Recent Obituaries in Franklin, Tennessee
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Jessie Clark
Dec 30, 2014
Mr. Jessie William Clark, age 71 of Franklin, TN passed away December 30, 2014 at his home. He was loved by everybody and he loved his nieces and nephews as if they were his own children. He was always playing practical jokes on people and enjoyed listening to country music. Preceded in death by parents, Daniel Archie & Gracie Margaret...
Blythe Gillespie
Dec 29, 2014
Mr. Blythe C. Gillespie, age 84 of Franklin, TN passed away December 29, 2014. Member of Bethesda Presbyterian Church. Electrician for McCall & Sewell Electric Companies for over 50 years. Preceded in death by parents, William & Grace Gillespie; sister, Mary Williams; brother, George Gillespie; step-mother, Rose Gillespie. Survived by wife of 61 years, Betty Gillespie; daughters, Karen (Jerry) Lillard...
Patricia Chesna
Dec 28, 2014
Patricia Anne Chesna, age 71 of Franklin, TN passed away in the morning of Sunday, December 28, 2014 from heart disease. She was born on January 14, 1943 in Wilkes-Barre, PA of John and Mary Pirtko and lived most of her life in Hanover Township. Pat worked as a Registered Nurse in the Wyoming Valley Healthcare System. She was dedicated...
William Puryear, Jr.
Dec 27, 2014
Mr. William A. "Bill" Puryear, Jr., age 81 of Franklin, TN went to be with the Lord December 27, 2014. Retired Church Administrator with Christ Community Church. His love for his Savior was such an impact to all he served and loved. He was a good and faithful servant that did his job as a husband, father, grandfather and leader...
Everette Unger
Dec 26, 2014
Everette William "Bill" Unger, age 80 of Franklin, TN formerly of Elk Grove Village, IL. Passed away December 26, 2014. A veteran of the Air Force during the Korean War. A member of the Church of God for 42 years. A Patriarch of the family that valued his relationship with God. On January 11, 1958 married his wife of 56...
Melissa Martin
Dec 26, 2014
Melissa "Lisa" Martin, age 48 of Santa Fe, TN, December 26, 2014. Preceded in death by parents, Edward Holt & Evelyn Holt. Survived by husband, Keith Martin of Santa Fe, TN; sons, Brian Martin of Santa Fe, TN & Michael Martin of Fly, TN; daughter, Andrea Pilkinton of Columbia, TN; brothers, Edward & Terry Holt; grandchildren, Ryder, Addyson & Ansli...
Virginia McKee
Dec 25, 2014
Virginia McKee, age 91 of Franklin, TN, passed away December 25, 2014. She was a member of West Main Church of Christ. After losing her husband at an early age she lovingly raised three children as a single mother. In her 40's she became a Registered Nurse and retired after 25 years from Williamson Medical Center. After retirement she became...
Edgar Osborn
Dec 25, 2014
Mr. Edgar Eugene "Gene" Osborn, age 64 of Franklin, TN passed away December 25, 2014. Retired from GM after 30 years of service. After retirement, he pursued his love for life & pursuit of metrology excellence. Member of Heber Masonic Lodge #501 in Williamsport, OH. Survived by: wife of 43 years, Sharon Hildenbrand Osborn; son, Edgar E. II "Eddie' (Veena)...

