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Saturday, August 01, 2026

Jamie Parsley

Age 78

Nashville, TN

Jamie Marie Parsley, 78, of Nashville, TN, passed away peacefully July 27th, 2026, after fighting an aggressive form of dementia. Born May 14th, 1948, in...

Jamie Marie Parsley, 78, of Nashville, TN, passed away peacefully July 27th, 2026, after fighting an aggressive form of dementia. Born May 14th, 1948, in Kingsport, TN to James and Marie Parsley, Jamie graduated from...

Crawford Mortuary & Crematory

Friday, July 31, 2026

Claudia Lipscomb Douglass

Age 87

Nashville, TN

Claudia Lipscomb Douglass, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, social worker, and community leader, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2026, at Blakeford in Nashville, TN. She...

Claudia Lipscomb Douglass, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, social worker, and community leader, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2026, at Blakeford in Nashville, TN. She was 87 years old. Born on November 20, 1938, at New...

Crawford Funeral Home

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Lynn Marie Allen

Age 68

Nashville, TN

Age 68. July 25,2026. Survived by family and friends. Public viewing, Sunday August 2, 2026, 2-5, Smith Funeral Home, 706 Monroe Street. Family visitation, Monday...

Age 68. July 25,2026. Survived by family and friends. Public viewing, Sunday August 2, 2026, 2-5, Smith Funeral Home, 706 Monroe Street. Family visitation, Monday August 3, 2026, 11-12pm with funeral service to follow at...

Smith Funeral Directors, Inc. (615)726-1476

Anne Rosa Allison

Age 85

Nashville, TN

Age 85. July 23, 2026. Survived by family and friends. Public viewing, Friday July 31, 2026, 2-5pm, Smith Funeral Home, 706 Monroe Street. Family visitation,...

Age 85. July 23, 2026. Survived by family and friends. Public viewing, Friday July 31, 2026, 2-5pm, Smith Funeral Home, 706 Monroe Street. Family visitation, Saturday August 1, 2026, 10-11am with funeral service to follow...

Smith Funeral Directors, Inc. (615)726-1476

Gary T. Anderson

Nashville, TN

65, passed away July 27, 2026. Arrangements provided by Smith Funeral Directors, Inc.

Smith Funeral Directors, Inc

Bettye Jean Jones

Age 85

Smyrna, TN

Age 85, July 19, 2026. Public viewing, Sunday, August 2, 2-4 p.m. at New Generation Funeral Home, 2930 Murfreesboro Pk., Antioch, TN. Visitation, Monday, August...

Age 85, July 19, 2026. Public viewing, Sunday, August 2, 2-4 p.m. at New Generation Funeral Home, 2930 Murfreesboro Pk., Antioch, TN. Visitation, Monday, August 3, 2026 at Olive Branch Church, 938 Haven Hill Dr.,...

New Generation Funeral Home

Charles Sawyers Robins

Age 94

Nashville, TN

Age 94. July 21, 2026. Survived by family and friends. Public viewing, Friday July 31, 2026, 2-5pm, Smith Funeral Home, 706 Monroe Street. Family visitation,...

Age 94. July 21, 2026. Survived by family and friends. Public viewing, Friday July 31, 2026, 2-5pm, Smith Funeral Home, 706 Monroe Street. Family visitation, Saturday August 1, 2026, 12-1pm with funeral service to follow...

Smith Funeral Directors, Inc. (615)726-1476

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

John Joseph Archer

Age 94

Nashville, TN

John Joseph Archer of Nashville was born January 18, 1932, in Memphis to Edna Louise Clower and Edmund Wesley Archer. He died peacefully after a...

John Joseph Archer of Nashville was born January 18, 1932, in Memphis to Edna Louise Clower and Edmund Wesley Archer. He died peacefully after a short illness July 16, 2026. John was preceded in death by...

Crawford Funeral Home

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Harold Cunningham

Age 94

Nashville, TN

Harold Eugene "Gene" Cunningham passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2026 after a short illness. See full obituary at HarpethHills.com (615) 646-9292

Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Funeral Home & Cremation Center - Nashville

Carol Williams

Age 82

Brentwood, TN

Carol (Little) Williams, age 82, passed on July 26, 2026, born March 22, 1944, and was a Nashville native. Visitation will be held at...

Carol (Little) Williams, age 82, passed on July 26, 2026, born March 22, 1944, and was a Nashville native. Visitation will be held at Woodlawn Funeral Home, 660 Thompson Ln., on July 29, 2026,...

Woodlawn-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home

Beatrice Wyatt

Age 83

Nashville, TN

Age 83. July 23, 2026. Survived by family and friends. Family visitation, Thursday July 30, 2026, 11-12pm with funeral service to follow at Smith Funeral...

