January 2010 Obituaries
Ms Sandra Jean Bollinger, age 69, of Shelbyville, died Monday, January 4, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Graveside services will be 11 AM Wednesday, January 6, 2009, at Brown Cemetery located on Jennings Lane in Shelbyville. Reverend Bobby McGee will officiate.
There will be no visitation.
She was born February 27, 1940, in Detroit, Michigan to the late Mildred Bollinger.
She was retired from the Admitting Office of Bedford County Medical Center. She had attended the Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by a cousin, Mary Lane, of Wartrace, and two special life long friends, Mary Borchanian, of Northville, Michigan, and Mary Medico Thomas, of Palm Coast, Florida; a friend of 48 years, Alice Nichols, of Shelbyville, and many many friends.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Sarah Catherine Boyce Hitt, age 85, went to be with the Lord January 6, 2010 at Harton Regional Medical Center, in Tullahoma.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Saturday, January 9, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Monnie Caine will officiate, with burial to follow in Leming Cemetery in Normandy.
Visitation will be 3-8 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
Sarah Catherine Boyce Hitt went to be with the Lord January 6, 2010 at Harton Regional Medical Center, in Tullahoma. She was born January 22, 1924 in Rover, Tennessee to the late Minous and Daisy Vaughn Boyce. On October 11, 1946 she married Alpha Emory Hitt Jr. who preceded her in death in 2007. She was a retired bookkeeper. Sarah was a member of the Normandy Presbyterian Church for 64 years and a member of the FCE Club for 50 years. Two loving sons survive her: Grant (Sherry) Hitt of Brentwood and Brent (Brenda) Hitt of Normandy. She is also survived by four grandchildren: Laura (Kevin) Lockmiller of Winchester, Brandon (Valerie) Hitt of Nashville, Erin Hitt of Normandy and Caycee Hitt of Brentwood, one sister, Jeri Barnes of Nashville, four sisters-in-law, Nancy Parrish and Martha Boyce of Nashville, Martha Hitt of Shelbyville and Dixie Hitt of Normandy, one brother-in-law: Bill Hitt of Normandy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by 12 brothers and sisters.
Memorials may be made to : “Sarah’s Fund” at Normandy Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 58, Normandy, TN 37360.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Funeral services will be 2 PM Sunday, January 9, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Frank Edwards will officiate, with burial to follow in Old Orchard Cemetery in Petersburg.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born October 7, 1947, in Marshall County, to the late Mack and Clarice Gibson Arnold. He was a graduate of Petersburg High School, an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War, and employed with the Marshall County Highway Department. He also held membership in the Hannah’s Gap Baptist Church.
He is survived by a son, Chad Arnold, and his wife Robyn, of Lewsiburg, and a daughter, Chasidy Arnold, of Lewisburg; a sister, Hazel Foster, of Shelbyville.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Richard J. “Cracker” Gordon, age 97, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, January 8, 2010, at his home after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Monday, January 11, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Bob Simmons, Julian Goodpaster, and Don Harrison will officiate, with burial to follow in Rose Bank Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-7 PM Sunday, and again one hour prior to service Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born December 9, 1912, in Bedford County, to the late Closson and Myrtle Stephens Gordon. He was a 1931 graduate of Shelbyville Central High School, a retired farmer and a former member of the Bedford County Commission. He was founding member and organizer of the Bedford County CO-OP, where he was also a former Director. He was President of the Flat Creek Community Club when it won the state award for the “Most Improved Community in the State”.
. He was also a former Director of the Farm Bureau and the Senior Citizen’s Board and a former Elder of Flat Creek Church of Christ, where he was a life long member.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Audra Mai Gordon, in 2008.
He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Hazel Allen Gordon, of Shelbyville; two daughters, Anne Gordon Sanders, of Knoxville, and Betty Gordon Goodpaster, and her husband, Julian, of Eagleville; a sister, Mildred Roberts, of Wartrace; four grandchildren, John Goodpaster, and his wife Jennifer, James Goodpaster, Sarah Teague, and her husband Matthew, and Dr. Will Sanders, and his wife, Reetu; four great grandchildren, Maggie Goodpaster, Hazel Goodpaster, Ava Jean Teague, and Locke Teague.
Memorial may be made to Flat Creek Church of Christ, Senior Citizen Center, American Cancer Society, or Hospice Compassus.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Memorial services will be 2 PM Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Brother Jimmy Gray will officiate. Per his request, his remains were cremated.
Visitation will be one hour prior to service Wednesday.
He was born October 5, 1950, in Bedford County, to the late W.M. and Mary Susie Davenport Adams. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in Vietnam. He was a retired electrician and attended the Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by a brother, William Douglas Adams.
He is survived by two sons, Christopher Dale Adams, and his wife Terri, of Shelbyville, and John Craig Adams, and his wife Billie Jo, of Moore County; a step son, Christopher Hurt, of Shelbyville; a brother, Roy Wayne Adams, and his wife Bessie, of Shelbyville; two sisters in law, Norma Adams and Mary S. Prince, both of Shelbyville; six grandchildren, Blake Adams, Cheyenne Nicole Adams, Victoria Adams, Savannah Rose Adams, Kelsie Adams, and Keaton Douglas Adams.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Judy Kay Warren, age 59, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Per her request, her remains will be cremated. There will no services.
She was born November 21, 1950, in Midland, Michigan, to the late Elmer and Lucille Olds. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dwayne Warren, in 2005, and a son, Mike Olds. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Raymond Olds and John Olds.
She is survived by a son, Tom Baker, Jr., and his wife Lisa Card, of Clare, Michigan; a brother, Tom Olds, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan; a grandchild, Alyssa Baker.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Diane Elaine Gregory Pope, age 61, of Shelbyville, died Monday, January 11, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Thursday, January 14, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Richard Dugger and Reverend Willis Pope will officiate, with burial to follow in Hurricane Grove Cemetery in Manchester.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born April 29, 1948, in Nashville, to the late George and Martha Ellen Johnson Gregory. She was a retired truck driver, homemaker, and member of Longview Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Pope, in 2001.
She is survived by a son, George Ricky Belk and a daughter, Nancy Cano, both of Shelbyville; a sister, Delores Qwin, of Nashville; two grandchildren, Lucas Cano and Steven Cano.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. James Ray Coffey, age 82, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Friday, January 15, 2010, at First Christian Church. Reverend Bryan Elliott will officiate, with burial to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be 11 AM until time of service Friday at the church.
He was born September 26, 1927, in Bedford County, to the late James Dewey and Gladys Victory Coffey. He, along with his wife Evelyn, owned and operated Bedford Calendar and Novelty Company for over 40 years. He was a former member of the Tennessee National Guard and was Deacon of First Christian Church where he was an active member for fifty five years.
He was preceded in death by a grandchild, Jeremy Dyke Bell, and two brothers, Joe and Herman Coffey.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Evelyn Register Coffey, of Shelbyville; two daughters, Rebecca Cortner, of Shelbyville, and Diana Jink, and her husband, Don, of Murfreesboro; a brother, Charlie Coffey, of Knoxville and Shelbyville; six sisters, Marie King, of Warner Robins, Georgia, Dot Dooley, of Iuka, Mississippi, Shirley Davis, of Brentwood, Tennessee, Betty Russell and Peggy Gibson, both of Shelbyville, and Evelyn Methvin, of Murfreesboro; four grandchildren, Christian Cortner, Craig Cortner, Britney Spear, and Nic Spear, and his wife Amy; great grandchildren, Mai Grace and Hagan Cortner, and Tatum Ryann Spear.
Memorials may be made to First Christian Church Building Fund.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Laura L. Parker age 26, died January 11, 2010.
Funeral services will be 12 noon Saturday, January 16, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bobby Scott will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 10 AM until time service time Saturday.
Beloved mother, daughter, sister, and friend.
Ms. Parker was born March 31, 1983, in Shelbyville, TN to Rosie Poole Parker and Mark Parker. Ms. Parker attended Motlow State Community College and was employed by Wal-Mart. She was a member of Gateway Church in Shelbyville, TN. She is survived by her son Jonathan David Parker-Niles, mother Rosie Parker, father Mark Parker & step mother Donna Parker, sister Diane (Mikie) Overcast, sister Katie Parker, brother A.J. Parker, brother John Parker, brother Matthew Parker, sister Abby Parker, and sister Sarah Parker (all of Shelbyville, TN), and sister Bethany Parker (Nashville, TN).
She is also survived by her grandfather Homer D. Parker (Shelbyville, TN).
The pallbearers will be AJ Parker, John Parker, Rob Parker, Mikie Overcast, Andy Marshall, and Adam Broslat.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Lucille Thompson Martin, age 87, died Thursday, January 14, 2010, at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Funeral services will be 3 PM, Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Jim Sorrells will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be Saturday one hour prior to service at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born October 11, 1922, in Bedford County, to the late Claude and Kate Massie Thompson. She was retired from Parks Belk, loved to work in her garden and grow flowers. She also loved to crochet.
She was preceded in death by her husband Frank Martin, in 2005, and a daughter, Carol Martin Drake, in 1992.
She is survived by a daughter, Claudia Kaye Price, and her husband, Phillip, of Arlington, Tennessee; two grandsons, Michael Price, and his wife Jenise, of Brighton, Tennessee, and David Price, of Memphis; a great grandchild, Caitlyn Price. Also left to mourn her passing is a devoted companion, “Buster”.
A special “Thank You” goes to Adams Place, in Murfreesboro, for the past three years of professional care and friendship, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kirby for their continued friendship.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 40910, Atlanta, GA 30384-9410.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Robert Julius Fishback, age 62, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, January 16, 2010, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 1 PM Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Brother Anthony Booker will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
He was born march 27, 1947, in Shelbyville, to Robert Woodrow and Mattie Mai Scott Fishback, of Shelbyville. He was a retired steel worker form Durion Steel in Dayton, Ohio.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, James Paul Fishback, and his wife Leanna, and a sister, Georgia Mai Fishback, all of Shelbyville.
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Mrs. Bonnie Lou Meurer, age 72, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, January 21, 2010, at her home after an extended illness.
Services were held in Holland, Michigan.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Faith Hall Phillips, deceased January 31,2010, was born January 29, 1924, in Paris, Kentucky. She married Clarence "Pete" Phillips in 1947, living in Shelbyville, Tennessee, with him since 1952. Dearly loved and missed by her family, she is survived by her husband as well as two sons, Dr. Stephen Phillips of Austin, Texas, and Will Phillips of New York City, New York; two grandchildren, Matt and Nate Phillips, of New York City, New York. Her parents were Eva Chapel Phillips and William Henry Phillips of Paris, Kentucky, where she went to school in grades 1 through 12. At Paris High School, she was "band sponsor." She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Vanderbilt University in 1946, magna cum laude, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa her junior year. At Vanderbilt, she was President of the Women's Student Government Board as well as President of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. She was chosen Lady of the Masque, an award given to the best all- around female student.
After college, she worked at a research laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, on Long Island, assisting the Nobel-Prize winning scientist, Max Delbruck. Returning to Nashville, she taught biology for two years at Belmont College. Later she taught biology for four years at Shelbyville High School. Also in Shelbyville, she was among the founders of the Town and Country Garden Club and the Shelbyville Thursday Book Club, and was a member of the First Christian Church. She was President of the Shelbyville Women's Club. While Chairman of the Shelbyville Library Board, the library relocated, and she won an award in recognition of her service from the Tennessee State Library Board. For more than five decades she was a bright light in the Shelbyville community.
Funeral services will be 1 PM Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at First Christian Church in Shelbyville. Reverend Bryan Elliott will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be 11 AM until time of service Wednesday at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Argie Cooper Library.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
February 2010 Obituaries
Jo Terry Archer Craig, 89, passed away late Thursday afternoon, February 4, at Shelbyville’s Glen Oaks Convalescent Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, Zola Wilson Archer and Terry Archer, and her husband, Edward Burr Craig III. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee and attended Sullins College and the University of Chattanooga, where she was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. In 1949, she moved to Shelbyville and during her 61 years as a resident had quite an impact on the town. She was a member of the Tuesday Bridge Club, Town and Country Garden Club, First Presbyterian Church, a volunteer for Argie Cooper Public Library, and a charter member of the Riverbend Country Club. She will be missed greatly and remembered with love.
Jo Terry is survived by her son, Edward Burr Craig IV (Lucy), daughter Jo Anne Craig Anderson (Lorin), five grandchildren – Erin Craig Henrick, Christopher Craig Anderson, Nicolas Craig Anderson, Edward Burr Craig V, and John Bowman Craig – and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 1 PM Monday, February 8, 2010, at First Presbyterian Church in Shelbyville. Reverend Stephen Caine will officiate, with burial to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be in the church parlor beginning at 11 AM Monday.
Memorials may be made to Argie Cooper Library of First Presbyterian Church.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Mamie “Altie” Pinkston Rogers, age 82, of Bell Buckle, died Friday, February 12, 2010, at Christian Care Center of Bedford County in Shelbyville.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Monday, February 15, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Ron DeWitt will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4 – 8 PM Sunday, February 14, 2010 at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born December 12, 1927, in Bedford County, to the late Lester L. and Mamie Caroline Bell Pinkston. She was employed at Uniroyal Industrial and was a member of First Church of Nazarene.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Benton Rogers, Jr.
She is survived by her son, Ronald K. Rogers, and his wife Tracy, of Shelbyville; a sister, Allene Jennings, of Shelbyville; four grandchildren, Kristen Segroves, Kevin Rogers, Sarah Childress, and Ray Hathcock; and nine great grandchildren.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Cornell Cody “Gopher” Williams, age 59, of Dade City, Florida, formerly of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at Pasco County Regional Medical Center in Dade City, Florida. Funeral services will be 11 AM Saturday, February 20, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Steve Powell will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born June 23, 1950, in Bedford County, to Geneva Shelton Williams, of Shelbyville, and the late Aubrey “Abe” Williams.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by two sons, Allen “Red” Williams, of Shelbyville, and Joseph Williams, of Lacoochee, Florida; a brother, Glen Williams, of Wartrace; two sisters, Marcia Perry and Lina Curry, both of Shelbyville; a grandson, Dwayne Williamson.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Milton Calvin Cawthron, age 63, of Shelbyville, died Friday, February 19, 2010, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.
Funeral services will be 1 PM Monday, February 22, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bob Payne will officiate. Burial, will full military honors, will follow in Rose Bank Cemetery in Flat Creek.
Visitation will be 3-8 PM Sunday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born November 6, 1946, in Bedford County, to the late Eaffie and Juanita Burks Cawthron. He was retired from Calsonic Manufacturing.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Eaffie Alvin Cawthron.
He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Cathy Hasty Cawthron, of Shelbyville; a daughter, Karen Bogle, and her husband Michael, of Shelbyville; a brother, Fred Cawthron, of Winchester; four sisters, Wilma Templeton and Lucy Sartin, both of Shelbyville; Edith Woods, of Lynchburg, and Janice Marie Clardy, of Unionville; two grandchildren, Ashley Bussell and Brian Bogle.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Maybelle A. Smith, age 79, of Massillon, Ohio, died Sunday, February 21, 2010, after an extended illness, at her daughter’s home in Beech Grove, Tennessee.
Arrangements will be held at Arnold-Lynch Funeral Home in Massillon, Ohio, 330-833-4839.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Edith Jewell Jobe, age 89, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, February 21, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center in Shelbyville, TN. Graveside service will be 2 PM Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at Riverview Cemetery in Fayetteville, TN. Reverend Stephen Caine will officiate.
