Recent Obituaries in Franklin, Tennessee
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Patricia "Pat" Ann Hawkins
Aug 26, 2024
Patricia "Pat" Ann Hawkins, age 76, of Thompson’s Station TN went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 26, 2024. Pat was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on March 25, 1948 to Robert James Nicholas, Sr., and Gladys Hobbs Nicholas. She graduated from Amelia High School and attended Eastern Kentucky University where she received a Bachelor of Business Education...
Deborah Gray Bulla
Aug 25, 2024
Deborah Gray Bulla (66) of Franklin, TN, passed away peacefully at home on August 25 after a 22-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
From Asheville, NC, she attended Mars Hill College and UNC-Greensboro where she studied music and Belmont University where she earned her BS in Biology. Deborah retired after 18 years at Nashville School of the Arts where she taught Biology,...
Shirley Smith Taylor
Aug 25, 2024
Shirley Smith Taylor, known to friends simply as “Shirl”, died peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of August 25, 2024, following a long, difficult illness. Though her body was failing, her mind remained strong, and she was able to share a smile until entering that last night of sleep. She was preceded in death by her one...
Theodore John "Ted" Ellis, Sr.
Aug 24, 2024
Theodore John “Ted” Ellis, Sr. age 83, was born in Philadelphia, PA on September 29, 1940 to Theodore Ellis and Anna Marie Moffett. He passed away on August 24, 2024. Ted was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Ted grew up in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia and attended Central High Honors School where he was captain of the freshman...
Lola Carole Sims Hallum
Aug 24, 2024
Lola Carole Sims Hallum, age 90 of Franklin, TN passed away August 24, 2024. She was born in Lincoln, NE to the late Hines & Ann Sims. She was a graduate of George Peabody College for Teachers. Carole received her master’s degree in early childhood education at Auburn University at Montgomery. She was an elementary school teacher for many years....
Caeli Jo Ragusa
Aug 23, 2024
Caeli (“Chay-lee”) Jo Ragusa of Franklin, TN was surrendered back to God on August 23, 2024.
Caeli was born on August 22, 2024, the Queenship of Mother Mary, to proud parents, Dustin and Jennifer Ragusa. She was born by an induced, uncomplicated vaginal birth with the Melrose Midwife team at Vanderbilt. She was loved unconditionally throughout pregnancy, dreamed about regularly to...
James Kenneth Walker, Jr.
Aug 23, 2024
James Kenneth “Kenny” Walker, Jr., age 49, a resident of Columbia, Tn., passed away suddenly on Friday, August 23, 2024, at St. Thomas West Hospital. A native of Williamson County, Tennessee, he was the son of the late James Kenneth Walker, Sr., and the late Brenda Katherine Harris Cook. He was a long-time employee of Mapco and enjoyed working very...
Marilyn Jean Brooks
Aug 22, 2024
Marilyn Jean Brooks, age 92 of Murfreesboro, TN, formerly of Franklin, TN passed away August 22, 2024. She was born in Sycamore, IL to the late Harry & Clara Gilmore. She was an accountant for Heiress Salon in Franklin, TN for over 20 years. She enjoyed gardening and she was an amazing cook. She enjoyed making flower arrangements and shopping...
Margie Regina "Gina" Sherrer
Aug 22, 2024
Margie “Gina” Regina Sherrer, age 72 of Gallatin, TN passed away after an eight-year courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Atlanta, GA to the late Col. Jim Harris & Margie Harris. Gina was a beloved resident of the Twin Eagles Neighborhood. She loved her neighbors and walking her dog. Gina loved to garden, especially making flower arrangements and...
John Anthony "Tony" Pewitt
Aug 22, 2024
John Anthony “Tony” Pewitt, age 75 suddenly passed away on August 22, 2024 at his home in Lewisburg, TN. He is preceded in death by his father, Elbert H. Pewitt; brothers in-law, Richard A. Warden and Larry Earnest. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Sue Warden Pewitt; son, John Anthony Pewitt, Jr.; mother, Ottie Reynolds Pewitt; brother,...
