Obituaries

Dec 13, 2015

Mr. Andy Davis, age 79, of the Laws Hill Community died Sunday, December 13, 2015 in Lewisburg, TN.  He was a native of Cleveland, TN and a son of the late Francis T. and Vina Lea Davis.  Mr. Davis was retired from Gibson Guitar and was a member of the Farmington Church of Christ.  He was preceded in death...

Dec 11, 2015

Mrs. Lyla Gentry Hargrove, age 91, of the Rover Community, died Friday, December 11, 2015.  Mrs. Hargrove was a native of Bedford County, TN and a daughter of the late Randolph and Algie Darnell Gentry.  She was a homemaker and retired from the Durango Boot Company in Chapel Hill, TN.  Mrs. Hargrove was a member of the Rover Baptist Church. ...

Dec 9, 2015

Mrs. Eunice N. Sterwerf, age 82, of the Wheel community of Bedford Co., died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015.  Born in Somerset, KY, Mrs. Sterwerf was a daughter of the late Marshall Blaine Newberry and Rilda Baker Dougherty. She was retired from Kantus in Lewisburg. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Sterwerf was preceded in death by her husband, Gene...

Dec 9, 2015

Mr. Velda “Red” Flener, age 81, of the Wheel comunity of Bedford Co., died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015.  A native of  Morgantown, KY, Mr. Flener was a son of the late Hillory and Enola Flener. He was a retired brick mason and served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps. In addition to his parents, he was...

Dec 7, 2015

Mrs. Mary Joyce Holder Russell, age 74, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Monday, December 7, 2015 in Columbia, Tennessee. Mrs. Russell was born in Giles County and was a daughter of the late George Washington and Susie Christine Reeves Holder. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Russell was preceded in death by her...

Dec 2, 2015

Mr. Glen L. Medley, age 68, of Fayetteville, TN, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 in Huntsville, AL.  A native of Hillsboro, TN, Mr. Medley was a son of the late Rufus Emmit Medley and Isabell Rust Medley. He was a retired warehouse receiver for C.B. Ragsdale Co. in Nashville, TN.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...

Nov 29, 2015

Mr. Gregory G. Brown, age 51, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, died Sunday, November 29, 2015 in Lewisburg. Mr. Brown was born in Alvarado, Texas and was a member of Farmington United Methodist Church in the Farmington Community of Marshall County. He was preceded in death by his mother, Martha Frances Wilson Brown, who died in 2010.

Mr. Brown...

Nov 23, 2015

Mr. Earl E. Hartley, age 81, of the Pottsville Community of Maury County, died Monday, November 23, 2015 in Franklin, Tennessee. Mr. Hartley was born in Williamson County and was a son of the late Porter Garfield and Annie Belle Jones Hartley. He retired after 37 years of service with Clark Hardware in Nashville, Tennessee. Later, Mr. Hartley worked...

Nov 21, 2015

Mrs. Betty Jo Richardson, age 79, of Eagleville, Tennessee, died Saturday, November 21, 2015. Mrs. Richardson was born in Davidson County and raised in Williamson County and was a daughter of the late Felix and Mattie Parrish Derryberry. She was a homemaker and a member of the Eagleville United Methodist Church. Mrs. Richardson was preceded in death by a...

Nov 18, 2015

Mr. Robert  “Bonanny” Harber, age 72, of Murfreesboro,  TN died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015.  Born in Chapel Hill, TN, Mr. Harber was a son of the late Blanche Harber and was a construction worker for many years. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Jeannie Harber.

Survivors include his...

Nov 17, 2015

Mr. Allen Keith Leverette, Sr., age 57, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015.  He was a native of Kewanee, IL and a son of the late James and Mayme Slaughter Leverette.  Allen was a welding foreman for Cooper Steel in Shelbyville, TN.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Barb...

Nov 16, 2015

Mr. Bobby Ray Stelman, age 63, of Lewisburg, TN, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2015 in Columbia, TN.  Born in Jasper, AL, Mr. Stelman was a son of the late Tenson Stelman and Ima Inez Butler Stelman. He was an Auto Body Technician with Toyota of Cool Springs in Franklin, TN.  In addition to his parents, Mr. Stelman was preceded...

Nov 14, 2015

Mrs. Polly Jo Stegall, age 71, of the Farmington Community, died Saturday, November 14, 2015 in Lewisburg, Tennessee. Mrs. Stegall was born in Marshall County and was a daughter of the late W. R. and Mildred Cavendar Gipson. She was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church in Chapel Hill, a homemaker and was retired from Nissan, Inc. with over...

Nov 13, 2015

Mrs. Cynthia Scott Bradley, age 84, of Nashville, Tennessee, died Friday morning, November 13, 2015 in Nashville. Mrs. Bradley was born in Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late Samuel Harrison and Mary Evelyn Bennett Scott. She was a homemaker and a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian faith.

Mrs. Bradley is survived by her loving...

Nov 12, 2015

Mr. Michael Erston Grissom, age 83, of Unionville, TN, died Thursday, November 12, 2015.  He was a native of Bedford County, TN and a son of the late Lester Kerr and Carrie Crowell Grissom.  He was a member of the Unionville Methodist Church.  Mr. Grissom was a veteran of the United States Army and retired from truck driving.  In...

Nov 3, 2015

Lynda Jane Smotherman, age 73, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, died Tuesday morning, November 3, 2015 in Murfreesboro. Ms. Smotherman was born in Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late Joseph Skurlock and Mildred Tomlin. She retired from Eagleville Drug Store in Eagleville, TN where she worked as a Pharmacy Technician. Ms. Smotherman was a member of the Eagleville...

Oct 31, 2015

Mr. Allen Francis Cutler, age 75, of Lewisburg, TN, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. Born in Waterbury, CT, Mr Cutler was the son of Allen Manville Cutler and Marjorie Palmatier Cutler. He was a former salesman with Sears and  Roebuck, Inc. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his former wives, Agnes Doyle Cutler and Patrina...

Oct 31, 2015

Mr. Everett Francis Billings, age 83, of Franklin, TN. died Sat., Oct. 31, 2015.  A native of Salem, NJ, Mr. Billings was a son of the late Everett and Esther Cornwell Billings. He worked for many years in the Water Department of Kalamazoo, MI.

Survivors include a daughter, Gail Roe of Franklin, TN; 3 sisters, Esther Dickson...

Oct 30, 2015

Mrs. Gina Sims, age 47, of Lewisburg, TN, died Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. Born in Roanoke, VA, Mrs. Sims was a daughter of Ada Bell Shrewsbury who survives.

Gina was a property  manager and was a member of Grace Chapel in the Leipers Fork community of Williamson Co.

Survived by her husband, Barrett...

Oct 28, 2015

Mrs. Shirley Ann Sheppard Whaley, age 67, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, died Wednesday morning, October 28, 2015 in Lewisburg, Tennessee. Mrs. Whaley was born in Marshall County and was a daughter of the late Harry Edward and Annie Lee Perryman Sheppard. She was a homemaker and a member of Farmington United Methodist Church. Mrs. Whaley was preceded in death by...