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

John W. Perkins, Jr.

John W. Perkins, Jr.

Dec 8, 2022

John W. Perkins, Jr. passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 8, 2022. He is survived by his wife Glover Boyd Perkins, children, grandchildren and other family. Please keep the Perkins family in your thoughts and prayers.

Funeral Service will be lived stream via Facebook on the Lewis and Wright page.

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Nicole Scales

Nicole Scales

Dec 5, 2022

Nicole Scales transitioned on December 5, 2022. Please keep the Scales family in your thoughts and prayers.

Natika Lewis

Natika Lewis

Dec 4, 2022

Natika Lewis was born on September 9, 1968, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At an early age, she moved to Plainfield, New Jersey. She died unexpectedly on December 4, 2022, at Good Samaritan Health and Rehabilitation Center in Antioch, Tennessee.

Natika was a person of faith. She was baptized, received first Holy Communion, and was confirmed at St. Bernard Clairvaux & St....

Earl Tyler

Earl Tyler

Dec 2, 2022

Earl Tyler transitioned on December 2, 2022. Please keep the Tyler family in your thoughts and prayers.

Lelia M. Henderson

Lelia M. Henderson

Nov 25, 2022

Lelia Henderson transitioned on November 25, 2022. Please keep the Henderson family in your thoughts and prayers. Complete service arrangements will be announced soon.

Beverly J. Kindall

Beverly J. Kindall

Nov 25, 2022

Beverly J. Kindall, born December 22, 1945, transitioned from this life peacefully in her home on November 25, 2022. She is preceded in death by mother, Celesta M. Franklin and step-father, James Brit Franklin. Survived by devoted and loving husband for 57 1⁄2 years, Attorney Edward T. Kindall; devoted and loving daughter, Marjorie (Timothy) Turner; grandchildren that she loved dearly,...

Ingrid Christine Morgan

Ingrid Christine Morgan

Nov 24, 2022

Ingrid Christine Morgan of Lebanon, TN. passed away peacefully on November 24, 2022, at the age of 72. Ingrid was proud graduate of Tennessee State University, and a long-time member of Clark Memorial United Methodist Church.

Ingrid built a successful career at the Tennessee Department of Human Services and retired after 30 years of service.

Proceeded in death by her...

Carl A. Patton

Carl A. Patton

Nov 21, 2022

BORN AND RAISED IN CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE CARL ALLEN WAS THE FOURTH CHILD BORN TO THE UNION OF THE LATE WILLIAM PATTON, I AND RUBY SUE GRIFFIN PATTON.HE ATTENDED PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN CHATTANOOGA AND GRADUATED FROM HOWARD HIGH SCHOOL IN 1963. AFTER SPENDING SEVERAL YEARS IN THE U.S. ARMY, HE PROGRESSED TO RECEIVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, A...

Delores S. Williams

Delores S. Williams

Nov 17, 2022

Delores Seneva Williams was born on November 17, 1934, in Louisville Kentucky to the union of the late Harvey Williams Sr. and the late Gladys Woods. She passed away peacefully on November 17, 2022, in Nashville Tennessee.

Years ago, when asked what Delores was like as a child, her mother described her as quiet. Her mother said “little Delores was born...

Shirley D. Parker

Shirley D. Parker

Nov 15, 2022

Shirley Darlene Nelson Parker was born on August 22, 1962 in Nashville, Tennessee to the late Willie Ed Nelson and Dorothy Ann Akins Nelson. She transitioned from this life to eternal rest on Tuesday, November 15, 2022.

Shirley leaves to forever cherish her memory husband, Dewayne A. Parker; children LaKesha Talley, Paul Talley (Tiffany), Frederick Talley, Henry Talley, Jennifer Talley,...

Ella J. Ligon

Ella J. Ligon

Nov 14, 2022

Ella J. Ligon transitioned on November 14, 2022. Please keep the Ligon family in your thoughts and prayers. Complete service arrangements will be announced soon.

James N. Page

James N. Page

Nov 9, 2022

James N. Page transitioned on November 9, 2022. Please keep the Page family in your thoughts and prayers. Service arrangements will be announced soon.

Dorothy  (Dot) Kathryn Fort

Dorothy (Dot) Kathryn Fort

Nov 9, 2022

Dorothy Kathryn Fort was born in Nashville, TN on November 27, 1944 to William Henry Fort, Jr. and Geraldine Bennett Fort Hale, the second of their two daughters. Dorothy attended First Baptist Church – 8th Avenue with her parents, joining while still a child, and participating regularly on piano in the Sunday church services.

Educated in the public schools of Nashville,...

Mary Jean Hancock

Mary Jean Hancock

Nov 9, 2022

Mrs. Mary Jean Evans-Hancock was born to the late Rev. Roosevelt and Mary Evans on August 12, 1933 in Nashville, TN. She passed away on November 9, 2022. She was preceded in death by parents and siblings, Lucille (Warren) Dean, Roosevelt (Juanita) Evans, Charlesetta (William) Mills, Helen (James) Currie; her son, Nyanza S. Turner and her grandson, John T Morrow.

Mary...

Gerald Word

Gerald Word

Nov 9, 2022

Gerald Word transitioned on November 9, 2022. Please keep the Word family in your thoughts and prayers. Complete service arrangements will be announced soon.

Myrtle Joy

Myrtle Joy

Nov 8, 2022

Myrtle Joy was born on November 2, 1945, to the late John Ed and Jennie Lou Joy. On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, Myrtle gently closed her eyes and went home to meet her Savior. She was the second of twelve children and spent her childhood in Whiteville, Tennessee.

Myrtle leaves to cherish her memory three sons and one daughter: Willis...

William Dewayne Guinn

William Dewayne Guinn

Nov 6, 2022

William Dewayne Guinn transitioned on November 6, 2022. Please keep the Guinn family in your thoughts and prayers.

Michael Wayne Thompson

Michael Wayne Thompson

Oct 29, 2022

Michael Wayne Thompson transitioned on October 29, 2022. Please keep the Thompson family in your thoughts and prayers.

Abraham Frederick Peterson, Jr.

Abraham Frederick Peterson, Jr.

Oct 21, 2022

Dr. Abraham Frederick Peterson, Jr., known as June by family, and Pete by his close friends, departed this life on Friday, October 21, 2022. He was born December 31, 1926 in Orlando, Florida. He was the oldest of three children born to Abraham Frederick Peterson, Sr. and Pearl Hawkins Peterson. He was predeceased by his mother, father, sister Prudence Peterson...

Aleathia Dolores Nicholson

Aleathia Dolores Nicholson

Oct 20, 2022

Aleathia Dolores Nicholson was born on April 10, 1937, in Salisbury, North Carolina. Her father, John W. Nicholson was a public school teacher and her mother, Leathia, was a social worker. Her love of music came from her father, John, who sang with a men’s Gospel quartet. As a teenager Dolores was the church musician at many churches in the...

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