Thomas W. "Tommy" Goad

Thomas W. "Tommy" Goad obituary, Nashville, TN

Thomas W. "Tommy" Goad

Thomas Goad Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Compassion Funeral & Cremation Services - Nashville on Jul. 21, 2025.

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Thomas Winford Goad "Tommy" Age- 81, of Bellevue, passed from this life on Friday, July 18, 2025, at Vanderbilt Medical Center.
He is survived by his loving wife, Pauline Goad; his sons, Todd "Tommy" Goad, Jr. (Tracy) and Tracy Goad (Susie); grandchildren, Scott Goad (Lynsay), Brandon Goad, and Payton Goad; great grandson, Casion Sutherland; and several extended family members.
Tommy was a hardworking man and worked for many years for Bacon Construction Company and Crockett Construction; after his retirement, he opened Tommy Goad's Pressure Washing. He loved to be outdoors. He enjoyed gardening, fishing, camping, and even square dancing. He attended Bellevue High School and was a member of the West Nashville Phoenix Lodge. He was a 32nd Degree Scotish Rite Mason.
A celebration of Tommy's life will be held on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 11AM, at Western Hills Church, located at 7565 Charlotte Pike with Dave Estes officiating. Interment will follow at Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens. The pallbearers will be AJ, JJ, Scott Goad, Brandon Goad, Andy Givens, and William Greer.
Visitation with the Goad family will be on Thursday July 24th from 10AM until the service time at 11AM, at Western Hills Church.
Arrangements in the care of Compassion Funeral & Cremation Services, 6949 Charlotte Pike, Suite 104 (615) 857-9955. We are proud to be West Nashville & Bellevue's only locally owned and operated burial & cremation provider.

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