Recent Obituaries in Franklin, Tennessee
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Beatrice Spears
May 17, 2015
Mrs. Beatrice Holt Spears, age 96 of Franklin, TN passed away May 17, 2015. Former owner and operator of Dutch Maid Laundry. Retired school bus driver with Williamson County School System with seventeen years of service. Preceded in death by husbands, Lillard H. Holt and John T. Spears. Survived by: daughter, Jean H. Pierce; grandchildren, Sandy Hughes & Jerry Hughes;...
John Kowalski
May 16, 2015
Mr. John Kowalski, age 86 passed away after a brief, but heroic battle with cancer on Saturday, May 16, 2015. John was born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania. After meeting his wife and traveling the world during his time in the military, he made Tennessee his home. A loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. John retired from...
Dorothy Rader
May 15, 2015
Mrs. Dorothy Lee David Rader, age 85 of Franklin, TN, May 15, 2015. Born in Lascassas, TN to the late W.R. & Bessie Owen David. Worked forty-four years with Gray Drug and Claiborne Hughes. She was a long time member of West Main Church of Christ. Preceded in death by four brothers and one sister. Survived by loving husband of...
James Candler
May 15, 2015
Mr. James Roy "Jim" Candler, age 60 of Murfreesboro, TN, May 15, 2015. Preceded in death by parents, William Roy & Mildred Katherine Jones Candler. Survived by daughters, Jenny (Sean) Daniel of Mt. Juliet & Angie (Charlie) Livesay; brother, Jerry (Pilar) Candler; sister, Donna (Rick) Peak; grandchildren, Jackson & Jace Livesay and other loving family members. Funeral services will be...
Ovie Ford
May 15, 2015
Mrs. Ovie Leigh Ford, age 93 of Thompson's Station, TN passed away May 15, 2015. Born in Smith County, TN to the late Herman & Maggie Boulton Wilkerson. Preceded in death by son, Cleveland Ford; brothers, Earl, Ernest, Freeland, Boze, Duffy & Totty Wilkerson and Henry Burton; sisters, Gladys Whited and Wilsie Denny. Survived by son, Robert (Margaret) Ford; grandchildren,...
Thelma Cartwright
May 15, 2015
Mrs. Thelma Ruth Cartwright, age 82 of Franklin, TN, May 15, 2015. Graduate of Franklin High School Class of 1952. Retired from State of TN Department of Commerce & Insurance Regulatory Boards. She was an administrator with the auctioneer commission and lifetime member of the National Auctioneer Association. Preceded in death by parents, James Paschal & Vera Rivers Pulley; husband,...
Mildred Gumm
May 14, 2015
Mrs. Mildred Omalie Gumm, age 96 of Franklin, TN passed away May 14, 2015 at her home. Born in Washington County, VA to the late Rufus Nicholas and Mabel Eleanor Spahr Fleenor. She is preceded in death by her husband, Owen Brown Gumm. Survived by daughters, Susan G. Comer and Rebekah G. (Joe) Harrell; grandchildren, Eleanor (Carl) Ware, Rosalie (Samuel)...
Joyce Fulton
May 13, 2015
Mrs. Joyce M. Cooksy Braswell Fulton, age 81 of Brentwood, TN passed away May 13, 2015. Longtime member of the Rotary Club International volunteering both locally and internationally for many years. Member of Brentwood United Methodist Church. Preceded in death by first husband, Leighton Braswell, Sr. Survived by husband, Boyd D. Fulton; son, Leighton Braswell, Jr. (Sharon Overall) and daughter,...
Gustavo Olivares
May 13, 2015
Mr. Gustavo "Gus" Olivares, age 54 of Franklin, TN passed away on May 13, 2015. He was a tremendous and brave person who was well respected and loved by all who knew him. He always placed others before himself. Most of all he was a loving husband, father, son and brother to his family and will be greatly missed. Gus...
Kevin Reed
May 13, 2015
Mr. Kevin Eugene Reed, age 53 of Monticello, FL passed away May 13, 2015. 1980 Graduate of Page High School. Retired from Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Preceded in death by sister, Diane Reed. Survived by: wife, Marcia Reed; parents, L.C. & Mary Reed; sister, Denise (Tim) Sawyer; mother in law, Rosalyn Tillis; brother & sister in law, Brantley &...