Andrew Preston "Andy" Wolverton
Aug 21, 2024
On August 21, 2024 Andrew Preston Wolverton entered into the eternal home of God’s kingdom that he dreamed of and preached about his entire life. Andy was 55 years old.
Andy was born on September 23, 1968 in Nashville to Jerry C. and Janis F. Wolverton. He lived most of his life in Nashville and graduated from Donelson Christian Academy in...
Danny "Dan" Turbeville
Aug 21, 2024
Dan Turbeville, 70, of Franklin, Tennessee passed away on August 21st 2024. Visitation will be 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 24th at Brentwood Hills Church of Christ, Nashville, Tennessee with a service following at 2:00 p.m. officiated by Frank Mills and Walt Leaver. Burial will follow at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home in Franklin, Tennessee. Dan was preceded in death by...
Wilson Donald York
Aug 20, 2024
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, community servant, friend and Indianapolis sports icon, Wilson D. “Bill” York passed on Aug. 20, 2024, in Franklin, TN at the age of 91. Born on May 23, 1933, to Kenneth P. York and Leona Irene Moore York, Bill was the elder brother of Jane Anne York Baker and James O. York. He grew...
Peter W. Coleman
Aug 20, 2024
Peter W. Coleman
April 18, 1943 – August 20, 2024
HILLSBORO, NH – Peter W. Coleman of Hillsboro, NH, Winter Haven, FL and Franklin, TN, age 81, passed away peacefully on August 20, 2024, with his daughters by his side, after a brief period of declining health. Born to Orval and Mabel Coleman on April 18, 1943, in Massachusetts. Peter was a...
Mark Gregory Thessin
Aug 20, 2024
Mark Gregory Thessin, 68, died Tuesday, August 20, 2024, after a long illness.
Mark was born on January 30, 1956, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Harold and Eunice Thessin, who predecease. He was educated in Catholic schools in Milwaukee, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin--Madison, with a B.A., in 1978 and earned a law degree from the Columbus School of Law,...
Walter “Walt” Edward Meskell
Aug 19, 2024
Walter (Walt) Edward Meskell, 76, passed away on August 19, 2024 in Brentwood, Tennessee.
Walt was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1948. He graduated from LaSalle High School and attended college at Loyola Marymount University. In 1970, he married his wife, Judy, in Sierra Madre, California. He built his career primarily as a musician, specializing in banjo and guitar, and...
Michael Ray Devine
Aug 19, 2024
Michael Ray Devine, 82, of Franklin, TN passed away on August 18, 2024 in Nashville, TN.
Michael Ray Devine was born in Owensboro, KY to the late Raymond and Ather Devine on February 28, 1942. He is also preceded in death by his loving wife of 44 years, Nancy Carole Devine. He was a retired member of the United States Army,...
Edward Michael Becht
Aug 18, 2024
Edward Michael Becht 83, of Nolensville, Tennessee, passed away on August 18 at his home.
Edward was born in Chicago, Illinois to Josephine Becht (Teuschler) and Joseph Becht on May 6, 1941. He married Donna Becht (Bednarek) on April 20 , 1963 in Chicago. He worked in the air freight industry for most of his adult life, and also was a...
Lucille "Midge" Heithcock
Aug 18, 2024
Eddy Lucille “Midge” Heithcock, age 88 of Franklin, TN passed away August 18, 2024. She was born in Franklin, TN to the late Ben & Lorene Tomlin. Lucille was a member of Christ Church of Arrington. She worked as a beautician for over forty years, serving the Williamson County community. She is preceded in death by her husbands, Clifford Grigsby...
Sandra Gail Harris
Aug 17, 2024
Sandra Gail (Mitchell) Harris (80) passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on August 17, 2024, in Nashville TN.
She grew up in the tiny town of Blue Mountain in North Mississippi, where she attended Blue Mountain Baptist College. After graduation she began her long teaching career in Memphis, Tn. Eventually settling down in Franklin. There she taught second grade for...
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