Recent Obituaries in Franklin, Tennessee
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Shelley Gillham
Jan 18, 2022
It is with sad hearts that we announce the death of Shelley Renee (Peterson) Gillham. Shelley was born on June 21, 1971 in Muskegon, Michigan to the late Neil and Janelle Peterson of Muskegon. She graduated from Muskegon High School in 1991. She lived there until she moved to the Nashville, Tennessee area in 2010. She was a standout employee...
Brenda Ann Crews
Jan 18, 2022
BRENDA ANN CAMPBELL CREWS, aged 72 years, entered eternal life on January 18, 2022. Her spirit lives on in her two children, four grandchildren, and extended family of relations and friends from every walk of life. She was a bright light in this world and will be deeply missed.
Brenda was born in Nashville, Tennessee, to Clarence...
John Fox, Jr.
Jan 16, 2022
John Fox, Jr., age 74, of Nashville, TN passed away January 16, 2022. He was a graduate of Hillwood High School in Nashville, TN, class of 65, where he played four years on the football team. John was employed with the State of Tennessee for 28 years. He was a member of Bellevue Lodge #716. John was preceded in...
William "Frank" Andrews
Jan 16, 2022
William Franklin Andrews, 83, passed away January 16, 2022. A 1957 graduate of Franklin High School, Frank, as he was known, married the girl he had walked to school since she was in first grade, Carolyn Smithson, in 1959. Born Dec. 11, 1938 to feuding parents who divorced and abandoned him before he was two years old, Frank was...
Hua Chau
Jan 15, 2022
Hua Chau, age 46 of Franklin, TN passed away January 15, 2022. He left this Earth for Heaven, taking the heart of so many that loved him along with him. Hua Chau was born February 25, 1975 in Vietnam to Helen and Tony Chau. Hua’s Vietnamese/Cambodian heritage would be a life long source of pride to him, his family,...
Joseph “Joe” Sappington
Jan 15, 2022
Joseph "Joe" Patrick Sappington, 67, of Spring Hill, passed away in Nashville on Jan. 15, 2022.
Joe was born in Lewisburg, Tennessee, on April 16, 1954, to James and Muriel Sappington. He graduated from Marshall County High School and the University of Memphis.
Joe formerly owned Sappington’s Jewelry in Franklin. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and woodworking.
He is survived by his...
Billy Cox
Jan 15, 2022
Billy Joe Cox, age 67 of the Leipers Fork Community passed away January 15, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was a lifelong resident of Williamson County where he was deeply loved by his family and friends. Billy Joe was the owner and operator of Cox Roofing. He is preceded in death by his parents,...
Cristobal (Cris) Melendez
Jan 15, 2022
With a great sense of loss, we announce the passing of Cristobal (Cris) Melendez, age 96 of Spring Hill, TN, on January 15, 2022. His death follows that of his wife of 74 years, Josephine Melendez. Cris, affectionately known as Abuelo or ‘Belo, is remembered for his unending sense of duty to our country and his devotion to his...
Dan Moore
Jan 11, 2022
Dan G. Moore, age 88 of Brentwood, TN passed away January 11, 2022. Retired electronic technician with the AT & T Company formerly Western Electric with twenty five years of service. In his early years, he was extremely involved in sports including fast pitch softball, tennis, basketball, bowling, etc. and was exceptional in all activities. After retirement and even...
Jerry Johnston
Jan 9, 2022
Jerry Ray Johnston, age 65, passed away Sunday, January 9th, 2022 in Franklin TN from complications of Covid pneumonia. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, Jimmy Johnston and Dorothy Johnston and his grandparents, Clarence and Mae Johnston who raised him from a small child. He is survived by his devoted wife of 45 years, Karen Roark Johnston;...
Edwin Brown
Jan 8, 2022
Edwin Dean Brown, age 88, of Franklin, TN passed away January 8, 2022. Edwin grew up in Jackson County, North Carolina. He graduated from Western Carolina University with a bachelor’s degree. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and was a charter member of Grassland Heights Baptist Church. Preceded in death by wife of 50 years, Mary Frances...
Amy Johnson
Jan 7, 2022
Amy Lin Johnson, 49 of Franklin, TN passed away Friday, January 7, 2022 in a tragic automobile accident while vacationing in Costa Rica. She was the daughter of John and Carmen Johnson, born on March 8, 1972, in Caro, Michigan.
Amy graduated from Zephyrhills High School in Florida and went on to study at the University of...
Charles David "Greg" Gregory
Jan 6, 2022
Charles David “Greg” Gregory, age 70 of Lynnville, TN formerly of Franklin, TN passed away January 6, 2022. Greg received his Masters Degree from Middle Tennessee State University and then on to receive his EDS. He was a former member of the Blue Raider Football Team. He became assistant football coach at MTSU and later at the University of...
Margaret Westbrooks
Jan 6, 2022
Margaret Myers Westbrooks, age 88 of Franklin, TN passed away January 6, 2022. Granny Westbrooks’ Kitchen is closed. Her biscuits are no longer available. The pancakes shaped like Farmer Joe and his pig or giant hearts have been flipped for the last time. However, the love with which she cooked every meal will live on with those of us...
Carol Erickson
Jan 6, 2022
Dorothy “Carol” Erickson, RN of Brentwood, TN. was 82 years old when she met her Savior face to face on January 6th, 2022. For 82 years, she made her world a better place by the goodness she sprinkled with every breath she took. Nurse Carol was born in St. Louis Missouri with a servant’s heart, she was a loving...
Robert "Bob" Taylor
Jan 6, 2022
Robert (Bob) Paul Taylor passed away at his home in Franklin, TN on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at the age of 82 from Covid complications. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, and granddaddy. Bob was born August 19, 1939 in Greeneville, TN to the late Paul Dean Taylor and Willie Irma GeFellers Taylor. Electronics was Bob’s...
Charles Crossley
Jan 5, 2022
Charles Arthur Crossley, age 73, of College Grove, TN, passed away January 5, 2022. Charles retired as a plant supervisor with Ouimet. He is preceded in death by parents, Charles & Rose Elizabeth Crossley; brothers, Jack Hudson Crossley & Terry Crossley. Survived by, son, Charles “Allen” Crossley and Eddie Wayne (Kimberly) Underwood; brothers, John Raymond Crossley, Robert Stalnaker, and...
Mary King
Jan 3, 2022
Mary Frank Mulloy King, age 86 of Franklin, TN passed away January 3, 2021. Retired after several years as a proofreader with Baird Ward Printing. Member of Historic Franklin Presbyterian Church. Preceded in death by husband, Tom A. King. Survived by: daughters, Sheryl M. King and Stephenee D. (David) Tapia. Memorials may be made to Music City Greyhound Adoption,...
David Knight
Jan 3, 2022
David Allen Knight, age 83 of Franklin, TN passed away January 3, 2022 at his home. He was born in Ava, Illinois to the late Reverend H.V. & Neva Knight. David was a member of Franklin Christian Church. He was the founder of Spotless Carriage Car Wash also known as Autowash Express. David was a member of Kiwanis Club...
David Dietzel
Jan 2, 2022
David Caldwell Dietzel, age 71 of Franklin, TN, went to Heaven suddenly on January 2, 2022.
David was born in Lumberton, NC to Joe Melvin Dietzel, Sr. and Frances Caldwell Dietzel. He graduated from Lumberton High School.
David received his Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from NC State. He started his career at UPS in...
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