Obituaries

Mar 1, 2013

Mr. Sam Sullivan, age 78, of Smyrna, Tennessee, died Friday, March 1, 2013 at his residence after an extended illness.  Mr. Sullivan was born in Rutherford County and was the son of the late Houston Martin and Mary Kathleen Waggoner Sullivan.  He was retired from the City of Smyrna Division of Streets with 18 years of service and was...

Feb 28, 2013

Mrs. Lorene Scott, age 67, of the Laws Hill Community of Marshall County, died Thursday, February 28, 2013 in Lewisburg, Tennessee.  Mrs. Scott was born in Maury County, and was a daughter of the late Nat Baxter and Minnie Evie Brady Phillips.  She was a loving mother and homemaker and was a member of Community Ministry of Chapel Hill. ...

Feb 27, 2013

Mrs. Maude Batten Hubbard, age 97, of Hixson, TN, formerly of Nashville, TN, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 in Hixson.  Mrs. Hubbard was born in Bedford County and was a daughter of the late David Alexander and Ethel Carlton Crowell.  She was a homemaker and a member of Haywood Hills Baptist Church in Nashville.  Mrs. Hubbard was preceded in...

Feb 23, 2013

Mrs. Kathleen Pugh, age 100, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Saturday evening, February 23, 2013 in Lewisburg, Tennessee.  Mrs. Pugh was born in Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late Mordica Rucker and Evie Lou Beasley Davis.  She was a long time member of Smyrna Baptist Church in Chapel Hill and retired after 25 years of service...

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...