Obituaries
Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Chapel Hill, TN & Surrounding Areas
Charles R. Brake
Aug 31, 2021
Mr. Charles R. Brake, age 80, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Tuesday, August 31, 2021 in Columbia, Tennessee. Mr. Brake was born in Humphreys County, Tennessee and was a son of the late David Pruitt and Myrtle Elaine Chilcutt Brake. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a sister, Patty Jo Welch. ...
Richard "Gene" Mcclain
Aug 31, 2021
Mr. Richard “Gene” McClain, age 84, of Rockvale, Tennessee, died Tuesday, August 31, 2021 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Mr. McClain was born in Atna, Tennessee and was a son of the late Frank Brown and Emma Frances Wix McClain. In addition to his parents, Gene was also preceded in death by his first wife, Virginia McClain; sisters, Bertha Holden, Nellie...
John Cox, Jr.
Aug 29, 2021
Mr. John Frederick Cox, Jr., age 61, of Shelbyville, TN, died Sunday, August 29, 2021 in Murfreesboro, TN. Born in West Covina, CA, John was a son of the late John Frederick Cox, Sr. and Sharon Lynn Howes who survives. Mr. Cox attended the Shelbyville First Church of the Nazarene and worked as a care giver. In his...
Geraldine Davenport
Aug 28, 2021
Mrs. Geraldine Davenport, age 63, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, died Saturday morning, August 28, 2021 at her home in Shelbyville. Mrs. Davenport was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and was a daughter of the late Jessie Franklin and Martha Christine Smotherman Davenport. She was of the Pentecostal faith and was a homemaker.
Mrs. Davenport is survived by her children,...
James Helton
Aug 26, 2021
Mr. James Marshall Helton, age 77, of the Caney Spring Community of Marshall County, died Thursday, August 26, 2021 in Lewisburg, Tennessee. Mr. Helton was born in Terrell, Texas and was a son of the late Mary Louise Roberts Helton and James Marshall Helton, Sr.
Mr. Helton was a veteran of the United States...
Mary Lou Phelan
Aug 25, 2021
Mrs. Mary Lou Phelan, age 94, of Lewisburg, TN, died Wednesday, August 25, 2021 in Columbia, TN. Born in Tampa, FL, Mary Lou was a daughter of the late Louis F. and Mary Bell Zora Laurence Baugh. Mrs. Phelan was a school teacher with over 40 years in education. Mary Lou also taught for the Child Evangelist Fellowship...
Thomas Miller
Aug 23, 2021
Mr. Thomas Edward Miller, age 57, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Monday, August 23, 2021 in Franklin, TN. Born in Chicago, IL, Mr. Miller was a son of the late Richard J. Miller and Bernadine Hainsworth Miller who survives. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was an employee of the United States Postal Service....
Rickey Duvall
Aug 18, 2021
Mr. Rickey Dean Duvall, age 64, died Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at his home near Chapel Hill. He was born in Maury County and was a son of the late James Andrew and Geraldine Murphy Duvall and was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy “Nan” Sweeney Duvall, who died in 2012.
Mr. Duvall was a long...
Fred Bryan
Aug 17, 2021
Fred D. Bryan passed away peacefully at the age of 89 on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Mr. Bryan was a native of East Tennessee, born in Riverdale, Tennessee and raised on a dairy farm. He moved to Kingsport, Tennessee in his early teens and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School. Mr. Bryan joined the United States Air...
Maggie B. Dalton
Aug 15, 2021
Mrs. Maggie B. Dalton, age 84, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, died Sunday, August 15, 2021 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Mrs. Dalton was a daughter of the late Elmer and Pearl Nobles Brown. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a son, Jerry M. Dalton, and sisters, Judy Brown Grogan, Evelyn Brown Gregory and Peggy Jo...
Rufus Whaley
Aug 8, 2021
Mr. Rufus Lee Whaley, age 74, of the Farmington Community of Marshall County, died Sunday, August 8, 2021. Mr. Whaley was born in Marshall County and was a son of the late Milton Clyde and Mary Elizabeth Jones Whaley. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two brothers, Glenn Whaley and Travis Whaley.
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Harry Smith
Aug 7, 2021
Mr. Harry Dale Smith, age 75, of Antioch, TN, died Saturday, August 7, 2021, following an extended illness. Born in Chapel Hill, TN, Mr. Smith was a son of the late Fred Ernest Smith and Betty Elease Harber Smith. He was retired from the U.S. Army after 27 years of service and served multiple tours of duty...
Jimmy Harper
Aug 7, 2021
Mr. Jimmy Harper, age 54, died Saturday, August 7, 2021 at his home near Eagleville, Tennessee. Mr. Harper was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and was a son of the late James Arthur and Bobbie Faye Petty Harper Spain.
Jimmy was a mechanic, farmer and used farm equipment dealer and was employed with Farm Sales...
Anita Jean Brown
Aug 1, 2021
Mrs. Anita Jean Brown, age 74, of Unionville, Tennessee, died Sunday, August 1, 2021 in Shelbyville.
Mrs. Brown was born in Bedford County and was a daughter of the late Eddie Robert and Jessie Volina Dishmon Brown. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a son, John Elliot Reed;...
Connie Hill
Jul 30, 2021
Mrs. Connie Hill, age 69, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Friday, July 30, 2021 in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee. Mrs. Hill was born in Bedford County and was a daughter of the late William Otis King, Sr. and Jewell Elizabeth Beard King. She was a homemaker and was retired from the former Durango Boot Company of Chapel Hill. In addition...
Melba Chunn
Jul 30, 2021
Mrs. Melba Chunn, age 81, of the Halls Mill Community of Bedford County, died Friday evening, July 30, 2021.
Mrs. Chunn was a daughter of the late Willis Williams and Sarah Lucy Batten and was preceded in death by her husband, Audilee Chunn, who died in 2012. She was a homemaker and had retired...
Harold "Hank" Woosley
Jul 27, 2021
Mr. Harold “Hank” Woosley, age 83, of Columbia, Tennessee, died Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at his home in Columbia. Mr. Woosley was born in Chapel Hill, Tennessee and was a son of the late Otto and Leafie Mai Erwin Woosley. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brothers, Joe Woosley, Tom Woosley,...
Rose Skillern
Jul 21, 2021
Ms. Rose Skillern, age 81, of Lewisburg, TN, died Wednesday, July 21, 2021 in Columbia, TN. Born in Rose Hill, VA, Rose was a daughter of the late Lester and Almira Daniel Wilder. In addition to her parents, Ms. Skillern is preceded in death by her husbands, William T. Blackwell who passed in 1981 and Charles Skillern who...
Rebecca Knight
Jul 20, 2021
Rebecca Marie Knight, age 35, of Lebanon, Tennessee, formerly of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Tuesday, July 20, 2021 in Lebanon. She was born in Maury County and was preceded in death by her grandmothers, Ethel Bath and Mary Knight, and grandfather, Bernard Knight.
Rebecca was a graduate of Forrest High School Class of 2004....
Don Patterson
Jul 19, 2021
Mr. Don L. Patterson, age 65, of Rockvale, Tennessee, died Monday, July 19, 2021 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and was a son of the late Earlen Freemond and Marjorie Ann Redmon Patterson.
Don was a graduate of Eagleville High School, Class of 1974 and received his bachelor’s degree in...
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