Obituaries

Nashville, TN Obituaries

Local obituaries for Nashville, Davidson County TN. and the surrounding areas

Whitney Joyce Jeffries

Whitney Joyce Jeffries

Jan 18, 2023

Whitney J. Jeffries transitioned on January 18, 2023. Please keep the Jeffries family in your thoughts and prayers.

Richard C. Weller

Richard C. Weller

Jan 15, 2023

Richard C. Weller transitioned on January 15, 2023. Please keep the family of Richard C. Weller in your thoughts and prayers.

Donna Knight-Evans

Donna Knight-Evans

Jan 14, 2023

Donna Knight-Evans transitioned on January 14, 2023. Please keep the Knight-Evan family in your thoughts and prayers.

Eleanor A. Gordon

Eleanor A. Gordon

Jan 13, 2023

Eleanor A. Gordon transitioned on January 13, 2023. Please keep the Gordon family in your thoughts and prayers. Complete service arrangements will be announced soon.

Samuel J. V. Abernathy

Samuel J. V. Abernathy

Jan 13, 2023

Samuel J.V. Abernathy was born October 29, 1929 in Bedford County of Shelbyville, Tennessee. The second born of three children to Vee and Mary Abernathy, he was the only brother of two cherished sisters, Nora and Pauline.

Samuel attended the all-black Bedford County Training School (BCTS) from kindergarten through twelfth grade. As a member of the BCTS class of 1950, Samuel...

Donald D. Savoy

Donald D. Savoy

Jan 10, 2023

Donald DeCoursey Savoy, of Madison, Tennessee passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 10, 2023. Donald was born in Columbus, Ohio on July 2, 1929. He was the second son of William Faten Savoy and Clara Fairfax Savoy. He received his education in the Columbus public school system, graduating from Columbus East High School in 1947, after which he...

Sean Colston

Sean Colston

Jan 8, 2023

Sean Colston transitioned on January 8, 2023. Please keep the Colston family in your thoughts and prayers.

Karl Hall

Karl Hall

Jan 8, 2023

Mr. Karl Reginald Hall was born on October 20, 1963, in Washington, D.C. to the union of Wesley Hall and Irene Webb Hall.

He departed this life on January 8, 2023, in Nashville, TN. He was educated in Washington, D.C. and Davidson County Public Schools. He attended Tennessee State University in the early 1980s where he met his devoted wife, Janie...

Rudolph Woodberry, Jr.

Rudolph Woodberry, Jr.

Jan 6, 2023

Mr. Rudolph Woodberry, Jr. tranisitoned from this life on Friday, January 7, 2023. Please keep the Woodberry and Manning families in your thoughts and prayers. Complete arrangements will be announced soon.

Mary I. Watkins

Mary I. Watkins

Jan 5, 2023

On January 5, 2023, Mary I. Watkins was called home to be with the Lord. Mary was born November 15, 1948 in Franklin, TN to the late Pope and Blanch Peters.

Mary was educated through the Williamson County public school system. She furthered her education after graduating from High School. She attended Tennessee State University (Business Education), Falls Business College (Secretarial...

Johnny Ray Bunch

Johnny Ray Bunch

Jan 2, 2023

Johnny Ray Bunch transitioned on January 2, 2023. Please keep the Bunch family in your thoughts and prayers.

Joe Ann Taylor Cunningham

Joe Ann Taylor Cunningham

Jan 2, 2023

Joe Ann Taylor Cunningham, age 73, passed away Monday, January 2, 2023. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama to the Late Earnest Lee Taylor and Minnie Jane Robinson Taylor.

Joe Ann attended A. H. Parker Highschool in Birmingham, AL and received a B.S. degree from Tennessee State University.

She was a member of Pilgrim Emmanuel Baptist Church. In 977, she became a...

Clifford Foster

Clifford Foster

Jan 2, 2023

Clifford Foster transitioned on January 2, 2023. Please keep the Foster family in your thoughts and prayers. Complete service arrangements will be announced soon.

Donald A. Williamson

Donald A. Williamson

Dec 27, 2022

Donald Williamson transitioned on December 27, 2022. Please keep the Williamson family in your thoughts and prayers. Complete service arrangements will be annouced soon.

Thomas Lewis Ridley

Thomas Lewis Ridley

Dec 26, 2022

Thomas Lewis Ridley transitioned on December 26, 2022. Please keep the Ridley family in your thoughts and prayers.

William James Smith

William James Smith

Dec 26, 2022

William James Smith transitioned on December 26, 2022. Please keep the Smith family and friends in your thoughts and prayers.

Irene Scruggs-Midgett

Irene Scruggs-Midgett

Dec 24, 2022

Irene Scruggs-Midgett, 90, passed away on December 24, 2022 in Chattanooga. She was born January 9, 1932, to Ulysses Daniels and Mary Elizabeth (Moore) Daniels in Nashville, TN. Irene was a graduate of Nashville Pearl High School and Tennessee State University earning a BS degree in Elementary Education. She did post graduate work at Peabody College and Tennessee State University...

Anita Gayle Nana

Anita Gayle Nana

Dec 24, 2022

Anita Gayle Nana transitioned on December 24, 2022. Please keep the Nana family in your thoughts and prayers. Complete service arrangements will be announced soon.

Charles J. Taylor

Charles J. Taylor

Dec 21, 2022

Charles J. Taylor transitioned on December 21, 2022. Please keep the Taylor family in your thoughts and prayers. Complete service arrangements will be announced soon.

Shawna Leigh Cole

Shawna Leigh Cole

Dec 20, 2022

Shawna Cole transitioned on December 20, 2022. Please keep the Cole family in your thoughts and prayers. Complete service arrangements will be announced soon.

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