Obituaries

Sep 27, 2019

Mrs. Wanda Leverette Overcast Bustamante, age 52, of Shelbyville, TN, died Friday, September 27, 2019. Born in Illinois, Wanda was a daughter of the late James Leverette and Bertha Catherine Lynch Prouty. She was a manager with Hardee’s Restaurant. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Teresa Griggs; 2 brothers, Jerry...

Sep 24, 2019

Mr. R. C. “Buck” Edmonson, age 88, a lifelong resident of the Flat Creek Community in Williamson County, TN, died Tuesday, September 24, 2019, in Franklin, TN.  Mr. Edmonson was born in Williamson County, TN, and was a son of the late Luther Blythe and Mattie Iona Eady Edmonson.  He was a lifelong farmer and a member of the...

Sep 19, 2019

John Eldon Fant passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, September 19, 2019 in Nashville, TN, at the age of 88. John was a native of Nashville, TN, and a son of the late Eldon Jewel and Eulalia Ann Puckett Fant. John was a member of the Bellevue Church of Christ and was a graduate of Vanderbilt University....

Sep 15, 2019

Mrs. Tiffany Christina Wolfe, age 33, of Smyrna, TN, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2019, in Smyrna, TN.

Tiffany was born in Nashville, TN, to her parents, the late Lawrence Frederick Villers, Jr. and Betty Lorraine Heughan Villers, who survives. She attended Anthem University for medical coding until the school closed.  Tiffany loved photography and listening...

Sep 14, 2019

Mrs. Jeannie Mathis, age 72, of Cornersville, Tennessee, died Saturday, September 14, 2019 in Franklin, Tennessee. Mrs. Mathis was born in Wadesboro, Louisiana and was a daughter of the late Floyd Lee and Iris Grace Freeman McLain. She was a homemaker, a retired teacher and a member of Miracle Tabernacle Church in Shelbyville, Tennessee. In addition to her parents,...

Sep 8, 2019

Mrs. Earleen Dalton Young, age 77, of Lewisburg, TN, died Sunday, September 8, 2019, in Lewisburg, TN.  Mrs. Young was born in Maury County, TN, and was a daughter of the late Ennis McKinley and Wilmarie Fuller Dalton.  She was a hairstylist at Family Hair Care in Lewisburg and a member of the Lewisburg Church of God.  In addition...

Sep 7, 2019

Mr. Nicholas Alan Kellis, age 25, of Decatur, TN, died Saturday, September 7, 2019. A native of Escambia Co., FL, he was the son of the late Michael Kellis and Tracy Ann Layton Peterson who survives. Nick was employed as a short order cook.

Survived by his Mother and Father, Tracy...

Sep 6, 2019

Mr. Jammie Darnell, age 50, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, formerly of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Friday, September 6, 2019 in Murfreesboro. Mr. Darnell was born in Gallatin, Tennessee and was a contractor.

He was a graduate of the Class of 1987 at Forrest High School in Chapel Hill where he was a member of the Forrest Rockets football...

Sep 3, 2019

Mrs. Margaret E. Mabry, age 100 of Greenbrier, Tennessee, formerly of Thompson Station, Tennessee, died Tuesday, September 3, 2019 in Springfield, Tennessee. Mrs. Mabry was born in Marshall County and was a daughter of the late Jessie Paul and Margaret Elizabeth Cook Burrow. She was a homemaker and retired bookkeeper. Mrs. Mabry was a member of First Baptist Church...

Sep 3, 2019

Mr. Doyle Keith Gattis, age 78, of Lewisburg, TN, died Tuesday, September 3, 2019. Born in Lewisburg, TN, Mr. Gattis was a son of the late Johnny Ernest Gattis and Helen Doris Collins Gattis. He was a retired Maintenance Supervisor with Heil-Quaker with 34 years of service.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...

Sep 2, 2019

Mr. Sammy W. Ralston, age 91, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Monday, September 2, 2019 in Lewisburg, TN.  He was born in Rutherford County, TN, and was a son of the late Andrew Monroe and Fannie Taylor Ralston.  Mr. Ralston was a member of the Riggs Church of Christ and was a longtime farmer and retired from R &...

Aug 31, 2019

Miss Clover “CloClo” Lee Yancey, age 11, of Chapel Hill, TN, passed from this life on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, TN.  She was a native of Nashville, TN, and a daughter of Jason and Emily Berman Yancey.  Clover attended Gateway Church of Shelbyville, TN.  She was a graduate of...

Aug 30, 2019

Mrs. Jean Thompson, age 80, of Lewisburg, TN, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2019, in Shelbyville, TN, with her family by her side.

Mrs. Thompson was born in Marshall County, TN, to her late parents Carl Otis Batten and Daisy Mae Shires Batten. She was a homemaker for all of her life, a hard worker, a loving...

Aug 30, 2019

Mrs. Mary Louise Lamb, age 71, of Unionville, TN, died on Friday, August 30, 2019, in Shelbyville, TN, with her family by her side.

Mrs. Lamb was born in Murfreesboro, TN, to her late parents Robert Franklin Smothermon and Maggie Irene Ragsdale Smothermon. She was a machine operator at Tyson Foods. In addition to her parents, she...

Aug 27, 2019

Miss Moiselle Peay, age 92, of Nashville, Tennessee, died Tuesday, August 27, 2019 in Franklin, Tennessee.  Miss Peay was born in Marshall County and was a daughter of the late John Thomas and Ida Belle Harris Peay.  She was a long time member of Granny White Church of Christ in Nashville and was a retired nutritionist.  Miss Peay worked...

Aug 26, 2019

Mr. Rodney Lee Vaughn, age 58, of the Rover Community of Bedford County, died Monday, August 26, 2019 at his home in Rover. Mr. Vaughn was born in Rutherford County and was a maintenance mechanic for Vi-Jon Industries. He was preceded in death by his father, T. W. Vaughn and by a sister, Pricilla Adams.

Mr. Vaughn...

Aug 25, 2019

Mrs. Gloria Joyce Hicks Duke, age 78, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Sunday, August 25, 2019. Born in Nashville, TN, Mrs. Duke was the daughter of the late Floyd Henry Hicks and Elsie Lee Cunningham Hicks. She was a homemaker and attended the Church of God. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Aug 24, 2019

Mrs. Brenda Faye Lynch Upton, age 64, of Taft, TN, died on Saturday, August 24, 2019, at her residence.

Mrs. Upton was born in Shelbyville, TN, to her late parents Rozell Culverson Lynch, Sr., and Barbara Jean Newsom Lynch. She was a person full of life and loved arts and crafts, especially quilting and sewing. Mrs. Upton...

Aug 20, 2019

Mr. Dorris Wayne Johnsey, age 77, of Unionville, Tennessee, died Tuesday, August 20, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Mr. Johnsey was born in Bedford County, Tennessee and was a son of the late Alfred Samuel and Goldie Mae Crowell Johnsey. He was a graduate of Community High School, Class of 1959 and served his Country in the Army...

Aug 18, 2019

Mr. George Andrew Ralston, age 83, of Unionville, TN, died on Sunday, August 18, 2019, in Shelbyville, TN.

Mr. Ralston was born in Marshall County to his late parents Willie Robert Ralston and Dola McCullough Ralston and he was educated and raised in Bedford County. He was a graduate of Community High School and a former Tennessee...