Obituaries

Feb 2, 2022

MARY FRANCIS PEACOCK LAY

Mary Francis Lay, age 60 of Cottontown, Tennessee, passed away on February 2, 2022, in Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN.    Mary was born May 1, 1961 in Adrian, Michigan, the seventh of eight children born to Thomas and Lois (Giles) Peacock.  Mary graduated Salutatorian of the Hudson Area High School...

Jan 30, 2022

Alfred Douglas “A.D. – Paw Paw” Gosnell, 92, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022. Born June 27, 1929 in Simpson County, KY.  He was the son of the late William Hankins and Edna (McClendon) Gosnell. Alfred was also preceded in death by his wife, Audrey L. Gosnell in 2010 and by his siblings, Jimmy, Charles, Wayne, Donald, Billy, Sue...

Jan 25, 2022

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...

Jan 25, 2022

Evelyn H Tanksley, 85 of Crossville and a longtime Hendersonville resident passed away Tuesday at Cumberland Medical Center. Born November 17, 1936 in Brush Creek, TN she was the daughter of the late Wilson Taylor Hunt and Lola Mai Moore Hunt. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Vance R. Tanksley. She and Vance had married at...

Jan 23, 2022

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....

Jan 23, 2022

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...

Jan 16, 2022

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...

Jan 16, 2022

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...

Jan 15, 2022

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...

Jan 13, 2022

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...

Jan 13, 2022

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....

Jan 13, 2022

Barbara Jean Norman Haynes passed away on January 13, 2022.  She was born on September 6, 1937, to J.D. and Nina Norman in Nashville.  She grew up in North Nashville, Bordeaux and eventually in Inglewood and attended Isaac Litton High School.

She was the first person in her family to go to college...

Jan 10, 2022

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...

Jan 7, 2022

Bruce F. Herndon, 57 of Greenbrier, TN passed away Friday January 7, 2022 at Northcrest Medical Center. Born in Nashville July 1, 1964, he was the son of Roy L Herndon and Linda R. Putman Herndon. Bruce was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Walter and Eudell Herndon; and also by his maternal grandparents, Buford and Gladys Putman....

Jan 2, 2022

Thelma Noble, 85, passed away Sunday January 2nd, 2022. Born in Orlinda, TN on March 28th, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Walter Redfearin and Florence J. Grantham Redfearin. Thelma was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter Noble and by her brother, Johnny Redfearin.Thelma was an active person. She had worked for the Acme Boot...

Jan 1, 2022

James Russell Liebengood, 83, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022. Born July 29, 1938 in Robertson County, TN, James was the son of the late James F. Liebengood and Bernice Weaver Liebengood. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Imogene; and also by a brother, Johnny. Jim was a...

Jan 1, 2022

William Doyle Meadows, 80, of Gallatin, TN passed away at Sumner Regional Medical Center, Monday, May 16, 2022. He was born in Lewisburg, TN on October 14, 1941 to the late Roy Meadows and Julene Walls Meadows. Doyle was also preceded in death by his second wife, Sandra Meadows. He was a longtime Goodlettsville resident and had graduated with...

Jan 1, 2022

Betty Knowles age 68 of Goodlettsville, passed away on Tuesday, November 29th, 2022, at Tristar Skyline Medical Center.

Betty loved her family and friends whole-heartedly. After meeting Betty, three things would be apparent; she loved cooking, her Harley Davidson F-150 and Jesus Christ! In the words of her husband Richard, “it was genuinely difficult to find fault...

Dec 25, 2021

Chinita Marlin, age 78, passed away December 25, 2021 from an illness that was a result of an accident.  She was born in October 30, 1943 to the late J.W. Marlin and Rubena“Bill” Lassiter.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Howard “Milton” Hammond, and Dan McAllister.  She is survived by her daughter Pam McAllister; brother John Marlin, his...

Dec 22, 2021

Michelle Renee Grizzle, 51, of Goodlettsville, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021. Born August 21, 1970 in Nashville, TN, Michelle was the daughter of Ronnie Elliott and Myra Dycus Bell. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Ruth and Graden Dycus and Ruth and William Elliott; and also by a sister, Angie Elliott. A graduate of Franklin High...