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Margaret Rice Ashe

Mrs. Margaret Rice Ashe, age 89 of Lebanon, passed away April 19, 2025 at Alive Hospice Residence in Murfreesboro.  Born in Davidson County, TN, December 21, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Russell Rice and Minnie Myrtle Davy Rice.  She was a 1955 graduate of Goodlettsville High School and was a member of the Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  She retired from TRW Ross Gear where she worked in the office and blueprinting.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Delano Ashe in 1980.  Survivors include two daughters:  Angela (Silas) Vastola, Annette (Jeff) Tomerlin; step-son, John (Debbie) Ashe; four grandchildren:  Adam (Mallory) Maxwell, Austin Maxwell, Savannah (Madison) Cox, Cody Tomerlin; four great-grandchildren:  Grace Ann, Marshall, Mary Alice and Charlie Maxwell.  Special thanks to Home Instead and Alive Hospice Murfreesboro for their care and compassion.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at 1 p.m. from the Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 522 Castle Heights Avenue, Lebanon, with Bro. Kevin Medlin officiating.  Interment – Wilson County Memorial Gardens.  Pallbearers:  Jeff and Cody Tomerlin, Silas Vastola, Adam and Austin Maxwell, Nathan Kolbe.  Visitation Tuesday 3-7p.m. at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home and Wednesday 11 a.m. until service time at Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

LIGON & BOBO FUNERAL HOME in charge of arrangements.

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Messages for the Family

  1. Haywood Barry says:
    April 21, 2025 at 6:19 pm
    So sorry to learn of her passing. We were always friends at TRW Ross. My condolences to her family and friends. May she TRST IN PEASE>
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  2. Haywood Barry says:
    April 21, 2025 at 6:20 pm
    Sorr REST IN PEASE
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  3. Linda Neal Shannon says:
    April 21, 2025 at 7:04 pm
    My condolences to the family. Worked with Margaret at TRW. God Bless!
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  4. Tammy Adcock says:
    April 21, 2025 at 11:00 pm
    You will be missed immensely. You’re beautiful smile will be missed. You have gone to be with the Father and the Son. R.I.P SUNSHINE
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  5. Becky Vance says:
    April 21, 2025 at 11:31 pm
    Thank you for always making me feel loved and welcomed. I will miss you dearly.
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  6. Angela Word says:
    April 21, 2025 at 11:41 pm
    To know her was to love her. She taught me so much in so little time. I will forever cherish our memories. You will truly be missed! I love you sunshine
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  7. Lisa Porter says:
    April 22, 2025 at 12:06 am
    Miss Margaret was one of the kindest, sweetest ladies that I’ve had the pleasure to know…I am so grateful for the time that I had the privilege to share with her. I will forever miss her smile, her laugh, and will always remember her telling me God Bless and I love you, during my shifts with her. Heaven gained a true angel…rest easy sweet Miss Margaret, you will be missed!
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  8. Magalie Pierrot... says:
    April 22, 2025 at 3:32 am
    Words can’t express how deeply saddened I am to hear about Ms. Margarets passing. Please accept my sincerest condolences.”
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  9. Claudette Amonette says:
    April 22, 2025 at 11:57 am
    Everyone loved Margaret. Me included. She will be missed. Annette and Angela she left you lots of memories and you both took such good care of her!
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  10. Dierdre Chavez says:
    April 22, 2025 at 3:29 pm
    I am so sorry for your loss and she will be deeply missed. She was a precious and dear soul and I enjoyed caring for her! She has graduated to heaven to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, whom she loved with all her heart. Joy unspeakable!
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  11. Kenneth Dash says:
    April 22, 2025 at 9:48 pm
    She was such a special lady. You could feel Christ’s love when you were in her presence. I will miss her smile and warmth.
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  12. Leonard and Louise Huff says:
    April 22, 2025 at 9:57 pm
    Miss Sunshine was one of the very first people we met when we first came to the
    Cumberland Presbyterian Church. We will never forget her wonderful brilliant smile . We will “see you in the morning”. RIP
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  13. Elaine Mount says:
    April 22, 2025 at 10:59 pm
    Such a sweet lady! So sorry Angela and Annette. I always loved you guys at TXR Days. God bless your sweet family.
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  14. Danny Timbs says:
    April 22, 2025 at 11:56 pm
    Ms. Margaret was a sweetheart and I love seeing her on Sunday mornings at Church. I always got a hug, kiss on the cheek and an I love you… she was one of a kind, first class lady. RIP my friend , I will miss you
    , but I will see you again one day. Love you❤️
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  15. Bill Garrett says:
    April 23, 2025 at 2:16 am
    My thoughts and prayers are with the family. Known Margaret Ann since we met at the Madison C. P. Church as teenagers. We become friends for life. Our trips to the Nashville area always included a visit with Sunshine. She was loved and will be missed vv
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  16. Cherie Welborn says:
    April 23, 2025 at 2:53 am
    Our sincere condolences to the family. There are people in life that one feels blessed to know Margaret Ann was one of those people for me. She was truly a joy to be around. As a lifelong friend of my parents, Bill and Boby Garrett, I heard her name often throughout my life. We always looked forward to our visits with her on our trips to TN in recent years. We will miss her, but will always remember her.
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  17. Valerie Thayer says:
    April 23, 2025 at 8:18 pm
    I am so sorry for your loss. Sunshine was one of the first people we met at LCPC. She was a one woman welcoming committee. I will never forget her wonderful hugs. She will be greatly missed.
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  18. Edith Marlin says:
    May 1, 2025 at 5:11 pm
    Angela and Annette, I am so sorry to hear about Margaret. I didn’t know until after her services. Margaret was a long time and faithful friend since our teen years. She loved you girls, her family and everybody she met.
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