Visitation will be 11 AM - 1 PM Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born January 25, 1921, in Harms, Tennessee, to the late John Wilson and Malissia Sullenger Bryant. She was owner of former Jobe Market a Shelbyville landmark for many years and a member of First Presbyterian Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James White Jobe in 1982.
She is survived by her niece, Jo Anne Beardslee and her husband, Eric, of Madison, Mississippi; two great nieces, Karen Beardslee of Atlanta, GA and Amy Cox of Madison, MS; and one great great niece, Morgan Cox and one great great nephew Sam Cox.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Lula Mae Jones, age 65, of Shelbyville, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at her home after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Saturday, February 27, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Donnie Jones will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born August 9, 1944, in Columbia, Tennessee, to Monie Rowland Watkins, of Columbia, and the late Tom Ed Watkins. She was retired from Century Molding.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and William Watkins.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Steve Jones, of Shelbyville; two daughters, Paula Freeman, of Shelbyville, and Loletta Brown, and her husband Tommy, of Lascassas; a step son, David Jones; four brothers, Tommy Watkins, Eugene Watkins, and Donnie Watkins, all of Murfreesboro, and Dwight Watkins, of Columbia; four sisters, Gail Pylant and Carolyn Dodson, both of Columbia, and Peggy Hudson, of Lewisburg, and Joyce Pendleton, of Nashville; seven grandchildren, Christopher Dowell, Anthony Freeman, Andrew Freeman, Tony Freeman, Michael Stewart, Jonathan Stewart, and Kisha McGowen; four great grandchildren, Lacie Freeman, Evelyn Parks, Malachi Rankins, and Jamie Blankenship.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Mrs. Dana Reed Steagall, age 40, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Memorial service will be 6 Pm Friday, March 5, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Russ Countess will officiate. Burial will be 10 AM Saturday at Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-6 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. She was born October 1, 1969, in Shelbyville, to Carolyn McClure Reed, of Shelbyville, and the late Dalton Lee Reed. She was a licensed cosmetologist and attended the Church Of Christ.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by two sons, Dustin Lee Reed and Ryan Steven Williams, both of Shelbyville; a sister, Mandy Bolin, and her husband Joe, of Murfreesboro; two nieces, Lacy and Lauren Bolin. She also leaves her beloved pets, Mia and Rudy, to mourn her passing.
Memorials may be made to the Shelbyville Bedford County Humane Association, P.O. Box 391, Shelbyville, TN 37162, (931-684-5463).
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Dr. Carl Thomas Stubblefield, age 85, of Shelbyville, died Monday, March 8, 2010, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Dr. Lloyd Doyle will officiate. Burial will be 2 PM Wednesday at Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Viola, Tennessee.
Visitation will be 4-7 PM Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born October 11, 1924, in Grundy County, to the late Hugh Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Hancock Stubblefield. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee Medical School. He was a retired Radiologist and practiced in Shelbyville for many many years. He was also a former President of the Tennessee Radiological Society. He was a faithful and active member of First United Methodist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Robin Hall, and a brother Leslie Stubblefield.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Dot Troxler Stubblefield, of Shelbyville; two daughters, Carla Hall, and her husband Robert, of Murfreesboro, and Amy Cathey, and her husband Marty, of Paris, Tennessee; a son, Dr. Mark Stubblefield, and his wife Shirley, of Franklin, Tennessee; a brother, Hix Stubblefield, of Cookeville, Tennessee, and a sister, Christine Searcy, of Wakefield, Virginia; eight grandchildren, Stefan Hall, and his wife Sarah, Daniel Cathey, Matthew Cathey, Sarah Elizabeth Cathey, Luke Stubblefield, Samuel Stubblefield, Leah Stubblefied, and Aaron Stubblefield.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church.
The grandsons will serve as pallbearers, and honorary pallbearers will be the “Food For Thought Methodist Men’s Group”.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Armando Perez Diaz, age 27, of Shelbyville, died Friday, March 5, 2010, at Alive Hospice at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.
Funeral services will be 8 PM Friday, March 12, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Visitation will be 6 PM until service time Friday.
Burial will be in Tzajala, Chiapas, Mexico, at a later date.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Wells Brown, age 100, of Shelbyville, died Monday, March 8, 2010, at her home after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 12 noon Saturday, March 13, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Dr. Robin Kimbrough will officiate, with burial to follow in Mt. Ararat Cemetery.
Visitation will be 11 AM until time of service Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born March 23, 1909 in Shelbyville, Tennessee, to the late Thomas and Mary Mrytle Terry Wells. She was a homemaker and a member of Scott United Methodist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Clarence Brown, a son, James Clarence Brown, and three sisters, Catherine Johnson, Birdie Lytle, and Eileen Wells.
She is survived by five daughters, Ruby Campbell and her husband Bruce, Ruth Maxwell and her husband Denny, Rachel Batts and her husband Burnice, Birdie Smith, and Katie Beard; one son, Hershel L. Brown, all of Shelbyville; eleven grandchildren, twenty-one great grandchildren, and eight great great grandchildren.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Willie Davis, age 59, of Shelbyville, died March 10, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Graveside services were held Saturday, March 13, 2010, at Willow Mount Cemetery.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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A’kiley Simone Hamler, age three months, died March 19, 2010 at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 12 PM Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend John Perkins will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to service Wednesday.
She was born December 7, 2009, in Tullahoma, to Shawn Chunn and Shakia O’Shana Hamler, both of Shelbyville. In addition to her parents, she is survived by four sisters, Alaya and A’Miyah Hamler, Keviyanna Chunn and Kaydence Moss; two great great grandmothers, Mary E. Williams and Jennie Mae Hardin; two great grandmothers, Mary F. Hamler and Mary (Bill) Regynski; two grandmothers, Lisa Hamler “Bam Bam” and Brenda Mayes; Grandfather, Jesse Syler and Kevin Chunn all of Shelbyville; great grandfather John T. Hamler, of California; Special aunts, Candria Hamler, Marie Leslie, and Jessica Leverette; a host of great aunts, uncle, and cousins. Special friends, Vicky Brown and Family are also left to mourn her passing.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Allan Van DaCosta, age 65, of Shelbyville died Saturday, March 20, 2010, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee.
Funeral services will be 6 Pm Thursday, March 25, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Pastor Ted Cowen and Reverend Jim Sorrells will officiate. Per his request, following the service his remains will be cremated.
Visitation will be 4-6 PM Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born February 28, 1945, in Paget, Bermuda, to the late Manuel and Stella Santos DaCosta. Before his retirement, he was a fuel truck drive with Bedford Farmers Co-op and former owner of the Coffee Break, a Shelbyville landmark on the Shelbyville Square. He attended the Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Dolores Medeiros DaCosta, a daughter, Amanda DaCosta and granddaughter, Savannah DaCosta, all of Shelbyville; four brothers, Joseph DaCosta, and his wife Barbara, and David DaCosta, both of Shelbyville, and Joel DaCosta, and his wife Anna, and Manuel DaCosta, both of Pennsylvania. He is also survived by a sister in law, Jane Marshall, and her husband Joe, a brother in law, Art Madieros, and his wife Elaine, and a mother in law, Mary Madieros, all of Canada. Also left to mourn his passing is also special family, Joan and Fred Pimentel and William Medeiros, all of Shelbyville, and many nieces nephews, and friends in Shelbyville, and all over the World.
Memorials may be made to the : American Cancer Society “Relay For Life” C/O Martha Deason 1029 Union Street Shelbyville, TN 37160 www.relayforlife.org/bedfordtn
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Thomas Wilbon Arnold, age 56, of Shelbyville died Friday, March 26, 2010, at Alvin C. York Veterans Hospital in Murfreesboro.
Memorial Services will be 1 Pm Thursday, April 1, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Mitchell Buchanan will be eulogist and Minister Kathy Brown will officiate.
Visitation will be 12:30 until time of service Thursday.
He was born June 20, 1953, in Bedford County, to the late Hoyle David and Cora Lee Hobert Arnold. He was a truck driver for Simone Farms and a veteran of the United States Air Force.
He is survived by his wife, Carleen Brown Arnold, of Shelbyville; two sons, Thomas Arnold, and his wife Stephanie, of Cookeville, and Corey Arnold, of Washington, D.C.; a step daughter, Rhonda Brown, of Shelbyville; three brothers, Horace Arnold, and his wife Renaecker, of Manchester, Henry Arnold, and his wife Nora, of McMinnville, and Rufus Arnold, of Washington, D.C.; four sisters, Minnie Thompson, of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Dorothy McGee, and her husband Clarence, of Shelbyville, Virgie Albert, and Wilma Jean Smith, and her husband James, both of Murfreesboro; eight grandchildren.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Carl Wayne Jacobs, Sr., age 72, of Murfreesboro, died Monday, March 29, 2010, at his home after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 3 PM Thursday, April 1, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Mark Pierce will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Wednesday, March 31, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born January 25, 1938, in Beech Grove, Tennessee, to the late Arthur Lee and Cora Williams Jacobs. He was retired from Warnaco. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Lillian Walton and Evelyn Huddleston.
He is survived by his companion of 27 years, Monie Burke, of Murfreesboro; a son, Anthony Jacobs, of Unionville; daughter, Angela Wilkerson, and her husband Andy, of Unionville; three brothers, Clyde Jacobs and his wife Elsie, and Doyle Jacobs, both of Murfreesboro, and Ken Jacobs, of Nashville; two sisters, Dessie Fuller and Joyce Kennington, both of Murfreesboro; three grandchildren, Brooke Smith and her husband Daniel, Brittany Wilkerson, and A J Jacobs; three great grandchildren, Audrina, Skyler, and Abigail.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Odell Elizabeth Hatchett, age 95, of Bell Buckle, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 1 PM Friday, April 2, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Jimmy Gray will officiate, with burial to follow in Hazel Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-8 PM Thursday, April 1, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born June 9, 1914, in Bedford County, Tennessee, to the late Richard Newt and Novella Butler Stacey. She worked at Norris Hosiery Mill and was a member of Cavalry Baptist Church. She was known for being an exceptional cook.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Arther Monroe Hatchett; her son William Howard Hatchet, Sr. in 1991; and three brothers, John Milton Stacey, James Clark Stacey, and Richard “Bully” Stacey.
She is survived by her sister, Myrtle Stinnett, of Lewisburg; two grandchildren, Cindy Vannatta and her husband David, of Bell Buckle, and William Howard “Pete” Hatchett, Jr., and his wife, Phelecia, of Wartrace; eight great grandchildren, Jason Hatchett, Chase Hatchett, and Krystle Hatchett, Michele Vigil and her husband David, John Robert Smith, Julie Smith, Jessi Vannatta, and Ben Vannatta. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Gladys Walker Fulton, age 83, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010, at Christian Care Center of Bedford County.
Funeral services will be 3 PM Friday, April 2, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Raymond Ragsdale will officiate, with burial to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be 5-8 PM Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born June 24, 1927, in Bedford County, to the late Johnnie Russell and Louise Jones Walker. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ.
She is survived by her husband Thomas Edward Fulton, of Shelbyville; a daughter, Vivian Fulton Fuller, and her husband Randy, of Shelbyville; two grandchildren, Heath Coyle and Kevin Coyle; one great grandchild, Heather Coyle.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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April 2010 Obituaries
Mrs. Demetria Manalo, age 69, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, April 1, 2010, at her home after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be Monday April 5, 2010 at 3:00 PM at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Chaplain Robert L. bush will officiate.
Visitation from 1:00 to 3:00 PM.
Survivors:
Daughters Maria Laneer of Shelbyville, Teresa Bleau London, England, Ann Marie Bees of Shelbyville, Dorothy Klein of Shelbyville. Sons: Abraham Manalo Philippine Islands and Arthur Manalo Philippine Islands.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Elias “George” Triphon, age 80, of Shelbyville, died Friday, April 2, 2010, at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center. Funeral services will be 11 AM Tuesday, April 6, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Father Nicholas Harbatis will officiate. Burial, with full military honors, will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-8 PM Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born September 18, 1929, in Sacramento, California, to the late George John and Margaret Malarois Triphon. He was a graduate of the Harvard Business School and The University of
California at Berkeley and was a self employed real-estate developer in California. He was a veteran of the United States Army stationed at the Pentagon in strategic intelligence. He also held membership in the Rotary Club in La Jolla, California, enjoyed the Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration, was a Mason, Ahepa, and a Toastmaster. He was a member of the Greek Orthodox Church and also attended Edgemont Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of forty-one years, Jean Mauldin Triphon, of Shelbyville; a son, Fred Neidermyer, and his wife Suzanne, of Poway, California with their daughter Madison and son Harrison. A daughter, Tammy Johnson, and her husband Carlyle, of Shelbyville and two daughters Natalie and Chelsea. A daughter Mindy Craig, and her husband Bill, of Carrollton, Georgia and a son Nicholas, and daughter Carmen. And a brother, John Triphon, of Glendale, California and sister, Daphne Triphon, of La Jolla, California.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Infant Jazmin Lashay Parker died Thursday, April 1, 2010, at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro.
Memorial service will be 6 PM Thursday, April 8, 2010, at Belleview Missionary Baptist Church. Reverend Timothy Wright will be eulogist.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Deshaun Anthony Williams, age 21, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, April 1, 2010, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Saturday, April 10, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Timothy Wright will officiate.
Visitation will be one hour prior to service Saturday.
He was born September 29, 1988, in Detroit, Michigan, to James Henry Harvey, of Detroit, Michigan and Lorra Ann Williams Bell, of Shelbyville. He was a former chef having worked with Joe Gordon and Tony Thompson at Riverbend Country Club. He was a member of Belleview Missionary Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Dejuan and Quan Williams, both of Shelbyville; grandfather, Theodore Williams, of Petersburg.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Per her request, her remains were cremated.
She was born May 10, 1938, in Lincoln County, to the late Archie Riley Patterson and Flora Mae Mims Patterson, She was a retired Correctional Officer with the Bedford County Sheriff’s Department.
She is survived by two sons, Del Allen and Richard Allen, both of Petersburg; a daughter, Karen Ladd, and her husband Robert, of Murfreesboro; two sisters, Sarah Jean Simmons, of Huntsville, Alabama, and Barbara Doreen Sullivan, of Winchester Springs, in Franklin County; five grandchildren, Erin Bowden, Dane Allen, Devin Allen, Grey Ladd, and Karlyn Ladd; two great grandchildren, Hunter Allen and Anzlei Bowden.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Warren Arnold Shepherd, Jr., age 80, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center in Shelbyville, TN.
Funeral service will be 6 PM Friday, April 16, 2010, at First Presbyterian Church with Reverend Stephen Caine officiating. Visitation will be 4-6 PM Friday at the church. Graveside service will be 10 AM Saturday, April 17, 2010, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Born October 20, 1929, in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania, to the late Warren Arnold and Myrtle Arlene Andreas Shepherd, Sr, he grew up in Roselle Park, NJ where he met his wife. Warren was a graduate of the New Jersey Institute of Technology with a bachelor of mechanical engineering degree in 1951. He moved from New Jersey with his family in 1974 to Shelbyville to assume the position of plant manager with Stanley Tools. He retired from Stanley after working for the company for 45 years. His passions included his grandchildren, flying, boating. fishing and water sports, and raising cattle. He was a member of the Lions Club and the First Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Ruth Urban Shepherd, of Shelbyville; three daughters, Dana Shepherd Tumpowsky, and her husband William, of Park City, Utah; Dawn Shepherd, of Birmingham, Alabama; and Doreen Shepherd McBee, and her husband, Stan, of Shelbyville; a brother, Bruce Shepherd and his wife Sandra, of North Carolina; and six grandchildren: Sarah, David, Matthew, Morgan, Molly, and Emily.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Jean Jennette, age 76, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Saturday, April 17, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Ron Dewitt will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. She was born November 28, 1933, in Bedford County, to the late J.T. and Monnie Ozell Fears Sawyer. She was retired from Shelbyville Central High School and attended Hurricane Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Shirley Sawyer, Edmond “Fuzzy” Sawyer, and William Lee Sawyer, and a sister, Wilma Buchanan.
