Recent Obituaries in Franklin, Tennessee
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Tandy Culberson Cook
Dec 17, 2025
Tandy Culberson Cook, age 90 of Franklin, TN passed away December 17, 2025. Tandy was born in Williamson County, TN to the late Bennie & Flora Culberson. She graduated from Franklin High School in 1953. Tandy was a homemaker and loved cooking, baking and gardening with her son Randy. She loved her family and friends, and many animal friends. She...
Marie Strain Newberry
Dec 17, 2025
Marie Strain Newberry, beloved wife, sister, and dentist, passed away on December 17, 2025, in Franklin, Tennessee, surrounded by her family. She was born on December 21, 1970, to Dorothy "Dot" and the late William Strain, in Memphis, Tennessee, and dedicated her life to caring for others through her profession as a dentist at Campbell Station Dentistry.
Marie was a proud...
Joyce Faye Stancliff
Dec 16, 2025
Joyce Faye Stancliff, age 87 of Franklin, TN passed away December 16, 2025. She was born in Moss, TN to the late Raymond Riley and Selma Spear. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Frank Vernon Stancliff; her sister Imogene Hutcherson and brother-in-law Benjamin Hutcherson.
She was a daughter, sister, wife, mother,...
Lisa Rose Arnold
Dec 16, 2025
Lisa Rose Perdue Arnold, age 68, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at her residence in Franklin, Tennessee. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of John Sebastian “Jack” Perdue and the late Sarah Louise Clements Perdue.
Lisa moved to Henderson, Kentucky, where she spent most of her formative years. After attending Western Kentucky University, she returned to Henderson...
Barbara Ann Walker
Dec 15, 2025
Barbara Ann Walker, age 77, of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on December 15, 2025.
Barbara was born in Buffalo, New York, to the late Joseph and Bessie Peterson Staebell. She built a life rooted in compassion, service, and deep love for her family.
Family meant everything to Barbara, and she especially cherished time spent with her grandchildren. Her warmth, kindness, and...
Nancy Duggan Puryear
Dec 14, 2025
Nancy Duggan Puryear, age 87, of Franklin, passed away on December 14, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Nancy was born in Chattanooga to the late John and Stella Duggan and has lived in middle Tennessee for the last 65 years where she rooted and thrived, serving and enjoying extended family and a wide variety of friends and neighbors. She found...
Maxine Ellene Laura
Dec 12, 2025
Maxine Laura, born on May 18, 1948, in Brooklyn, New York, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee, surrounded by her loving family. She has been reunited with the love of her life “her Anthony” may they forever walk hand and hand in the light of our lord . She was a cherished member of the Holy...
Val Dene Harvey
Dec 11, 2025
Val Dene Medlin Harvey, age 92 of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on December 11th, 2025.
Preceded in death by her parents N.J. & Velma (Battle) Medlin. Val was born in Clinton, Oklahoma on November 21, 1933. She was educated at the University of Oklahoma and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, in Fort Worth, Texas.
She is also preceded in death by her...
James "Jim" Thomas DeHart
Dec 8, 2025
James “Jim” Thomas DeHart, age 79, passed away on December 8th, 2025 just three days before his 80th birthday. A longtime resident of Franklin, Tennessee, Jim lived a life marked by integrity, hard work, and deep devotion to his family.
Born on December 11, 1945, in Staunton, VA, Jim proudly served his country in the United States Army Reserves before launching...
Susie Mae Heithcock
Dec 7, 2025
Susie Mae Heithcock, a cherished matriarch and beloved member of the Franklin community, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2025, in Thompson's Station, Tennessee. She was surrounded by her loving family. She was born on December 30, 1930, in Franklin, TN, Susie lived a life dedicated to caring for both her family and her community. A true caregiver at heart,...
Jean Margaret Moffatt Bentley
Dec 7, 2025
Jean Margaret Moffatt Bentley, age 95, of Franklin, TN, passed away on December 7, 2025. She was born on August 13, 1930, in England to her parents Robert and Agnes Moffatt.
Jean met the love of her life, George Bentley, while he was stationed in the Air Force in England. She made the life-changing journey to America aboard the Queen Mary....
Mary Galantowicz
Dec 6, 2025
Mary Galantowicz, A Life Dedicated to Faith, Family, and Community
Mary Galantowicz (nee Knotts), a devoted wife, loving mother, cherished grandmother, and active community member, passed away peacefully after a long battle with chronic lung disease on Friday, December 6, 2025. She was born on November 12, 1941, and she grew up in Sicily Island, Louisiana. Mary attended college at LSU...
Louise Wilson
Dec 6, 2025
Louise Wilson, age 81, passed away on December 6, 2025, with her family by her side. Born in Hickory Flat, Mississippi, she was the beloved daughter of the late Arthur and Maudie Lou Thompson Taylor.
Louise lived a life marked by talent, kindness, and unwavering faith. An exceptional seamstress, she owned and operated her own fabric shop in Mississippi, where she...
David Roland Rigney
Dec 5, 2025
David Roland Rigney, age 72, passed away on Friday, December 5, 2025 at his home in Franklin, TN.
Dave, a native of Cleveland Ohio, was the son of the late Orien B. Rigney and the late Eleanor C. Davis, and was a lifelong fan of the Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Indians.
He graduated from North Ridgeville High School in 1971 and the...
Larry Patrick
Dec 4, 2025
Larry Patrick, age 72, of Franklin, Tennessee, passed away on December 4, 2025. He was born in Streator, Illinois, to the late Donald and Ella Patrick.
Larry’s greatest passion in life was sharing the gospel, and he was well known for his presence on the street corner in downtown Franklin, where he devoted countless hours to spreading the message of his...
Claudia Fox Burns
Dec 4, 2025
Claudia Fox Burns, 72, passed away peacefully at her home in Franklin, Tennessee on December 4, 2025, after a short illness.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Claudia was the beloved daughter of Marion and Joe Fox. A graduate of Thornton Township High School in Harvey, IL and Newton College (which later merged with Boston College), in Newton, MA, she built a remarkable...
Jean F. Beasley
Dec 2, 2025
Frances Jean Faulkner Beasley, known as Jean, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother, devoted teacher, administrator and conservationist passed away December 2, 2025 at the age of 90. Jean passed away peacefully in Franklin, TN where she had moved in August 2021 to be closer to her family.
Jean leaves behind her two sons, Barney Beasley (Karen) of Franklin, TN...
Peggy Joanne Turner
Dec 2, 2025
Peggy Joanne Baumgardner Turner, age 77, passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at The Waters of Gallatin. A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Milford McKinley Baumgardner and the late Jessie Mae Turner Baumgardner. She spent her career of more than 20 years as an accountant. She was a long-time, faithful member of...
Zeneith O'Neal Garland Cole
Dec 1, 2025
Zeneith O’Neal Garland Cole, age 84 of Lebanon, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on December 1, 2025, surrounded by family. Zeneith was born on April 26, 1941 to James and Kathleen Johnson Garland of Nashville, TN and was raised in Williamson County as one of seven children. Her friends and family remember her for her fierce devotion and unending commitment to...
James Ellsworth French
Nov 30, 2025
James Ellsworth “Jimmy” French (December 10, 1935 – November 30, 2025), of Franklin, Tennessee, was born in Algood, Tennessee, and was the only child of James Albert “Jack” and Sarah Stites French. From his childhood to his final years, Jimmy was a magnet for other people—drawn to their stories, quick to make them feel at home, and happiest when he...
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