Obituaries

Obituaries for the Clarksville and surrounding areas

Glenn Howard Ray

Glenn Howard Ray

Aug 8, 2015

Glenn Howard Ray, age 74 of Clarksville passed away on Monday August 10, 2015 at Gateway Medical Center. He was born March 17, 1941 in Athens, AL, the son of the late Howard and Lena Gail Ray. Glenn served 21 years in the Marine Corps and the Army. After retirement from the service he became employed with Wal-Mart and was...

Brian Scott Hand

Brian Scott Hand

Aug 8, 2015

Brian Scott Hand, age 51, passed away on August 8th, 2015 at Grace Healthcare in Clarksville, TN. He was born on June 25th, 1964 in Burlington, IA, to the late Marian and Annie Bennefield Hand.He is survived by his wife, Charlene Johnson Hand; two sons, Christopher and Brandon Hand; and a daughter, Shania Hand, all of Clarksville, and one step-daughter...

Robert Lyman Henning

Robert Lyman Henning

Aug 8, 2015

Robert Lyman Henning, age 57, passed away on August 8th, 2015 at his residence in Clarksville. He was born on February 16, 1958 in Los Angeles, CA to the late Robert and Patricia Lyman Henning. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a sister, Mary Ellen Nesvold.He spent most of his life in California, and...

Jerry Kevin Jones

Jerry Kevin Jones

Aug 3, 2015

Jerry Kevin Jones, age 53 of Clarksville passed away on Monday August 3, 2015 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. He was born November 2, 1961 in Union, WV, the son of the late Bernard Jones and Claudette Flack Logan. Jerry enlisted in the Navy after high school graduation and served his country for 13 years. He served in Desert...

Annie Laura Harper

Annie Laura Harper

Jul 29, 2015

Annie Laura Harper, age 93, passed away on July 29th, 2015 at her residence in Pleasant View, TN. She was born on December 11th, 1921 to the late Andrew and Mary Lou Carrigan Baker in Cheatham County, TN. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, James Austin Harper; brothers, Roy, Henry, and Leo...

Gwendevere Groce Gibbs

Gwendevere Groce Gibbs

Jul 29, 2015

Gwendevere Groce Gibbs, age 59, passed away on July 29th, 2015 at Kindred Hospital in Nashville, TN. She was born in Horse Cave, KY on December 8th, 1955 to the late Fred and Adra Cornett Groce. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a step daughter , Cathy Roby, and a step son, Tim Gibbs....

Theodore Dwayne Menser

Theodore Dwayne Menser

Jul 28, 2015

Theodore Dwayne Menser, age 67, passed away on July 28th, 2015 at Signature Healthcare in Clarksville, TN. He was born on October 31, 1947 in Dawson Springs, KY, to the late Theodore and Lucille Trotter Menser. He graduated from high school and from Long Beach State in California, where he resided from the age of fourteen until 2009 when he...

Linda Diane Gates

Linda Diane Gates

Jul 19, 2015

Linda Diane Liverett Gates, of Dover, TN, passed away on Sunday, July 19th, 2015 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. She was born in Montgomery County on November 12th, 1952, to the late Bobby and Barbara Shelton Liverett. She was a member of the Carlisle Missionary Baptist Church.She is survived by her former spouse, Eddie Newberry of Dover, TN; one...

Charles Edward Wood

Charles Edward Wood

Jul 17, 2015

Charles Edward Wood, age 60, of Clarksville passed away on Friday, July 17th, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Plant City, FL on January 22nd, 1955 to the late Burrow And Tinie Duykers Wood. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Gill Wood, and a sister, Ann Blackburn.Charles grew up in Clarksville...

Donna Kay Skilling

Donna Kay Skilling

Jul 15, 2015

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Joseph Shumaker

Joseph Shumaker

Jul 15, 2015

Joseph Jon Shumaker, age 53 of Clarksville, passed away Wednesday July 15th, 2015 at Gateway Medical Center in Clarksville. He was born on November 11th, 1961 in Ft. Bragg, NC; the son of Joe Shumaker of Newport, PA and the late Audrey Wells Shumaker.Joseph grew up in Clarksville and is a 1980 graduate of Northwest High School. He worked in...