She is survived by a son, Avery Henry, of Shelbyville, and two daughters, Patricia Green and Regina Bomar, and her husband, Don, all of Shelbyville; two brothers, Terrace Sawyer, of Winchester, and Pete Sawyer, of Shelbyville; a sister, Bernice Shelton, of Murfreesboro; six grandchildren, Kevin Green, and his wife Christie, Sharon Patterson, and her husband Jackie, Danny Bellew, Erica James, and her husband B.J., Kyle Henry and Amanda Prosser, and her husband Chris; three great grandchildren, Thea Patterson, Jason Patterson, and McKenzie Columbia.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Charles E. Finch, age 72, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, April 15, 2010, at his home after an extended illness.
Per his request, his remains were cremated. There will be no services.
He was born July 30, 1937, in Anniston, Alabama, to the late Willie V. and Lillian Smith Finch. He was a butcher in Kansas City before moving to Tennessee, where he was retired from Square D Manufacturing in Smyrna.
He was preceded in death by three sisters, Mabel Moses, Nellie Wilkins, and Frances Watkins.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ellen Parker Finch, of Shelbyville; seven children, Charles Kirby Finch and Matthew Finch, both of Kansas; five daughters, Kathy Finch, Judy Finch, Teresa Rangel, Vicki White, and Rhonda Johnson, all of Kansas; two brothers, Jerry Finch, of Ohatchee, Alabama, and Edward Finch, of Anniston, Alabama; a sister, Linda Bawek, of Smyrna; thirty grandchildren.
He was loved, and will be missed, by all his nieces and nephews.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Henry Tipton “Tip” Thompson, age 89, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, April 18, 2010, at Christian Care Center of Bedford County.
Funeral services will be 1 PM Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bryan Elliott will officiate. Burial, with full military honors, will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born July 25, 1920, in Bedford County, to the late Robert Kerry and Maggie Moore Thompson. He was longtime owner/operator of Tip Thompson’s Menswear not only serving Shelbyville and Bedford County, but numerous out of state customers. He was known for his personal service to all who shopped with him. Tip’s store was a favorite with guests attending the Tennessee Waling Horse Celebration. He was an Army Air Corp veteran of World War II, a 60 year member of the Shelbyville Rotary Club, and a Paul Harris Fellow. He was inducted in the Rotary History and Heritage International Hall of Fame. He was a founding member of Riverbend Country Club and a Deacon and member of First Christian Church.
Golf occupied his leisure time for many years. Playing golf then turned to gardening and working in his yard.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Kerry, (R.K.) Thompson, and a sister Mary Elizabeth Williams.
He is survived by a his wife, Becky Nichols Thompson, of Shelbyville, a brother, William Morton “Bill” Thompson, and his wife Naomi, of Shelbyville, and a sister, Dorothy Ann Wheelon, of California.
Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church Building Fund.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
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Mr. Merlin Howard Housch, age 85, of the Flat Creek Community, died Monday, April 19, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 3 PM Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. David Mosley will officiate and burial will follow in Rose Bank Cemetery in Flat Creek.
Visitation will be 5- 8 PM Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born May 5, 1924, in Madison, Alabama, to the late Toby and Clara Andrews Housch. He was retired from Cal Gas and a member of the Mimosa Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by two granddaughters, Julie Housch and Casey Housch.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Wanda Jane Warren Housch, of Shelbyville; five sons, Kenneth Housch, and his wife Sandra, of Shelbyville, David Housch, and his wife Betty, of Shelbyville, Howard Housch, and his wife Robin, of Murfreesboro, Norman Housch, of Shelbyville, and Paul Housch and his wife Kay, of Hermitage; a daughter, Kay Wortham, and her husband Doug, of Shelbyville; a brother, Robert Housch, and his wife Mildred, of Montgomery, Alabama; thirteen grandchildren, Jeanie, Kenny, Charles, Whit, Leslie, Carrie, Dianna, Paige, Reagan, Tyler, Connor, Daniel, and Blake; thirteen great grandchildren.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Ojai, CA
Marcia Mae Tenpenny
Marcia entered into the Arms of the Lord, with the comfort and loving support of her family, on March 29, 2010, after a short battle with cancer. Marcia was preceded in death by her beloved husband Spike Tenpenny.
Known throughout Ojai and Ventura County in her life’s calling as a full-time Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother to her six children, two foster children, twelve grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Marcia was born March 13, 1933, a birth date she shares with her first-born granddaughter Rachel, in Valley City, North Dakota, and grew up in Iowa Falls, Iowa. After high school Marcia attended the University of Northern Iowa. Upon completing a semester of college Marcia moved to southern California. Encouraged by family friends, Marcia joined the Navy as a WAVE, with her stunning natural beauty; Marcia wore her uniform proudly and was very active in the various roles of her military service.
While stationed at the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida, Marcia caught the eye of a young, handsome sailor by the name of Dorris Ray Tenpenny “Spike” of Wartrace Tennessee, and not long after they were married. Both Spike and Marcia were honorably discharged from the Navy in 1955 and were married for 53 years.
Marcia and Spike headed west to southern California setting roots in Torrance. While raising their six children in Torrance, they stumbled upon the beautiful Ojai Valley. After many weekend visits, with all six children in tow, they made the permanent move to Ojai in 1969.
Marcia was a full-time mother, feeling blessed in being able to raise her family in the beauty and rural splendor of the Topa Topa Mountains and the Ojai Valley. She quickly came to be known as a true “Rice Roader Mom” to any and all the many friends who frequented the Tenpenny house. If you were hungry or just needed a place to hang out, “Momma T” accommodated all and rejoiced in her full nest.
As her family grew, Marcia was a regular fixture at all the various sporting events her children participated in. She was known for her zealous cheering of her children, and their many friends that participated with them. The zeal for cheering carried into the next generation as Marcia encouraged and attended the many sporting events of all her grandchildren.
Marcia’s greatest gift was that of being a mother. For many years Marcia used her nurturing ways, caring for premature infants, providing the loving embrace and the important human contact needed by these babies. Marcia’s beautiful singing voice graced the church choir for many years. Her voice also provided an even deeper gift, as she used it to soothe and comfort the little preemies she so lovingly cared for.
Another of her many gifts was her pen and letter writing. Every Christmas card, letter or note one received from Marcia was hand-written displaying her beautiful long hand, keeping everyone connected. Truly a lost art that Marcia was known for and a treasure to keep.
Marcia is preceded in death by her identical twin great-granddaughters Aubrey and Ellie Crawford.
Marcia is survived by her six children: Tom and Leigh Tenpenny of Paso Robles; Stan and Clara Tenpenny and David Tenpenny all of Ojai; Rachel and Bart Mathews of Ventura; Becky and Louie Hurak of Ojai; and Cary Tenpenny of Minden, Nevada. Grandchildren are Johnathan Tenpenny and Jessica Barbito; Rachel Crawford and husband Kirk, Rebecca McCurnin and husband Jess; Crystal Tenpenny; Beau, Jake and Travis Mathews; Kassidy and Kambria Tenpenny; Heath and Chance Hurak. Great-grandchildren are Dustin Crawford, Annella Jean and Leah Rae McCurnin. Marcia is also survived by her loving and only sister Shirley Washington along with brother- in-law John and nephews Jim, Gary and Stuart Washington.
Marcia loved her family and enjoyed the great miracle of gardening. She spent every spring preparing and then planting her garden, often sharing the harvest with friends.
Marcia enjoyed her friends in Ojai and has many lifelong friends and family in Iowa and Tennessee.
With her journey here on earth at an end, Marcia will be welcomed into the “great reunion” with those she loved and missed that have gone before her.
A service in her Memory will be held at the Ojai Community Church, April 10th, 2010, at 10:30 am, officiated by Pastor Leonard DeWitt. A reception will be held at the church. Final internment will be in Shelbyville, Tennessee, where Marcia will be laid to rest next to her husband and sailor Dorris Ray Tenpenny “Spike”.
Graveside service Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Willow Mount Cemetery. Military honors provided by the United States Navy.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Frances Manus Lynn, age 99, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at Christian Care Center of Bedford County.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Thursday, April 29, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. David Mosley and Jeff Smith will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 12 noon until service time Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born October 17, 1910, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to the late Charlie and Burley Taylor Manus. She was retired from Uniroyal and a member of Southside Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie S. Lynn in 1979, and sister, Beatrice Goad.
She is survived by two daughters, Rosalee Brown, and Nellie Schomaker, both of Shelbyville; a brother, James Manus, of Decherd; seven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Anna Rae Burke, age 61, of Tullahoma, formerly of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at Harton Regional Medical Center.
Memorial Service will be 1 PM Friday, April 30, 2010, at Blessed Hope Pentecostal Church in Tullahoma.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Peggy Billingsley Simmons, age 87, of Shelbyville died Friday, April 30, 2010, at The Heart Remembers.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at Bell Buckle United Methodist Church. Reverend David Adams will officiate, with burial to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be 5- 7 PM Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born July 23, 1922, in Winona, Mississippi, to the late DeWitt and Elizabeth McMillan Billingsley. She was co-owner of Simmons L P Gas, and Simmons Custom Rod and Tackle. She was also a Scout Leader, held membership in the Red hat Society, and was a baseball scorekeeper. She was a faithful member of Bell Buckle United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Simmons, in 2003, a granddaughter, Mary Margaret Simmons, and a brother, DeVotie Billingsley.
She is survived by two sons, Kenny Simmons, and his wife Sharon, of Cordova, Tennessee, and Jimmy Simmons, and his wife Melissa, of Shelbyville; five grandchildren, Steve Simmons, and his wife Leann, Blake Simmons, and his wife Courtenay, Angie Simmons, Joey Simmons, and his wife Blair, Josh Simmons, and his wife Carrie Brooke; eight great grandchildren, Alexcis Simmons, Slayde Simmons, Gage Huffman, Zoe Huffman, Nate Simmons, Turner Simmons, Connor Simmons, and Parker Simmons.
Memorials may be made the Caregiver Relief Program of Bedford County, P.O. Box 584, Shelbyville, TN 37162
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Nebert Noe, age 88, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, May 1, 2010, at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center.
Services were held by Young Funeral Home in Louisa, Kentucky.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Jerry Mark Skelton, age 58, of Watrace, died Monday, May 3, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Private graveside services will be Thursday at Hollywood Cemetery in Wartrace. Reverend Fay Tucker will officiate.
There will no visitation.
He was born August 17, 1951, in Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Kato Frazier Skelton, of Wartrace, and the late William Howard Skelton, Sr. He worked on an off shore oil rig.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by three brothers, Hal Skelton, of Wartrace, Daniel A. Skelton, of Hartselle, Alabama, and James A. Skelton, of Memphis; five nephews and three nieces.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Willard Ray Taylor, age of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center. Memorial service will be 6:30 PM Thursday, May 6, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Tim Calloway will officiate.
Visitation will be 4-6:30 Thursday.
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Mrs. Dorothy Troxler Stubblefield, age 84, of Shelbyville, died Monday, May 3, 2010, in Franklin, Tennessee.
Funeral services will be 1 PM Friday, May 7, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Dr. Lloyd Doyle will officiate, with burial to follow in Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Viola, Tennessee.
Visitation will be 10AM – 12 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born February 21, 1926 in Normandy, to the late Walter Bearden and Lena Susie Bond Troxler. She was founding member of the Shelbyville Garden Club, and a Past President. She was a life Member of the Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs. She held membership in the National Garden Club and was an Accredited Master Judge for District II, a past district II Board Member. In 2002, she was the recipient of the “Good Citizen Award” from the Shelbyville Bedford County Chamber of Commerce. She was an active member of the Circle 4 at First United Methodist Church where she was a faithful member.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Carl Stubblefield and a grandson, Robin Hall.
She is survived by, two daughters, Carla Hall, and her husband Robert, of Murfreesboro, and Amy Cathey, and her husband Marty, of Paris, Tennessee; a son, Dr. Mark Stubblefield, and his wife Shirley, of Franklin, Tennessee; and a sister-in-law, Margaret Troxler; eight grandchildren, Stefan Hall, and his wife Sarah, Daniel Cathey, Matthew Cathey, Sarah Elizabeth Cathey, Luke Stubblefield, Samuel Stubblefield, Leah Stubblefield, and Aaron Stubblefield.
Memorials may be made to: The Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs/ Endowment Trust Funds, C/O Mary Jo Dougherty, P.O. Box 118, Camden, TN 38320
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Walter Cannon, age 69, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, May 1, 2010, at his home after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 1 Pm Saturday, May 8, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend John Batts will officiate. Following the service, Mr. Cannon’s remains will be cremated.
Visitation will be one hour prior to service.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Mike Edward Redd, age 70, of Tullahoma, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at Harton Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 11 Am Saturday, May 8, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Eddie Canady will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born September 24, 1939, in Bedford County, to the late Charlie Isaac and Essie Bledsoe Redd. He was a retired superintendent in the construction industry and driver for Titan Trucking. He was a graduate of Moore County High School.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Judy Michelle Redd
He is survived by his wife of 49+ years, Judy Williams Redd, of Tullahoma; two sons, Michael Redd, and his wife Brenda, of Tipton, Indiana, and Phillip Redd, and his wife Nannette, of Tullahoma; two grandchildren, Julia Bannowsky, and her husband, Alex, of Odessa, Texas, and Ashley Reynolds, of Tipton, Indiana; two great grandchildren, Loren and Wyatt Bannowsky, of Odessa, Texas.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. James Harold Lee, age 67, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, May 6, 2010, at his home after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Monday, May 10, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Chaplain Bill Galloway will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 10 AM until service time Monday.
He was born April 30, 1943, in Auburn, Kentucky, to the late James Thompson and Nannie Mae Starks Lee. He was retired maker previously with Huffman Cabinets and Mason’s Cabinets.
He is survived by three sons, Timmie Lee and James Edward Lee, and his wife Linda Mae, all of Shelbyville, and Harold James, of Kentucky; four daughters, Vickie Christie, and her husband William Kenneth, of Lynchburg, Teresa Mae McConnell, and her husband Thomas, of West Virginia, Kathy Davenport, and Pamela Sue Poxton, and her husband Alex, both of Shelbyville; five sisters, Mary Dunnavant and Patsy Crosslin, both of Shelbyville, Betty Warrick and Jonell Jakes, both of Murfreesboro, and Peggy Glaze, of Alabama; eighteen grandchildren, Jonathan Castile, Alicia castile, Chelsea Scott, Barbara Taylor, Christopher McConnell, Eddie Junior Freeman, John Thomas Freeman, Eddie Wayne Freeman, Timothy Wayne, Jr., Joshua Shama, Candice Davenport, Bradley Davenport, Anna Poxton, Corina Poxton, Jasmine Poxton, Hosha Poxton, William Kenneth Christie, Jr., and Jonathan Devin Christie.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Dorothy Ann Spivey, age 71, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, May 08, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 10AM Monday, May 10, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Dr. Lloyd Doyle and Reverend Jack Carney will officiate, with burial to follow in Forrest Mills Cemetery in Manchester.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Sunday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. She was born July 12, 1938, in Manchester, to the late George Clayton and Jean Cox Wilson. She was retired form Economy Pencil Company. She was a faithful member of First United Methodist Church where she was active in the United Methodist Women and Circle Seven. She was also a volunteer at Heritage Medical Center and held membership in the Shelbyville Woman’s Club.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Wilson.
