Obituaries

Nashville, TN Obituaries

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

Patricia Rudolph

Patricia Rudolph

Feb 1, 2021

Patricia Rudolph transitioned on February 1, 2021. Please keep the Rudolph family in your thoughts and prayers. Complete arrangements to be announced later.

Marion Franklin

Marion Franklin

Jan 28, 2021

Marian Ann Williams-Franklin was born on September 20, 1942 to George Lewis Williams and Nannie Lee Williams in Nashville, Tennessee. She became a follower of Christ in her early teens while attending a local Methodist church.She attended Napier Elementary School and graduated from Cameron High School. She was also a life member of the Cameron High School Alumni Association. During...

Milton Lewis Nicholson

Milton Lewis Nicholson

Jan 28, 2021

On January 28, 2021 God was out admiring his roses and needed a special one for his bouquet and he selected Milton Lewis Nicholson” Showboat”. Milton was born on August 14, 1956 in Franklin, Tennessee to the late Kenny Nicholson and Gladys M. Johnson. Showboat attended Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) where he was a basketball standout at Hillsboro High...

Mary White

Mary White

Jan 27, 2021

Mary L. White went home to be with the Lord January 27, 2021. She leaves to cherish her memories sons, Maurice (Prince) White, Michael (Luberta) White of Knoxville, and Jeffrey (Fran) White; grandchildren; great grandchildren; and other relatives and friends. Public Walk Through will be held Monday, February 1, 2021 from 3:00 -5:00 p.m. at Lewis & Wright Funeral Directors.Celebration...

Jeremy D. Shivers

Jeremy D. Shivers

Jan 25, 2021

Jeremy D. Shivers transitioned on January 25, 2021. Please keep the Shivers family in your thoughts and prayers.

Shirley Stephens

Shirley Stephens

Jan 25, 2021

Shirley Marie Collier Stephens was born on March 10, 1942 and departed this life on January 25, 2021 at the age of 78. Preceded in death by parents, Milton Collier, Sr. and Daisy Casey Collier; and brothers, Norman L. Collier and Milton C. Collier, Jr. Born and raised in Little Rock, AR, Shirley received her early Christian education at Union...

Abe Ricky Mcknight

Abe Ricky Mcknight

Jan 25, 2021

Most knew him as “Big Mac” or Mr. McKnight, but he was born Abe Ricky McKnight in Nashville, Tennessee on January 18, 1956, to William F. and Willie D. (Hall) McKnight.Ricky attended Riverside Elementary School, Haynes School and graduated from East High School. Ricky furthered his education by attending Tennessee State University where he received his Bachelor of Science degree...

Phillip Forte

Phillip Forte

Jan 24, 2021

Phillip Forte transitioned on January 24, 2021. Please keep the Forte family in your thoughts and prayers.

Marvelyn Yvette Thompson

Marvelyn Yvette Thompson

Jan 22, 2021

Marvelyn Yvette Thompson, 70, died peacefully at home on January 22, 2021 surrounded by her husband. She was preceded in death by parents, James and Bennie Mae Fuller, sister, Sherry Fryar. Educated in the public schools of Asheville, NC, Marvelyn received a B.S. degree from Bennett College in Greensboro, NC, and graduate degree in Library Science from Indiana University –...

Britney Dozier Hereford

Britney Dozier Hereford

Jan 21, 2021

Britney Dozier transitioned on January 21, 2021. Please keep the Dozier and Hereford families in your thoughts and prayers. Complete arrangements to be announced later.

Tony D. Barksdale

Tony D. Barksdale

Jan 21, 2021

Tony Deangelo Barksdale was born August 3, 1991 and returned to his heavenly home January 21, 2021. He was preceded in death by his mother Teressa, and brothers, Ricky and Robert.He was educated in the Metro Nashville Public School System. Tony accepted Christ and was baptized at an early age. Later he participated at St. Luke AME Church where his...

Walter L. Lewis

Walter L. Lewis

Jan 19, 2021

Walter L. Lewis transitioned on January 19, 2021. Please keep the Lewis family in your thoughts and prayers.

Marvis N. King

Marvis N. King

Jan 19, 2021

Marvis N. King transitioned on January 19, 2021. Please keep the King family in your thoughts and prayers.

Jeffrey Allen Roberts

Jeffrey Allen Roberts

Jan 18, 2021

Jeffery Allen Roberts transitioned on January 18, 2021. Please keep the Roberts family in your thoughts and prayers.

Marc Boyer

Marc Boyer

Jan 17, 2021

Marc Boyer transitioned on January 17, 2021. Please keep the Boyer family in your thoughts and prayers.

Kelly Channel Collier Malone

Kelly Channel Collier Malone

Jan 15, 2021

Kelly Channel Collier Malone was born on the 2nd day of October 1973, in Nashville, Tennessee, to William Alexander Collier and Ingrid Charmaine Frazier Collier. She departed this life on the 15th day of January 2021, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Georgia.Kelly attended St. Bernard Catholic School and graduated from Whites Creek Comprehensive High School. Immediately after high school,...

Jimmy Garnett

Jimmy Garnett

Jan 14, 2021

Jimmy Garnett transitioned on January 14, 2021. Please keep the Garnett family in your prayers. Graveside burial will be held onFriday, March 26, 2021 at Hills of Calvary Cemetery Memorial Park.

Christopher David Lee Bell, Jr.

Christopher David Lee Bell, Jr.

Jan 14, 2021

Christopher Bell, Jr. transitioned on January 15, 2021. Please keep the Bell family in your thoughts and prayers. Complete arrangements will be announced later.

Pastor Emeritus Henry K. Smith

Pastor Emeritus Henry K. Smith

Jan 13, 2021

It is with immense feelings of ambivalence that we announce the ecclesiastical transition of our beloved visionary and family patriarch. We are saddened with heavy hearts, yet rejoicing that on January 13, 2021, God granted Pastor Emeritus Henry K. Smith, Jr. (82) eternal rest.He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Henry K. Smith Sr. and Lizzettar Blackwell,...

Earl Wayne Garner

Earl Wayne Garner

Jan 11, 2021

On Monday evening, January 11, 2021, the Angel of mercy called our loved one, Earl Wayne Garner, an anointed encourager, to his heavenly home. God’s finger touched him, and he slept. He was immediately ushered by the angels into the presence of God to enter into his eternal rest. He was born to the late Gladys Garner and John Walter...

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