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Nashville, TN Obituaries

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

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...

Rev. Charles Townsend, Sr.

Rev. Charles Townsend, Sr.

Mar 23, 2025

Rev. Charles Townsend, Sr. transitioned on Sunday, March 23, 2025.  Please keep the Townsend family in your thoughts and prayers.  Complete service arrangements will be announced soon

Edward D. Dansby

Edward D. Dansby

Mar 22, 2025

Edward D. Dansby transitioned on Saturday, March 22, 2025.  Please keep the Dansby family in your thoughts and prayers. Complete service arrangements will be announced soon.

Hattie H. Townsend

Hattie H. Townsend

Mar 20, 2025

Hattie H. Townsend transitioned on Thursday, March 20, 2025.  Please keep the Townsend family in your thoughts and prayers.  Complete service arrangements will be announced soon.

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.  

Edgar L. Covington

Edgar L. Covington

Feb 22, 2025

Edgar L Covington was born January 26, 1936, in Nashville, Tennessee to the parents of John and Martha Covington. He has three brothers: John (deceased), Aaron (deceased), and Charles Covington. Edgar is the grandson of the late Reverend Frank L. Sanders, pastor of Spruce Street Baptist Church from 1921 to 1926.

Edgar graduated from Pearl High School and attended Tennessee State...

Marcus Lamont Hatcher, II

Marcus Lamont Hatcher, II

Feb 18, 2025

Marcus Lamont Hatcher, II transitioned on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.  Please keep the Hatcher family in your thoughts and prayers.  Complete service arrangements will be announced soon.

David J. Wells

David J. Wells

Feb 12, 2025

David James Wells, 39, of Nashville, TN, said his final yay yay, from the comfort of his home on February 12, 2025.

 David, aka Scooby or Mr. YayYay, was born March 17, 1985, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Damita Wells-Hairston and James L. Smith Sr. 

 As a lifetime resident of Nashville, Tennessee, he graduated from McGavock High School in 2003, attended Fisk University,...

Sarah Francis Culp

Sarah Francis Culp

Feb 6, 2025

Sarah Francis Culp transitioned on Thursday, February 6, 2025. Please keep the Culp family in your thoughts and prayers. 

Edward Ray Hargrove, Sr.

Edward Ray Hargrove, Sr.

Feb 3, 2025

Edward Ray Hargrove, Sr. departed this life February 3, 2025 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee. 

 He was born June 30, 1951 in Athens, Alabama to the late Alice Pearl Daly-Hargrove. Edward received his education in Giles County then in Rose Park Middle School and Cameron High School.

 He professed his life to God and was baptized at an early age at...

Tamika Renee Mitchell

Tamika Renee Mitchell

Jan 30, 2025

Tamika R. Mitchell, transitioned on January 30,2925. Please keep Tamika's family and friends in your thoughts and prayer.

Hayden E. Ballard, Jr.

Hayden E. Ballard, Jr.

Jan 30, 2025

Hayden Eugene Ballard, Jr., affectionately known as "Hank," passed away peacefully on January 30, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 82. Born on September 25, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, to the late Merrelene Ballard Dickerson and Hayden Eugene Ballard, Sr., he was the eldest grandchild, showered with love by his grandparents, aunts, and uncles. He was also a...

Annette V. Chunn

Annette V. Chunn

Jan 24, 2025

Annette Chunn, a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, was born on April 1, 1935, in Flat Creek, Tennessee, to the late Herbert and Artilee Davis Campbell. She peacefully departed this life on January 24, 2025, surrounded by love and cherished memories.In addition to her parents, Annette was preceded in death by her beloved husband, William (Billy) Chunn; her...

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