Obituaries

Nashville, TN Obituaries

Local obituaries for Nashville, Davidson County TN. and the surrounding areas

Landson Drummond

Landson Drummond

Apr 20, 2025

Landson Drummond transitioned on Sunday, April 20, 2025.  Please keep the Drummond family in your thoughts and prayers.  Complete service arrangements will be announced soon.

Louis Richard Montgomery

Louis Richard Montgomery

Apr 19, 2025

Louis Richard Montgomery transitioned on Saturday, April 19, 2025.  Please keep the Montgomery family in your thoughts and prayers. Complete service arrangements will be announced soon.

Clarence Gooch

Clarence Gooch

Apr 18, 2025

Clarence Gooch transitioned on Friday, April 18, 2025.  Please keep the Gooch family in your thoughts and prayers.  Complete service arrangements will be announced soon.

Thomas N. Ray

Thomas N. Ray

Apr 4, 2025

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your needs known to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”Philippians 4:6-7

Thomas Nathaniel Ray, eldest child of the late Alvin Dorris Ray and the late Corrine Florence Law Ray, was born...

Andrew Foxworth

Andrew Foxworth

Apr 2, 2025

Andrew Lee Foxworth, Sr., affectionately known also as “Pete” was born October 16, 1940, in Harmondale, MO to Gladys Swinger and Eugene Foxworth. He was the second oldest of five children born to this union. He later moved to St. Louis, MO, Tylertown, MS and Chicago, IL where he graduated from Englewood High School. He met his first love in...

Richard Terry Reed

Richard Terry Reed

Mar 31, 2025

Richard Terry Reed was born in Nashville, TN, on June 18, 1942, to the late Margaret Abby and Richard Reed. He was one of two children; his sister Deloris Barbee preceded him in death. He transitioned to his heavenly home on March 31, 2025.

He was educated in the Nashville Public School system, graduating from Meigs High School, where he was...

John Spartana

John Spartana

Mar 25, 2025

John Spartana transitioned on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.  Please keep the Spartana family in your thoughts and prayers.  

Mrs. Princess Saavedra

Mrs. Princess Saavedra

Mar 24, 2025

Mrs. Princess Prather Saavedra, 100, was born in Nashville, Tennessee on November 25, 1924. She entered into eternal rest on March 24, 2025. She was the seventh of nine children born to Toby Lee and Essie B. Spight Prather.

Princess grew up in Nashville and graduated from Pearl High School. She was baptized at an early age at the historic Spruce...

Margaret A. Weaver

Margaret A. Weaver

Mar 23, 2025

Margaret  A. Weaver transitioned on Sunday, March 23,2025. Please keep the Weaver family in your thoughts and prayers. 

Rev. Charles Townsend, Sr.

Rev. Charles Townsend, Sr.

Mar 23, 2025

Reverend Townsend, born on December 28, 1938 to the union of Liska Townsend and Charles-Etta Brown in Nashville, TN. Reverend Townsend departed this life on March 23, 2025, predeceased by his son Marcus Townsend, Sr., sister Ernestine Perkins, brothers Rayfield and Alvin Townsend.

Reverend Townsend graduated from Cameron High School. He was baptized at an early age. United in Holy Matrimony...

Edward D. Dansby

Edward D. Dansby

Mar 22, 2025

Edward “Eddie” Dansby was born to the late Mary Etta Dobbins on February 5, 1949 in Centerville, Tennessee. In his early adolescence years. He lived with his grandparents (Anna and Ernest Dansby). Edward moved to Nashville, to be with his mother and stepfather (Mary Etta and Eugene Dobbins) at the age of ten.

Edward was united in Holy Matrimony to Maggie...

Hattie H. Townsend

Hattie H. Townsend

Mar 20, 2025

Hattie Holt Townsend, born on March 15, 1937 to the late Coy Holt and Fannie Brown in Nashville, TN, Hattie affectionately known as “Shag” departed this life on March 20, 2025. She is predeceased by her son Marcus Townsend, Sr., and five brothers and three sisters.

Hattie graduated from Pearl High School; she was baptized at an early age at Fourteenth...

John Lincoln Coleman, Jr.

John Lincoln Coleman, Jr.

Mar 18, 2025

John Lincoln Coleman, Jr. transitioned on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Please keep the Coleman family in your thoughts and prayers. 

Minister Carl Blackman, Jr.

Minister Carl Blackman, Jr.

Mar 12, 2025

Minister Carl Blackman, Jr., was the first child born to the late Elder Carl Blackman, Sr., and Mrs. Martha Ruth-Blackman of Nashville, Tennessee. He entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at the Alive Hospice, Nashville, TN.

Bear was born on June 7, 1968. He attended Glencliff Comprehensive High School, and Prestonsburg Job Core Center.

Minister Blackman accepted Christ at...

Mrs. Thelma L. Horton

Mrs. Thelma L. Horton

Mar 6, 2025

THELMA LOUISE HORTON, a beloved native of Nashville, TN, was born on August 30, 1934, to the late Mr. Clarence Fisher and Mrs. Louvenia Fisher. She was one of eighteen (18) siblings in a close-knit family filled with love and unity.

Thelma met the love of her life, the late Bobbie Lee Horton, Jr. from Athens, Alabama. They were married for...

Michael E. Prather

Michael E. Prather

Mar 4, 2025

Michael E. Prather transitioned on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.  Please keep the Prather family in your thoughts and prayers.  

Evelyn Bernice Thompson Frierson

Evelyn Bernice Thompson Frierson

Mar 2, 2025

Evelyn Bernice Thompson Frierson, born on June 19, 1938, to Andrew Thompson and Letha Ann Nation Thompson, was a beloved mother, grandmother, and sister.

Evelyn received her education in the Metro Nashville Public Schools. She dedicated her professional life to Matthew Walker Health Center and later to Metro Nashville Public Schools until her retirement.

A devout Christian, Evelyn accepted Christ at an...

Mrs. E. Luvert Glanton

Mrs. E. Luvert Glanton

Feb 28, 2025

Mrs. Luvert Glanton, the mother of five boys, was born on November 7, 1927, to the late Willie Peterson and Bertha Peterson. She was one of six children. Her life began in Crenshaw County, Alabama, where she worked hard to assist her parents in providing the necessities of life.

Her family moved to Foley, Alabama where she worked in the fields...

Weldon B. Kidd

Weldon B. Kidd

Feb 27, 2025

Weldon Boyd Kidd, was born, June 11, 1939 in Nashville and grew up in town of Antioch, Tennessee. Weldon was the youngest child of four siblings.

Weldon attended public schools and graduated from Haynes High School in 1952. He matriculated to Tennessee State University and completed college with a B.S. Degree from the School of Engineering.

After Weldon's first year in college,...

Ralph N. Moore

Ralph N. Moore

Feb 24, 2025

Ralph N. Moore transitioned on Monday, February 24, 2025.  Please keep the Moore family in your thoughts and prayers.  

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