Obituaries
Nashville, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nashville, Davidson County TN. and the surrounding areas
Jimmie M. Stevens
Dec 25, 2025
Jimmie M. Stevens, age 88 transitioned Thursday, December 25, 2025. Please keep the Stevens family in your thoughts and prayers. The complete obituary forthcoming.
She was preceded in death by devoted husband, Thurman R. Stevens Jr., both parents, brothers, James Gentry and Walter G. Smith, Jr., and great granddaughter, Sherryse Amauri Wilson.
Jimmie is survived by sons, Thurman R. III (Sharon) and...
Earlest Edward Armstrong, Sr.
Dec 27, 2025
Earlest Edward Armstrong Sr., age 85 transitioned on Saturday, December 27, 2025. Please keep the Armstrong family in your thoughts and prayers. The complete obituary forthcoming.
Elteresa Harding
Dec 27, 2025
Elteresa Harding, age 62 transitioned Saturday, December 27, 2025. Please keep the Harding family in your thoughts and prayers. The complete obituary forthcoming.
Eugene Cannon
Dec 27, 2025
Eugene Cannon, age 71 transitioned Saturday, December 27, 2025. Please keep the Cannon family in your thoughts and prayers. The complete obituary forthcoming.
Jean Stockard Lesley
Dec 23, 2025
Jean Stockard Lesley, age 95 transitioned on Monday, December 23, 2025. Please keep the Lesley family in your thoughts and prayers. The complete obituary forthcoming.
Dr. Edwina Harris Hamby
Dec 20, 2025
Dr. Edwina Harris Hamby, age 79 transitioned on Saturday, December 20, 2025. Please keep the Hamby family in your thoughts and prayers. The complete obituary forthcoming.
Katherine Green
Dec 12, 2025
On the 13th of January 1935, she was born Katherine “Kaddie” Watkins, the sixth of eight kids of James “JC” Watkins and Alice Young-Watkins. Growing up on Brick Church Pike during the heart of the Great Depression, Katherine learned the value of education, hard work, and faith. She accepted Jesus Christ at an early age and was baptized into the...
Yolanda Roshelle Sutton
Dec 11, 2025
Yolanda Roshelle Sutton transitioned on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Survived by mother, Maxine Sutton; father, Larry Downing; children, Montarious Johnson and Marcellus Johnson; sister, Beverely Sutton; 6 grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Steve Martin Crum
Dec 10, 2025
Steve Martin Crum transitioned on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Survived by family and friends in Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee.
Flora Mae Rucker
Dec 9, 2025
Flora McKinley Rucker, born on December 23, 1929, in Buffalo Valley, Tennessee, was the second child of Gene McKinley and Collie Lamberson. She took her last breath on earth and her first breath in heaven on December 9, 2025. Her early life was marked by challenges, losing her older brother to polio at the age of three, followed by her...
Polly Buchanan
Dec 8, 2025
Polly Swanson-Buchanan was born on November 25, 1925, to the late Harry and Maria Swanson. She peacefully departed this life on Monday, December 8, 2025.
Polly accepted Christ at an early age and remained steadfast in her faith throughout her life. She truly enjoyed spending time with her family and was known for her vibrant spirit, warm personality, and the very...
Marvin Douglas Spears
Dec 6, 2025
Marvin D. Spears, beloved teacher, coach and public school administrator transitioned to his heavenly home on Saturday, December 6, 2025 after a short illness in Nashville, TN. He attended public schools in Corpus Christi, Texas where he enjoyed sports and graduated from Roy Miller High School. He matriculated at the University of North Texas and received a BBA in 1972....
Henry Corey Booker
Nov 24, 2025
Henry Corey Booker (affectionately called Corey) was born August 23,1979 to the late Henry Jr and Neller Faye Booker, in Nashville, Tennessee. He departed this earthly life on November 24, 2025.
Corey accepted Christ at an early age at the Saint James Missionary Church under the Pastorate of George Brooks, Sr. He later united with the Temple Church under Senior Pastor...
Lena Will Stanley
Nov 24, 2025
Lena Will Stanley was born August 30, 1934, in Pulaski, Tennessee, to Inez Payne and Howard Kimbrough. She departed this earthly life on November 24, 2025. In addition to her mother and father, Lena was preceded in death by her daughter, Phyllis Booker; stepfather, Reverend W.A. Pryor; brothers, William Pryor and James Pryor; and sister, Ann Davidson.
Lena was employed in...
Alvin Pugh
Nov 22, 2025
Alvin Pugh, age 59, of Nashville Tn, passed away on November 22, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family. Born on July 4th, 1966, in Benton Harbor Michigan to mother, Charlie Jean Pugh-Bailey and father, Robert Grandberry.
Alvin confessed a hope in christ at an early age and was baptized at the Church of God In Christ by Reverend Willie...
Lois Jean Furman
Nov 21, 2025
The Rising of the Sun
On June 17, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois, the world was graced with the arrival of Lois Jean Hundley. Her proud parents, Frederick Douglas and Hattie Jewel Hundley, welcomed their first child—a beautiful baby girl who would grow to touch countless lives. Two years later, her sister Reita Helene joined the family, completing a loving home filled...
David Carr
Nov 15, 2025
David Carr transitioned on Saturday, November 15, 2025. Please keep the Carr family in your thoughts and prayers.
Samuel L Ervin
Nov 15, 2025
December 18, 1949 – November 15, 2025 Samuel Louis Ervin, age 75, peacefully transitioned on November 14, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee, after a lengthy illness. Born on December 18, 1949, in Gastonia, North Carolina, Samuel grew into a man whose life was deeply rooted in family, faith, and a lifelong love of music. Samuel was the beloved son of Otis...
Harriette K. Perkins
Oct 29, 2025
Harriette Kennebrew Perkins, a woman of grace, laughter, and undeniable style, entered eternal rest on October 29, 2025, after 78 years joyfully lived. Born at Chicago's historic Provident Hospital, she carried her hometown pride wherever she went. In her trademark red St. John knit, Harriette loved to laugh, to dance a Chicago-style two-step, and to tell anyone who would listen...
