Obituaries

Dec 18, 2014

Mr. Leslie Walker “Les” Helton, age 70, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Thursday, December 18, 2014 in Columbia, Tennessee. Mr. Helton was born in Bedford County and was a son of the late John Vinson and Ruth Taylor Helton. He was a member of Fosterville Baptist Church in Rutherford County.

Mr. Helton started his career in law...

Dec 14, 2014

Mrs. Eula Denton Pate, age 92, of Columbia, TN, died Sunday, December 14, 2014.  Eula was born Sept. 28, 1922 to Samuel Posey and Sally Lou Dennis Denton.  At the young age of 15 she met the love of her life, James Wesley Pate II.  They were married by the...

Dec 14, 2014

Mr. Gene Shires, age 85, of the Caney Spring Community of Marshall County, died Sunday, December 14, 2014 in Lewisburg, Tennessee.  Mr. Shires was born in Marshall County and was a son of the late Paul Jones and Elizabeth Harris Shires.  He was a graduate of Forrest School in Chapel Hill, attended the University of...

Dec 13, 2014

Mrs. Nora Harris Allen, age 90, of Unionville, Tennessee, died Saturday morning, December 13, 2014 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Mrs. Allen was born in Bedford County and was a daughter of the late George Thomas and Annie Marlin Harris. She was a long time member of Hickory Hill United Methodist Church and was a member of the FCE Club in...

Dec 12, 2014

Mr. Henry Clifton Frame, age 88, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Friday evening, December 12, 2014 in Franklin, Tennessee. Mr. Frame was born in Moore County, Tennessee and was a son of the late Charlie Clifford and Etta Mae Smith Frame. He was a veteran, having served in the Third Army, 42nd Rainbow Division, C Company, serving under General...

Dec 10, 2014

Mr. Harold Jean “Bubby” Smith, age 72, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Wednesday, December 10, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Smith was born in Marshall County and was a son of the late Fred and Bettye Elease Harber Smith. He was a graduate of Forrest High School in Chapel Hill and was a salesman. In addition to his parents,...

Dec 7, 2014

Mr. Gene Martin, age 81, of the Verona Community of Marshall County, died Sunday, December 7, 2014 at his home in Verona. Mr. Martin was born in Marshall County and was a son of the late Roy Elmer and Geneva Bennett Martin. He served his country in the United States Army and the Tennessee National Guard. Mr. Martin was...

Dec 4, 2014

Mrs. Rose O’Malley Rotchford, age 85, of Lewisburg, TN, died Thurs. evening, Dec. 4, 2014 following an extended illness. A native of the Bronx in New York City, Mrs. Rotchford was a daughter of the late James O’Malley and Loretta Mahoney O’Malley. She was a homemaker and was a parishioner at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lewisburg....

Dec 1, 2014

Mrs. Frances Barcheers, age 93, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, died Monday, December 1, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. Mrs. Barcheers was born in Marshall County and was a daughter of the late Marion Claude and Annie Mary Joyce Smithson. She, along with her husband Edd, were the owners and operators of the former Edd’s Café in Lewisburg. Later, Mrs. Frances worked...

Nov 28, 2014

Mr. William England, Jr., age 60, of Antioch, Tennessee, died Friday morning, November 28, 2014 in Antioch. Mr. England was born in Cook County, Illinois and was a former masonry worker. He was preceded in death by his father, William Arthur England, Sr. and by a sister, Pamela Kay Fagan.

Mr. England is survived by two daughters,...

Nov 25, 2014

Mrs. M. E. Cooper, age 89, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Tuesday evening, November 25, 2014 in Columbia, Tennessee. Mrs. Cooper was born in Marshall County and was a daughter of the late Harlin and Martha Elizabeth Poplin Crowell. She was a homemaker and retired textile worker. Mrs. Cooper attended Chapel Hill United Methodist Church and was a member...

Nov 24, 2014

Mr. Glenn Duvall, age 81, of Lewisburg, TN died Monday, November 24, 2014 in Murfreesboro, TN.  A native of Maury County, TN, Mr. Duvall was a son of the late Robert and Bessie Mae Ring Duvall.  He served in the United States Navy and was previously employed with the former Durango...

Nov 24, 2014

Mr. Randall Steagall, age 84, of the Verona Community of Marshall County, passed peacefully from this life November 24, 2014. Mr. Steagall was born in Sentinel, Oklahoma and grew up in Rutherford County, TN. He showed his prize Jersey cows and had his pilot’s license before his driver’s license. Randall graduated from Kittrell High School and served in the...

Nov 15, 2014

Mr. Reeve F.  “Bobo” Brock, age 59, of the Wheel Community of Bedford County, died Saturday, November 15, 2014 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Mr. Brock was born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee and was a son of the late Willard Elmer and Evelyn Marie Fann Brock. He worked for many years for Eaton Corp. of Shelbyville and was the assistant pastor...

Nov 11, 2014

Mrs. Juanita Smithson, age 78, of the Caney Spring Community died Tuesday, November 11, 2014.  A  native of Hazel Green, AL,  Mrs. Smithson was a daughter of the late Robert and Addie Phillips Yell.  She was retired from Durango Boot Company.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Nov 8, 2014

Mr. John Lewis Shearer, Sr., age 56, of Chapel Hill, TN passed away Saturday, November 8, 2014 in Chapel Hill, TN. He was born in Albany, GA to the late Clifford and Dollie Bolton Shearer. Mr. Shearer served his country in the United States Army and was self-employed as a painter.

Nov 7, 2014

Mrs. Shirley Aldridge Jordan, age 71, of the Caney Spring Community of Marshall County, died Friday, November 7, 2014 in Columbia, Tennessee. Mrs. Jordan was born in Marshall County and was a daughter of the late George Foster and Martha Adrean Whaley Aldridge. She retired after many years of service to Marshall County Government as a Deputy Register of...

Nov 7, 2014

Mrs. Brenda Lichtenfels Spotts, age 68, of Chapel Hill, TN passed away Friday, November 7, 2014 in Chapel Hill, TN. She was the daughter of the late Hazel Edith Lee and Werner Lichtenfels. Mrs. Spotts was a member of Chapel Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church and a retired teacher.

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Nov 4, 2014

Mr. Dorris Weaver, age 80, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, died Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at his home in Lewisburg. Mr. Weaver was born in Marshall County and was a son of the late Frank Lee and Beulah Mae Phifer Weaver. He served his country as a soldier with the Tennessee Army National Guard, from which he retired in 1991, after...

Nov 4, 2014

Mrs. Ginny Luna, age 43, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Tues., Nov. 4, 2014 following an extended illness. She was born in Spencer, IA and was the daughter of Mike and Linda Ericksen. Mrs. Luna was a parishioner at St. John Catholic Church in Lewisburg, TN.

Survivors are her husband, Mark Luna of Chapel Hill, TN; a...