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Mrs. Betty Tramel Graves

Mrs. Betty Tramel Graves

Feb 23, 2020

Mrs. Betty Tramel Graves age 80 of Watertown passed away February 23, 2020.  Born in Wilson County, she was the daughter of the late Frank Howard Tramel and Burnett Vanatta Tramel.  She worked for many years at Texas Boot Factory and retired from Kinslow Veterinary Clinic.  She was a member of Center Chapel Church of Christ.  She was preceded...

Millie Anne Steed Fesler

Millie Anne Steed Fesler

Feb 21, 2020

Funeral services for Mrs. Millie Anne Steed Fesler will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at the Bridge Fellowship Church, 5066 Lebanon Road, Lebanon, with Pastor Phil Wilson and Bro. Terry Fesler officiating.  Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery.  Visitation Tuesday 2-8 PM at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home and Wednesday after 9 AM at the Bridge...

Loretta Hawker

Loretta Hawker

Feb 21, 2020

Funeral services for Ms. Loretta Hawker will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, February 24, 2020, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Bro. Jeff Pratt officiating.  Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery.  Visitation Sunday 2-6 P.M. and Monday after 1 P.M. at Ligon & Bobo.  Pallbearers:  David Malone, Ricky Malone, Charles Brown, James Cothron, John Hawker, and Cody Wrye....

Mr. William O. “Billy” Denton

Mr. William O. “Billy” Denton

Feb 16, 2020

Mr. William O. "Billy" Denton age 80 of Lebanon passed away February 16, 2020.  Born in the Grant Community of Smith County, he was the son of the late Robert Henry Denton and Margaret Conatser Denton.  He was a 1957 Graduate of Lebanon High School and was of the Presbyterian faith.  His career path carried him to Ohio where...

Adron Wayne Ray Jr.

Adron Wayne Ray Jr.

Feb 8, 2020

Adron Wayne Ray Jr. of Suffolk, VA made his journey from this life on Saturday, February 8, 2020, while on a work assignment in the southern part of the country of Spain.

Wayne left behind many people in his life. Two that he was so proud of were his sons and their families:  Adron Wayne Ray III,...

Tommy Bybee

Tommy Bybee

Feb 6, 2020

Funeral services for Mr. Tommy Bybee will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, February 10, 2020, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home.  Interment Conatser Cemetery.  Visitation Sunday 12 Noon – 4 PM and Monday after 9 AM.

Mr. Bybee, age 68 of Lebanon passed away February 6, 2020.

Born August 14, 1951, in Westmoreland, he is the...

Edward Bryan Green

Edward Bryan Green

Feb 3, 2020

Mr. Edward Bryan Green age 70 of Lebanon passed away February 3, 2020.  A native of Wilson County, he graduated from Lebanon High School in 1967 and attended Volunteer State Community College and Cumberland University.  He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War.  During his career he worked in retail for Radio Shack Corp., was a Real...

Ben C. Purnell

Ben C. Purnell

Feb 2, 2020

Funeral services for Mr. Ben C. Purnell will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Bro. Roland Scruggs and Bro. Bill Owen officiating.  Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery.  Visitation Monday 4-7 PM and Tuesday after 10 AM at Ligon &Bobo.

Mr. Purnell, age 84, of Lebanon, passed away...

Stephen “Bubba” Pryor

Stephen “Bubba” Pryor

Jan 31, 2020

Mr. Stephen Wayne "Bubba" Pryor age 51 of the Norene Community passed away January 31, 2020, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.  He was a 1987 graduate of Watertown High School and was a member of Fall Creek Baptist Church.  Before becoming ill he was a truck driver for Performance Food Group.

He is survived by his wife...

Laurie Lynne Evans Taylor

Laurie Lynne Evans Taylor

Jan 26, 2020

Laurie Lynne Taylor, age 63, of Lebanon, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on January 26, 2020, after a brave journey with Alzheimer's disease. Laurie was born on July 6, 1956, to Peggy Bellar Evans and Robert Thomas Evans. She was married on May 1, 1977 at First Baptist Church, Lebanon, Tennessee to Terry D. Taylor of Bowling...

