Obituary

Earl Wayne Ashworth of Waynesboro, TN was born October 19, 1951 in Nashville, TN, the son of the late Edward Raymond Ashworth and Mattie Coleman Lanius Ashworth. He was united in marriage to Delores Flippo on March 9, 1991. Mr. Ashworth was a truck driver and had lived in Madison, TN before moving to Waynesboro, TN. Mr. Ashworth departed this life on Friday, April 29, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee at the age of 64 Years, 6 Months, 10 Days. He is survived by his wife, Delores Flippo Ashworth of Waynesboro, TN; sons, Chris Ashworth and wife, Tina of Gallatin, TN, Steven Ashworth of Hendersonville, TN; a daughter, Brianna Ashworth of Waynesboro, TN; grandchildren, Megan, Savannah, Kaci and Kathryn Ashworth; great-grandchild, Dustin Ashworth; brothers, Ray Ashworth and wife, Faye of Greenbrier, TN and John Ashworth and wife, Brenda of Hendersonville, TN; sisters, Martha Jackson and husband, Joe and Pat White all of Hendersonville, TN and Sue Overstreet and husband, Freddy of Portland, TN; mother-in-law, Ella Ruth Flippo of Waynesboro, TN and nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Ashworth was preceded in death by a son, Ryan Paul Ashworth; a grandchild, Jennifer Fisher; a sister, Sarah Mae Ashworth; brother-in-law, Harold White and father-in-law, W. C. Flippo. Services will be Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 10:00 AM at Shackelford Funeral Directors chapel, Waynesboro, Tennessee, with Larry Janes officiating. Burial will be at 3 pm in the Hendersonville Memorial Gardens at Hendersonville, Tennessee. Pallbearers will be Johnny Ashworth, Jason Ashworth, Chris Ashworth, Bobby Comer, Cleveland Flippo and Wayne Hicks. Honorary pallbearers will be Christopher Flippo and Johnathon Ashworth. Visitation will be Friday, May 6, 2016 from 6 pm to 9 pm and Saturday, May 7, 2016 from 8 am until service time at the funeral home.