Jean Pride
Dec 24, 2014
Mrs. Jean O'Donnell Pride, age 85 of College Grove, TN passed away December 24, 2014. Born in Osawatomie, Kansas to the late Claude W. & Cora Newton O'Donnell. Member and past president of the Tennessee Conference of United Methodist Women. Preceded in death by husband, Edward Shelton Pride; son, Glenn Edward Pride and brother, Claude Newton O'Donnell. Survived by sons,...
David Hughey
Dec 24, 2014
Mr. David Nelson Hughey, age 64 of Franklin, TN passed away suddenly on December 24, 2014. Born in Indianapolis, IN. Charter member and ordained Deacon at Oak Valley Baptist Church. Graduate of Indiana University with a degree in Journalism. A manufacturing representative for Luke Hughey & Associates. He was a man of many talents but his greatest love was his...
Dorothy Davis
Dec 22, 2014
Mrs. Dorothy Steinbis Davis passed away on December 22, 2014 at the age of 92. Dorothy was born on September 11, 1922 on a farm homesteaded by her grandparents in Tulare, South Dakota. After graduating from the School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota, she served in the U.S. Army Nursing Corps as an officer from 1944 to 1946...
Mrs. Adelia Campbell
Dec 22, 2014
Mrs. Adelia Mae Campbell, age 88, of Spring Hill, TN, passed away December 22, 2014. Preceded in death by her parents, Robert & Minnie Carolyn Smith Ferguson. Survived by her sons, James Lee Powers, Jr., Larry Thomas (Cindy) Powers & Michael Vernon Powers; daughter, Faye (Billy) Cope; seven grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren & two great great grandchildren. Graveside services will...
Lorene Wiley
Dec 22, 2014
Mrs. Lorene Webb Wiley, age 72 of Franklin, TN, December 22, 2014. Preceded in death by husband, Jimmy Edwin Wiley. Survived by daughters, Connie (Kenny) Wilson of Franklin, TN & Teresa Bell of the Flat Creek Community; grandchildren, Erin Wilson, Tiffany Hislop & Kelsey Wilson. Funeral services will be conducted 1:00PM Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home,...

Alice Robinson
Dec 22, 2014
Alice Lorraine (Lorri) Robinson, age 56, of Franklin, TN, passed away at her sister's home on Monday, Dec 22nd, surrounded by her loving family. She courageously battled breast cancer for over two years. Lorri was a gentle soul who loved and cared for people and their four-legged friends. She was an employee of the Harpeth Answering Service in Franklin for...
Thomas Dibble
Dec 21, 2014
Dibble, Thomas "Tom" Earl, age 66, of Franklin, TN passed away at his home on December 21, 2014. Survived by wife, Jean Reese; mother, Marjorie Elizabeth Dibble; brother, Jim (Lydia) Dibble; and brother, Ted (Lisa) Dibble. Preceded in death by father, William Edward Dibble. Services are to be scheduled at a later date. Memorials may be made to the American...
Mrs. Ruth McPherson
Dec 21, 2014
Mrs. Ruth Beasley McPherson, age 87, of Spring Hill, TN passed away December 21, 2014 A 1945 graduate of East High School and member of Pleasant Heights Baptist Church in /Columbia, TN. Ruth was employed as Head Accountant for many years with Tom Smith & Associates Accounting Firm. Preceded in death by parents, Ernest & Georgia Lynn Beasley & sister,...
John Mayer
Dec 21, 2014
John was born in Philadelphia on January 5, 1919, one of twelve children born to Geza and Pauline Mayer, who emigrated to America from Hungary. Prior to WWII, John enlisted in the National Guard, but he was activated into the Army when war broke out. He taught artillery in the United States Army Training Group. Commissioned as a 1st Lt.,...

Joyce Herring
Dec 20, 2014
Joyce Elizabeth Horton Herring of Franklin died December 20, 2014, at home and surrounded by her family. Born in 1949 in Grenada, Miss., to Joyce Matthews Horton and Frank Collins Horton, Joyce married Wayne Clement Herring at the age of 19 and spent the next four-and-a-half decades in faithful and devoted service to him and their five daughters. She graduated...
Ashley Ellison
Dec 20, 2014
Ellison, Ashley Nicole, age 24 went to be with her Lord, December 20, 2014. She was a sweet giving person who always gave a shoulder to lean on. She is preceded in death by her grandfather, Early Ellison. Survived by her children, Kamron and Jaida Douangkesone and their father Burt Douangkesone; mother, Anqunetta Nicole Ellison; devoted mother and grandmother Martha...
Lindsey Evans
Dec 20, 2014
Miss Lindsey Marie Evans, age 15 of Spring Hill, TN passed away December 20, 2014 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Lindsey was a sophomore at Summit High School and worked part-time at McDonald's. She was a cool hipster, played the piano and loved music. She definitely beat to her own drum through life and did it her way. Survived by:...
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