Obituaries

Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Chapel Hill, TN & Surrounding Areas

Joe Warrick

Joe Warrick

Aug 25, 2014

Joe Dylan Warrick, age 21, of Unionville, Tennessee, presently living in Columbia, Tennessee, died Monday, August 25, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. Joe Dylan was born in Maury County and graduated in the top 10 of the Class of 2011 at Community High School in Unionville, Tennessee. During his years in high school, he was a member of the Leo...

Martha Ritchie

Martha Ritchie

Aug 11, 2014

Mrs. Martha Jean Ritchie, age 66, of Lebanon, TN died Monday, August 11, 2014 in Hermitage, TN. She was born in Rutherford County, TN and grew up in Chicago, IL. Mrs. Ritchie was a daughter of the late William and Maymie Pardue England. She attended River of Life Church in Smyrna,...

Pammie Fletcher

Pammie Fletcher

Aug 10, 2014

Ms. Pammie Jo “PJ” Fletcher, age 49, of Unionville, TN died Sunday, August 10, 2014 at her residence.  She was born in Peoria, IL and was a homemaker.  Pammie Jo was a member of the Chapel Hill Church of Christ.  She was preceded in death by her brother, Richard Nance “Ricky” King, Jr.

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Joe Claiborne, Jr

Joe Claiborne, Jr

Aug 9, 2014

Mr. Joe Melvin Claiborne, Jr., age 96, of Nashville, died Sat., Aug. 9, 2014. A native of Marshall Co., Mr. Claiborne was a son of the late Joe M. Claiborne, Sr and Eva Lee Hopper Claiborne. Mr. Claiborne was a retired truck driver with Time – D.C. Freight Co. He was also a veteran of World War II having...

Amy Jones

Amy Jones

Aug 9, 2014

Mrs. Amy Sweeney Jones, age 65, of Chapel Hill, died Sat., Aug. 9, 2014. A native of Marshall Co., Mrs. Jones was a daughter of the late William Akin Sweeney and Nancy Ross Clyde Sweeney. Amy was a homemaker and a member of Promise United Methodist Church in the Holts Corner community. She was the statistician for the Forrest...

Jo Lynch

Jo Lynch

Aug 6, 2014

Mrs. Jo F. Lynch, age 76, of Rockvale, TN passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2014 in Murfreesboro, TN. Mrs. Lynch was born in Rutherford County, TN to the late Freeland and Magnes Bell Garrett. She was a homemaker and had attended Old Leb Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Lynch was...

Shelia Timmons

Shelia Timmons

Jul 30, 2014

Mrs. Shelia Lenee Timmons, age 59, passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2014 in Columbia, TN. Mrs. Timmons was born on December 8, 1954 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Mrs. Timmons was retired from General Motors. She was the most generous, kind-hearted, and wonderful mother that her three daughters could have ever asked for. Mrs. Timmons...

Samuel Jarrell, Sr

Samuel Jarrell, Sr

Jul 29, 2014

Mr. Samuel “Sam” Jarrell, Sr, age 70, of Unionville, died Tues., July 29, 2014. A native of MO, Mr. Jarrell was retired from Sanford Corp. in Shelbyville. He was the son of the late Ruleph Jarrell and Gussie Abrams Jarrell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 2 grandsons, Robert Jarrell II and Jonathan Reed....

Glenn Whaley

Glenn Whaley

Jul 25, 2014

Mr. Glenn Whaley, age 71, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, died Friday morning, July 25, 2014 at his home in Lewisburg. Mr. Whaley was born in Marshall County and was a son of the late Milton Clyde and Elizabeth Jones Whaley. He was a member of Farmington United Methodist Church. Mr. Whaley retired in 2011 after 45 years as owner and...