Sarah Haynes
May 13, 2015
Mrs. Sarah Claudine Lee Haynes, age 59 of Lewisburg, TN passed away May 13, 2015. Preceded in death by daughter, Eugenia Lee Haynes and father, Robert Tracy Lee. Survived by: husband, Eugene Haynes; daughter, Regina Haynes; son, Eugene Haynes, Jr.; mother, Mildred Rowland; brothers, Martin "Bugger" Lee & Robert "Little Man" Lee; sisters, Patricia "Trish" Davis, Mary Lou Trice &...
Bonnie Nixon
May 11, 2015
Mrs. Bonnie Ruth Nixon, age 83 of Franklin, TN, May 11, 2015. Most loving wife, mother and grandmother in the world. Longtime member of Two Rivers Baptist Church and ClearView Baptist Church. Member of Empty Nesters Sunday School Class. Retired from Tractor Supply Company. Preceded in death by parents, Robert & Bessie Swann; brothers, Haward, S.L., Bill, Robert Earl and...
Janis Foster
May 8, 2015
Foster, Janis McDowell, of Franklin, TN passed away May 8, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Lewis and Willie Mai McDowell of Cookeville, TN; son in-law, Ronald V. Serfass, Jr; son, Robert McDowell Foster. She is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Robert Lee "Moe" Foster; daughter, Margaret "Sissy" Serfass; grandchildren, Anna and Michael...
L. Wieters
May 5, 2015
Lt Col August Frederick Wieters, USAF retired, passed away May 5, 2015. August F. "Gus" Wieters was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on July 6,1929. He graduated from The Citadel in 1950, received his commission in the Air Force, and began the pursuit of his love of flying that lasted a lifetime. Leaving active duty in 1954, he entered The...
Walter Hay
May 5, 2015
Mr. Walter Freeman Hay, age 77 of Nashville, TN, May 5, 2015. He was a wonderful provider for his family. Veteran of the U.S. Navy and a truck driver for many years. Preceded in death by his parents, William Milton & Mary Frances Boyd Hay and granddaughter, Lynda Arnold. Survived by wife of 53 years, Karen Hay; sons, David (Daisy...
William Donner
May 4, 2015
Mr. William John "Bill" Donner, age 72 of Franklin, TN passed away May 4, 2015. Veteran of the U.S. Navy. Preceded in death by parents, William Edward and Joan Mary Klink Donner and nephew, Thomas Hart. Survived by: sisters, Donna (Richard) DeSonia, JoAnn (Malcolm) Hart, Robyn (Charles) Boetsch and Rita (Michael) Ray; several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and...
Harold Hatcher
May 4, 2015
Mr. Harold Cotton Hatcher, age 86 of Greenbrier, TN, raised in Williamson Co., TN passed away May 4, 2015. Veteran of the U.S. Army. Retired Senior Engineer with Dupont and member of Highland Chapel Union Church in Ridgetop. Preceded in death by parents, Jim & Kate Cotton Hatcher; brothers, Ted & Bob Hatcher. Survived by wife of 64 years, Dorothy...
Bertha Gathmann
May 3, 2015
Mrs. Bertha Maye Johnson Gathmann, age 97 of Franklin, TN, May 3, 2015. Longtime resident of Williamson County. Member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. She was an early President to the Auxiliary to the TN Veterinarian Association and was very active in the UDC & DAR. Preceded in death by husband, Dr. Raymond Albert Gathmann and son, John Raymond Gathmann....
Terry Warren
May 3, 2015
Mr. Terry Graham Warren, age 51 of Franklin, TN passed away May 3, 2015. Graduate of Astronaut High School in Titusville, FL and graduated from Florida State University where he was an All-American linebacker, favorite of Coach Bobby Bowden. After college, he went on to the NFL and played for the Dallas Cowboys. He then pursued his music and acting...
Charles Hilyer
May 3, 2015
Charles Wayne Hilyer, 72, of Thompson's Station, TN, formerly of Okeechobee, FL, died May 3, 2015 in McAlpin, FL. He was born to Huffman and Lunie Mae McCullers Hilyer on November 28, 1942 in Wetumpka, AL. He moved to Belle Glade, FL and married Jacqueline Baughman. In 1980, they moved to Okeechobee, FL where they lived for more than 30...
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