Obituaries

Nashville, TN Obituaries

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

Mrs. Lena P. Farrell

Mrs. Lena P. Farrell

Sep 12, 2021

Mrs. Lena P. Farrell transitioned on September 12, 2021. Please keep the Farrell family in your thoughts and prayers.

Carolyn Craig

Carolyn Craig

Sep 10, 2021

Carolyn Craig transitioned on September 10, 2021. Please keep the Craig and Williams families in your thoughts and prayers. Complete arrangements to be announced soon.

Grace S. Payne

Grace S. Payne

Sep 8, 2021

Grace S. Payne transitioned on September 8, 2021. Please keep the Payne family in your thoughts and prayers.She is lovingly remembered by her family and friends.

John Ashworth

John Ashworth

Sep 5, 2021

John Ashworth transitioned on September 5, 2021. Please keep the Ashworth family in your thoughts and prayers. Complete arrangements will be announced soon.

Doylkethia Faye Everson - Batey

Doylkethia Faye Everson - Batey

Sep 3, 2021

Doylkethia F. Everson Batey transitioned from this life on Friday, September 3, 2021. Please remember the Everson and Batey families in your thoughts and prayers. Public Walk Through will be held Friday, September 10, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at Lewis and Wright Funeral Directors.Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at...

Nneka Michelle Okafor

Nneka Michelle Okafor

Sep 3, 2021

Nneka Michelle Okafor transitioned from this life on Friday, September 3, 2021. Please remember the Okafor family in your thoughts and prayers. Public Walk Through will be held Sunday, September 12, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at Lewis and Wright Funeral Directors. Visitation with the family will be held Monday, September 13, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00...

Tyvonya Battle

Tyvonya Battle

Sep 1, 2021

Tyvonya Clarice Battle was born June 17,1972 and departed this world to be with her Saviour September 1, 2021.Tyvonya was preceded in death by her father Tyus Foster, and sister Mary Battle.Tyvonya was an advocate of education she attended college as an English major after receiving her GED. Tyvonya attended college until her health failed. Tyvonya was a dialysis patient...

Lexis V. Hall

Lexis V. Hall

Aug 30, 2021

Lexis Hall transitioned on August 30, 2021. Please keep the Fletcher and Hall families in your thoughts and prayers. Complete arrangements will be announced soon.

Sorena Street

Sorena Street

Aug 29, 2021

Sorena Street transitioned on August 29, 2021. Please keep the Street family in your thoughts and prayers. Complete arrangements will be announced soon.

Bobby Lane Adkisson

Bobby Lane Adkisson

Aug 29, 2021

Mr. Bobby Lane Adkisson was born on August 2, 1953 to Ms. Eleanor Adkisson in Trezevant, Tennessee. He leaves to cherish his memory, dear and greatly loved God son, Mr. Derrick (Brittany) Radney; sister Mrs. Betty (Emmanuel) Howard of Trezevant, Tennessee; brothers, Johnny (Joe Ann) Adkisson of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Jerry Adkisson of Madison, Tennessee; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and...

Susan Senter Isaac

Susan Senter Isaac

Aug 29, 2021

Susan Senter Isaac transitioned on August 29, 2021. Please keep the Isaac family in your thoughts and prayers. Complete arrangements will be announced soon.

Dr. Starlene Anita Johnson Taylor

Dr. Starlene Anita Johnson Taylor

Aug 27, 2021

Starlene Anita Johnson Taylor, born November 2, 1944, was lovingly called to eternal rest by our Sovereign Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 27, 2021. She was the eldest daughter of the late William H. Johnson, Sr., and Annie E. Hyde Johnson. Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, she received her education in the Davidson County Public School System...

Rev. Charles Ronald Hudson

Rev. Charles Ronald Hudson

Aug 25, 2021

Reflections of LifeA SEASON OF BIRTHCharles Ronald Hudson was born on January 4, 1935 in Nashville, TN. He was proud to be the youngest of nine children of Benjamin Franklin and Rachel Tarrant Hudson. Charles was an energetic and talkative child known for roller skating (mostly backwards) through the hills and streets of South Nashville neighborhoods. Charles was a devout...

Dr.  Ernest Rip Patton, Jr.

Dr. Ernest Rip Patton, Jr.

Aug 24, 2021

Ernest “Rip” Patton, a member of the Nashville Freedom Riders and civil rights leader, has died, the Freedom Rides Museum announced. He was 81.Patton participated in the downtown Nashville civil rights sit-ins in 1960, a movement that eventually led to the desegregation of the city’s lunch counters and other public spaces. A year later, he was among the first wave...

Abraham H. Teklu

Abraham H. Teklu

Aug 23, 2021

Abraham Teklu transitioned on August 23, 2021. Please keep the Teklu family in your thoughts and prayers.

Mother Geraldine Greer

Mother Geraldine Greer

Aug 21, 2021

Mother Geraldine Greer (Blackman), affectionately called “Gelene” by her three sons, and “Mother Greer” by all others. She peacefully entered into eternal rest on Saturday, August 21, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee at Centennial Medical Center.Mother Greer has been a faithful member of Rose of Sharon Primitive Baptist Church for over 40 years. She served on the Mothers Board, and attended...

Xavier E. Peoples, Sr.

Xavier E. Peoples, Sr.

Aug 18, 2021

Xavier E. Peoples, Sr. transitioned from this Life on Wednesday, August 18, 2021.Public Walk Through will be held Tuesday, August 24, 2021 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. at Lewis and Wright Funeral Directors.Celebration of Life service will be held Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. at Big Harpeth Primitive Baptist Association. Visitation with the family will be held from...

Alton Virgil Green

Alton Virgil Green

Aug 17, 2021

Alton Virgil Green was born August 21, 1951 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was the second of six children born to Charles W. Green and Charlene (Crismon) Green. He departed this life on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. He was preceded in death by parents and brothers, Wadie Laral Green and Howard J. Green. Alton married the love his life, Valerie Strange...

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