Congregational Care Connections
Recent Deaths
Our church family extends prayers and sympathy to the friends and family of the following during their time of loss.
Robert “Bob” Baxter Jackson, Sr., who died on May 15.
Husband of Pamela Jackson | 919 Drew Pl, Nashville, TN 37205
Father of Kathleen Jackson | 919 Drew Pl, Nashville, TN 37205
Father of Robert Baxter Jackson, Jr., | 919 Drew Pl, Nashville, TN 37205
Father of Mary Keith Robbins (Austin) | 625 Westover Dr., Nashville, TN 37205
Grandfather of Jackson Robbins
Brother-in-law of Piper Burch (John) | 3 Webster Ln, Nashville, TN 37205
Uncle of Melanie Burch | 3 Webster Ln, Nashville, TN 37205
Uncle of John Burch III (Tracy) | 221 Mockingbird Rd, Nashville, TN 37205
Great-uncle of Jack Burch IV and Rees Burch
Jim Rivenbark, who died May 13.
Brother of Itice Goldthorpe | 426 Normandy Circle, Nashville, TN 37209
Uncle of Ted Goldthorpe III (Georgie) | 309 Avery Ct. Brentwood, TN 37027
Obituary
Emmett “Trey” Russell III, who died May 7.
Husband of Nan Russell
Father of Emmett Russell IV (Gina), Paul Russell Sr. (Lauren), and Mary Price Maddox
Grandfather of Sabrina Russell, Hawkins Russell, Ruby Mae Russell, Paul Russell Jr., Ellie Russell, and Jack Maddox
Visitation & Service: Saturday, May 17
Visitation at 1:30 p.m. in Courtenay Hall
Memorial Service at 2:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary | Obituary
Thomas Thorp Pennington, who died May 6.
Husband of Kathy Pennington
Father of Thomas Pennington and Molly Pennington
Keith Sutton Wells, who died May 1.
Father of David Wells (Elizabeth) | 4426 E. Brookfield Ave. Nashville, TN 37205
Grandfather of Maggie Wells and Kate Wells
Obituary
Helen Fritzeen Holland, who died April 27.
Mother of Victoria Stottlemyer
Mother-in-law of Sandy Holland
Obituary
Ann Brinton Hutton, who died April 26.
Mother of Davidison Hutton
Visitation & Service: Saturday, June 7
Visitation at 10:00 a.m. in the Cheek House
Memorial Service at 11:00 a.m. in Stanford Chapel | Obituary
Ann Glenn Hayes, who died April 25.
Mother of Larry Hayes (Sheryl) and Melissa Baker (Robbie)
Grandmother of Hannah Hayes, Larry Hayes III, Ellie Baker, and Hayes Baker
Roberta Alexandra “Lexie” Osgood, who died on April 23.
Daughter of Lynn & Byron, Jr. Osgood | 6317 Chickering Woods Dr. Nashville, TN 37215
Sister of Bo Osgood III | 6317 Chickering Woods Dr. Nashville, TN 37215
Granddaughter of Roberta Witherspoon | 4425 E. Brookfield Ave. Nashville, TN 37205
Niece of John Witherspoon IV (Leigh) | 7517 Spier Ct. Fairview, TN 37062
Niece of Dixon Witherspoon Sr. (Wanda) | 5204 Shenandoah Ct. Nashville, TN 37220
Cousin of John Witherspoon, Anna Witherspoon, Jim Witherspoon, and Taylor Witherspoon
Colonel Dr. Godfred Weriwoh, who died on April 23.
Father of Mirabel Kleriwoh Weriwoh | 944 21st Ave. N. Apt. 804 Nashville, TN 37208
Dotti Frist, who died on April 10.
Sister of Mary Barfield (Lee) | 1026 Chancery Ln, South Nashville, TN 37215
Aunt of Mary Lauren Allen (Lawson) | 326 Lynnwood Blvd. Nashville, TN 37205
Aunt of Corinne Kidd (Brock) | 1029 Lynnwood Blvd. Nashville, TN 37215
Cole Barfield (Christen) | 153 Cheek Rd. Nashville, TN 37205
Tyler Phillip Schoettle, who died on April 5.
Son of Tim & Mary Schoettle | 2415 Golf Club Ln, Nashville, TN 37215
Brother of Hunter Schoettle
Recent Births
We rejoice at the birth of these new babies.
Margaret Ruth Cramer
Born April 11, 2025
Daughter of Mary and Kevin Cramer
Granddaughter of Leigh and Brian Reames
Graham Stewart Koch
Born April 7, 2025
Son of Megan and Stewart Koch
Brother of Jack and Anne
Gus Elliott Pagonis, born April 6.
Child of Annie Tipps and Josh Pagonis
Brother of Thomas and Lewis
Grandson of Joi & Mark Tipps
Prayer Concerns
Please remember those listed below in your prayers.
- Kathy Celauro Bolton
- Jamie Burton
- Millie Collignon
- Andrea Cooper
- Marilyn Dennison
- Brenda Dowdle
- Carney Farris
- Don Fisher
- Richard Fonde
- Lewis Frost
- Rex Gardner
- Linda & Dewey Garrison
- Jody & Kevin Garvey
- Robin Growdon
- Jannelle Hamilton
- Lynn Hardison
- Harry Hassall
- Phyllis Heard
- Tim Ishii
- Sandy Love
- Liz McConnell (healing) and family
- Tom McDonald
- Jim Morrison
- Charmaine Nelson
- Mike Pursell
- Steve Richmond
- Debbie Rieke
- Louis Rieke
- Lauren Ross
- Sheila Sansom (Sheryl Hayes’ mother)
- Allison Schwall
- Eric Skinner
- Claudia Torrey
- Terri Trichel
- John Voight
- Lynda Wimberly (sister of John Wimberly)
Tom Wright
Please pray for the leaders of our nation and world and for their wise and compassionate decisions; for a deep and lasting peace for our world; for those who are ill and those who care for them; for those without homes and adequate food and other necessities of daily life; and for those who mourn the loss of loved one and cherished dreams. May God’s spirit of peace, justice, mercy, mutual respect and love rest upon and between all people.
Please contact Dr. Sandra Randleman at 615-298-9502 if you wish to be added to the prayer concern list.
Stephen Ministry
Stephen Ministers are volunteer lay ministers who are trained to enter into confidential relationships with people who are going through challenging times. Stephen Ministers provide a listening ear, a caring presence, and encouragement.
If you would like to know more about Stephen Ministry and how a Stephen Minister could care for you, or if you would like to receive training to serve as a Stephen Minister, please see or call Sandra Randleman at (615) 298-9502.
If one member suffers, all suffer together with him or her; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with him or her. —1 Corinthians 12:26
