Obituaries

May 23, 2020

Mr. Kelley Reed Proffitt, age 69, of Chapel Hill, TN,died Saturday, May 23, 2020. Born in Barberton, OH, Mr. Proffitt was a son of the late Ancil R. Proffitt and is survived by his mother, Jo Vinson Proffitt of Shelbyville, TN. He was retired from General Motors as a tool and die maker. Mr. Proffitt was of the Hebraic/Messianic Faith.

May 21, 2020

Mr. James Wallace “Wally” Hill, age 75, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Thursday, May 21, 2020 at his residence. A native of Marshall County, TN, Mr. Hill was a son of the late William Horace Hill, Sr. and Ruby Katherine Mealer Hill. Wally was a retired Contractor and was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church. In addition to his...

May 18, 2020

Mrs. Betty Carolyn Sharp, age 71, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Monday, May 18, 2020, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Sharp was born in Bedford County, TN to her late parents, William and Frances Newsom. She was a waitress for 30 years until her retirement. Mrs. Sharp loved to fish, play Yahtzee and...

May 17, 2020

Mrs. Sandra Burns Gilbert, age 73, died Sunday, May 17, 2020 at her home in Chapel Hill.

Mrs. Gilbert was born in Lewisburg, Tennessee and was a graduate of Marshall County High School, Class of 1964. She had retired from Sanford Corporation of Lewisburg and was a member of Faith Assembly CHC in the Farmington Community of...

May 14, 2020

Mrs. Marion Ann Maupin Haynes, age 74, died Thursday, May 14, 2020 at her home in Eagleville, Tennessee.

Mrs. Maupin was a native of Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late John D. and Mable Barnett Maupin. She was a homemaker and retired after 32 years of service as a nurse at the former Williamson...

May 14, 2020

Mrs. Mary Priscilla Hill, age 60, of Culleoka, Tennessee, died peacefully on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Marshall County, Alabama and was a daughter of the late Tillman Reuben and Doris Raynell Harvey Hand.

Mrs. Hill worked in the restaurant business for over 20 years and ended her...

May 13, 2020

Mr. William Herman “Billy” Smithson, Jr., age 77, of Murfreesboro, TN, formerly of Chapel Hill, TN died Wednesday, May 13, 2020. A native of Sullivan Co., TN, Mr. Smithson grew up in the Rudderville community of Williamson Co. and was a graduate of College Grove High School. Mr. Smithson was the son of the late William Herman Smithson, Sr....

May 12, 2020

Mrs. Juanita Hill, age 76, of Franklin, TN, died Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at her residence.  She was born in Murfreesboro, TN to the late Harry Shannon Layne, Sr. and Lonnie Louise Zumbro Layne.  Juanita was a member of the Baptist faith.  She was a homemaker after she retired from working as a maintenance engineer for SFM.

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May 12, 2020

Mr. Floyd Michael “Mike” Knois, age 58, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, died Tuesday, May 12, 2020 in Lewisburg. Mr. Knois was born in Durham, North Carolina and was a graduate of Central High School in Shelbyville, Tennessee. He was a member of Ostella Church of Christ. Mr. Knois was preceded in death by his father, Rev. Aubrey Lee Knois, Sr....

May 10, 2020

Mrs. Sara Louise Webb Porter, age 97, of the Triune Community of Williamson County, died Sunday morning, May 10, 2020. Mrs. Porter was born in Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late James Henry and Eunice Thomas Webb. She was a homemaker and a member of Triune United Methodist Church.

In addition to her parents,...

May 10, 2020

Mr. Danny White, age 66, of Lewisburg, TN, died Sunday, May 10, 2020 at his residence.  He was born in Columbia, TN to Sara Pugh Hand and his biological father, George Lawson White.  His mother later married Wilton C. Hand and together they raised Danny into the man he was.  Danny bravely served in 3 branches of the Armed...

May 4, 2020

Mr. David Garrard, age 65, of the Wheel Community of Bedford County, died Monday, May 4, 2020 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Mr. Garrard was born in Detroit, Michigan and was a son of the late Nannie Lou Caperton Garrard and Dewey Garrard, Jr. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Wanda Garrard Rochelle.

Mr. Garrard was...

May 2, 2020

Mrs. Cathleen Darnell Weaver, age 80, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, died Saturday, May 2, 2020 at her home surrounded by her children. Mrs. Weaver was born in Marshall County and was a daughter of the late Eugene and Nellie Collins Darnell. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Dorris Weaver, who died in...

May 2, 2020

Mr. William “Harley Charlie” Penrod, Jr., age 74, of Lewisburg, TN, died Saturday, May 2, 2020.  A native of Kentucky, Mr. Penrod was a son of the late William Charles Penrod, Sr. and Frances Penrod. He was a motorcycle mechanic by trade.

Survived by 3 daughters, Frances Penrod-Metcalf and Erica Penrod Serafino, both of New Oxford, PA,...

Apr 27, 2020

Mr. Malcolm Hazelwood, age 84, of the Flat Creek Community, died on Monday, April 27, 2020, in Franklin, TN.  Mr. Hazelwood was a native of Williamson County, TN, and a son of the late Joe Will Hazelwood, Sr. and Minnie Alta Crutcher Hazelwood.  Mr. Malcolm was retired from the Williamson County Highway Department.  He was a member of the...

Apr 26, 2020

Mr. Larry Edward Haggard, age 77, of Chapel Hill, TN, died on Sunday, April 26, 2020 in Lewisburg, TN.  He was born in Chattanooga, TN to the late Eddie Woodrow Haggard and Mary Elizabeth Matthews Haggard.  Mr. Haggard served our country in the United States Navy.  Larry was a retired Respiratory Therapist, most currently employed at Vanderbilt University Medical...

Apr 25, 2020

Dr. Bobby Gene Demonbreun also known as “Dr. Bob”, 78, of Peachtree Corners, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020. A Memorial Service is to be determined for a later date. Bobby attended Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. and was a graduate of Penn State University where he earned his PhD degree in Clinical Psychology. He was a...

Apr 25, 2020

Mr. Joel Stark Chapman, age 72, of Eagleville, TN, passed away early Saturday morning, April 25, 2020, at his home in Eagleville.

Mr. Chapman was born in Nashville, TN, to his late parents William T. Chapman Jr. and Mary Frances Stark Chapman. He was of the Methodist faith.

Mr. Chapman is survived by a brother,...

Apr 19, 2020

Mrs. Juanita June Graves Douglas, age 58, of Unionville, Tennessee, died Sunday, April 19, 2020 in Shelbyville, TN. Mrs. Douglas was born in Giles County and was a daughter of the late Cobb and Barbara Ann Newton Wright. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Ellis Poplin “Jack” Douglas, who died in October of 2017; grandparents,...

Apr 17, 2020

Mr. Ned Bartley, age 78, of Nashville, TN, died on Friday, April 17, 2020, in Nashville.  Mr. Bartley was a native of Lawrence County, TN, and a son of the late L. M. Bartley and Aubrey Rochester Redding.  Ned was a bus driver for Greyhound Bus Lines.  He proudly served our country in the United States Navy. In addition to...