Shirley Ann McDermott

Shirley Ann McDermott

Jul 2, 2015

Shirley Ann McDermott, age 48, a former resident of Clarksville, passed away on Thursday July 2, 2015 at her home in Columbia, Maryland. She was born April 26, 1967 in Ft. Campbell, KY, the daughter of Sara Ann Littleton Gibbs of Clarksville and the late Douglas E. Gibbs. Shirley grew up in Clarksville and is a 1985 graduate of Northwest...

Cody Allen Riley

Cody Allen Riley

Jul 1, 2015

Cody Aaron Riley infant son of Matthew O. Riley and Amber Kimmich Riley of Clarksville, TN went to be with the Lord at birth on July 1, 2015 at Gateway Medical Center in Clarksville. In addition to his parents, Cody is survived by a brother Aiden James Riley;Maternal grandparents, Rebecca & Michael Marchal of Holgate, OH; Paternal Grandparents Brenda &...

Asanti Harmony-Khmi Cooks

Asanti Harmony-Khmi Cooks

Jun 26, 2015

Infant Asanti Harmony-Khmi Cooks was passed away on Friday 26th, 2015 at Gateway Medical Center in Clarksville, TN. She is the daughter of Albert Cooks and Crystal Stokes.Private services will be held at a later date.Arrangements entrusted to Gateway Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 335 Franklin Street, Clarksville, TN 37040. Phone (932) 919-2600. Online condolences may be left at www....

Sybille Jeanett Joseph

Sybille Jeanett Joseph

Jun 14, 2015

Sybille Jeanett Joseph, age 50, of Clarksville passed away at her residence on Sunday June 14, 2015 surrounded by her family. She was born August 26, 1964 in Butzbach, Germany.Sybille was raised in Clarksville and is a graduate of Northwest High School. She went on to receive her LPN degree and worked many years at University Medical Center in Lafayette,...

Elizabeth Ann "Libby" Pistachio

Elizabeth Ann "Libby" Pistachio

Jun 11, 2015

Elizabeth Ann "Libby" Pistachio,age 55 of Clarksville passed away at her home on Thursday June 11, 2015 while surrounded by her family. She was born November 11, 1959 in Bitburg, Germany.Libby was a homemaker who always enjoyed being at the beach and going shopping, but her greatest joy was her family. She is survived by her husband, Dennis M. Pistachio...

Alfred ""Chief"" Lackey

Alfred ""Chief"" Lackey

Jun 9, 2015

Alfred "Chief" Lackey, age 75, passed away at his residence in Clarksville on Tuesday, June 9th, 2015. He was born in Columbus, GA on November 17th, 1939 to the late Minnie Carter Lackey. He served his country in the United States Air Force as a Chief Master Sergeant for 35 years, and even though he lived in many places, he...

Mary Ruth Reynolds

Mary Ruth Reynolds

Jun 8, 2015

Mary R. Reynolds, age 67 of Fairview, TN, formerly of Clarksville, passed away Monday June 8, 2015 at the Williamson Medical Center in Franklin. She was born December 8, 1947 in Campbell County, TN; the daughter of the late Anthel Rigby and Sarah Heatherly Rigby.Mary was a homemaker who considered her family to be her greatest accomplishment. She was known...

William Lee "Billy" Wheeler

William Lee "Billy" Wheeler

Jun 7, 2015

William "Billy" Lee Wheeler, age 58, of Martinez, GA, passed away at Gateway Medical Center in Clarksville on Sunday, June 7th, 2015. He was born on January 14th, 1957 in Germany to William "Bill" Eugene and Wanda Gosnell Wheeler of Clarksville. He served his country in the United States Army as a Sergeant First Class for 18 years, and then...

Carl Bunch, Jr.

Carl Bunch, Jr.

Jun 7, 2015

Carl Bunch, Jr. , age 69, of Clarksville passed away at Gateway Medical Center on Sunday, June 7th, 2015. He was born to the late Carl and Anna Bowland Bunch in Peru, IN on April 30th, 1946. He was employed for thirty years by General Motors as a radio technician.He is survived by his wife, Johannah Nelson Bunch of Clarksville;...