Joy Elaine Lindsley

View Tribute Video View Funeral Webcast Joy Elaine Lindsley, 92, retired employee of Ingram Industries and longtime resident of Nashville, died Wednesday at The Bridge at Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at Tusculum Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 477 McMurray Dr, Nashville, TN 37211. Burial will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home and on Saturday from 11:00 A.M. until the time of the service at the church. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born March 7, 1927 in Loretto, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Cyrus Beasley and the late Juliet Wilson Beasley. She was a graduate of Loretto High School, and also attended Draughon Business College. Mrs. Lindsley loved her family more than anything, she was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She enjoyed gardening, reading her bible, and doing seamstress work for her family. Mrs. Lindsley was a member of the Woodbine and Tusculum Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and was very involved in the Bessie Harris Sunday school class for many decades. She is survived by her children, Theresa (Carl) Brown of Columbia, TN, David Lindsley of Nashville, TN, Charlotte (Don) Carlin of Clarksville, TN, Louanne (John) Shankle of Bay Minette, AL; grandchildren, Hunter (Heather) Whitfield of Columbia, TN, Katie (Andy) Whitfield of Waterloo, WI, Maggie (Ryan) Crawford of Arlington, TN, Sarah Shankle of Bay Minette, AL, Ryan (Elizabeth) Shankle of Broomfield, CO; great grandchildren, Archer, Amelia, Leander, Lochlan, Ellowyn, Everleigh; sister, Linda (Fuad) Baali; brother-in-law, Will Williamson; sisters-in-law, Norma (Buddy) Ragan, and Ann Lindsley. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Leland Beasley, Wilma Bishop, Cyrus Beasley, Violet Jeannette, Olive Elsie Beasley, Hope Wilford, Jenny Williamson, Gayle Cunningham, June Farmer, and David Beasley. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.