Obituaries
Nashville, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nashville, Davidson County TN. and the surrounding areas
Dr. Fitzgerald H. Jenkins, Jr.
May 4, 2025
Dr. Fitzgerald H. Jenkins, Jr. transitioned on Sunday, May 4, 2025. Please keep the Jenkins family in your thoughts and prayers.
Willie L. Robinson
Jul 27, 2025
Willie L. Robinson transitioned on Sunday, July 27, 2025. Please keep the Robinson family in your thoughts and prayers. Complete service arrangements will be announced soon.
Kathleen Deloris Bush
Jul 20, 2025
On Sunday, July 20, 2025, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and cousin passed away peacefully in her sleep, called to her eternal home.
Kathleen Deloris Bush (Boyd) was born on September 12, 1946, at Davidson County General Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. She was the second child of Reynolds Boyd Sr. and Irene (Buchanan) Boyd, both of whom preceded her in...
Ronald D. Benedict, Sr.
Jul 17, 2025
Ronald Durand Benedict, Sr. was born on December 22, 1947, in Nashville, TN, to Stephen H. Benedict and Picola Knight Benedict. Ronald attended St. Vincent De Paul Catholic School for his early education before attending Pearl High. While attending Pearl High, he was an active civil rights activist, participating in marches and sit-ins, before graduating in 1966.
After graduation, Ronald attended...
Paul Lawrence Stewart
Jul 11, 2025
Paul Lawrence Stewart transitioned on Friday, July 11, 2025. Please keep the Stewart family in your thoughts and prayers.
Patricia Rucker
Jul 11, 2025
Patricia Ann Rucker, affectionately known as “Pat,” was born on November 9, 1942, in Nashville, Tennessee, to the late Tommie Russell and Jimmie Rucker-Trimble. She peacefully departed this life on July 11, 2025, at the age of 82, leaving behind a legacy of vibrant living, heartfelt compassion, and undeniable resilience.
Pat was a devoted mother to two children: the late James...
Darius Jerome Hamby
Jul 5, 2025
Darius Jermoe Hamby transitioned on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Please keep the Hamby family in your thoughts and prayers. Complete service arrangements will be announced soon.
Verla L. Todd
Jul 2, 2025
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing” (2 Tim. 4:7-8 NIV).
On July 2,...
Eloise Primm
Jul 2, 2025
Eloise Primm transitioned on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. Please keep the Primm family in your thoughts and prayers.
Harold Holder
Jul 2, 2025
Harold Lee Holder, Sr. was born on March 7,1956 to the late parents Evelyn M. Snowden Holder and Thomas Quarrell Holder. Harold was a proud graduate of Maplewood High School Class of 1976. As a young man he married Carolyn Fisher. His greatest love in life was being a Disc Jockey at a Radio Station. If you knew Harold, you...
Anna Christine Wilson
Jun 25, 2025
Anna Christine Wilson transitioned on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Please keep the Wilson family in your thoughts and prayers.
Marilyn Smith
Jun 23, 2025
On Monday, June 23, 2025, God called home one of His precious angels, Marilyn Rozene (Howse) Smith. Today we celebrate Marilyn and her homegoing. Marilyn was born to the late William and Cornelia Chiles Howse on July 18, 1943, the second of nine children. She was proceeded in death by her parents and two brothers William and Ronald. Marilyn was...
Michael Smith, Jr.
Jun 21, 2025
Michael Smith, Jr. transitioned on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Please keep the Smith family in your thoughts and prayers.
Robert Mitchell West
Jun 20, 2025
Robert Mitchell West son of the late Russell and Bessie Geneva West was born in Davidson County, TN on February 24, 1963. He departed this life on Friday, June 20, 2025. At an early age he professed his faith in Christ. He grew up in Davidson County and was educated in Davidson County Public School System. He graduated from Stratford...
Rae Ernestine Hudson Watkins
Jun 19, 2025
A SEASON OF FAMILY
Rae Ernestine Hudson was born on September 5, 1926 in Selma Alabama. She was the second daughter and the firstborn child of Benjamin Franklin Hudson and Rachel Tarrant Hudson. At six weeks of age she moved to Nashville, TN, due to her father acquiring a job with the National Baptist Sunday School Publishing Board. The relocation of...
Deacon William D. "Bill" Mason, Sr.
Jun 16, 2025
William D. “Bill” Mason, Sr., age 80, of Nashville, Tennessee, answered God’s call and entered eternal rest at home on Monday, June 16, 2025. A proud Marine, devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and man of deep faith, Bill leaves a legacy rooted in love, service, and unwavering dedication to the people and places he held dear. Bill was born...
Loretta Annette Shelton
Jun 13, 2025
Loretta Annette Belue – Shelton A.K.A Mimi was born March 4, 1940. She was born to the late Fred Belue and Willie Ezelle King – Belue. She departed this life on Friday, June 13, 2025, and she was the oldest of 3 girls.
Loretta attended grade school in St. Paul, Alabama, and from there, she attended High School at Trenholm High...
Okubamichael Kibrommail
Jun 10, 2025
Okubamichael Kibrommailo, Jr. transitioned on Tuesday, June 10, 2024. Please keep the Kibrommailo family in your thoughts and prayers.
Betty Jean Hunter-Hoard
Jun 10, 2025
Betty Jean Hunter-Hoard entered this world on September 24, 1948, as the beloved daughter of the late Elder L.J. Hunter, Sr. and Mrs. Lucy Frances Hunter. On June 10, 2025, she peacefully transitioned from her earthly home to her heavenly reward.
Betty was a proud graduate of Pearl High School, Class of 1967, and pursued studies in Social Administration at Tennessee...