Age 83. July 23, 2026. Survived by family and friends. Family visitation, Thursday July 30, 2026, 11-12pm with funeral service to follow at Smith Funeral Chapel, 706 Monroe Street. Smith Funeral Directors Inc. (615) 726-1476....

Smith Funeral Directors, Inc. (615) 726-1476

Monday, July 27, 2026

Thomas Kent McAfee, Sr.

Nashville, TN

78, passed away July 25, 2026. Arrangements provided by Woodbine Funeral Home Hickory Chapel. Services on Aug 01, 12:00pm at Woodson Chapel Church of Christ....

78, passed away July 25, 2026. Arrangements provided by Woodbine Funeral Home Hickory Chapel. Services on Aug 01, 12:00pm at Woodson Chapel Church of Christ. Morrison Cemetery, Morrison, TN..

Woodbine Funeral Home Hickory Chapel

Esther Roberts

Age 83

Fairfax, VA

A Daughter of Nashville. A Pioneering Psychiatrist in Global Mental Health. Esther Pearl Roberts, M.D., 83, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2026, in Fairfax, Virginia. Born on...

A Daughter of Nashville. A Pioneering Psychiatrist in Global Mental Health. Esther Pearl Roberts, M.D., 83, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2026, in Fairfax, Virginia. Born on November 9, 1942, in Little Rock, Arkansas, Esther was the...

Advent Funeral and Cremation Services

Raymond Smith

Age 90

Greeneville, TN

Former Radio Greeneville Operations Manager and award-winning songwriter Raymond Ashley Smith passed away Saturday at the age of 90. Ray earned national recognition as...

Former Radio Greeneville Operations Manager and award-winning songwriter Raymond Ashley Smith passed away Saturday at the age of 90. Ray earned national recognition as a songwriter. His composition “Fifteen Years Ago” became Conway Twitty’s...

Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home

Saturday, July 25, 2026

Julia Whaley Aden

Nashville, TN

Julia Whaley Aden, 81, of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. She leaves behind a...

Julia Whaley Aden, 81, of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. She leaves behind a legacy of unwavering faith, selfless service, and deep devotion to...

Marshall Donnelly Combs

Georgette Kozuch Arena

Age 62

Franklin, TN

Georgette Kozuch Arena, 62, of Franklin, Tennessee, passed away on July 19, 2026, alongside her devoted and loving partner, Stephen Lindstrom. While her loss leaves...

Georgette Kozuch Arena, 62, of Franklin, Tennessee, passed away on July 19, 2026, alongside her devoted and loving partner, Stephen Lindstrom. While her loss leaves an immeasurable hole in the lives of those who loved...

Williamson Memorial Funeral Home

Ora Margie Dean Duff

Age 87

Nashville, TN

Age 87. June 17, 2026. Survived by family and friends. Public viewing, Sunday July 26, 2026, 2-5pm, Smith Funeral Home, 706 Monroe Street. Family visitation,...

Age 87. June 17, 2026. Survived by family and friends. Public viewing, Sunday July 26, 2026, 2-5pm, Smith Funeral Home, 706 Monroe Street. Family visitation, Monday July 27, 2026,11-12pm with funeral service to follow at...

Smith Funeral Directors, Inc. (615)726-1476

Stephen Alan Lindstrom

Age 79

Franklin, TN

Stephen (Steve) Alan Lindstrom, humanitarian and fierce advocate for the unhoused, dies at 79. Stephen Alan Lindstrom, 79, a humanitarian and retired health care executive who...

Stephen (Steve) Alan Lindstrom, humanitarian and fierce advocate for the unhoused, dies at 79. Stephen Alan Lindstrom, 79, a humanitarian and retired health care executive who later reinvented himself as a teacher and as fierce advocate...

Williamson Memorial Funeral Home

Friday, July 24, 2026

Frances "Fran" Elizabeth Watson Greene

Age 83

Brentwood, TN

Frances “Fran” Elizabeth Watson Greene, 83, a devoted mother, generous volunteer, and immediate friend of literally everyone she met, died Monday, July 20, 2026, at...

Frances “Fran” Elizabeth Watson Greene, 83, a devoted mother, generous volunteer, and immediate friend of literally everyone she met, died Monday, July 20, 2026, at Alive Hospice in Nashville with her daughters by her side....

Brentwood-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home

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Thursday, July 23, 2026

Quinshaun D. Adams

Age 25

Nashville, TN

Age 25. July 15, 2026. Survived by family and friends. Public viewing, Friday July 24, 2026, 2-5pm, Smith Funeral Home, 706 Monroe Street. Family visitation,...

Age 25. July 15, 2026. Survived by family and friends. Public viewing, Friday July 24, 2026, 2-5pm, Smith Funeral Home, 706 Monroe Street. Family visitation, Saturday July 25, 2026, 5-6pm with funeral service to follow...

Smith Funeral Directors, Inc. (615)726-1476

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