Obituaries

Sep 10, 2021

Joy Grace Jordan McDaniel, age 78, of Hendersonville, TN passed away on Friday, September 10,2021. Joy was the daughter of the late John Cromwell and Emily Grace Fuller Jordan.

Mrs. McDaniel is survived by her son; Christopher Marshall McDaniel and his wife Tay Anne McDaniel and children Christopher William McDaniel, Kathleen Grace McDaniel and Taylor Andrew McDaniel;...

Sep 10, 2021

Mark Steven Tallent, 63, a resident of Hendersonville, TN, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 10, 2021.  He was born, January 1, 1958 to Norman Ray and Lillie Mae (Purdom) Tallent.  In 1976, he graduated from Grover Cleveland High School (St. Louis, MO).  He received his BA from Free Will Baptist Bible College (now Welch College, Gallatin, TN) in...

Sep 8, 2021

Ms. Lou Ann Ostrander, age 82, of Hendersonville, passed away on Wednesday morning, September 8th, 2021.

Lou Ann was born on August 25th, 1939 in Wheeling, WV. Raised by her Aunt Carrie and with 9 other brothers and sisters, she learned from young age how to work hard and how to enjoy the simple things in life...

Sep 8, 2021

Thomas Owen “Tom” Simmons, 90, passed from this life to his heavenly home on Wednesday, September 8th, 2021. Tom is preceded in death by his parents, Harry Jackson Simmons and Leona Simmons, son, Todd Beauchamp Simmons, grand-daughter, Erin Simmons, sister, Margaret Simmons Mayo and brothers, John A. Simmons, Fred E. Simmons, Linwood E. Simmons and Paul J. Simmons. He...

Sep 6, 2021

Jeff Gray, 72, passed from this life to his heavenly home Monday, September 6, 2021.

He was born in Johnson City, Tennessee to Samuel and Helen Gray who preceded him in death.  He moved to Nashville, TN to attend Draughon’s Business College and worked at the Federal Reserve Bank where he met his wife of 52 years,...

Sep 6, 2021

We regret to announce the passing of Susan Yellen, age 71, of Gallatin, TN who passed away on September 6, 2021 following complications due to the Coronavirus.

She was born on April 20, 1950, to the late Edward Pearlstein and Irene Schwartz Pearlstein in Philadelphia, PA. She attended school in Philadelphia graduating Northeast High School in 1967;...

Sep 4, 2021

Dorothy Jean Cripps Welch, 91, of Crossville Tennessee, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, September 4, 2021. She was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother and a faithful woman who loved the Lord, family, church and community.

Jean was born in Liberty, Tennessee on August 21, 1930, to William S. and Tassie Bell (Farler) Cripps.  She...

Sep 4, 2021

James Larry Gable, of Madison, age 60, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021.

He was born on August 13, 1961 by the late Carmen and Lena Gable.

James is survived by his wife, Brenda Gable; son, Justin Gable; sister, Ann Durham, father-in-law, Robert Wolfe, and mother-in-law, Janice Wolfe.

There will be a...

Sep 3, 2021

William Andrew Kirby, 61, of Nashville, TN died unexpectedly on September 3rd, 2021 in Hermitage, TN.

William was born July 23rd, 1960 to parents Sophronia Long and Bruce Kirby. William graduated from Madison High School in 1978. After high school, William served in the tank division for the United States Army in Germany from 1981-1984. William then...

Sep 3, 2021

Dr. Harry Yates born August 3rd, 1943 in Sandusky, OH entered into eternal life September 3rd, 2021. In Gallatin, TN surrounded by family. In 1970 He came to Nashville, TN where he gave his heart to the Lord. On December 27th, 1971 he married his wife Joanne and they began their life of ministry. Harry earned three doctorates in...

Sep 2, 2021

Milton Gene Keathley, age 85, of Madison, TN passed away on Thursday, September 2,2021 in Gallatin, TN. Milton was born in Nashville, TN in 1936.

Mr. Keathley is survived by his wife of 61 years Mary Virginia Primm Keathley; sons Kirk Keathley (Renee), and Kyle Keathley (Cindy); brother Wayne Keathley; grandsons Trevor Ryan Keathley and Tennessee Halen...

Sep 2, 2021

Linda Gayle Denny, age 77, of Hendersonville, Tennessee, passed away on September 2, 2021 in Gallatin, TN after a long illness. She is preceded in death by her father James Rae Denny, mother Margaret Osment Denny and brother John Everett Denny.

She is survived by her brother J. William Denny of Nashville, TN; nephews K. Scott Denny...

Sep 1, 2021

Barbara Joyce”Joy” Roberts Robinson, age 88 went to be with the Lord on September 1st, 2021.  She was born on September 13, 1932 in Nortonville, Kentucky to the late William Harvey and Mary Catherine Roberts. She is preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Floyd E. Robinson, Sr. and her son, Floyd E. Robinson, Jr. and her...

Sep 1, 2021

Alma Ruth Padgett, 74, of Hermitage, passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. She is preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Anna Mae Parish Howard, brothers; David Howard, William “Eddie” Moore, Donald Robert Moore, Jack Allen Webster, half-brothers, James Hedger Moore Jr. and Claude R. Moore. Alma is survived by her children; Susan Padgett Rolley (Bruce), Melisia...

Aug 30, 2021

Donald Brooks Jackson, age 79, of Hendersonville, TN passed on Monday, August 30, 2021 in Nashville, TN. Mr. Jackson was born in Mobile, AL on February 21, 1942 and was the son of the Late Eugene Randolph and Pauline Carlock Jackson. He was preceded in death by his brother Steve Jackson and survived by Brother Randy Jackson and Sisters...

Aug 27, 2021

Larry Duncan McClanahan, age 83, of Gallatin, passed away on Friday, August 27, 2021.

He was born on July 30, 1938, to the late, Ernest McClanahan and Anne McClanahan Hodges. He was a graduate of Gallatin High and graduated from Tennessee Tech University with his master’s degree in civil engineering. Larry was a member of Hendersonville First...

Aug 25, 2021

Ronald Allen Hackney, age 76, of Gallatin passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2021 in Gallatin, TN. Mr. Hackney was born in Detroit, MI on December 7,1944. He was the son of the late Christopher and Barbara Pearl Monroe Hackney.

Mr. Hackney is survived by his loving wife Vickie Butler Hackney; son Jeffrey A. Hackney (Crystal); four...

Aug 21, 2021

Bruce Alan Dady, 48, of Brentwood, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, August 21, at Centennial Medical Center after a short illness.

He was born on February 26, 1973, in Lebanon, Tennessee, and graduated from White House High School in White House, Tennessee, in 1992. After graduating high school, he earned an NCAA scholarship to play basketball for...

Aug 20, 2021

Steven Patrick Dawson, a great man of faith, who loved his God, his family and ministering to those he was called to serve, went home to be with the Lord August 20, 2021 in Hendersonville, Tennessee.

He was born on November 30, 1953 to Wilbert and Dorothea Dawson of Kent Island, Maryland. Preceded in death...

Aug 18, 2021

Charles E. Yancey, Sr., age 83 of Gallatin, TN, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. Charles was born in 1938 in Nashville, TN.  He is preceded in death by his wife, Marguerite Yancey, and his parents, Charles Austin Yancey and Elizabeth Reynolds Yancey.  He is survived by his sister, Sarah James Whaley and his...