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William "Billy" A. McArthur

William "Billy" A. McArthur

Jun 25, 2024

William “Billy” A. McArthur, age 91 of Franklin, TN passed away June 25, 2024. He was born in Williamson County, Tennessee to the late Herman & Ruth McArthur. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean Conflict. Billy was a member of Lawrence Grove Baptist Church. He retired from Tennessee Department of Transportation after thirty years...

Eddie Morton Chunn

Eddie Morton Chunn

Jun 24, 2024

Eddie M. Chunn, age 74, passed away at his residence in Eagleville, Tn., on Monday, June 24, 2024. A native of Williamson County, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Willis Robert Chunn and the late Ora Mai Smithson Chunn. He spent his career as a truck driver and a mechanic, serving many years with the Mid South Bus...

Deborah Horton Bell

Deborah Horton Bell

Jun 23, 2024

Deborah Horton Bell, 74, passed away on June 23, 2024, in College Grove, Tennessee. She was born on July 17, 1949, in Cherokee, Oklahoma, and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. Deborah was a spirited individual known for her candor and infectious laughter.

As a high school English teacher, Deborah dedicated her professional life to inspiring students with a love of the...

Ronald Wayne Hope

Ronald Wayne Hope

Jun 21, 2024

 

Ronald Wayne Hope, 80, of Franklin, TN, passed away on Friday June 21, 2024 peacefully in his home.

 

Ronald was born in Compton, CA to Harold and Margaret Hope on June 16, 1944. He was a graduate of Whittier High School. He married Dianne J Demmon on July 17, 1971 in Carmel, CA. He worked in the Automotive/Auction Industry for over...

William Hance "Bill" Lassiter, Jr.

William Hance "Bill" Lassiter, Jr.

Jun 21, 2024

William Hance (“Bill”) Lassiter, Jr., a long time Nashville attorney, passed away on Friday, June 21st in Franklin, Tennessee after a short illness. He was 85. He is predeceased by his parents, Hance and Harriett Lassiter, and his wife of 59 years, the late Susan R. Lassiter. He is survived by his two children, Russ (Jennifer) Lassiter and Sherri (Tim)...

Wade "Doug" Douglas Ladd

Wade "Doug" Douglas Ladd

Jun 21, 2024

Wade “Doug” Douglas Ladd, age 94 of Chapel Hill, TN, formerly of Franklin, TN passed away June 21, 2024. He was born in Williamson County in Allisona Community to late George and Annie Ladd. He was a graduate of Bethesda High School in Williamson County. He is preceded in death by his wife Mary Faye of 65 years, and his...

Larry Gene Clark

Larry Gene Clark

Jun 20, 2024

Larry Gene “Shorty” Clark, age 77, passed away at his residence, in Franklin, Tennessee on Thursday, June 20, 2024. He was born on August 1, 1946, the son of the late Daniel Archie (D.A.) Clark and the late Gracie Margaret Bolton Clark. He was a veteran, serving in the United States Army, during the Vietnam conflict. He was a master...

Mark Carroll DeVito

Mark Carroll DeVito

Jun 16, 2024

 

 

Mark Carroll DeVito, a cherished pillar of his community and a beacon of generosity, passed away peacefully on June 16, 2024, at the age of 71. Born on July 14, 1952, in Amarillo, Texas, Mark's life was a testament to the values of love, selflessness, and service. The son of the late Nicholas Salvadore Louis DeVito and Francis Pearl Slutz,...

Harold Leroy Scott

Harold Leroy Scott

Jun 15, 2024

Harold Leroy Scott was born in Westport, TN on May 31, 1929. He passed away on June 15, 2024 at the age of 95 at the Richland Health Center in Nashville, TN. The middle child of William Benjamin Scott and Letha Laycook Scott, Harold grew up surrounded by family in west Tennessee until the family moved to Old Hickory, TN....

