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Obituaries are presented by Presley Funeral Home, West Jackson Street in Cookeville.
Obituaries For Wednesday, December 19
Nancy Diane Reagan, age 76 of Cookeville passed from this life Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Nancy was born Thursday, March 19, 1942. She is survived by: 1 Daughter and Son-in-law: Will and Cindy L. Boles of Cookeville; 1 Grandson: Wes Boles of Cookeville; Granddaughters and Spouses: Whitney Boles of Austin, TX, Katelyn Boles Wilson and Husband Cole of Nashville; Great Granddaughter: Charlie Turcic of Austin, TX; Special Granddaughter: Calista Willford of Cookeville. Nancy had chosen cremation and a Memorial Service will be held at a later date.
A Funeral service for Kelly DeWayne Cash, age 50 of Mt. Gilead Community of White County, will be at 11:00 AM on Thursday at Oak Lawn Funeral Home with Paul Williams and Michael Neal officiating. Interment will be in Copeland Chapel Cemetery, Sparta. He passed from this life on Sunday, December 16, 2018, at Hospice of Cumberland County in Crossville. Cash was born Wednesday, December 11, 1968 in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of Joyce Cole Cash and the late Kenneth Glenn Cash. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents Grady and Lois Cash and Willard and Adaleen Cole. Cash is survived by his: mother – Mary Joyce Cash; 2 sons – Cody and Ty Cash; former wife and mother of his children Christie Cash; 2 brothers – Alan Cash and wife Amy, Kevin Cash; 2 nieces – Brittany Tinch and husband Caleb and Macy Cash; special nephew Austin Matthew Cash; special friend Ashley McCaleb; many uncles, aunts, cousins and friends also survive. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 PM on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, and again Thursday 8-11 AM at Oak Lawn Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Mr. William Bruce Davis, age 63 of Livingston, will be held Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 11 AM in the chapel of the Hall Funeral Home of Livingston with burial to follow in the John L. Clark cemetery in Gainsboro, Jackson Co., TN. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 3 PM to 8 PM. Officiating will be Douglas Hawkins. Mr. William Bruce Davis was born in Livingston, Overton Co., TN on August 19, 1955 to the late Paul Davis and Nila Sullivan Davis. Mr. Davis was an LPN.
Graveside services for Peter Daniel Gebarowski, age 74, of Cookeville will be held Friday, December 21st, 2018 at 1:00 pm at Crest Lawn Memorial with Pastor Jerry Blair officiating. Peter Daniel Gebarowski passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at his home in Cookeville. He was born Friday, March 31, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Peter Gebarowski and Dorothy Pangborn Gebarowski. In addition to his parents, Peter Daniel Gebarowski was preceded in death by a son, Peter Daniel Gebarowski, Jr. He is survived by: his wife of 52 years, Yarlette Stratton Gebarowski; daughter, Lora Gebarowski Greenwood and her husband, Glenn Greenwood; two granddaughters, Heather Greenwood and Haleigh Bumbalough and her husband, Dois Bumbalough. At Peter’s request, there will be no visitation or service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to: Avalon Hospice – 1080 Neal St., Ste. 300, Cookeville, Tennessee 38501.
Funeral Services for Ms. Johnnie Mildred Beatty, age 90, of Alpine will be conducted 11 A.M. on Saturday, December 22, 2018, from the Chapel of Speck Funeral Home in Livingston. Rev. James Shenko will officiate. Burial will be in the Copeland Cemetery on Conatser Lane. Ms. Beatty passed from this life on Tuesday morning, December 18, 2018, from the comfort of her own home. She was born in Beckley, West Virginia, on November 4, 1928, to the late Ross and Odell Waites Beatty. She loved to read her Bible, playing music on her guitar, studying geology, and tending to her cats, dogs, and other animals. Ms. Johnnie Mildred Beatty leaves behind her cousin Michael Copeland of Livingston; several other cousins; many friends; and loving neighbors. She was preceded in death by her parents. The family will welcome friends on Friday evening from 5 to 8 P.M.
A Celebration of Life for Richard L Harding, 80 of Cookeville, will be at 12:00 PM on Saturday December 22, 2018 at Algood United Methodist Church at 2:00 with the Pastor Albert Willis officiating. Mr. Harding passed on Friday, December 7, 2018. Born Wednesday, March 23, 1938 in Owasso, Michigan, he was the son of the late Donald Harding and the late Etith Palk Harding. Richard grew up in Cookeville and was very active in Scouting, being one of therefrom Troop 108 who earned Eagle Scout Gold Palm, God and Country and Explorer Silver Award in the mid 1950’s. After proudly serving in the U S Navy he came back to Cookeville attending Tennessee Tech and earning a degree in math. Then spending a brief stent in Maryland he moved to home open a family business, Exotic Tropicals with his Uncle and Aunt Alard and Lovey Harding. The family will receive friends at the Church from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturday, December 22, 2018. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Algood Methodist Church.
