It is with regret we announce the passing of Mrs. Ann Graham Cashion, age 89, of Fayetteville, TN. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at 10 am at Park City Baptist Church with Bro. Don Russell officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be Friday, December 3 from 5pm to 8pm at Higgins Funeral Home.
Ann was born May 28, 1932, in Lincoln County, TN and was one of eleven children born to the late T.H. and Mattie Bell Colbert Graham, Sr. She attended Middle Tennessee State University and went on to graduate as a registered nurse from the nursing program at St Thomas Hospital in the 1950’s. Ann had a rewarding career as a public health nurse at the Lincoln County Health Department for 27 years. She and her husband Joe volunteered for several years at Patrick Rehab and Wellness Center as well. Ann was a devoted member of Parks City Baptist Church where she was a Sunday School teacher and Girls in Action leader on Wednesday nights for many, many years. Ann passed away on November 30, 2021, at Southern Tennessee Regional Health.
She is survived by her husband, Joe Cashion with whom she just celebrated 67 years of marriage on November 7; three sons, Chris (Jyl) Cashion of Houston, TX, Greg (Beth) Cashion of Nashville, and Joel (Teresa) Cashion of Fayetteville; grandchildren, Amie (Johnny) Schexnayder, Ashlie (Andrew) Pereiras, Christina Cashion, Molly Cashion, Lee Cashion, Kristin (Jay) Colbert, Drew Cashion, Austin Cashion, Brady (Haley) Fitch, and Ryan (Cynthia) Fitch; great-grandchildren, Madison Brungardt, Dexter Schexnayder, Catherine Pereiras, Mark Pereiras, William Pereiras, Kilar Pace, Charlie Colbert, Gray Colbert, Ethan Fitch, Alexa Fitch, Hunter Fitch, Maddie Fitch and Eliana Fitch; sister, Sarah Frances “Jane” Fuller of Chattanooga; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Inez Hatcher, Claude Graham, T.H. Graham, Jr., Minerva Gual, Tharon Bell, Frank Graham, Phillip Graham, Rufus Graham, and Betty Graham.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Fabulous Fifties Foundation, P O Box 934, Fayetteville, TN 37334 or Park City Baptist Church, 2809 Huntsville Hwy, Fayetteville, TN 37334.
Higgins Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Ann Graham Cashion.
Ann was a dear lady, wonderful nurse, and treasured coworker. I loved her dearly. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you. She loved her family dearly.
so sorry to hear of your mom’s passing
she was a sweet lady