Mary Frances Moran

Mary Frances Moran

Jun 14, 2024

Mary Frances Moran, age 70 of Fairview, TN passed away June 14, 2024. She was born in Nashville, TN to the late Arthur & Catherine Baker. Mary loved her family dearly. She enjoyed cooking, camping, going to the beach and visiting the mountains. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Ray Moran, Sr.; son, Thomas Ray Moran, Jr....

Barbara Martin Rich

Barbara Martin Rich

Jun 14, 2024

Barbara Martin Rich went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on June 14, 2024, in Franklin, TN.

She was born Barbara Jean Martin to Dupree Leland Martin and Annie Young Martin in Greenville, SC, on June 3, 1942. Barbara is survived by five of her children, Chris (Caprice) Rich of Monrovia, CA, Martin Rich of San Marcos, TX,...

Melissa Jo Noelting

Melissa Jo Noelting

Jun 13, 2024

Melissa Jo Noelting, age 23 of Franklin, TN passed away June 13, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was a 2019 graduate of Page High School. She was one semester shy from completing her bachelor’s degree at the University of Tennessee Knoxville where she was a member of the Tri Delta Sorority. 

Melissa loved deeply, her greatest joys in...

Catherine L Grice

Catherine L Grice

Jun 12, 2024

Catherine L Grice (Kitty) Age 98 went to Heaven to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on June 12, 2024. Catherine was born in Nashville, TN on May 31, 1926. She was the daughter of Late Claude C Locke Sr. and Sally Anderson Locke. She was a member of the Woodmont Baptist Church. Catherine started working for South Central Bell...

Ann "Kaki" Catherine Beuerlein

Ann "Kaki" Catherine Beuerlein

Jun 11, 2024

Ann Catherine Beuerlein “Kaki”

October 20, 1936 – June 11, 2024

Ann Catherine Beuerlein, lovingly known as “Kaki” by her family and friends, passed away surrounded by family on the morning of June 11, 2024. She was born in Nashville, TN to the late George and Mattie Beuerlein. Kaki was a member of St Philip Catholic church and graduated from Cathedral High School...

James "Jimmy" Watson King

James "Jimmy" Watson King

Jun 11, 2024

James Watson King “Jimmy”, age 80, passed away peacefully at his home on June 10, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Jimmy was a native of Williamson County and a graduate of College Grove High School. He was born on November 29, 1943.  When Jimmy graduated high school in 1961, he and his father purchased the farm together.  He had...

Lloyd Douglas Smithson

Lloyd Douglas Smithson

Jun 10, 2024

Lloyd Douglas Smithson was a lifelong resident of Williamson County. His parents, Lloyd Henderson Smithson and Nannie Lane Smithson, were also lifelong residents of the county.

 

Doug graduated from Bethesda High School in 1954 and remained friends with many of his classmates throughout his life. He and Nellie Pewitt Smithson were married August 12, 1955. They moved to Southall Road in...

Anjelica Denise Slaughter Eschmann

Anjelica Denise Slaughter Eschmann

Jun 10, 2024

Anjelica Denise Slaughter Eschmann, age 31 of Franklin, TN passed away June 10, 2024. She was a loving mother, wife, sister, and friend to everyone that knew her. She graduated from Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro, TN and attended Middle Tennessee State University where she played rugby. Here she impacted so many lives and made forever friends. She was always the person...

Jean Cromer Peters

Jean Cromer Peters

Jun 9, 2024

Jean Cromer Peters of Knoxville, TN passed away peacefully on June 9, 2024 in Brentwood, TN. Jean was born to Sylvan and Ruby (LaFevers) Cromer, October 25th, 1936 in Norman, OK. She graduated from Oak Ridge high school and The University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She lived in Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico and New York before her father, who worked...

Rita Marie Trimble

Rita Marie Trimble

Jun 6, 2024

Rita Marie Trimble went to be with the Lord on June 6, 2024. She was a devout Orthodox Christian and was a member of St. Ignatius Antiochian Orthodox Church since 1990.  She later became a member of St. Anna Mission in Columbia. She was born in Indianola, Nebraska on November 2, 1931, to the late Fredric Henry & Ellen Marie Powers...