Obituaries

Feb 17, 2013

Mr. Benjamin Franklin Watkins, Jr., age 68, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Sun.,

Feb. 17, 2013. A native of Covington, TN, Mr. Watkins was a son of the late Benjamin Franklin Watkins, Sr. and Bessie Smith Watkins. He was retired from General Motors after 37 ½ years in safety and production.

Survived by...

Feb 15, 2013

Mr. Calvin Robinson, age 73, of Unionville, Tennessee, died Friday morning, February 15, 2013 in Shelbyville.  Mr. Robinson was born in Williamson County and was a son of the late William Thomas and Audie Odell Beech Robinson.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by brothers, Johnnie Robinson, Bobby Robinson and Doris Robinson.  Mr. Robinson...

Feb 14, 2013

Mrs. Arlene Kincaid, age 89, of Lewisburg, formerly of Chapel Hill, died Thurs., Feb. 14, 2013. A native of Monroe Co., NY, Mrs. Kincaid was a daughter of the late Alfred and Beulah Braddon Meier.  She was a homemaker and a member of Farmington Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Kincaid was preceded in death by her...

Feb 10, 2013

Mr. Emery W. Vincion, age 79, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, died Sunday evening, February 10, 2013 in Shelbyville.  Mr. Vincion was born in Eagleville, Tennessee and was a son of the late Henry Maynard and Mildred Baxter Farlow Vincion.  He served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict.  Mr. Vincion was retired from Consolidated Freightways where he worked...

Feb 10, 2013

Major Frank Cantwell(Veteran), age 84, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Sun., Feb. 10, 2013. A native of Philadelphia PA, Mr. Cantwell was a son of the late Edward William Cantwell,III and Hazel Hocum Cantwell. A veteran of World War II having served in the U.S. Army, he was a retired bus driver.

Survived by 2...

Feb 9, 2013

Mr. Vernon “Son” Walls, age 83, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Saturday, February 9, 2013 after an extended illness.  Mr. Walls was born in Marshall County and was a son of the late Jolly and Bessie Fagan Walls.  He was a master carpenter and loved working with his horses.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Feb 7, 2013

Rev. Charles Melvin Collins, age 81, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, died Thursday, February 7, 2013 in Shelbyville.  Rev. Collins was born in Bedford County and was a son of the late Allen Jackson and Julia Pearl Sudberry Collins.  He was a veteran serving in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict.  Rev. Collins was a member of First...

Feb 4, 2013

Mr. Johnny Howard Robinson, age 89, of the Wheel community, died Mon., Feb. 4, 2013. A native of Auburntown, TN, Johnny was a son of the late Romulus and Annie Reynolds Robinson. He was a retired printer with Sanford Corp., a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church and was a veteran of World War II having served in the...

Jan 30, 2013

Mr. Danny Ray Smith, 44, of Rockvale, TN, died Wed., Jan. 30, 2012. A native of Rutherford Co., Mr. Smith was a son of the late Hoyt Austin Smith and Sherrylynne Prosnick Smith who survives. Danny was an avid baseball fan and racing fan and driver who won the 1998 Sportsman Championship at Duck River Speedway. He was a...

Jan 29, 2013

Eula Virginia Adcock Smith, 98, Shelbyville, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at the Carriage House Inn. She was a native of Bedford County and the oldest member of North Fork Baptist Church. Loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Eula was a homemaker and seamstress at the farm in Unionville where she and her...

Jan 27, 2013

Mr. Robert Edward “Ed” Holton, age 75, of Unionville, Tennessee, died Sunday, January 27, 2013 in Shelbyville, Tennessee.  Mr. Holton was born in Rutherford County and was a son of the late Robert Lee and Mary Ella Gentry Holton.  He retired after 24 years of service with Uniroyal, Inc. of Shelbyville and later, retired again with 17 years of...

Jan 22, 2013

Mrs. Laura R. “Becky” Melton, age 63, of Eagleville, TN, died Tues., Jan. 22, 2013. A native of Dickson Co., Mrs. Melton was the daughter of the late John Walker and Jett Lulu Melton. She was a homemaker and a member of Triune Baptist Church.

Survived by her husband, Kendal Melton of Eagleville; 2 sons, Ken (Amy)...

Jan 21, 2013

Mrs. Mable Lynch Cherry, age 99, of Madison, AL, formerly of Lewisburg, died Mon., Jan. 21, 2013. A native of Bedford Co., Mrs. Cherry was a daughter of the late Hiram Lee Lynch and Lenore Blackburn Lynch. She was a homemaker.

Survived by 2 daughters, Patricia Sims of Plano, TX; Juanita Boyd of Huntsville, AL;...

Jan 17, 2013

Mr. Kelly Lunn, age 88, of the Holts Corner Community of Marshall County, died Thursday, January 17, 2013 in Hillcrest Nursing Facility in Owensboro, KY.  Mr. Lunn was born in Marshall County and was a member of Proimise United Methodist Church.   Kelly was a self-employed merchant for 35 years, where he served his community generously.  Mr. Lunn played Minor League Baseball...

Jan 17, 2013

Nathan Daniel Caudill, age 18, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Thurs., Jan. 17, 2013 following an extended illness. A native of Marshall Co., Nathan was the son of Ivan Caudill of Chapel Hill and Denise Rumgay Caudill of Florida.

In addition to his parents, Nathan is survived by a sister, Denise Caudill of FL; a...

Jan 11, 2013

Mr. Lorenzo Dow “L.D.” Vincion, age 77, of Madison, Tennessee, a man who placed everyone else before himself, died Friday, January 11, 2013 in Nashville, TN.  Mr. Vincion was born in Eagleville, TN and was a son of the late Henry Maynard and Mildred Baxter Farlow Vincion.  He retired after 44 years from the Ford Glass Plant, Nashville.  During...

Dec 27, 2012

Mr. Raymond Kearney Crick, age 88, formerly of the Verona Community of Marshall County, died Thursday evening, December 27, 2012 at the home of his son in Jacksonville, Florida.  Mr. Crick was born in Bedford County and was a son of the late Edgar Wade and Emma Frances Lamb Crick.  He was retired after 40 years of service from...

Dec 25, 2012

Mr. L.R. Edmonson, age 85, of Eagleville, Tennessee, died Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at his home in Eagleville.  Mr. Edmonson was born in Williamson County, TN and was a son of the late Annie Farris Maxwell Edmonson and Lem Richard Edmonson, Sr.  He retired in 1990 after 38 years of employment with the construction division of the State of...

Dec 24, 2012

Mrs. Margaret Jordan Robinson, age 95, of Chapel Hill, TN died Monday, December 24, 2012 at her daughter’s residence in Springfield, TN. Mrs. Robinson was born in Marshall County, TN and was a daughter of the late Walter Lee and Cora Day Hyde Jordan. She was preceded in death by her son, James Thomas Robinson, in 1982, two sisters,...

Dec 24, 2012

Mrs. Milton (Jane) Simpson, age 84, of the Rover/Eagleville Community, died Monday, December 24, 2012 at her home in Rover, TN.  Mrs. Simpson was born in Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late Dr. J. E. Stephenson and Mary Claire Hughes Stephenson.  She was a very dedicated Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother and was known by...