She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Orris “Rocky” Spivey, of Shelbyville; a son, Travis Spivey and a daughter, Claudia Spivey House, all of Shelbyville; a sister, Helen Cunningham, of Madison, Tennessee; a sister in law, Helen Wilson; a grandson, Ryan Wilson House, of Shelbyville; a niece, Teri Cunningham, and two nephews, Stephen Wilson, and his wife, Karen, and Anthony Wilson, and his wife, Sherri.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
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BETTY IRIS ADAMS TILLETT
May 7, 2010
Mrs. Betty Adams Tillett, age 81, died Friday, May 7, in Shelbyville, Tennessee. She was the daughter of the late Hoyte Adams, Sr., and Lucille Jackson Adams Waters. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 year, Gerald Tillett, Jr., and brother, Hoyte Adams, Jr.
Except when traveling with her husband for his business, Mrs. Tillett lived in Shelbyville from birth until her parting. She graduated from Central High School in 1946 and attended Tennessee Tech. She joined First Baptist Church of Shelbyville at age 12 and remained a member throughout her life.
While her children were young, Mrs. Tillett devoted her time to their activities. Later, her successful career as a businesswoman spanned over 30 years as owner of Accents Gift Shops in Shelbyville and Tullahoma, TN. She was known and loved for her gracious kindness in her business, social and family life.
Mrs. Tillett is survived by her brother Robert D. Adams and wife Lou Anne of Ocala, FL; son Gerald Tillett, Jr., and wife Marikay of Huntsville, AL; daughter Barbara Lynn Cooke and husband Phil of Shelbyville; special niece Judy Tillett Young and husband Ronal of Bell Buckle, TN; and sister-in-law Agnes Adams of Tullahoma, TN.
Her grandchildren include Julie Turner and husband John; Caroline Roeber and husband Dana; and Cary Cooke. Step-grandchildren are Evan Johnson, Lauren Coffelt and husband Wes. Mrs. Tillett’s great-grandchildren are Katherine and Abigail Turner; Ireland and Leyton Roeber; Ridge Timmers and Ashlynn Cooke; and step-great- grandchildren Marissa and Weston Coffelt. She also has other surviving nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday, May 10, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel in Shelbyville, TN. Memorial service will be at Feldhaus Chapel on Tuesday, May 11, at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Bobby McGee and Dr. Kevin Minchey officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
The family wishes to thank the staff of Carriage House Inn Assisted Living for its compassionate care of our beloved Betty and their support of our family as she made her journey home.
Those wishing to do so may make memorials in Mrs. Tillett’s name to the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home, P.O. Box 2206, Brentwood, TN 37024-2206; or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P. O. Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101-9929. ********************************************************************************************* ***********************************************
Mr. William Curtis Strode, age 60, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, May 8, 2010, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Memorial services will be 6 PM Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Jimmy Gray will officiate. Per his request, his remains were cremated.
Visitation will be 4 PM until service time Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born April 17, 1950, in Owensboro, Kentucky, to Jesse Richard and Betty Lee Foster Strode, of Owensboro, Kentucky. He was District Sales Manager engaged in the sale of farm equipment. He was a member of First Christian Church.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife of 36 years, Elizabeth Parker Strode, of Shelbyville; two daughters, Jennifer Strode Buchach, and her husband Todd, of Atlanta, and Ginger Strode Goodall, and her husband Les, of Brentwood; a brother, Richard Allen Strode, and his wife Karen, of Owensboro, Kentucky, and Sarah Lee Elliott, of Owensboro.
Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Graveside services will be 2 PM Thursday, May 13, 2010, at Willow Mount Cemetery. Reverend Jimmy Gray will officiate.
There will be no visitation.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. R M Majors, age 88, died Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at Christian Care Center of Bedford County.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Saturday, May 15, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Jeff Smith will officiate. Burial, with full military honors, will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born September 25, 1921, in Winchester Springs, to the late George Floyd and Mary Ivey Majors. He was a Master Barber with over 41 years operating as Majors Ideal Barber. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, and attended Moore Barber College in Memphis, Tennessee. He was a Lifetime Member of the Shelbyville Lions Club, having served as President, and was a recipient of the Melvin Jones Good Fellow Award. He was an active and faithful member of Southside Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Regina Michelle Majors. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Mary Grace Powell Majors, of Shelbyville; two sons, Marc Majors, of Shelbyville, and Bruce Majors, of Washington, DC; two sisters, Nell Yates and Ruby Hobbs, both of Tullahoma.
Memorials may be made to the Shelbyville Lions Club Sight Program.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Hugh “Chuck” Stowers, age 87, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, May 13, 2010, at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center.
Funeral services will be 4 Pm Saturday, May 15, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bryan Elliott will officiate. Burial, with full military honors, will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 2 PM until service time Saturday.
He was born October 9, 1922, in Bedford County, to the late Hugh Gaston and Sue Russell Stowers, Sr. He was a retired machinist from Stanley Tool and loved to farm. After graduation from high school, Chuck volunteered for the U.S. Army and served from 1942-1946, in the Army Transport Command. He participated in D-day at Omaha Beach. He and Nancy visited Normandy Beaches a few years ago. He was an active and faithful member of First Christian Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Hastings Stowers in 2007. He was also preceded in death by a brother, John Franklin, “Pedlo” Stowers.
He is survived by a daughter, JoAnn Stowers, of Shelbyville; sister-in-law, Mary Lynn Prince, of Shelbyville; nieces and nephews, Sam Hastings, and his wife Judy, of DeKalb, Illinois, Marilyn Lewis, and her husband Dan, of Shelbyville, and Bobby Prince, and his wife Welmoet, of Amsterdam, Holland.
Memorials may be made to New Hope Cemetery C/O Larry Hasty.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Russell Earl Smotherman, age 80, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at his home after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 1 PM Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bobby McGee will officiate. Burial, with full military honors, will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 Pm Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born August 29, 1929, in Rutherford County, to the late Jesse B. and Lula Iris Sanders Smotherman. He was a retired cutter for Fly Manufacturing after 32 ½ years of service and 7 years with Calsonic. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in Korea. He was a faithful member of Edgemont Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Grady B. Smotherman, Curtis “Dago” Smotherman, Ralph Smotherman, and Randolph Smotherman, and a sister, Ruth Rowland. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary Francis Claxton Smotherman, of Shelbyville; a son, Wendell Smotherman, and his wife Brenda, of Johnson City, Tennessee; three grandchildren, James Smotherman, Mandy Phipps, and Mandi Hodge; six great grandchildren, Olivia, Spider, Wednesday, Jake, Travis, Jr., and Lana Iris; two brothers, Greely Smotherman and Carey Smotherman, both of Shelbyville; two sisters, Josephine Jameson of Murfreesboro, and Betty Linda Long, of Lebanon.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Frances Juanita Dowdy Patterson, age 76, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at Community Care of Rutherford County.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Saturday, May 22, 2010, at First Baptist Church Depot Street. Dr. Kevin Minchey will officiate, with burial to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born September 1, 1933, in Shiloh, Tennessee, to the late Arvil Odell and Alma Juanita Bright Dowdy. She was Home Demonstration Agent with the University of Tennessee Extension Agency with thirty three years of service. She was a 1955 graduate of the University of Tennessee. She was an active member of First Baptist Church Depot Street where taught Sunday school and was a choir member for 55 years. She was also a devoted member of the Community Bible Study.
She is survived by her husband of 53 years, John O. Patterson, of Shelbyville; a son, Brent Patterson, and his wife Fay, of Shelbyville, and a daughter Linda Patterson, of Lebanon; two brothers, Bill Dowdy, and his wife Katherine, of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, and Don Dowdy, and his wife Carolyn, of Ringgold, Georgia; several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Depot Street or American Cancer Society.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Hoyte “Scooter” Lynn Tenpenny, age 63, of Beech Grove, died Saturday, May 22, 2010, at his home after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 1 PM Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Brother David Ash will officiate, with burial to follow in Beech Grove Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-9 PM Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born September 14, 1946, in Coffee County, Tennessee, to the late Mac and Bettie Teal Tenpenny. He was owner of Tenpenny Logging and attended Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Martha Jane Brandon Tenpenny, of Beech Grove.
Memorials may be made to Beech Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Marcus Reagor Hix, age 82, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, May 23, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Thursday, May 27, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Charles Williams and Brother Rob McKamey will officiate, with burial to follow in Rosebank Cemetery in Flat Creek, Tennessee.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born November 3, 1927, in Bedford County, Tennessee, to the late DeMarcus Brock and Ela Reagor Hix. He was retired from Eaton Corporation, was an active member of Fair Haven Baptist Church and served in the Army as a member of the signal Corps. He was a master furniture craftsman and made furniture for many area churches. He was also an avid trout fisherman and farmed for many years in the Flat Creek community.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Vestas Mai Hasty and one brother, Bobby Dodd Hix, of Shelbyville.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Sanders Lovvorn Hix, of Shelbyville; a son, Billy Hix, of Shelbyville, and a daughter Carol Hix McGee, of Flat Creek; one brother, Frank Hix, of Shelbyville; four step sons, Dale Lovvorn, Steve Lovvorn, Mike Lovvorn, and Dennis Lovvorn; one step daughter, Melissa Barrett; several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Gregory Halmontaller, age 81, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, May 27, 2010, at Life Care Center in Tullahoma.
Funeral Service will be 2 PM Saturday, May 29, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bill Cartwright will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born April 30, 1929, in Bedford County, to the late Lawson Dick and Ruby Elrod Gregory. She was an avid roller skater until knee surgery forced her to give it up. She attended many basketball games when her daughter played. She was an avid fan of slow pitch and fast pitch softball played by her daughter and two grandchildren, Stephanie and Tiffany. She also attended many baseball games when her son David played. She was retired from Empire Pencil Company and a member of First Christian Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Donna Cartwright, and her husband Ted, of Shelbyville, and a son, David Halmontaller, of Shelbyville; a sister, Dorothy R. Cutrell, of Estill Springs; three grandchildren, Stephanie L. Halmontaller and Tammy Moulder, both of Shelbyville, and Tiffany P. Halmontaller, of Falkville, Alabama; three great grandchildren, Riley Taylor Fleming, Daniel Moulder, and Nicholas Moulder; nieces and nephews, Sherry L. Hensley, Nina H. Coppinger, Tommy Halmontaller, and Ray Cutrell.
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Mrs. Ann Thomas Haynes, age 69, of Shelbyville, died Friday, May 28, 2010, at Christian Care Center in Shelbyville.
Funeral Service will be 9 AM Monday, May 31, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Ray Armstrong will officiate with burial to follow at Head of Hurricane Baptist Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-9 PM Sunday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born March 31, 1941, in Normandy, Tennessee, to the late Cecil A. Thomas and Winifred Burrow. She was retired from Bedford County Hospital and a member of Fellowship of Christ Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Vicky Carder of Shelbyville, and a son, Jimmy Anderson and his wife Dee, of Alpharetta, Georgia; a brother, Alton Thomas, and his wife Kathy, of Decherd; two grandchildren, Michael Anderson and Katie Anderson.
Memorials may be made to the Activities Program at Christian Care of Bedford County.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Dennis Allen Chandler, age 51, of Shelbyville, died Friday, May 28, 2010, at his home after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held with Rozzelle Funeral Home in Anderson, Indiana (765-606-8596).
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Marcia Patterson Meadows, age 53, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, May 30, 2010, at her home after an extended illness.
Funeral service will be 1 PM Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Lamar Dodson will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 10AM until service time Tuesday.
She was born March 30, 1957, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Beulah Patterson, of Shelbyville, and the late James Patterson. She was homemaker and member of The Church of God of Prophecy.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Meadows, and a brother, Raymond Patterson.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by a two sons, Russell moon and Raymond Meadows, both of Shelbyville; a daughter, Barbara Price, of Shelbyville; two brothers, James Patterson, of Shelbyville and Robert Patterson, of Nashville; three sisters, Debra Bender, of Hendersonville, Edna LeGate, of Shelbyville, and Cheryl Ramirez, of Goodlettsville; five grandchildren, Mary Price, Hope Price, Brittany Meadows, Hailey Meadows, and Megan Meadows.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Joyce H. Tune, age 73, of Shelbyville, died Monday, May 31, 2010, at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Dr. Kevin Minchey and Rev erend Tommy Dye will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born January 1, 1937, in Bedford county, to the late Arch F. and Louvenia Davis Henslee. She was employed with Musgrave Pencil Company for many years, and also, with her husband George, owned Tune’s Union 76 Service Station. She had the Greyhound Bus and Trailways Bus Stations, and the U-Haul Rental Business. She was a member of the Bedford County Commission for many years and served on the Hospital Board and the Law Enforcement and Workhouse Committee. She was very dedicated to the Bedford County Medical Center and Nursing Home. She was a member of Edgemont Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, George V. Tune, in 1987.
She is survived by a son, Keith Tune, and his wife Terri, of Shelbyville; four daughters, Vickie Spivey, and her husband Wade, Kaye Reynolds, and her husband Bert, Menza Cantrell, and her husband Brian, and Vanessa Vincent, and her husband Jonathan, all of Shelbyville; two step daughters, Janice Parsons and Debbie stone, and her husband David, both of Shelbyville; two sisters, Naomi Finley, and her husband Lawrence, of Shelbyville, and Ann Rollins, of Woodbury; sixteen grandchildren, Adam tune, Lindsey Sartain, and her husband Rusty, Bo Spivey, George Benjamin Spivey, Amy Allen, and her husband Amp, Matt Reynolds, Daniel Dye, David Dye, Amber Cantrell, Brandon Cantrell, Alayne Saylor, Menley Saylor, Jarrett Vincent, Thesa Saylor, and her husband Tim, Jody Stone, and his wife Susan, and Kelly Vincent, and her husband Brad; eight great grandchildren, Cole Tune, Kade Sartain, Shyla Sartain, Gage Allen, Gordon Saylor, Hannah Saylor, Caroline Stone, and Henry Stone.
Memorials may be made to: Volunteer Fire Services Inc. 104 Prince Street, Shelbyville, TN 37160, or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Roy “Keith” Rock, age 52, of Wartrace, died Sunday, May 30, 2010, at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro.
Funeral services will be 3 PM Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service Wednesday.
He was born April 18, 1958, in Perryton, Texas, to the late William and Sue Hunter Rock, Jr. He was employed with JR’s Mini Market in Shelbyville for the last five years and worked twenty years in Oilfield Construction.
He is survived by two sisters, Kim Childress, of Wartrace, and Carleigh London, and her husband Jim, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma; nieces Chiron Childress and Ashlee London; nephews, Terron Childress, Jarrod London, and Kevin London.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Lester Wayne Hudson, age 67, of Beech Grove, died Saturday, June 5, 2010, at Medical Center of Manchester in Manchester.
Memorial services will be 6 PM Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Donnie Jones will officiate.