Thelma Alsup Manning

Thelma Alsup Manning

Jan 17, 2020

Funeral services for Mrs. Thelma Alsup Manning will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Bro. Kevin Owen officiating.  Interment will follow Wilson County Memorial Gardens.  Visitation Tuesday 3–7 PM and Wednesday 11 AM until service time at Ligon & Bobo.  Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

Mrs. Manning, age 89...

Doug Hall

Doug Hall

Jan 16, 2020

Funeral services for Mr. Doug Hall will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, January 19, 2020, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Bro. Dickie Johnson officiating.  Interment will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery at Tuckers Cross Roads.  Visitation Saturday 1-4 P.M. and Sunday after 12 Noon at Ligon & Bobo.

Mr. Hall, age 73 of Tuckers Cross Roads passed...

Carlton Harrison Thomas Jr.

Carlton Harrison Thomas Jr.

Jan 11, 2020

Funeral services for Mr. Carlton Harrison Thomas Jr. will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at Lebanon First United Methodist Church with Rev. David Hesson and Rev. Ryan Bennett officiating.  Visitation at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home on Monday 2-7 PM and Tuesday after 11 AM at the church.

Mr. Thomas, age 81 of Lebanon passed...

Nancy Caplenor Brode

Nancy Caplenor Brode

Dec 26, 2019

Mrs. Nancy Caplenor Brode, age 82 of Mt. Juliet, passed away December 26, 2019.  Born in Smith County, TN , she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mary Eunice Hackett Caplenor.  She was a 1955 graduate of Smith County High School and received her BS and Masters in Home Economics from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. ...

Wayne Rosson

Wayne Rosson

Dec 25, 2019

Funeral services for Mr. Wayne Rosson will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, December 28, 2019, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Bro. Donald Owens officiating.  Interment Cedar Grove Cemetery.  Visitation Friday 3–7 PM and Saturday after 11 AM at Ligon & Bobo.

Mr. Rosson, age 77 of Lebanon passed away December 25, 2019, at Vanderbilt Wilson County...

Nancy Jones Kent

Nancy Jones Kent

Dec 17, 2019

Mrs. Nancy Jones Kent age 83 of Lebanon passed away December 17, 2019.  Born in Drayton Plains, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Dorothy Detweiler Jones.  She was a homemaker and member of West Haven Baptist Church.  She was preceded in death by her grandson, Lt. Joshua Hovies USAF; two brothers-in-law:  Durwood Shawl, Dale Harvey....

Paul Anthony Murray

Paul Anthony Murray

Dec 16, 2019

Mr. Paul Anthony Murray age 65 of Lebanon passed away December 16, 2019.  He was preceded in death by his parents:  J.T. and Ella Mae Keith Murray; wife, Delores Aldridge Murray; and brother, Timothy Murray.

Survivors include two step-sons: Philip (Casey) Willis, Michael Willis.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 21, 2019, at 11...

Thelma Hall Massey

Thelma Hall Massey

Dec 12, 2019

Mrs. Thelma Hall Massey age 94 of the Rome Community passed away December 12, 2019.  A native of Geneva County, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late General F. Hall and Ava Moore Hall.  She was a homemaker and member of Highland Heights Church of Christ.  She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-three years, Walter...

Yvette Bryant Jennings

Yvette Bryant Jennings

Dec 1, 2019

The family of Mrs. Yvette Bryant Jennings will receive friends on Saturday, December 7, 2019, from 10:00 A.M. til 12:00 Noon at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home.

Mrs. Jennings, age 54 of Lebanon passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

Born December 22, 1964, she is the daughter of...

Frank & Sandra Hartley

Frank & Sandra Hartley

Nov 26, 2019

Mr. George Franklin "Frank" Hartley, II, Age 75 of Antioch, passed away just seven days after his loving wife Mrs. Sandra Place Hartley, on November 26, 2019 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.  Mrs. Hartley went home to be with the Lord Tuesday November 19, 2019. As it was in life, never being apart for very long, so it will...

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