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Ray Robertson

Ray Robertson

Mar 5, 2021

Mr. Ray Robertson age 77 of the Norene Community passed away March 5, 2021.  He was born in Wilson County, son of the late Elmer "Bud" Robertson and Betty Lou Peak Robertson.  He was an electrician and was a Baptist.  He was preceded in death by wife of forty-two years, Sue Ellis Robertson; son, Stephen "Bubba" Pryor; three sisters: ...

Stevie Mandrell

Stevie Mandrell

Mar 4, 2021

Funeral services for Mr. Stevie Mandrell will be 7:00 P.M. Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Woodard Funeral Home in Westmoreland with Bro. Russell Carter and Pastor Matt Brown officiating.  Visitation at Woodard Funeral Home Saturday 10:00 A.M. until service.

Mr. Mandrell, age 53 of Westmoreland passed away March 4, 2021, at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin....

Grace Howell Gray

Grace Howell Gray

Feb 27, 2021

Mrs. Grace Howell Gray age 87 of Lebanon passed away February 27, 2021 at her home.  She was born in Wilson County, daughter of the late Aubrey Howell and Ovie Mae Miller Howell.  She was a homemaker and a Baptist.  She was preceded in death by daughter, Nancy Bass; son, Tony Gray; sister, Virginia Carpenter; brother, Aubrey Howell Jr....

Buddy L. Goad

Buddy L. Goad

Feb 26, 2021

Mr. Buddy Loyd Goad age 85 of Lebanon passed away February 26, 2021.  He retired from Consolidated Oil Company and was a Baptist.  He was preceded in death by his parents Reuben Frank Goad and Beatrice Loyd Goad; brother, James Gwyn Goad; sister, Rita Goad Phillips.

He is survived by sister, Beverly Ann Ligon; several nieces and...

Jo Betty Mcclintock

Jo Betty Mcclintock

Feb 25, 2021

Mrs. Jo Betty McClintock of Lebanon, TN passed away peacefully Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Alive Hospice in Nashville at the age of 88. A graveside service will be held to celebrate her full and wonderful life, Friday, March 5, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Cedar Grove Cemetery with Eld. Danny Tomlinson officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday, March...

Robert Lewis Smith

Robert Lewis Smith

Feb 15, 2021

Mr. Robert Lewis Smith was born July 29, 1931, in the Centerville Community of Wilson County.  Growing up, he was a paper boy delivering the Lebanon Democrat and the Nashville Tennessean.  After graduation, he entered the United States Air Force, where he was a licensed aircraft mechanic, and was in charge of the flight line.  Serving in Vietnam and...

Robert & Janice Chaffin

Robert & Janice Chaffin

Feb 14, 2021

Mr. Robert "Buddy" Chaffin, age 76, a Vietnam Veteran of Lebanon, Tennessee, and longtime Carthage resident, died peacefully in his sleep at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, February 14, 2021, at his Lebanon home

His wife and soul-mate of almost fifty-four years, Janice Chaffin, who he affectionally called "his brown-eyed girl," followed him in death with her family at...

Peggy Hall Hemontolor

Peggy Hall Hemontolor

Feb 13, 2021

Graveside services for Mrs. Peggy Hall Hemontolor will be 2:00 P.M.  Sunday, February 21, 2021, at Cedar Grove Cemetery, with Bro. Donald Owens officiating.  Family friend Chris Whited will play and sing. There will be no public visitation prior to the graveside service.

Mrs. Hemontolor, age 73, of Lebanon, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021, at the...

Perry R. Lening

Perry R. Lening

Feb 9, 2021

Mr. Perry R. Lening age 79 of Lebanon passed away February 9, 2021.  Born in Wilson County, he was the son of the late O.M. "Cotton" Lening and Dorothy Warren Lening. He graduated from Lebanon High School and was a U.S. Air Force Veteran.  He retired from Dupont in Old Hickory.

He is survived by two children: ...

Nancy Chapman Phillips

Nancy Chapman Phillips

Jan 28, 2021

Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Chapman Phillips will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, February 1, 2021, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Pastor John Hunn officiating.  Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery.  Visitation Sunday 1:00 – 5:00 P.M. and Monday after 10:00 A.M. at Ligon & Bobo.