Visitation will be 4-6 Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born May 16, 1943, in Shelbyville, Tennessee, to the late Don and Myrtle Bingham Hudson. He was retired from General Motors.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Judith McConnell Hudson in 2000, and his father in law, Raymond McConnell. Also preceding him in death were four brothers, Bobby Hudson, Johnny Hudson, James Hudson, and Melvin Hudson and a sister, Patsy Rhodes.
He is survived by a son, Lester Wayne Hudson, Jr., of Beech Grove and a daughter, Patsy Campbell, and her husband Craig, of Murfreesboro; four brothers, Charles Hudson, and his wife Margaret, of Shelbyville, Tommy Hudson, and his wife Tracy, of Maumee, Ohio, Taylor Hudson, and his wife Debbie, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Alton Hudson, and his wife Celia, of Yorbalinda, California; four grandchildren, Amanda Jobes, and her husband Jeff, Brandon Hudson, Jacob Campbell, and Cole Campbell; two great grandchildren, Brianna Jobes and Carter Jobes; mother in law, Sue McConnell, of Shelbyville.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Renaecker Jean Arnold, age 69, of Manchester, formerly of Shelbyville, died Saturday, June 5, 2010, at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma.
Funeral services will be 12 PM Wednesday, June 9, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Robert J. McClean will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be two hours prior to service. She was born August 10, 1940, in Nashville, to the late B.W. Britton and Lucille Henderson Daniel. She was a homemaker and a member of First Missionary Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Horace W. Arnold, of Manchester; four sons, Elder Mitchell (Pam) Buchanan and Kenneth Buchanan, both of Shelbyville, and James Buchanan and Lanny (Lisa) Buchanan, both of Manchester; five daughters, Christa (Michael) Alexander, Patricia (Jerry) Murray , Iwanda “Pumpkin” Buchanan, and Felicia (Mark) Anthony, all of Manchester, and Marilynn “Sweet Pea” Parsons, of Shelbyville; an adopted grandson, Orlando Buchanan and an adopted daughter, Shirley (Elder Glenn) Sutton, of Manchester; two step sons, Kenneth Arnold, of Manchester, and Ricky Brandon, of Murfreesboro; twenty two grandchildren and twenty one great grandchildren; an uncle Richard Britton, of Shelbyville, and a host on cousins, friends, and relatives.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Raymond Hall, age 85, of Shelbyville, died Monday, June 7, 2010, at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro.
Funeral services will be 12 PM Friday, June 11, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Timothy Wright will officiate. Burial will follow in Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Nashville.
Visitation will be one hour prior to service Friday.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Pastor Lawson B. Howard, age 75, of Shelbyville, entered into eternal rest on Monday, June 7, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 12 PM Saturday, June 12, 2010, at Bright Temple Church of God In Christ. Bishop Alfred Howard will be eulogist. Burial, with full military honors will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
The body will lie in state Saturday 9:00 AM until time of service.
He was born March 9, 1935, in Bedford County, to the late Rufus and Clara Mae Nelson Howard. He was founder of Whosoever Will Pentecostal Church and started the Area Wide Fellowship Program among churches. He loved to fish and was often found doing so on Mondays with Pastor Herbert L. Stewart and Pastor John Brown.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Barbara Sweeney Howard of Shelbyville; two sons, Lawson Howard, Jr. of Huntsville, Alabama and Calvin Howard, and his wife Tina, of Shelbyville; two daughters, Denis Reese and Arburdea Lyons and her husband Ray, both of Shelbyville; six grandchildren, Shanaya Reese, Ranisha Reese, Ashleigh Newman, Mikel Newman, Justin Howard, and Jasmine Howard; five great grandchildren; seven sisters, Jean Gregory, of Indianapolis, IN, Joyce Neely, of Dolton, IL, Lovie Cannon, of Goldsboro, NC, Mary Howard, of Chicago, IL, Hattie Bowen, and her husband Dennison, of Toledo, OH, Annie Anderson, of Kenosha, IL, and Emma Thompson, of Shelbyville.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Per his request, his remains were cremated. There will be no services.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Mary Catherine Nelson Prince, age 75, formerly of Shelbyville, died at The Brian Center in Spruce Pine, North Carolina.
Funeral services will be 10AM Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Wallace Rowland and Reverend Jim Hamilton will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born July 30, 1934, in Nashville, Tennessee, to the late Cecil Sandusky and Eddie Green Nelson. She was a graduate of Shelbyville Central High School and held a Master’s Degree from the University of Tennessee, in Library Science. She was a member of the Shelbyville Bedford County Historical Society, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and attended Belmont Methodist Church in Nashville.
She is survived by a daughter, Mary Lee Yearick, and her husband Ken, of Spruce Pine, North Carolina; two sons, Brad Prince, and his wife Mary Jewell, of Atlanta, and Chuck Prince, and his wife Katy, of Nashville; a sister, Frances Jordan, of Nashville; five grandchildren, Greg Prince, Art Prince, Oliver Prince, Kenton Yearick and Peyton Yearick. A longtime friend and companion, George Webster, of Nashville, is also left to mourn her passing.
Memorials may be made to the Mitchell County, NC Imagination Library, Argie Cooper Library, or any library of your choice.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Mr. Roy Heron, age 81, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, July 1, 2010, at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville. There are no services scheduled at this time.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Kato Frasier Skelton, age 84, of Wartrace, died Monday, July 5, 2010, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville.
Graveside services will be 11 AM Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at Hollywood Cemetery in Wartrace. Reverend Fay Tucker will officiate.
The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the service at the cemetery. She was born May 25, 1926, in Philadelphia, Mississippi, to the late William Napoleon and Josephine Jenkins Frasier. She was a retired LPN and worker many years in Shelby County and in Mississippi. She was an active member in the Eastern Star and a devoted member of Hampshire Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her former husband, William Howard Skelton, Sr. and a son, Jerry Mark Skelton.
She is survived by three sons, Hal Skelton, and his wife Janie of Wartrace, Daniel A. Skelton, and his wife Cynthia, of Hartselle, Alabama, and James A. Skelton, and his wife Takana, of Cordova, Tennessee; a brother, Paul Frasier, of Waynesboro, Mississippi, and a sister, Neva Palmer, of Jackson, Mississippi; eight grandchildren.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Darral Glen Woodard, age 51, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 12 PM Thursday, July 8, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to service.
He was born October 30, 1959, in Shelbyville, to the late Herman Sims and Katherine Woodard. He was employed with ALCAN.
He is survived by a brother, Datari Woodard, and his wife Emily, of Shelbyville; three sisters, Brenda Woodard Cole, and her husband, Michale, of Nashville, Vannassaa Holman, and her husband Thomas, and Tamara Woodard, both of Shelbyville.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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MS Bernice Talley, age 55, of Nashville, formerly of Shelbyville, died Saturday, July 3, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 1 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend John Brown will be eulogist.
Visitation will be one hour prior to service.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Lee Anne Moulder, age 23, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, July 10, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Memorial Service will be 6 PM Monday, July 12, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Eddie Reed will officiate.
Visitation will be 4-6 PM Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. She was born September 11, 1986, in Tullahoma, Tennessee, to Susan Pearce Moulder, of Shelbyville, and the late Samuel Lee Moulder. She was a 2009 graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and employed with Wal Mart.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by grandparents, Dr. Samuel T. Pearce and Albert and Dorothy Moulder.
She is survived by her mother, Susan Pearce Moulder; a brother, Todd Moulder, and a sister, Lindsey Yoes, and her husband John; a nephew, Mason; a grandmother, Polly Pearce, all of Shelbyville.
Memorials may be made to the Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee, “Duck River Clean Up Project”.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Loretta Butler Crosslin
Ms. Loretta Crosslin, born November 21, 1922, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2010 at Mercy West Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee with her loving daughters by her side. She was a joyous Christian who devoutly followed the Shepherd’s Chapel services and loved the teachings of the Lord. She was born in Lewisburg, Tennessee, one of ten children of Arthur Joseph Butler and Josephine Haskins Butler. She married Aubrey Lee Crosslin in 1944 who was the love of her life. In 1945 their daughter Jo Ann was born, and in 1950 their daughter Mary Elizabeth was born. In later years as an independent woman, Loretta learned to dance and enjoyed doing the two-step at the senior citizens centers in Manchester and Fayetteville. She was a generous and kind-hearted person, always smiled, loved to fish, and never turned down a good game of “Aggravation.” Her collections of salt and pepper shakers and wind chimes are famous. Her favorite memories were of the cruise she took with her daughter Mary and granddaughters Jennifer and Lisa, as well as jetting around the country with her daughter JoAnn and son-in-law Ronnie. She loved house boating with son-in-law Sam and daughter Mary, and fishing off the dock. She took pride in her family and loved each family member fiercely. She wanted everyone to be healthy and happy. She especially worried about the welfare of her fraternal twin sister, Henrietta, and whether or not she had food or clothing. Often she sacrificed for herself to ensure Henrietta was provided for. She was truly an angel on earth and a precious soul. In addition to her parents, Ms. Crosslin is predeceased by former husband Aubrey Lee Crosslin and by five brothers and three sisters: Arthur Julius Butler, Reuben Earl Butler, Roy Butler, Elmore Butler, Lester Butler, Hazel Jones, Bovell Butler, and Mary Hasty. Survivors include: daughter Jo Ann Kirkland and husband, Ronald E. Kirkland of Knoxville, TN; daughter Mary Elizabeth Gaines and husband Samuel L. Gaines of Knoxville, TN; grandchildren: Ronald Lee Kirkland and wife Victoria of Anacortes, WA; Michael Shane Kirkland and wife, Erin of Bullard, TX; Josh Kirkland of Denver, CO; Jennifer Diane Caldwell of Knoxville, TN; Lisa Sadler Ferris and husband Michael Ferris of Myrtle Beach, SC.; Staci Gaines of Knoxville, TN; Alex Gaines of Knoxville, TN; Also survived by great-grandchildren: Grant Kirkland of Anacortes, WA; Briana Kirkland of Bullard, TX, Zachary Kirkland of Bullard, TX, and McKenzie Ferris of Myrtle Beach, SC. Loretta is at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel where the family will receive friends on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will begin on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with interment to follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Reverend Glenn Forsee will officiate.
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Mrs. Kathryn C. Kimmins, age 77, of the Longview Community, died Monday, July 12, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Graveside services will be 10 AM Thursday, July 15, 2010, at Kimmins Cemetery. Brother Eddie Smith will officiate. Visitation will be 4-8 PM Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born September 25, 1932, in Williamson County, to the late Ernest Glen and Sallie Mai Newsom Crick. She was a quilter and a homemaker, and was a faithful member of Kingdom Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Milton Kimmins in 2009, and twin infant sisters, Emily and Evelyn Crick, and a brother in law, Kenneth Smith.
She is survived by a son, Joel Kimmins, and his wife Brenda Leverette, and a daughter, Sally Kimmins Seivers, and her husband, Wetzel, all of the Longview Community. She is also survived by a brother and two sisters that she helped raise, Ernie Crick, and his wife Pat, of Longview, Betty Lagerquist, and her husband Scott, of Gearhart, Oregon, and Glenda Dyer, and her husband Paul, of Eagleville. She also is survived by three sisters, Jean Bustos, of Victoria, Texas, Marie Travis, and her husband, Sam, of Rockvale, and Doris Smith, of Shelbyville; five grandchildren, Josh Pylant, Julia Pylant Morton, Adam Pylant, Will Kimmins, and Emily Kimmins; six great grandchildren, MacKenzie Pylant, Mason Rucker, Talan Pylant, Brylie Morton, Zoey Pylant, and Elijah Pylant.
Memorials may be made to the Kingdom Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Christopher Neil Simmons, age 29, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center
A Memorial service will be held at a later date.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Alice Cook Street, age 96, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, July 15, 2010, at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center.
Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, July 17, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Tommy Dye and Reverend Mark hall will officiate. Burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born August 19, 1913, in Bedford County, to the late William Thomas and Eva Thompson Cook. She was a homemaker and member of Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lacy Street in 1965, a son, Ronnie Street, a brother, Ivan Cook, and a sister, Aileen Swing.
She is survived by a son, Donald Street, and his wife Geraldine, of Shelbyville; two daughters, Lillian Skinner, and her husband Edward, and Margaret Craddock, and her husband Jimmy, all of Shelbyville; two sisters, Gladys Grogan, age 98, and Beulah Simpson, age 94, both of Shelbyville; three grandchildren, Dena Landers, Clint Street, and Amanda Honeycutt; three great grandchildren, Lacey Landers, Lexie Landers, and Destiny Honeycutt.
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Mr. James Willard Hays, Jr, age 50, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, July 15, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Memorial services may be held at a later date.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Robert Leonard “Woody” Woodson, age 77, of Bell Buckle, died Saturday, July 24, 2010, at Christian Care Center of Bedford County.
Funeral services will be 3 PM Sunday, July 25, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. John Houston will officiate. Burial with full military honors, will follow in Smotherman Cemetery.
Visitation will be 1-3 PM Sunday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born August 10, 1932 in Bedford County, to the late Robert Lee and Sabina Ann Moulder Woodson. He was a former member of the Tennessee National Guard, a retired truck driver with Bedford County Highway Department, and member of New Zion Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by his wife Ann Yarborough Woodson in 2009, a daughter, Patricia Pope, and a son, Bobby Woodson.
He is survived by three daughters, Pam Redden and Barbara Mooningham, both of Shelbyville, and Shelia White, of Jackson, Tennessee; three sons, Eddie Woodson and Don Woodson, both of Shelbyville, and Jerry Woodson, of Minnesota; a step son, Thomas Wyman Yarborough, of Shelbyville; thirteen grandchildren, and eleven great grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to New Zion Church of Christ.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Thomas Patrick Thrower, age 63, of Counce, Tennessee, died of accidental drowning near his home at Pickwick Lake on July 19, 2010.
Survivors, wife Rita Rankin Thrower, step children, Tiffany Hatley, Chip Hatley and his wife Tiffany Crow Hatley, grandson CJ Hatley, slibings, Becky Bainbridge, Donna Thrower, Tim Thrower, Franki Thrower and Tommy Thrower.
Mass will be held at Christ the King Catholic Church, 3001 Belmont Blvd., Nashville, TN at 1:00pm Tuesday July 27.
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Mr. Larry Pickhardt, age 75, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro.
Per his request, his remains will be cremated.
Memorial services will be 6 PM Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Pastor Kent Lewis will offciate.
Visitation will be 4-6 PM Wednesday.
He was born March 25, 1935, in Adams County, Wisconsin, to the late Arthur John and Margarite Steinborn Pickhardt. He was a retired systems Manager with AT & T. He owned and rode Tennessee Walking Horses, and earned several world championships, and was the owner of Lando'nod Farms in Menomone Falls, Wisconsin. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church where he was a Council member.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Pickhardt, of Shelbyville; two sons, Scott Pickhardt, and his wife Karen, and Michael Pickhardt, all of Wisconsin; a daughter, Kerry Wicklund, and her husband Mark, of Wisconsin; a brother, Bob Pickhardt, and his wife Carol, two sisters, Carol Bolden, and her husband Roy, and Kathy Manthey, and her husband Harold, all of Wisconsin; eight grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Shelbyville Bedford County Humane Association.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. James Ivan Potts, Jr., age 90, of Shelbyville, died Monday, July 26, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Friday, July 30, 2010, at First United Methodist Church. Reverend Dr. Lloyd Doyle will officiate. Burial, with full military honors, will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be 12 noon until service time Friday at the church.
