Alice Margaret Ashworth, age 81 of Franklin, TN passed away on September 4, 2017.
Born to Marvin & Lois Williamson in Durant, Oklahoma, during the Dust Bowl, Alice’s family moved west to California when she was 3 years old. She graduated from Yuba City Union High School in 1953 and earned her Associate’s Degree from Yuba College in 1955. She married Calvin Willard “Bill” Ashworth on June 30, 1955. Other than seven months of Bill’s Air Force service in Wyoming when they first married, Alice lived in Yuba City, California, for 74 years, until moving to the Nashville area in 2013 to be close to her children.
A lover of God, people, and words, Alice was involved in the Christian Women’s Club, Soroptimists, Bible studies, Pink Lady hospital volunteering, and Del Prado Mobile Home Park activities, and enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, gardening, needlepoint and writing poetry.
In heaven she is reunited with her beloved parents and husband of 37 years. Here on earth she is lovingly remembered by: her children – Charles William “Chuck” & Andi Ashworth and Teresa Ella “Terri” & Doug Bornick; sisters and brothers-in-law – Wilma & Walt Pierce and Karoly & Clark Zaft; grandchildren – Justin & Katrina Humlick, Molly & Mark Nicholas, Sam & Ruby Ashworth, Jessica Bornick & Aaron Graves, and Jenni Reed; great-grandchildren – Jarvis & Lila Humlick, Bridget, Alfie & Brinsley Ashworth, Robert Nicholas, Elvie Graves, Clementine Reed and twin baby boys on the way; honorary children – Paula & Boomer Williams; nieces, nephews and honorary grandchildren – Kristin, Scott, Andrew & Allie Hanson, Penny, Tom, Melody & Gavin Samson, Brad Pierce, Danny, Jill, Emma, Brody & Claire Ullrich, Carol & Tom Hasch, Ryan, Lianne & Jace Zaft, Dawn & Giddy Zaft, Tessa, Jeff, Haylie, Devin, Addison & Lucas Murphy, Annabeth, Josephine & Lennox White; and many friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home in Franklin, TN, Pastor Jim Thomas officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Burial will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at the Sutter Cemetery in Sutter, CA. In lieu of flowers, you are invited to make a donation in Alice’s memory to the Lewy Body Dementia Association (lbda.org)