Mrs. Phillips, age 80 of Lebanon passed away Thursday,...

Peggy Jean Hankins

Peggy Jean Hankins

Jan 21, 2021

Mrs. Peggy Jean Pulley Hankins age 86 of Lebanon passed away January 21, 2021.  She was born in Erin, TN the only child of the late Luther Thomas Pulley and Mary Magdalene Lewis Pulley.  She was a 1952 graduate of Houston County High School.  She attended Westland United Methodist Church in Lebanon.

She was preceded in death...

Martha Scearce Purvis

Martha Scearce Purvis

Jan 19, 2021

Graveside service for Mrs. Martha Scearce Purvis will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, January 24, 2021, at Wilson County Memorial Gardens with Bro. Jon Ferguson officiating.  Visitation Saturday 2:00 – 5:00 P.M. at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home.

Mrs. Purvis, age 89 of Lebanon passed away January 19, 2021, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

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Hollis W. Likens

Hollis W. Likens

Jan 18, 2021

Funeral services for Mr. Hollis W. Likens will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, January 21, 2021, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Bro. Tim Blackburn officiating.  Interment Cedar Grove Cemetery.  Visitation Wednesday 3–7 P.M. and Thursday after 11 A.M. at Ligon & Bobo.

Mr. Likens, age 87 of Lebanon passed away January 18, 2021.

Born...

Bettye Smith Kendrick

Bettye Smith Kendrick

Jan 14, 2021

Cryptside service for Mrs. Bettye Smith Kendrick will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, January 18, 2021, at the Wilson County Memorial Gardens Mausoleum with Bro. Barry Keene officiating.  There will be no visitation prior to the service.

Mrs. Kendrick, age 107 of Lebanon passed away January 14, 2021.

Born April 20, 1913, in Wilson County, she...

Julian Haley Sampson

Julian Haley Sampson

Jan 14, 2021

Funeral services for Mr. Julian Haley Sampson will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, January 17, 2021, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Bro. Wayne Miller, Bro. Stan Stevenson, and Bro. Jim Byrd officiating.  Interment Wilson County Memorial Gardens.  Visitation Sunday 11:00 A.M. until service.

Mr. Sampson, age 79 of Lebanon passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021, at...

Fred Mcfarland Vanhook

Fred Mcfarland Vanhook

Jan 13, 2021

Mr. Fred M. VanHook, age 84, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday afternoon, January 13, 2021. He passed away at Summit Hospital surrounded by his wife of over 63 years and his three children.

A native of Lebanon, Tennessee, Fred was the youngest of nine children born to John Franklin VanHook and Pauline Elizabeth...

Charles “Charlie” William Sheetz

Charles “Charlie” William Sheetz

Jan 12, 2021

Funeral services for Mr. Charles "Charlie" William Sheetz will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 18, 2021, at the Sheetz Funeral Home in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania.  Interment will follow at the West Green Tree Cemetery.  Visitation Friday, January 15, 2021, from 4:00 – 6:00 P.M. at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home in Lebanon, TN and on Monday January 18, 2021,...

Pearl Green Burton

Pearl Green Burton

Jan 9, 2021

Graveside service for Mrs. Pearl Green Burton will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at Hermitage Memorial Gardens with Dr. James Stophel officiating.  There will be no visitation prior to the graveside service.

Mrs. Burton, age 93 of Mount Juliet passed away January 9, 2021, at Summit Medical Center.

Born May 17, 1927, in...

Sharon Kay Armistead

Sharon Kay Armistead

Jan 5, 2021

Mrs. Sharon Kay Armistead age 68 of Lebanon passed away January 5, 2021.  Born in Freeport, IL, she was the daughter of the late LaVerne Lee Moore and Rowena Barker Moore.  She was a U.S. Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam War.  She worked as a hospice nurse for Sumner Regional Hospice.  She was a member of Bethany Missionary...

Sharon Kay Armistead

Sharon Kay Armistead

Jan 5, 2021

Mrs. Sharon Kay Armistead age 68 of Lebanon passed away January 5, 2021.  Born in Freeport, IL, she was the daughter of the late LaVerne Lee Moore and Rowena Barker Moore.  She was a U.S. Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam War.  She worked as a hospice nurse for Sumner Regional Hospice.  She was a member of Bethany Missionary...

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