He was born in Shelbyville, Tennessee on September 10, 1919, the son of J. Ivan and Alice Virginia Potts. He has one brother, Harold Hall Potts, of Huntsville, Alabama. He attended Shelbyville Central High School and graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1942 with a B.S. Degree in Commerce. While at the University of Kentucky, he served as President of Phi Delta Theta social fraternity and Captain of Scabbard and Blade, national military society. He also served as Regimental Adjutant of the Reserve Officers Training Corps. He was a member of Lamp and Cross, a senior honorary society and Vice President of the Student Union Board.
Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, army air Corps. He served as a B-29 Pilot with 25th Bombardment Squadron, 40th Bombardment Group (VH) in India, China, and Tinian in the Western Pacific. He completed 35 missions and 8 “hump trips” with a total of 525 combat hours.
In September 1945, he was selected as a pilot on General Curtis LeMay’s personal crew. On September 18, 1945, the crew completed the record breaking long distance flight from Japan to Washington, DC. The flight broke four Army Air Force records. He received a personal commendation from General of the Air Force, H.H. Arnold for his participation in this flight. He was separated from active duty as a captain in 1945. His awards include two Distinguished Flying Crosses, four Air Medals, the Army Commendation Medal, two Presidential Citations, and the American Campaign Medal with one Battle Star, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four Battle Stars, the Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal with one Battle Star. He was awarded the Chinese Memorial Medal and Senior Pilots Wings by the Republic of China. He holds a commission as a Colonel (Retired) in the Tennessee Air National Guard.
In 1946-47, he served as a Foreign Service Officer, Department of State, in the U.S. Embassy, in Lima, Peru. He served as Chief of Staff to Ambassador Prentice Cooper.
He married Miss Katherine Bishop Dale, of Nashville, TN on October 21, 1949, in Wightman Chapel at Scarriet College. They have on son, James Ivan Potts, III, who was born in 1959. He is married to Susan Cooper, of Canton, Georgia. They have two daughters, Elizabeth Ann, born in 1990 and Sara Katherine, born in 1994.
Ivan joined his father in Stewart Potts Motors, a Ford-Mercury dealership in 1950. He became the dealer in 1955 and was President of the firm until 1980 when the dealership was sold. Stewart Potts Motors was a very successful dealership, receiving recognition and many awards from Ford Motor Company.
He became a member of First United Methodist Church in Shelbyville on August 30, 1931, and has been a member since that time. From 1956-1964, he served as Chairman of the Official Board and as a member of the World Service Commission of The Tennessee Conference.
In the political arena, he was one of the authors of the Tennessee Motor Vehicle Dealer-Manufacturing Licensing Law. As a member of the Motor Vehicle Commission under four governors, he served as Chairman of Commission in 1963 under Governor Frank G. Clement.
A member of the Shelbyville Rotary Club for almost fifty years, he served as President in 1959-60. He was honored by the club as a Paul Harris Fellow in 1979.
He was a member of the Tennessee Automotive Association, serving as a Director and Secretary-Treasurer and as Association President in 1962. In 1967, he received the Andrew Jackson Award for his contribution to the automotive industry in Tennessee. In 1968, he was awarded the National Benjamin Franklin Quality Dealership Award by the Saturday Evening Post for citizenship, community service, and contributions to the automotive industry, representing the highest standards of American Business.
Having a serious interest in community affairs, he has held numerous local positions. He served as Shelbyville’s first Civil Defense Director under Mayor Eustice Williams. He served as a member of the Shelbyville Housing Authority. He served as Director and Vice President of the Shelbyville Chamber of Commerce and as Director and member of the Executive Committee of Peoples National Bank, Dominion Bank of Tennessee, and First Union Bank of Tennessee. He is a life member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
A descendent of Thomas Jackson, he became a member of Stones River Chapter, Tennessee Society, Sons of the American Revolution in 1975.
An active supporter of scouting, he served as a member of the Executive Committee, Middle Tennessee Council, BSA. He organized and served as first Chairman, Two Rivers District, BSA. He holds the Scouting Long Rifle and Silver Beaver Awards.
He is a Life Trustee of the Webb Preparatory Scholl in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. He serves on the Executive Committee, Chairman of the Finance Committee, and as Chairman of the Parents Giving in 1976-77.
After the sale of Stewart Potts Motors, he became active in SCORE-ACE, the Service Corps of Active nad Retired Executives, sponsored by the Small Business Administration. In 1982, he became state coordinator of the program, supervising the efforts of over 100 volunteer consultants to small businesses across Tennessee. In 1987, he became Associate Director of the Small Business Development Center at Middle Tennessee State University, a position he held until his retirement in 1990.
An avid student of history, he has authored two books, “The Potts Family of Bedford County, Tennessee” and “Remembrance of War,” published in 1995. His articles on World War II have appeared in Air Force Magazine, the Congressional Record, the Kentucky Alumnus, Friends Magazine of the Air Force Museum, and Alan Grigg’s “Flying Flack Alley.”
Other surviving family members include: brother Harold (Carol) Potts, Huntsville, AL; a niece Gigi (Al) Potts Daniel, Marietta, GA; a nephew Hal Potts, Huntsville, AL; a sister in law Nancy Dale Palm, Houston, TX; four nieces Lucinda T. Trabue, Nashville, Mary Dale(John) Fitzgerald, Nashville, Macy Lindsay Spearmen, Chapel Hill, N.C., Kathy Carmichael (Byrom) Poole, Birmingham, AL; two nephews Don Gray, Cincinnati, OH, Bob Spearman, Raleigh, N.C., a great niece, Katherine Fitzgerald Murphy, Alexandria, Virginia; a great nephew, David Fitzgerald, Nashville.
Pallbearers will be Jody Lambert, Hal Potts, Lee Roy Cunningham, David Fitzgerald, Tom Clifford, Eddie Dodson, Raford Hulan, Vic Dearen, Billy Hicks, and Cannon Tilford.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Past directors and Officers, of Peoples National Bank, Dominion Bank and First Union Bank. Past employees of Stewart Potts Motors, George Townes, Garland King, Bill Rooney, and Lee Flessor.
Memorials may be made to Webb School, Hospice Compassus, or First United Methodist Church.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Kathryn Phillips Daniel, age 85, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 10 AM Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Russ Countess and Geoff Giesemann will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-7 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born November 17, 1924, the first Caesarean section baby in Bedford County, to the late Edgar and Dora Hart Rees. She began teaching at the age of eighteen in a one-room schoolhouse in the Himesville community and continued to teach in Bedford County schools for forty years. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Shelbyville FCE, Bedford County Historical Society, and Bedford County Retired Teachers Association. She was a faithful member of Fairlane Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, David Phillips, in 1999, and her second husband, Bill Daniel, in 2007.
She is survived by her son, Dr. Michael D. Phillips and his wife Joyce Cortner Phillips of Knoxville, and two grandchildren, Dr. Jim Phillips of Birmingham and Katie Phillips of Nashville.
The family would like to express their appreciation to Pam White and her staff at Loving Hearts for their excellent care over the past year.
Memorial donations may be made to Fairlane church of Christ; Bedford County Retired Teachers Association Scholarship Fund, 214 S. Linda Drive, Shelbyville, TN 37160; or to a charity of your choosing. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Guy Fred Perkins, age 68, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Funeral services 1 PM Monday, August 2, 2010, at Sevier Street First Baptist Church. Reverend R.C. Verge will be eulogist, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation be 11 Am until service time Monday at the church.
He was born January 2, 1942, in Bedford County, to the late Coy Perkins and Loreene McMahon. He was a carpenter and member of Vessels Unto Honour Ministries.
He is survived by three sons, Guy Fred Perkins, Jr., John Perkins, and Arthur Perkins, all of Shelbyville; a daughter, Shawanda Perkins, of Chattanooga; eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Mr. William Glendon Dye, age 75, of Shelbyville, died Monday, August 2, 2010, at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center.
Funeral services will be10 AM Saturday, August 7, 2010, at Faith Baptist Church. Reverend Charles Redmond will officiate, with burial to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born November 14, 1934, in Bedford County, one of eight children to the late George and Salley Jennings Dye. He was a retired leather worker engaged in the walking horse industry. He was a Charter Member of Faith Baptist Church where he served as Church Trustee, choir member, usher, and devoted member.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Doyle Jennings Dye and two sisters, Ann Deloise Dye Clanton and Marion Louise Dye Holton.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Shirley Fay Cook Dye, of Shelbyville; a son, David Dye, and his wife Evelyn, of Shelbyville; two sisters, Edna Juanita Dye King and Elizabeth Geraldine Dye Lawwell, both of Shelbyville, and two brothers, George Powers Dye and Jerry Wilburn Dye, both of Shelbyville; two grandchildren, Rebekah Joy Dye and Jonathan David Dye.
Memorials may be made to: Life Worth Living Baptist Ministries, 2208 N. Main Street, P.O. Box 1803, Shelbyville, TN 37162-1803.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Funeral services will be 12 noon Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Trevin Wax will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to service Wednesday.
She was born January 30, 1914, in Guyana, South America, to the late Henry Ho-Sing-Loy and Sarah Wong.
She was preceded in death by a son, Ron Barclay, of Shelbyville who passed away in 2003.
She is survived by two sons, Terry Barclay, and his wife Jan, of England, and Henry Barclay, of Canada; daughter in law, Vivian Barclay, of Shelbyville; grandchildren, Beverley Hewitt and Tisha Lanier, both of Shelbyville; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Maebelle Gibson Johnson, age 85, of Chapel Hill, passed away Friday, August 13, 2010, at her home after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 1 PM Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend James Cole will officiate, with burial to follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.
Visitation will be 1-5 PM Sunday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born April 29, 1925, in Henderson, Kentucky, to the late Clarence and Lilly Shelton Gibson. Along with her husband, Fred, they were the owners/operators of the infamous Sam Davis Hotel. She was a lifelong member of the McKendree United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband Fred Johnson, in 1980. She is survived by two daughters, Susan Johnson, of Chapel Hill, and Martha Moreno, and her husband Angel, of Jacksonville, Florida; two sisters, Coryenne Kellough, of Evansville, Indiana, and Wanda Weinenger, of Pico Rivera, California; five grandchildren, Kelly Jane Mayes, Arthur Lee Clemons, Jr., Casey McGrady Clemons, Erick Ramon Moreno, and Michael Augusto Moreno; seven great grandchildren, Hailee Brooke Clemons, Kristin Renee Mayes, Andrew Tyler Mayes, Nickolas Matthew Diego Moreno, Tyler Michael Augusto Moreno, Anakin Watson, and Zachary Garrett.
Memorials may be made to: AseraCare Hospice, 414 Wilson Avenue, Tullahoma, TN 37388, 931-393-4482.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Sandra Savage Vandergriff, age 57, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, August 15, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Tuesday, August 17, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bobby McGee will officiate, with burial to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 4-8 PM Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born September 7, 1952, in Shelbyville, to Marion L. and June Prosser Savage of Shelbyville. She was a bookkeeper by profession and a member of Edgemont Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death her grandparents, Archie and Mamie Prosser and Ottis and Zuella Savage. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Donald Marion Savage and a grandchild, Madelynn Grace Martin.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband of 35+ years, Michael Vandergriff, of Shelbyville; a daughter, Brandi Martin, and her husband Jason, of Shelbyville; four sisters, Barbara Thomas, and her husband Monty, Ellen Taylor, and her husband Buddy, Connie Crafton, and her husband Aaron, and Nancy Sorrells, and her husband, David, all of Shelbyville; two grandchildren, Brooklynn Martin and Bradlee Martin.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Mr. Charles E. Rainwater, Sr., and 90, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center.
Funeral services will be 10 AM Saturday, September 4, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bobby McGee will officiate. Burial, with full military honors will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be 4-7 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born April 4, 1920, in Bedford County, to the late Buford and Frances Atkins Rainwater. He was retired form Uniroyal Corporation after 46 years of service, and also from Wal Mart. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in World War II.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Corinne Rainwater in 1979, daughter in law, Dianne Spence Rainwater, in 2008, and a brother, Amos Rainwater.
He is survived by a son, Charles Rainwater, Jr., of Shelbyville; three sisters, Juanita Herrin, and Rose Clanton, and her husband, George, all of Shelbyville, and Norma Jean Kruger, of Wisconsin; two grandchildren, Jennifer Naron and Emily Collins; four great grandchildren, Dylan Collins, Amber Collins, Josh Naron, and Jordan Naron.
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Samaritan's Purse P.O. Box 3000 Boone, NC 28607 Phone (828) 262-1980 Fax (828) 266-1056 Samaritanspurse.org Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements. ********************************************************************************************* ******************************************************************** Mr. Burtis Wayne Landers, age 82, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, September 2, 2010, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services will be 4 PM Sunday, September 5, 2010, at First Baptist Church. Dr. Kevin Minchey will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. He was born December 3, 1927, in Bedford County to the late Leslie and Lottie Landers. He was a retired City manager for the City of Shelbyville. He was also retired from Landers’ Tire Company, and the owner operator of P & B Pawn and Gun. He was a Charter member of the Optimist Club and was a Deacon of First Baptist Church where he was treasurer and a faithful member. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Elbert and Gilbert Landers, and a grandchild, Ashley Blair. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Exie Nell Landers, of Shelbyville; a son, Burt Landers, and his wife Connie, of Shelbyville, and a daughter, Lisa Blair, and her husband Bill, of Pulaski; a brother, Coy Landers, and his wife Jane, of Shelbyville; five grandchildren Josh Landers, and his wife Katie, Chris Landers, and his wife Lindsey, Courtney Gregory, and her husband Kevin, Matt Blair, and his fiancée Ashley Gatlin, and Scott Blair, and his wife Stephanie; four great grandchildren, Carter Gregory, Bailey Blair, Caden Landers, and Caroline Gregory. Memorials may be made to the Good Samaritan Association, 201 E Highland Street, Shelbyville, TN 37160 (931- 684-8160), Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements. ********************************************************************************************* ********************************************************************** Mr. Ronald “Ronnie” Cooper White, age 41, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, September 14, 2010. Funeral services will be 2 PM Friday, September 17, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Ronnie Grooms and Reverend Dan Reed will officiate, with burial to follow in Pressgrove Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 PM Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. He was born June 27, 1969, in Bedford County, to James E. and Nancy Brannon White, of Unionville. He was a graduate of Community High School and the owner/operator of Special Touch Tint and Accessories. He was also involved as a coach in the Coach Pitch League and Junior Pro Basketball. He was a faithful member of Rover Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife of 18 years, Arlene Scott White, of Shelbyville; a son, Dustin White and a daughter, Nicole White, both of Shelbyville; two brothers, Randy White, and his wife Anita, and Rickey White, and his wife Jeanne, all of Unionville; two sisters, Eve White, of Murfreesboro, and Julie Roseborough, and her husband Mark, of Nashville. Memorials may be to a Memorial Fund @ Heritage South Credit Union, P.O. Box 1219, Shelbyville, TN 37162. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements. ********************************************************************************************* ***********************************************************************
Mrs. Donna Kay Clanton Woodson, age 54, of Shelbyville, died Friday, October 15, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be 11 AM Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Charles Redmond will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born March 26, 1956, in Bedford County. She was a graduate of Community High School and employed with Economy Pen and Pencil Company. She was a caregiver of Mrs. Ora Charles and a faithful member of Faith Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Eddie Woodson, of Shelbyville; her parents, Wayne and Margaret Clanton, of Shelbyville; a daughter, Tabitha Woodson Philpot, and her husband James, of Shelbyville; a sister, Penny Clanton Cooper, and her husband Brent, of Shelbyville; three grandchildren, Tyler Philpot, Hailey Philpot, and Mayalana Philpot; nieces Mary Margaret Cooper and Emma Grace Cooper; her birth mother, Connie Brown, of Shelbyville.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Fletcher Koonce, age 99, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, October 19, 2010, at Christian Care Center of Bedford County.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Thursday, October 21, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Jeff Smith will officiate, with burial to follow in Leming Cemetery in Normandy.
