Mr. Vanderpool attended First Baptist, Scottsboro, TN.  He loved to fish and was a big fan of NASCAR, westerns and “junkin.”  A man of many talents, he could fix just about anything and even built an entire village out of popsicle sticks. ...

Feb 27, 2022

Ms. Jewell Dean Robinson, of Pegram, TN, passed away February 27, 2022, at the age of 88.  She is preceded in death by her parents, Walter Bessire and Susie Allie Cripps Bessire. Ms. Robinson is survived by her loving children Linda McCoy (Mark), Bubba Robinson (Nancy), Cheryl Glasscock (Steve), Terry Robinson, Barry Robinson, Eddie Robinson;...

Feb 24, 2022

Mr. James Ray Bell, age 94, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away comfortably at home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, February 24, 2022.  Mr. Bell was a proud veteran, serving in the United States Navy.  He was an avid fisherman,  loved eating catfish and fishing on Kentucky Lake. He served as a deacon at Penn Avenue Church of...