Robert Lee Worsham III

Robert Lee Worsham III, (Bobby) age 80, of Shackle Island, Tennessee passed away on March 29th, 2025. Robert Worsham, Bobby, graduated from MTSU, served in the Army, and was Personnel Manager at Genesco and later decided to manage/own the family store Worsham’s General Store from 1971 to 2022. After serving in the Army and graduating from college, he married Gaylene Moore of Nashville and had two children. He worked long hours at the store for many years but also found the time to volunteer in the community with the Shackle Island Fire Department, and spend time with his family and friends, Bobby was a people person.

Bobby loved his family and his dog, Titus, unconditionally. His hobbies included fishing, bird watching, hunting, boating, riding on his tractor, and riding on his ATV with, his late cousin, Bobby Hutchison.

Bobby supported many philanthropies such as being a booster of Beech High School and his church, Beech Cumberland Presbyterian, and the Beech Historic Cemetery Fund.

He is survived by his two daughters Amy Elizabeth Monroe, spouse Pete Monroe, and Kimberly Lynn Carter, Grandchildren Taylor Lynn Carter, and Charles Worsham Monroe, Jordan Wayne Carter, and his new great-grandbaby Everleigh, his sister Betty Thompson, late Rayford Thompson, and Nancy McAllister, spouse, James Robert McAllister, sister n law, Joy Moore Caskey, spouse, Billy Caskey, and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be at Cole and Garrett in Goodlettsville from 5 to 8 PM, Thursday, April, 3rd. The funeral will take place on Friday, April 4th, at 2:00 pm, at Beech Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 3216 Long Hollow Road, Hendersonville, TN, where he will be laid to rest by his wife, Gaylene, of 30 years who preceded him in death. Friends and family will receive at Cole and Garrett, 127 North Main Street, Goodlettsville, TN, from 5 to 8 pm.

Pall Bearers: Pete Monroe, Charles Monroe, Jordan Carter, Jim Bob McAllister, Brayden McMurry, and Branson Phillips. Honorary Pall Bearers: Don Badacour, JB Bell, Paul Brinkley, Jr., Billy Caskey, Mike Hartman, James Robert McAllister, KT Thomas, Roy Short, Ron Wills, Richard “Woody” Woodard. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to the Historic Beech Cemetary Fund and the Shackle Island Fire Department.