Obituaries

Nov 13, 2011

Mr. Edward Allan Hope, Sr., 64, resident of Ringgold, GA, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011 at the Alvin C. York Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN. Born August 26, 1947 in Chattanooga, TN, son of the late Ralph and Elizabeth Marion Hope and the husband of Bonnie Hawthorne Hope. He was a diesel mechanic for a bakery and a US...

Nov 12, 2011

Mr. Carl Lee Hughes, age 83, a resident of Columbia passed away Saturday November 12, 2011 at Good Samaritan Heath and Rehabilitation Center in Antioch. Mr. Hughes was born December 22, 1927 in Forrest, Mississippi to the late Otho and Eddie Hughes. For most of Carl’s life he worked construction, from helping to construct some of the world famous casinos...

Nov 10, 2011

Nov 9, 2011

Rosemary P. Jackson, age 91 passed away Wednesday evening. Rosemary was the wife of William Brown Jackson for 58 years until his death on June 1, 2001. The oldest child of Harry W. and Mary M.P. Pipkin, She spent her youth moving around Tennessee with her family, attending twelve schools in twelve years, beginning in Johnson City, TN. She attended...

Nov 8, 2011

Mr. Richard Gary Rossey, 67, a resident of Murfreesboro, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at his residence surrounded by his family. Mr. Rossey was born May 27, 1944 in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania to Richard Ellsworth Rossey and Frances Mildred Pence Rossey. After graduating high school, he joined the United States Navy. In 1966, he married the love of his...

Nov 3, 2011

Mr. Dean Alexander Hepper, Jr., a 56 year old resident of Murfreesboro, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2011 at Alvin C. York VA Medical Center. Mr. Hepper’s family described him as the best dad, the favorite uncle, and the most wonderful husband. He was the son of Dean Alexander Hepper, Sr. and Barbara Rebecca Moore, the husband of Mary Elizabeth...

Nov 2, 2011

Roy Edwards Harris passed away November 2nd in his daughter’s home surrounded by people who loved him. Roy is described by his family as the most caring, kind and generous man you could ever know. He was a pilot in the United States Air Force. After retirement from the Air Force he piloted for American Airlines and continued working for...

Nov 2, 2011

David Harold Hegland passed away November 2nd at the VA Hospital in Nashville. A Pilot, a motorcycle enthusiast, a hiker, biker, swimmer, an amateur astrommer, a Dr. Doolittle of sorts, these were all words used to describe David Hegland by his loving wife Sue Hegland. He was a man that served his country with pride and loved his family with...

Nov 1, 2011

David Conrad Sharp passed away on Nov. 1, 2011 at Skyline Medical Center in Madison, TN. Mr. Sharp was the son of the late Oakes Woodrow Sharp and Mary Elizabeth Bandy Sharp. He was born on March 17, 1940 in Bunkie, LA. He was married to the late Margaret Sharp and was the father of two children: Michael Sheila Sharp...

Oct 27, 2011

Mr. Ralph “Tracy” Whitman Watkins III, 44, passed away peacefully at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN on Thursday, October 27, 2011. Tracy was born on October 7, 1967 to Mr. Ralph W. Watkins, Jr. and Donna Watkins. He married his loving wife, Terri Lynn Atwood on February 4, 1992 Mr. Watkins was a devoted Alabama fan. He owned and operated...

Oct 18, 2011

Oct 9, 2011

Anna LeDoux Johnson died peacefully in Nashville, Tennessee on October 9, 2011 at The HealthCare Center at West Meade Place. Anna was preceded in death by her parents, Noah J. LeDoux and Alice Blanchard LeDoux, and by her husband, Milton Johnson. She is survived by her son, Kirk “Jelly Roll” Johnson and her daughter-in-law, Mary Jo Freeman Johnson, of Nashville,...

Oct 8, 2011

Dorothea P. Broz, age 79, resident of Spring Hill, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Claiborne & Hughes Nursing Home in Franklin. Born on August 20, 1932 in Dyer County, Tennessee, She was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Dicie Williams Campbell. Dorothea was a private home health aide for the elderly. She was a member of...

Oct 6, 2011

Mr. Ralph B. Barrett, age 86, resident of Nashville, passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Southern Care Assisted Living in Franklin. Born on August 29, 1925 in Atlanta, George and was the son the late Charles and Margaret Lunsdord Barrett. Ralph was the husband of the late Betty F. Barrett. He was retired a retired salesman after 40...

Oct 6, 2011

Mr. Jose Louis Del Rosario, age 90, resident of Smyrna, passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Born on January 10, 1921 in Tampa, Florida, He was the son of the late Louis and Esther Garciga Rosario. Jose was the husband of Onesima Borrero Del Rosario of Smyrna. He was a veteran having...

Oct 5, 2011

Mr. Allan D. Kennedy, age 81, resident of Hixon, TN, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, at his home. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Helen P. Kennedy; a daughter, Dayna Barry Rich of Hixson; his son, David Karen Kennedy of North Little Rock, AR; six grandchildren, Jason Sharp, Amanda Rich, Boyd Rich, Ashley Scott Douglas, Elizabeth...

Oct 4, 2011

Mr. Edward Daniel Schultz, age 86 resident of Brentwood, TN, formerly of Town & Country in the Tampa Bay, Florida area, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at the Alvin C. York Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Born on April 9, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Joseph and Helena Miko Schultz. Edward joined the...

Oct 3, 2011

Arne Gustav Kolbjornsen, aka. Neddy, age 72 passed away after a longtime battle with Diabetes on Monday, October 3, 2011, at Summit Medical Center. He was a resident of Nashville. Arne was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He was the son of the late Gustav and Magda Brenke Kolbjornsen. Arne was a true patriot, very proud of his country and all...

Sep 27, 2011

Brian Forbes Dawson, age 64, resident of Lawrenceburg, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Brian was born on September 10, 1947 in Cornwall, Ontario Canada and was the son of the late Fredrick George and Olive Lillian Brenna Dawson. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army during Vietnam. He received...

Sep 25, 2011

Mr. Jerry Owen Meade, Jr., age 68, resident of Friendsville, TN, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. Jerry was born on February 15, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois and was the son of the late Jerry Owen Meade, Sr. and the late Grace Shirley Double Meade. He was a Navy Veteran...