Visitation will be Thursday from 11 AM until time of service.
She was born September 22, 1911, in Bedford County, to the late Frank and Mary Frances Robinson Fletcher. Mrs. Koonce worked at Empire Pencil Company for a number of years and later moved to Normandy, where the Koonces owned and ran Koonce Grocery Store for eighteen years. She was a member of Southside Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Marvin Koonce.
She is survived by a son, Dr. Marvin (Buddy) Koonce, and his wife Mary Ellen, of Shelbyville; a daughter, Marie Parks, and her husband David, of Lynchburg; brother, Ben Fletcher, and his wife Jo, of Lynchburg; six grandchildren, Karen Kirchner, of Nashville, Kelly Kirchner, of Murfreesboro, Jennifer Thorpe, and her husband Dickey, Doug Koonce, and his wife Kim, Johnathan Koonce, all of Shelbyville, David Koonce, and his wife Laura, of Murfreesboro; eight great grandchildren, Will Thorpe, Katie Thorpe, Rachel Thorpe, Claire Thorpe, Ellie Thorpe, Bethany Koonce, Julia Koonce, and Trey Snell.
Memorials may be made to: Southside Church of Christ, 108 Narrows Road, Shelbyville, Tennessee, 37160, 931- 684-1805.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Elizabeth Ann “Mama Liz” Keele, age 49, of Shelbyville, died Monday, October 18, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be 1 PM Saturday, October 23, 2010 at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Eddie Richardson will be eulogist, with burial to follow in Fairfield Cemetery.
Visitation will be 11AM Saturday until time of service at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born August 26, 1961, in Wartrace, to Anna Pearl Scott Keele, of Shelbyville, and the late Rubin Bob Keele. She was employed with Menza’s Daycare and affectionately known as “Mama Liz” to many young folks.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Vincent Keele.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by a son, Vincent “V.A’ Johnson, of Shelbyville; three daughters, Harmony Lynn Keele, Naomi Nicole Keele, and Pandora Love Keel, all of Shelbyville; a brother, Rubin Keele, and his wife Claudia, of Shelbyville; two sisters, Edna Johnson, of Murfreesboro, and Tammy Marsh, and her husband Prentice, of Shelbyville.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Agnes Adcock Yowell, age 97, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center.
Funeral services will be 10 AM Saturday, October 23, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bobby McGee will officiate, with burial to follow in Pressgrove Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-7 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born May 23, 1913, in Bedford County, to the late Oscar Bogle and Lizzie Jane Damron Sudberry. She was a homemaker and member of Northfork Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Herman Adcock in 1967 and her second husband, Otha Brent Yowell in 2000, and a grandson, Brad Adcock.
She is survived by a son, James Richard Adcock, of Shelbyville; two daughters, Mary Jane Parks, and her husband Leroy “Connell”, of Clarksville, and Bonnie Mae Brown, of Kansas City, Missouri; two sisters, Nellie Mae Burrahm and Gertrude Hasty, both of Shelbyville; five grandchildren, Blake Parks, Blair Parks, Alison (Scott) Calhoun, Ricky Adcock, and Bobette Brown; five great grandchildren, Jacob Adcock, Lucas Adcock, Bradley Calhoun, Paul Michael Calhoun, and Alex Calhoun.
Memorials may be made to the Pressgrove Cemetery Fund and miled to 292 Smith Road, Bell Buckle, TN 37020.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Letsie Lucile Sheffield, age 101, died Friday, October 22, 2010, at her home after an extended illness.
Graveside services will be 3:30 PM Sunday at Willow Mount Cemetery. Frelon George will officiate.
Visitation will be 2-3 PM Sunday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. She was born July 3, 1909, in Bedford County, to the late Berry Shelby and Stella Thompson Gill. She was a retired custodian from the Bedford County courthouse, and a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Morgan Sheffield, in 1978, and a granddaughter, Susan Lynn Brown.
She is survived by a son, Frank Morgan Sheffield, of Shelbyville; two daughters, Stella Burton and Letsie Louella Sheffield Brown, both of Shelbyville; seven grandchildren, Randy Brown, Ray Brown, Wayne Brown, Wendy Brown, and her husband Tucker, Clifton Burton, Brent V. Burton, Crystal Lee Burton Henley, and her husband Josh; nine great grandchildren, Cameron Pinkston, John Robert Burton, Jessica Burton, Kaitlin Burton, Brent Henley, Dustin Smith, Haley Smith, Haley Smith, Jonathan Brown, and Chelsea Brown.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Marvin Whitaker, age 91, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday. October 26, 2010, at the Heart Remembers.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Friday, October 29, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Dr. Tom Rousseau and Reverend Mark Ashley will officiate, with burial to follow in Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born May 8, 1919, in Bell Buckle, to the late Allie T. and Eva Elkins Whitaker. He was a Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy and served in World War II. He earned a Bachelors Degree from Middle Tennessee State University and a Masters Degree form Peabody College. He taught at Bell Buckle High School for many years before becoming principal in 1961. He was the first principal for Cascade High School and was former Mayor and City Recorder for the town of Bell Buckle. He held membership in the American Legion, Masonic Lodge 122, Tennessee Retired Teachers Association and National Education Association. He was a faithful member of Cannon United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Whitaker in 2000 and a sister, Rebecca Sullivan.
He is survived by a son, Paul A. Whitaker, and his wife Cindy, of Bell Buckle; a daughter, Lynn Hodge, and her husband John, of Morristown, Tennessee; five grandchildren, Jeff Whitaker, and his wife Darlene, Brad Whitaker, and his wife Melynda, Jill Moore, and her husband Russell, Wendy Hodge Bohannon, and her husband David, and Jana Hodge; five great grandchildren, Heather Ketterer, Caroline Whitaker, Thomas Whitaker, Henry Moore, and Charlie Moore.
Memorials may be to Cannon United Methodist Church, 1001 S. Cannon Blvd, Shelbyville, TN 37160, 931-684- 4767 or Alive Hospice, 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 202, Murfreesboro, TN 37129-2573, 615-327-1085.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Alice Jane Hardison, age 76, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, October 31, 2010, at her home after an extended illness. Graveside services will be 1:30 PM Tuesday, November 2, 2010, at Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle. Bob Jones will officiate.
Visitation will be 11 AM until 1 PM Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born June 3, 1934, in Bell Buckle, to the late John and Mary Hughes Lynch. She was retired from Shelbyville Power Company after 48years of service and a member of Bell Buckle Church of Christ.
She is survived by her husband, Howard Hardison, of Shelbyville.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Clark Avery “Fuzzy” Fuller, age 75, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, October 27, 2010, at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center.
Funeral services will be 1 PM Wednesday, November 3, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Ricky Fuller and Jimmy Fuller will officiate, with burial to follow in Houston Whitworth Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Tuesday, November 2, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born February 23, 1935, in Bell Buckle, to the late William Daniel and Maude Wester Fuller. He worked in the construction industry and was a Baptist.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Knox Allen fuller, and two sisters, Virginia Roberta Williams and Emily Levenia Dodd.
He is survived by three sons, Jimmy Fuller, and his wife Anita, of Decherd, Tennessee, Tom Fuller, of Shelbyville, Ricky Fuller, and his wife Peggy, of New Palestine, Indiana, and Frankie Fuller, and his wife Crystal, of Shelbyville; one grandson, Richard “Richie” Fuller, of Ft. Hood, Texas.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Mr. Johnny Ray Donegan, age 66, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, November 4, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Saturday, November 6, 2010, at Fairlane Church of Christ. Geoff Giesemann, Russ Countess, and Ron DeWitt will officiate. Burial, with full military honors, will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be 3-8 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born April 22, 1944, in Bedford County, to the late J.C. and Bertie Mae Rollins Donegan. He was retired from the State of Tennessee Department of Transportation, a former member of the Shelbyville Kiwanis Club, and a supporter of the Boys and Girls Club. He was greatly involved in many charitable works, especially those involving children. He was a former member of the Tennessee National Guard and a faithful member of Fairlane Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Delores Sissom Donegan, of Shelbyville; a daughter, Angie Crosslin, ,and her husband Marty, of Shelbyville; a brother, Roger Donegan, and his wife Claudia; two sisters, Patricia Parker, and her husband Sam, and Brenda Wright, and her husband Clark, all of Shelbyville; two grandchildren, Maddie Crosslin and Zach Crosslin.
Memorials may be made to: Shelbyville Kiwanis Club, P.O. Box 683, Shelbyville, TN 37162 or Fairlane Church of Christ, 101 Dow Drive, Shelbyville, TN 37160, 931-684-1583 or American Heart Association, P.O. Box 409410, Atlanta, GA 30384-9410.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Charlie Simmons, age 80, of Shelbyville, died Friday, November 5, 2010, at Christian Care Center of Bedford County.
His remains were cremated, there will be no services.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Nancy Orr Anderson, age 92, of Bell Buckle, passed away Thursday November 4, 2010, at her home after an extended illness.
A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel assisted the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Jon Morton Chick, age 72, of Shelbyville, died Friday, November 5, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Wednesday, November 10, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Donnie Rader will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-6 PM Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born May 18, 1938, in Metropolis, Illinois, to the late Morton L. and Mary Alice Baker Chick. He was the retired owner/operator of a fabric store in Arizona for over 40 years. He was the youngest member of the Chamber of Commerce at age 19 at the time, and a member of El Bethel Church of Christ.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Connie Wacht Chick, of Shelbyville; a daughter, Cheryl Clark, and her husband Matthew, of Shelbyville, and a son, Jon Chick, and his wife Lisa, of Shelbyville; three sisters, Mary Agnes Hornbaker, of Tempe, Arizona, Katherine Stewart, and her husband Bill, of Prescott, Arizona, and Judy McDonald, and her husband Richard, of Richardson, Texas; five granddaughters, Sara Nicole Sudberry, and her husband Chance, Julie Ann Chick, Chelby Lynn Clark, Christina Marie Chick, and Megan Leanne Clark.
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Sarah Calvin Pearson Lewis
A native of Shelbyville, Tennessee, Mrs. Lewis, 91, was raised on Jersey Dale Farm, the daughter of the late Charles Newton Pearson and Ethel Reagor Pearson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Holliday Lewis, son, Charles Sumner Lewis and sister, Zadie Pearson Foster.
An alumna of Milligan College, Mrs. Lewis was a member of the First Christian Church, where she served as a Deaconess, taught a Sunday School class for several years. She was an active supporter of the Boys Scouts of America and a member of the National Society of Magna Charta Dames, Shelbyville Woman’s Club and the Riverbend Country Club.
Mrs. Lewis is survived by two sons, John Holliday Lewis, Jr. and wife, Carol, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Calvin Pearson Lewis and wife, Mary, of Nashville, Tennessee, a grandson, Charles Sumner Lewis II, and granddaughter, Mary Caroline Lewis, also of Nashville.
Other survivors include a sister, Frances Pearson Alexander, and two nephews, Charles Pearson Alexander and wife, Cathy, of New York, New York, and William Brent Alexander and wife, Nancy, of Knoxville, Tennessee.
She was an avid lover of the 3-gaited and 5-gaited ponies and walking horses, having ridden in the first Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in Shelbyville in 1939. Her favorite horses, such as the 3- gaited mount, Peavines Roan King, and walking horse, Rainbow Allen, were sold to prominent riders throughout the south.
Pallbearers are Brent Alexander, John Stone, John Orman, William Cooper, John Pitts, Lee Woosley and Andrew Woosley. Visitation will be held at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel in Shelbyville on Tuesday, November 9 from 5-8:00 PM. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday November 10 at 11:00 AM at the First Christian Church in Shelbyville with Pastor Bryan Elliot officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to First Christian Church, PO Box 466, Shelbyville,TN 37160.
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Edgar Giovanny Hernandez, age 7 weeks, died Friday, November 12, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Graveside services will be 2 PM Tuesday at Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to service at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He is survived by his parents, Edgar and Sierra Hernandez, of Shelbyville and grandmother, Mae Hernandez.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Brian Aaron Dykes, age 32, of Manchester, died Tuesday, November 9, 2010, in an automobile accident. There will be a memorial service, Monday, November 15, 2010 at 5 PM, at New Harvest Church.
Pastor Randy Williams will be officiating.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Larry Edward Felix, age 66, of Shelbyville, died Friday, November 12, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Donnie Jones will officiate. Burial will be in Indiana at a later date.
Visitation will be Wednesday 10 AM until service time.
He was born December 4, 1943, in Clarksville, Indiana to the late Edward Peter and Lola Tash Felix. He was a musician and attended Abundant Life Church.
He is survived by a son, Dana Felix, of Mariposa, California, and a brother, Ronnie Felix, and his wife Connie, of Murfreesboro.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Kenneth Vernon Armstrong, age 69, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, formerly of Shelbyville, died Sunday, November 14, 2010, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Burial, with full military honors, will follow in Hickory Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery on Chestnut Ridge.
Visitation will be 10 AM until service time Thursday.
He was born July 5, 1941, in Fayetteville, Tennessee, to the late Herman Pleas Dodson and Helen Ruth Armstrong. He was retired from the United States Army and served in the Vietnam War, and was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Carolyn Powell Armstrong.
He is survived by his wife, Ann Lois Armstrong, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, a daughter, Kim Reed, and her husband Chuck, of Shelbyville; two sisters, Gloria Williams, and her husband Jerry, of Fayetteville, and Betty Lou Harris, and her husband Marlin, of Shelbyville; three brothers, Michael Dodson, and his wife Cathy, of Fayetteville, Jimmy Dodson, and his wife Margie, of Unionville, and Danny Dodson, of Lewisburg; a step-daughter, Teresa Hare, and her husband Jim, of Greensboro, Alabama; two step-sons, Ricky Merritt, and his wife Myra, of Greensboro, Alabama, and Terry Merritt, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; three grandchildren, Amber Greenway, and her husband Derek, Kayla Bailey, and Seth Reed; one great grandchild, Jackson Greenway.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Funeral services will be 11 AM Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. The Family and Friends will officiate.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born April 3, 1942, in Bedford County, to the late Joseph and Mayme Hart Wilhoite. He was retired salesman for Bedford CO-OP, a part time farmer, and longtime member of the Bedford County Emergency Management Board. He was of the Baptist Faith.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Joyce Stewart Wilhoite, of Shelbyville; two daughters, Emily Wilhoite Dutton-Trott, and her husband Mark, of Murfreesboro, and Dianne Wilhoite Carpenter, of Shelbyville; a son, D.J. Wilhoite, and his wife Michelle, of Portland, Tennessee; two brothers, Hulan Wilhoite, and his wife Lorene, of Unionville, and Vernon Wilhoite, and his wife Martha, of Shelbyville; two sisters, Lorene Leebrick, and her husband Art, of Shelbyville, and Marie Chilton, and her husband James, of Mt. Juliet; five grandchildren, David Dutton, JR., Josh Dutton, Michelle Dutton, Brandon Carpenter, and Peyton Wilhoite.
