Obituaries

Jan 10, 2020

Mr. JL “Jaybird” Land, age 55, of Shelbyville, TN, died on Friday, January 10, 2020, in Shelbyville, TN.

Mr. Land was born in Nashville, TN to his late parents, Joe Louis Land and Edith Joe Wilson Land. He loved his family dearly and also loved the Tennessee Titans and Tennessee Vols. In addition to his parents, he...

Jan 10, 2020

Mr. Manfred Gunther Westerwelle, age 82, of Lewisburg, TN, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020, at his home in Lewisburg.

Mr. Westerwelle was born in Cologne, Germany to his late parents Fritz Holt and Martha Westerwelle. He was a chef for a good part of his life, travelling in Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, Canada, then eventually...

Jan 9, 2020

Mrs. Helen Marie White Fagan, age 86, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Thursday, January 9, 2020 in Fayetteville, TN following an extended illness. Born in Bedford Co., Mrs. Fagan was a daughter of the late William Ransom White and Edna Helton White. She was retired from Newell Corporation. Mrs. Fagan was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Foster...

Jan 8, 2020

Mrs. Sherry Eastep Wallace, age 83, of White House, TN, formerly of Chapel Hill, TN died Wednesday, January 8, 2020, in White House, TN.  Mrs. Wallace was a native of Limestone County, AL, and was a daughter of the late William Jester and Laura Lee Carter Eastep.  She was a homemaker and a member of White House Church of...

Jan 5, 2020

Elaine Comstock passed away early Sunday morning, January 5, 2020 at the age of 93. She was a lifelong resident of Chapel Hill, Tennessee. At the time of her death she was under the care of Clarendale at Indian Lake in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Elaine was the widow of James Bruce Comstock, who died in 1983, and the daughter of...

Jan 1, 2020

Mrs. Eva Nell Scott, age 90, of the Farmington Community of Marshall County, died Monday, July 13, 2020 in Columbia, Tennessee.

Mrs. Scott was born in Marshall County, was a homemaker and was retired from Faber-Castell Corporation of Lewisburg. She was a member of Faith Assembly CHC in the Farmington Community, and until recently, served as a...

Jan 1, 2020

Mrs. Virginia Lee Schlapkohl Bennett, age 82, of Livingston, Tennessee, died Monday, August 31, 2020 in Livingston. Mrs. Bennett was born in California and was preceded in death by her husband, William Elmore Bennett who died in 2009.

Mrs. Bennett is survived by her children, Beverly Crowl, Oregon, Steve Nimmo, San Bernardino, California, Ray Nimmo, San Bernardino,...

Dec 30, 2019

Maddox Reed Parish, age 5 days, of Lewisburg, TN, died on Monday, December 30, 2019 in Nashville, TN.  He was born at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN on December 25, 2019.  Maddox Reed was the son of Brittany Parish and was loved by all his family.

Maddox Reed Parish is survived by his mother, Brittany...

Dec 30, 2019

Mrs. Jean Marilyn Fairbrother Muise, age 78, of Chapel Hill, TN died on Monday, December 30, 2019, at her home in Chapel Hill, TN.  She was a native of Spencer, Massachusetts and a daughter of the late Albert L. and Doris M. Warren Fairbrother.  Mrs. Muise worked as a nursing assistant for many years serving others.  In addition to...

Dec 26, 2019

Mr. Phillip Mason, age 67, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Thursday, December 26, 2019 in Columbia, Tennessee.Mr. Mason was born in Rutherford County and was a son of the late Lester and Pauline Mason.

He was a retired horse trainer and a member of the Tennessee Walking Horse Trainers Association.

Mr. Mason is survived by...

Dec 22, 2019

Mr. Enoch Ensley Jarrell, Sr. , age 85, of Bedford Co., died Sunday, December 22, 2019. Born in Bedford Co., Mr. Jarrell was a son of the late Walter Burns Jarrell and Roberta Kelley Jarrell as well as his 2nd mother, Virginia Owen Jarrell. He was a graduate of Webb School in Bell Buckle, TN and attended MTSU and...

Dec 21, 2019

Mr. Danny Lamb, age 44, of Murfreesboro, TN, went home to his Heavenly Father on Saturday, December 21, 2019, at NHC Murfreesboro where he had been a resident for 21 years following an automobile accident.

Mr. Lamb was born in Murfreesboro, TN, to his late parents Cooper Lamb and Janice Crick Lamb. Danny was a 1993 graduate...

Dec 20, 2019

Mr. Bobby Hale, age 89, died Friday, December 20, 2019 at his home in the Rover Community of Bedford County.

Mr. Hale was born in Rutherford County and was a son of the late James Robert and Minnie Ledrew Brown Hale. He served his Country as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force and was...

Dec 15, 2019

Mrs. Penny M. Brittain, age 77, of the Laws Hill Community of Marshall County, died Sunday, December 15, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Brittain was born in Bangor, Maine and was a daughter of the late William and Ethel Baker Morrison. She retired after 43 years as an assistant underwriter for State Farm...

Dec 14, 2019

Mr. Roger Gaskill, age 79, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, left this life on Saturday, December 14, 2019 to join his wife of 62 years, Sue Ann Black Gaskill who died in 2016.

Mr. Gaskill was born in Van Wert County, Ohio and was a son of the late Gerald and Geneva Feasby Gaskill. He was also preceded...

Dec 13, 2019

Mrs. Terri Lynn Crick Curtis, age 65, of Eagleville, Tennessee, died Friday, December 13, 2019 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Mrs. Curtis was born in Davidson County and was a daughter of the late Billy Gene and Jacqueline Joan Jervis Crick. She was a graduate of Antioch High School, a very active member of Eagleville United Methodist Church and was...

Dec 4, 2019

Master Wyatt James Baird, the son of James Leland Baird Jr. and Emily Lenora Tucker Baird was delivered on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 12:44 AM; but his soul was already in his heavenly home.

Wyatt James Baird is survived by his parents, James and Emily Baird of Rockvale, TN; grandparents, Tony and Janet Tucker of Eagleville,...

Nov 24, 2019

Mr. Bobby Paul, age 69, died Sunday, November 24, 2019, at his home in Chapel Hill, Tennessee.

Mr. Paul was a native of Marshall County, TN, and the son of the late Leslie Bennett and Rena Mae Young Paul. He was a graduate of the Class of 1970 at Forrest High School in Chapel...