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Richard J. Brodhead

  • July 26, 2012
  • Lebanon, Tennessee
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“Richard was one of the greatest men I have ever known. He always enjoyed life and had no enemies. When he entered a room , he lit it up. Everyone...Read More » ”
1 of 8 | Posted by: Don & Janie Young - Madison, TN

“I am so sorry for your loss. I remember him as a child when Tara and I ran around together. I know how much he loved you and you loved him. I will be...Read More » ”
2 of 8 | Posted by: Rachel Rodgers - hermitage, TN

“Thoughts and prayers are with the entire family. Have known Richard for many years. Sorry I can't get by the Funeral Home to pay my respects, but...Read More » ”
3 of 8 | Posted by: Beverly G. Newman - Lebanon,, TN

“Dearest Judy: Richard has been apart of our lives for so long, it is hard to imagine our existence without him. What an interesting friend that...Read More » ”
4 of 8 | Posted by: Tracey and Jim Yoing - Gainesboro, TN

“Dearest Judy I never knew Richard but how I enjoy all of your wonderful stories of your lives together. My prayers are with you and your family. Much...Read More » ”
5 of 8 | Posted by: Karen Whiles - TN

“Judy and all of Richards family my thought are with you at this time and he was a wonderful person and what a happy face to remember him by. May God...Read More » ”
6 of 8 | Posted by: Marion Sloan - Lebanon, TN

“What a wonderful life Richard lived! Always enjoyed his stories about Key West, the Navy, pre-Castro Cuba and his tales of litigation back in the...Read More » ”
7 of 8 | Posted by: Barry Tatum - Lebanon, TN

“My deepest condolences to the family, Mr. Broadhead was a wonderful person who will be greatly missed by those in the legal family of Wilson County. ...Read More » ”
8 of 8 | Posted by: Patty Stolinsky - Lebanon, TN


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Richard J. Brodhead passed away on July 26, 2012. The family will be receiving friends at Sellars Funeral Home in Lebanon from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, July 27, 2012. The church service, with Military Honors, is 10 a.m. Saturday, July 28, 2012 at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany (1500 Hickory Ridge Rd, Lebanon TN). The family extends a special thank you to Odyssey Hospice and Home Instead. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are requested to the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany.
Mr. Brodhead, a native of Key West FL, received his Associates Degree at Cumberland University, his Bachelors at MTSU, and his law degree at Vanderbilt. Mr. Brodhead was a veteran of the United States Navy, a former Lebanon City Attorney, and a former Lebanon City Judge. He was a member of the Bar Association, served on the Board of Law Examiners, a board member of the Wilson County Help Center, he was a Shriner, and a thirty-second degree Mason. He was a member and past Senior Warden of the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany.
Survivors include wife of 24 years Judy Nollner Brodhead; children: Tara (Mark) Morton and Jeremy (Misti) Creswell; and grandchildren: Dalton Odgon, Olivia Morton, Abby Morton, Samantha Payne, Trent Payne, and Kevin Creswell. He is preceded in death by parents George J. and Imogene Sharrar Brodhead.

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