Memorials may be to the Bedford Emergency Services, C/O Finance Department, 200 Dover Street, Suite 102, Shelbyville, TN 37160.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Jean Davis, age 89, of Decherd, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2010, at Southern Tennessee Medical Center in Winchester.
She is the mother of John Norton of Shelbyville.
Memorial Service will be held at at later date.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Brenda J. Newman, age 58, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, November 21, 2010, at Baptist Hospital in Nashville.
The family will receive visitors from 2 - 4 PM Friday, November 26. 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
Following the visitation and viewing, her remains will be cremated.
She is survived by a son, Andre’ Bowen, of Shelbyville, two brothers, Tony Newman, of Shelbyville, and Dwight Newman, of Louisville, Kentucky; three sisters, Francine Newman, of Dayton, Ohio, Vickie Allison, and Valeria Buchanan, both of Shelbyville.
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Mr. Alvis A. Wright, age 84, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, November 24, 2010, at University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bobby McGee will officiate. Burial, with full military honors, will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be 5-7 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born June 12, 1926, in Bedford County, to the late Roy Preston and Annie Belle Cook Wright. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in World War II. He was retired from Eaton Corporation, enjoyed being a hobby farmer, and held membership in Edgemont Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Roy Avery Wright.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Madie Herron Wright, of Shelbyville; a daughter, Janice Holloway, of Murfreesboro; two grandchildren, Eric Holloway, and his wife Catherine, and Todd Holloway, and his wife Connie; two great grandchildren, Zachary Holloway and Taylor Holloway.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Frances Eleanor Lamb Rutledge, age 94, of Normandy, died Thursday, November 25, 2010, at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center.
Per her request, her remains were cremated. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.
She was born January 29, 1916, in Gladwin, Michigan, to the late Arthur and Maude Cross Lamb. She was preceded in death by her husband George Rutledge in 2000.
She is survived by two daughters, Vicky Merrill and Sandy Rutledge, both of Normandy; a son, Gene A. Rutledge, of Gladwin, Michigan; five grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Martha Craig Vannatta, age 86, of Shelbyville died Thursday, November 25, 2010 at Christian Care Center of Bedford County.
Funeral services will be 3 PM Sunday, November 28, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Jim Batey will officiate, with burial to follow in Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle.
Visitation will be 1 PM until service time Sunday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. She was born December 19, 1923, in Marshall County, to the late William Thomas and Polly Troxler Craig. She was a retired teacher from the Bedford County School System, and held membership in the National Teachers Association and Tennessee Teachers Association. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband Howard “Shorty” Vannatta, in 1992, a sister, Margaret Hart, and a brother William Thomas Craig.
She is survived by two sons, Ron Vannatta, and his wife Bette, and Roger Vannatta, both of Shelbyville; two grandchildren, Jennifer Hall, and her husband Scott, of Murfreesboro, and Melissa Keck, and her husband Logan, of Boston, Massachusetts; two great grandchildren, Preston hall and Ruby Keck.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. John Robert Motley, age 65, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, November 25, 2010, at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Monday, November 29, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bill Cartwright will officiate, with burial to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be 5-8 PM Sunday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born November 12, 1945, in Bishop, West Virginia, to the late Bud and Edith Motley. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in the Vietnam War. He was retired from American Can Company and an active member of the Moose Lodge.
He is survived by a son, John Paul Motley, and his mother, Alfreda Motley, of Los Angeles, California; his friend, Fay Womble, of Shelbyville; two grandchildren, Hayden Montgomery Motley and Ashlyn Elizabeth Motley; a brother, Danny Motley, and his wife Debbie, of Tazewell, Virginia, and a sister, Joanne Ferguson, and her husband Bob, of Baltimore, Maryland.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Philip Stanley Kostkowski, age 67, of Shelbyville, died Friday, November 26, 2010, at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center.
Funeral Mass will be 11 AM Tuesday, November 30, 2010, at St. William Catholic Church. Father Thomas Kalam will officiate, with burial to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be 2-4 PM Monday Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born May 7, 1043, in Baltimore, Maryland, to the late Thomas Leonard and Mary Blockston Kostowski. He is survived by his longtime companion, Larry Theis, of Shelbyville; a sister, Sandra and Charles Brandt and a brother, Patrick and Lee Kostowski, all of Baltimore, Maryland; seven nieces and nephews, Chuck, Tony, Chris, Wes, Jenna, Kevin, and Karen; eight great nieces and nephews and two great great nieces and nephews.
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Mrs. Angela Naron Hale, age 38, of Chattanooga, formerly of Shelbyville, died Thursday,
November 25, 2010, in Chattanooga.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Thursday, December 2, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Brother James Edson will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 2 hours prior to service Thursday.
She was born January 28, 1972, in Nashville, to Richard Naron and the late Peggy Allen Padgett.
In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by a sister, Stephanie Reale Jacobs.
She is survived by her father, Richard Naron, of Old Hickory, Tennessee; a daughter, Lauren Brady, of Chattanooga; two sisters, Christy Dupree, of Birmingham, Alabama, and Tammie Reeder, of Norman, Oklahoma; a brother, Davis Wright, of Nolensville.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Ruth L. Randle, age 82, of Shelbyville, died Monday, November 29, 2010, at Christian Care Center of Bedford County.
Memorial service will be 4 PM Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born September 25, 1928, in Jacksonville, Florida, to the late Thomas Charles and Nora Musgrove Copeland. She is survived by two daughters, Diane Edenfield, and her husband Jerry, of Shelbyville, and Susan L. Cannata, and her husband Charles, of Hendersonville; two sons, Oran “Bonn” Russ, and Michael Russ, both of Jacksonville, Florida; five brothers and sisters, Billy Copland, Paul Copeland, Charles Copeland, Florene and Thelma; four grandchildren, Courtney Gott, Michael Russ, Evan Russ, and Ian Russ; four great grandchildren, Killian Russ, Brayden Russ, Abigail Richardson, and Katherine Ledbetter.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Shirley Massie Pierce, age 77, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, December 4, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center in Shelbyville, TN.
Graveside services will be 12 PM Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 10-12 PM Tuesday at the Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. She was born January 26, 1933 in Shelbyville, TN, to the late Walter and Janie Hughes Massie. She worked at the Shelbyville Power Company for many years and was a member of First Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Sue Helen Johnson.
She is survived by her sisters, Jean Calahan and Wilma Bearden; niece, Pam Morgan; nephews, Mike Calahan, Steven Johnson, David Bearden, and Eddie Johnson; Great nieces, Kelly Morgan, Bailey Bearden, and Kenley Johnson, Julie Tant, and Shelley Calahan; Great nephews, Andrew Morgan and Payton Bearden.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Marjorie Louise Haller Crigler, age 94, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2010, at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center.
Graveside services will be 1:30 Sunday, December 12, 2010, at Rose Bank Cemetery. Geoff Giesemann will officiate.
Visitation will be 12 – 1 PM Sunday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born February 13, 1916, in Dayton, Ohio, to the late Louis George and Marguerite Kinzig Haller.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Jacob Grimmett Crigler, in 1998, and a brother, Robert Franklin Haller of Atlanta.
Marjorie is survived by two daughters, Marguerite Caroline Crigler Morrison, of Marietta, Georgia and Barbara Ann Crigler Mayfield, and her husband Clell, of Birmingham, Alabama; a son, Judge Robert Grimmett Crigler, and his wife Cyndi of Shelbyville; seven grandchildren, John Earle Morrison, William Jacob Morrison, Michael Louis Mayfield, Scott McClellan Mayfield, Devon Crigler Faulkner, Jacob Peyton Crigler, and Taylor Leigh Crigler; two great grandchildren, John Alexander Morrison and Sarah Remi Mayfield and several nieces and nephews.
She was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Chattanooga where she attended the Girls Preparatory School. She briefly attended Miami University in Ohio. She was a member of First Baptist Church. She was active in Beta Sigma Phi, the Shelbyville Women's Club, the Garden Club and the Flat Creek FCE. In her earlier years she served as PTA president of both the elementary and high schools.
Marjorie married Jacob Crigler in 1933 and they were married until his death in 1998. In 1945 the couple moved from Chattanooga to the family farm in Flat Creek where they made their home for most of their years.
She had many hobbies including playing bridge, flower arranging and her clubs. She also enjoyed working the polls on election day at Flat Creek.
Memorials may be made to the Argie Cooper Library or the charity of your choice.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Graveside services will be 12:30 Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Elder Willie L. Rippy will officiate and burial with be full military honors.
The family will receive visitors from 11 AM until 12 noon at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born march 16, 1931, in Bedford County, to the late James T. and Alberta Campbell Cleveland, Sr. He was retired from the Unites States Air Force and Boeing Corporation. He was also a self employed electronics technician. He was a member of the Sergeant’s Air Force Association and Kings Chapel.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Richard and Ernest T. Cleveland, and a sister, Johnnie McMahon.
He is survived by a daughter, Beverly Alexander, of Greenville, South Carolina; three sisters, Sarah Cleveland and Ethel G. Medaries, both of Nashville, and Pamela Kelso, and her husband Gary, of Wartrace; three brothers, Walter Cleveland, of Springfield, Ohio, Oscar Cleveland, and his wife Shirley, of Albion, Michigan, and George Howard Cleveland, and his wife Barbara Jean, of Junction Rives, Michigan; a granddaughter, Tracey Downs, of South Carolina, and two great granddaughters, Kristen and Courtney Downs; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. John E. (Pud) Mooneyhan, Jr., age 48, of Wartrace, died Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Sunday, December 19, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Brother Jimmy Gray will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born September 27, 1962, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to John and Pansy Hicks Mooneyhan, of Shelbyville. He was self employed.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife of 29 years, Donna Harrell Mooneyhan, of Wartrace; two sons, John Jason Mooneyhan and Daniel Lee Mooneyhan, both of Shelbyville; two daughters, Alisha Cook, and her husband Jeremy, and Tabitha Renae Mooneyhan, both of Shelbyville; seven brothers, Gene Mooneyhan and his wife Betty, Willie Mooneyhan, Tommy Mooneyhan and his wife Dina, Hank Mooneyhan, Matt Mooneyhan and his wife Tammy, Mike Mooneyhan and Timmy Mooneyhan, and his wife Becky, all of Shelbyville; two sisters, Christina McCullough, and her husband Steven, and Wanda Lovvorn, both of Shelbyville; seven grandchildren, Kaden Canady, Kamiah Canady, Alex Mooneyhan, Jase Mooneyhan, Ruby Brasher, Jacob Mooneyhan, and Eli Cook.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. John Mark Hitt, age 52, of Murfreesboro, died Sunday, December 19, 2010, at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be 11 Am Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Brother Ken Polk and Brother Harold Smith will officiate, with burial to follow in Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born December 20, 1957, in Shelbyville, to Martha Neeley Hitt of Shelbyville, and the late Stephen Glenn Hitt. He was retired from Nissan of North America and a member of Northside Baptist Church.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Gina Hitt, of Murfreesboro; two brothers, Stephen Glenn Hitt, Jr. of LaVergne and William Joseph “Bill” Hitt, and his wife Gina, of Shelbyville; a sister, Joellen Hitt Mallard, of Shelbyville; two step sons, Lance Anderson, of Cornersville, and Shane Anderson, of Murfreesboro; two step grandchildren, Dylan Anderson and Colton Anderson.
Memorials may be made to: American Lung Association, One Vantage Way, Suite B 130, Nashville, TN 37228, www.lungusa.org
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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MS Mona Lisa Rogers, age 48, of Bell Buckle, formerly of Nevada, Ohio, died Sunday, December 19, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
Arrangements are incomplete.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Sharron Lynn, age 43, of Wartrace, died Monday, December 20, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center.
A Memorial Service will be held 6 PM Thursday, December 23, 2010, at Wartrace Christian Church.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Joan Baldovin, age 75, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bobby McGee will officiate. Burial will be 11 AM Wednesday at Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery.
Visitation will be 1 -2 Pm Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born September 3, 1935, in Billerica, Massachusetts, to the late Tom and Irene Dryva Hull. She was a homemaker and faithful member and Sunday School Teacher of Edgemont Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Mike Baldovin, in 2007. She is survived by a daughter, Gail Earl, of Shelbyville, and a son, Michael Gillinson, of California; two brothers, Ron Dryva, of California and Tom Dryva, of Colorado; two sisters, Ruth Gray, of Brunswick, Georgia and Dorothy Dryva, of California; two grandchildren, Charlie and Donald Earl, both of Shelbyville.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Charles Anderson, age 40, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at St. Thomas Hospital.
Memorial Mass will be 11 AM Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at St. William Catholic Church. Father Dennis Spies, will officiate.
Visitation will 5-8 PM Monday at St. William Catholic Church,
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Ruth Donegan Baker, age 90, of Shelbyville, died Friday, December 24, 2010, at Lynchburg Nursing Center.
Funeral Services will be 11 AM Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Ron DeWitt will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-8 PM Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born May 20, 1920, in Dickson, Tennessee, to the late Leonard C. and Grace Lankford Donegan. She retired from Empire Pencil Company and attended First Church of The Nazarene for many years.
She was preceded in death by her husband Alvis Baker, and a son, Don Baker. Also preceding her in death were three brothers, J.C. Donegan, Wilson Donegan, and Leaman Donegan, and a sister, Ethelene Clark.
She is survived by three sons, Gerald Baker, and his wife Betty, of Shelbyville, Phil Baker, and his wife Sandra, of Smyrna, and Dr. Tim Baker, and his wife Natalie, of Huntsville, Alabama; two brothers, Leonard Donegan, Jr. and Terry Donegan, both of Shelbyville; Edith Bateman, of Tullahoma; ten grandchildren, Diane Baker Webb, and her husband Tracy, Lori Baker Craig, and her husband Jon, Jamie Baker and his wife Felicia, Jason Baker, and his wife Angie, Mindee Baker Howard, and her husband Jeffrey, Yance Baker, Shelly M. Alfred, and her husband Michael, Katie Baker, Joshua Baker, and Hannah Baker; great grandchildren, Riley Crowder, Samantha Craig, Sydney Craig, Wesley Craig, Branden Baker, Andrew Baker, Jackson Howard, Blake Howard, and Nadia Alfred.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Thomas J. Clanton, age 88, of Brentwood, a Shelbyville native, died Thursday, December 30, 2010, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.
Funeral services will be 2:30 PM Sunday, January 2, 2011 at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Geoff Giesemann and Russ Countess will officiate. Burial, with full military honors, will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 1 PM Sunday until time of service.
He was born September 5, 1922, in Bedford County, to the late Thomas George and Irene Lokey Clanton. He was an Army veteran of World War II He served in the European Theatre and was awarded the Silver Star for his participation in five major battles. He was a retired firefighter of 35 years at Arnold Engineering and Development Center in Tullahoma, and a retired employee of 24 years at the Shelbyville Parks and Recreation Department. He was a faithful member of Fairlane Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Patsy Thomas Clanton in 2003, two brothers, Albert Ray Clanton, Bob Clanton, four sisters, Sarah Ferrell, Jo Ann Wilkers, Dot Molder, and Donna Spence, half brothers, Otis Clanton, Lewis Clanton, and Firis Clanton, and half sister, Lady Ervin.
He is survived by two daughters, Brenda Rambo-Igney, and her husband Mike, of Nashville, and Beth Allen, and her husband Steve, of Bellevue; a sister, Connie Curry of Shelbyville, two grandchildren, Andrea Rambo Ross and Elliott Thomas McCeney, three great-grandchildren, Jay Ross, Drew Ross, and Sean Ross.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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