All Obituaries

Harold  Carlton Bowden, Jr (November 5, 1931 – January 25, 2022) grew up in Durham, North Carolina, and he graduated from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (where he played basketball) in 1955 with a Masters of Business Administration (as well as an undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Industrial Relations). He spent his entire working life with DuPont and retired in 1992 after 37 years. Hal’s greatest passion was horses. At one point he was the Vice...

Elsie “Modene” Grosse of White House, TN Age 92, residing at White House HealthCare and Rehabilitation, passed away January 23, 2022. Ms. Grosse was born January 29, 1929, in Bloomington Springs, TN to Tottie and Emmit Bryant. She was a member of the Baptist faith and loved her family, the outdoors, gardening, and caring for the birds. An avid reader and accomplished dancer, she participated in competition ballroom dancing and square-dancing groups for many years. She served in...

Camron Adauntaye Smith, age 20 of White House, passed away January 23, 2022.  Camron was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania on March 15, 2001 to Wesley Smith and Rebecca Jewell.  Camron loved cars and video games.  He was very passionate about music, and played the drums.  He was a graduate of White House High School class of 2019.  He was preceded in death by his uncle, Matthew Smith.  He is survived by his parents, his sisters, Serenity Smith and Gaia Smith;...

Mary Agnes Crabtree — Age 98 of Hoschton Georgia. January 16,2022. Formerly of Chicago, IL.  She was preceded in death by Husband John E. Crabtree and son, Elvis Hall Crabtree.  Survived by Sons, Gordon Crabtree (Marnie) and Phillip Crabtree; daughters Nancy Crabtree and Sandra Norris (Steve); seven grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Visitation with the family will be at the White House Chapel of Cole and Garrett Funeral Home where the family will receive friends on...

Gene McLean Adams PHD, 77 of White House, passed away at his home Sunday, January 16, 2022. Born on September 18, 1944, in Wyandotte, MI. Gene was the son of the late Reece Roland Adams and Lula Enoch Adams. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Donald Reece Adams and Bobby Lee Adams. Gene was raised in Western Kentucky and graduated from Wingo High School, Wingo, Kentucky with the class of 1963. He later received BS degree in Mathematics from Murray State University, Murray, KY;...

Ms. Flo E. Sadler of McMinnville, TN passed away January 15, 2022 at age 91.  She was born in McMinnville, TN on September 20, 1930 to the late Anderson and Louise Gribble of Rock Island, TN.  She is also preceded in death by her husband, Walter L. Sadler, McMinnville, TN; infant daughter Kathy Elaine Goodman; siblings, Nona Morgan, Sylvia Bolin, Georgia Coffee, Frances Crum, Betty W. McCormick, Jewel Gribble, Robert Gribble, Howard Gribble, and Jesse Delarosa.  She is...

Kenneth Wayne Allen, 60, of Nashville passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022 at his home. Born in Nashville, December 5, 1961, he was the son of the late William H. Allen and Barbara Joann Maffit Allen. Ken was also preceded in death by his sisters, Jane Allen, Sally Mitchell, and Barbara Janet Allen. Ken worked as a house mover. He had worked for Wynn Brothers and also for Bill Allen House Moving. He had also owned and operated an auto salvage company, K & T Auto. He loved racing and...

Gail Shawl Foster, 68 of Goodlettsville passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville. Born January 21, 1953 in Bruceton, TN, she was the daughter of the late James R. Shawl and Nancy Owens Shawl. Gail was also preceded in death by a sister, Sandra Nichols; a brother, David Shawl; and a niece, Shawn Foster. Gail was married to her High School sweetheart, Rick Foster. Theirs was a true love story and example of a successful marriage exemplified by 50 years...

Barbara Jean Norman Haynes passed away on January 13, 2022 after a prolonged illness.   She was born on September 6, 1937 to J.D. and Nina Norman and was raised in Nashville.  She grew up in North Nashville, Bordeaux and eventually in Inglewood where she attended Isaac Litton High School.   She was the first person in her family to go to college when she attended and graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1959.  She met and married her college sweetheart,...

Lula Mai Cliburn Allen, 83 of Hendersonville passed away Monday January 10, 2022. Born October 2, 1938 in Nashville, TN, Lula was the daughter of the late Ernis DeSheles and Martha Williamson DeSheles. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Thomas Cliburn, Sr.; her second husband, Don Allen; her son. Terry Cliburn; her grandson, Thomas Cliburn III; and a sister, Wanda Gamble. Lula and her first husband, Thomas married at an early age and moved to Indiana where they raised their...