Judy Whitefield

Judy Whitefield

Jul 22, 2014

Mrs. Judy Whitefield, age 71, of the Farmington Community of Marshall County, died Tuesday, July 22, 2014 in Columbia, Tennessee. Mrs. Whitefield was born in Smith County, Tennessee and was a daughter of the late Marvin Ford and Georgia Smith Watts. She was a graduate of Bethesda High School, Class of 1960 and a member of Farmington Baptist Church....

Don Lester, Sr

Don Lester, Sr

Jul 19, 2014

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Mr. Don Lester, age 60, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Sat., July 19, 2014. A native of Mt. Juliet, TN, Mr. Lester was a son of the late William Frank Lester and Julie Marie LaBlanc Lester. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Howard and David Lester.

Survived...

Gene Russell

Gene Russell

Jul 16, 2014

Mr. Gene Russell, age 88, of Lewisburg, TN, died Wednesday, July 16, 2014 in Columbia, TN. He was a native of Marshall County, TN and a son of the late William James and Catherine Vaughn Russell.  Gene was a member of the Parkview Baptist Church and was a retired truck driver from Mason Dixon...

Bertha Hicklen

Bertha Hicklen

Jul 14, 2014

Mrs. Bertha Sue Hicklen, age 79, of Smyrna, TN died Monday, July 14, 2014 in Murfreesboro, TN. She was born in Nashville, TN to the late John and Olala Lawson Matthews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Marie Pope, and a nephew, Michael Pope. Mrs. Hicklen...

Clara Little

Clara Little

Jul 13, 2014

Mrs. Clara Ghee Redmond Little, age 97, of the Mt. Vernon community of Rutherford Co., died Sun., July 13, 2014. A native of Bedford Co., Mrs. Little was the daughter of the late Sam Lonzie Ghee and Susie Lynch Ghee. She was a homemaker and a member of the Mt. Vernon Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents,...

Julian Burton

Julian Burton

Jul 13, 2014

Mr. Julian Montgomery Burton, age 23, of Chapel Hill, TN died Sunday, July 13, 2014.  He was born in New Orleans, LA and was a handyman.  Julian was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Glenda Burton.

Survivors include his...

Sarah Harris

Sarah Harris

Jul 11, 2014

Mrs. Sarah Frances Case Harris, age 93, of the Holts Corner Community of Marshall County, died Friday, July 11, 2014 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mrs. Harris was born in Prospect, Tennessee and was a daughter of Grover Cleveland and Betsie Pully Case. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Ferguson Harris, her brother, John I. Case and grandson,...

Helen Long

Helen Long

Jul 6, 2014

Mrs. Helen Marie Long, age 76, of Lewisburg, TN, passed away on Sun., July 6, 2014. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Grady Long; her parents, Lorene Neese Batten and George Batten; a brother, Edward Franklin Batten.

Mrs. Long graduated from Marshall Co. High School in 1956, attended Columbia Business School for two years...

John Cooper

John Cooper

Jul 5, 2014

Mr. John Cooper, age 53, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, died Saturday, July 5, 2014 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mr. Cooper was born in Bedford County and was a graduate of the University of Kentucky. He was a former Manager of Associates Finance in Shelbyville and was a businessman. Mr. Cooper was preceded in death by his father, Newton Jason Cooper, who...

James Pendergrast

James Pendergrast

Jul 4, 2014

Mr. James E. Pendergrast, age 88, of Shelbyville, TN died Friday, July 4, 2014 in Nashville, TN. He was born in Shelbyville, TN to the late Willis and Bertha Flossie Mai Tucker Pendergrast. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two children, James Pendergrast and Glenda Marie Christie. Mr....

Leslie Bush

Leslie Bush

Jul 3, 2014

Mrs. Leslie Anne Gannon Bush, age 47, of Rockvale, TN, died Thurs., July 3, 2014. A native of Murfreesboro, Mrs. Bush was the daughter of the late Lynn Ray Gannon and Judith Anne Nelson who survives. She was a graduate of Oakland High School and was a homemaker who was loved by many. In addition to her father, she...

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