Obituaries

Oct 23, 2014

Mrs. Mary Sawyer, age 75, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, formerly of Hobe Sound, Florida, died Thursday, October 23, 2014 at her home in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Sawyer was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana and was a daughter of the late Robert and Martha Straub. She was a retired employee of Florida Farm Bureau. Besides being a member of Farm...

Oct 22, 2014

Mr. William Thomas “Bill” Hartley, Sr., age 82, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday morning, October 22, 2014 in Columbia, Tennessee. Mr. Hartley was born in Williamson County and was a son of the late Leonard Palford Hartley and Alta Mae Hartley Dyer Parchman. He served his country in the United States Army...

Oct 18, 2014

Dr. Gloria Gooch McMahan, age 78, of Nashville,TN died Sat., Oct. 18, 2014. A native of Nashville, TN, Dr. McMahan was a daughter of the late Frank and Mary Ezell Gooch. She was a dedicated, loving, and caring educator who was a retired Principal with the Metro Nashville School system who enjoyed traveling, singing and...

Oct 12, 2014

Mr. Wayne Dunham, age 59, of Unionville, died Sun., Oct. 12, 2014. A native of Wayne, MI, Mr. Dunham was a son of the late David and Ina Bumbalaugh Dunham. He was a former employee of Aladdin Industries in Nashville.

Survivors include his wife, Debbie Dunham of Unionville; a daughter Amanda Powers of Unionville; a son, Steve...

Oct 10, 2014

Mr. Lee Davis, Jr. age 71, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Friday, October 10, 2014 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mr. Davis was born in Enterprise, Alabama and was a son of the late Elizabeth Tidwell Davis and Lee Davis, Sr. He was a graduate of Giles County High School, Class of 1961 and following graduation, proudly served his country as...

Sep 29, 2014

Mr. Reed Harris, age 63, of the Hopkins Bridge Community of Bedford County, died Monday, September 29, 2014. Mr. Harris was born in Bedford County and was a son of the late Bryant Reed and Nannie Martha Haskins Harris. He was a truck driver and dairy farmer. In addition to his parents, Reed was also preceded in death by...

Sep 29, 2014

Mr. Charlie Thomas Smiley has recently passed away. He was a 1969 graduate of Marshall County Senior High School. He was proud to serve his country in both the Army and the Marine Corps. Charlie worked a number of jobs around Lewisburg in his lifetime.

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Sep 28, 2014

Mrs. Marie Boyce Cooper, age 87, of the Hopkins Bridge Community of Bedford County, died Sunday, September 28, 2014 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Mrs. Cooper was born in Davidson County and was a daughter of the late John Marvin and Evelyn Grace Rusher Boyce. She was a member of Rays Chapel United Methodist Church and was the owner and operator...

Sep 24, 2014

Mrs. Nora Mae Crick, age 93, a long time resident of the Rover Community of Bedford County, died Wednesday evening, September 24, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. Mrs. Crick was born in Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late Horace Greeley and Alice Virginia Smotherman. She was a homemaker, and in 1974, retired from General Electric Company in...

Sep 19, 2014

Mrs. Shirley McKay Smotherman, age 87, of the Cedar Grove Community of Bedford County, died Friday, September 19, 2014 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Mrs. Smotherman was born in London, Ontario, Canada and was a daughter of the late William and Nellie Anne Mills McKay. She was a registered nurse and, for many years, served as a nurse for Easter Seals....

Sep 18, 2014

Mrs. Sara Katherine Ragsdale Jennings, age 84, of Rockvale, Tennessee, died Thursday, September 18, 2014 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Mrs. Jennings was born in Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late Albert Kemmons and Myrtle Clarice Smotherman Ragsdale. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Stacey Jennings; brother, Albert Franklin Ragsdale and sister, Polly Ann...

Sep 18, 2014

Mr. Steve Yell, age 66, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, died Thursday, September 18, 2014 in Lewisburg, Tennessee. Mr. Yell was born in Huntsville, Alabama and was a son of the late Robert and Addie Phillips Yell. He served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and was stationed in both Korea and Germany. Mr. Yell was...

Sep 13, 2014

Mrs. Gladys Coleman, age 93, of Chapel Hill, TN died on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014.  She was a native of Bedford County, TN and a daughter of the late Finous Marvin and Mary Adelade Taylor Sudberry.  Mrs. Coleman was a loving mother, grandmother, homemaker and a member of the Primitive Baptist Church.   She was also preceded in...

Sep 10, 2014

Miss Marjorie Ann Philhower, age 77, of Rockvale, Tennessee, died Wednesday evening, September 10, 2014 in Monteagle, Tennessee.  No visitation or funeral services will be held.

Aug 27, 2014

Mr. Fount Farris, age 93, of Rockvale, Tennessee died Wednesday, August 27, 2014 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mr. Farris was born in Rutherford County and was a son of the late Dewitt Hopkins and Nettie Woodson Farris. During World War II, he served in the United States Army. After returning home he farmed, and in 1983, retired after 37 years...

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...

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,...

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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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...

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...