Obituaries

Nov 5, 2016

Mr. Lawrence Benjamin McCall, age 74, of Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee and Dade City, Florida, passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Vanderbilt Medical Center.

Lawrence was born on December 17, 1941 to Badger and Anna Gertrude Wallenberg McCall in Brooksville, Florida. He married his loving wife Edna, on October 31, 1988 and they enjoyed twenty-eight years together. Lawrence was...

Sep 29, 2016

June Opal Alexander Stevenson, age 87, of Nolensville, passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Diversicare of Smyna, Tennessee.

June was born on September 14, 1929 in Indiana to Vance and Anna Bradly Alexander. She was a dedicated mother and homemaker. She loved to spend time outdoors and she loved listening to Frank Sinatra, as he was her favorite...

Sep 22, 2016

Donald L. Jensen, age 61, of Clarksville, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Tennova Health Care of Clarksville.

Donald was born on August 13, 1954 Kankakee, Illinois to Holger Peter Jensen and Joan Peterson Jensen. He was the loving husband and soul mate of Deborah Joanne Webb Jensen. He was a very hard worker and had retired after...

Sep 12, 2016

Michael Lynn Sheffield, age 49, of Dickson, passed away on September 12, 2016.

Michael was born on March 23, 1967 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was the son of Elizabeth Boomer. He is survived by his son, Joshua Weiler. He worked as a roofer.

He was a dedicated Christian, a great man in the Lord. He had a heart for others,...

Sep 4, 2016

Ruth Ann Cantacessi, age 52, of Murfreesboro, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2016 at Southern Hills Medical Center following an extended illness.

Ruth Ann was born on July 22, 1964 to Peter and Louise Vogt Cantacessi who preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and the much beloved mother of Riana Elizabeth Akhun. They were always devoted to...

Aug 12, 2016

Aug 9, 2016

Aug 2, 2016

William Chris Hayes, age 65 of Columbia, passed away at his residence on August 2, 2016.

Chris was born May 25, 1951 in Lexington, Tennessee to William Granville Hayes and Mary Lee Gray Hayes. Chris earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and his Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering. He honorably served the United States Airforce during Vietnam. He most recently...

Aug 1, 2016

Jul 19, 2016

Roy Michael Bradford of Osseo, MI passed away on July 19, 2016 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Roy was known as “Cowboy Mike” to many people. He was born to the late R.M. Bradford and Ophelia Rutherford Bradford on July 2, 1955.

Cowboy Mike loved horses, old westerns and classic cars. He also loved teaching his grandchildren how to ride horses....

Jul 18, 2016

Sheila was born on March 7, 1941 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Clyde Andrew Ramsey and Mabel Cook Perlstrom. She was educated in Vancouver, Canada and Pasadena, California, where she met and married Gardner Luke Dixon. After her husband graduated medical school, he was recruited to Nashville’s Riverside Sanitarium, where they moved with their baby daughter. While attending school...

Jul 6, 2016

Tiffanie Shea Helton Scott, age 33, of Rockvale, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2016.

Tiffanie was born on July 13, 1982, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She was a fun-loving, outgoing and comical young woman. Her daughter Allissa was the light of her life and she was a very loving mother to her.

Tiffanie is survived by her loving parents: Rickey...

Jul 1, 2016

Jun 23, 2016

Mr. Paul Austin Dunkleberger, age 80, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at The Manor at Steeple Chase in Cool Springs.

Paul was born on November 15, 1935 to the late Alvand Dunkleberger and Eva Pauline Seacreast Dunkleberger in Davidson County, Tennessee. On November 25, 1958 he married Brenda Paul and they were happily married until her death on...

May 29, 2016

Betty J. Strange, age 79, of Nunnelly, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2016.

Betty was born on February 2, 1937 in Albany, New York to Joseph and Dorothy Rigley Conrad. She was a retired Metro School bus driver and was of the Catholic faith.

Her son Jerry Mitchell remembers that she was the greatest mother. She was well...

May 23, 2016

Kenneth James Monty, Ph.D., age 85, died unexpectedly of natural causes on May 23, 2016. Born on September 11, 1930, in Sanford, Maine, Ken was a loving and singularly empathetic father, teacher, mentor, administrator, gentleman, colleague and collaborator, as well as an avid musician and naturalist.

Ken Monty dearly missed his departed wife of 61 years, Barbara H. Monty, former...

May 21, 2016

Emily L. Hill McGehee, age 72, formerly of Thompson Station, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2016 following an extended illness at Life Care Center of Centerville.

Emily was born on February 9, 1944 to the late Raymond and Rose Marie Bull Hill in Chicago, Illinois. On December 17, 1966 she was wed to Fred McGehee and they had two...

May 13, 2016

David Edward Chute, age 69, of Clarksville, Tennessee passed away on May 13, 2016 at the Nashville Veteran’s Hospital.

He was born on December 26, 1946 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to Earle and Leona Chute. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and served honorably during the Vietnam War. He enjoyed buying and selling antiques.

David is survived...

Apr 23, 2016

Brighten Max Shoemake, age 21, loving son, brother, and devoted friend, passed away early Saturday morning at his home.

Brighten was born July 24, 1994, in Okmulgee, OK, the son of Kevin and Nancy Gibson Shoemake. He was currently working as a Patient Care Technician in the Emergency Department at Vanderbilt Medical Center while pursuing a degree in Nursing at...

Apr 23, 2016

In remembrance of our brother Richard Merrill Phillips, born on January 1, 1958 and passed away on April 23, 2016. He served honorably in the United States Navy.

He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Sanna Eubanks. He is survived by his sisters, Jennifer Hurt and Debbie Wilson and brothers, Steven Phillips, Jim Eubanks and Jason Eubanks....