Mrs. Melba Chunn, age 81, of the Halls Mill Community of Bedford County, died Friday evening, July 30, 2021. Mrs. Chunn was a daughter of the late Willis Williams and Sarah Lucy Batten and was preceded in death by her husband, Audilee Chunn, who died in 2012. She was a homemaker and had retired from Sanford Corporation of Lewisburg after many years of service. Mrs. Chunn was a long time member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church and loved attending the Bedford County Senior Citizens Center....

Mrs. Anita Jean Brown, age 74, of Unionville, Tennessee, died Sunday, August 1, 2021 in Shelbyville. Mrs. Brown was born in Bedford County and was a daughter of the late Eddie Robert and Jessie Volina Dishmon Brown. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a son, John Elliot Reed; sister, Ruby Pearl Tune; and brothers, Eris Brown and Robert Earl Brown. Jean was a member of Rover Baptist Church in the Rover Community of Bedford County and retired from Nissan...

Mr. Harold “Hank” Woosley, age 83, of Columbia, Tennessee, died Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at his home in Columbia. Mr. Woosley was born in Chapel Hill, Tennessee and was a son of the late Otto and Leafie Mai Erwin Woosley. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brothers, Joe Woosley, Tom Woosley, Sam Woosley, George Woosley, and Ed Woosley. Mr. Woosley was a graduate of Forrest High School Class of 1956 and served his Country in the United States Air...

Rebecca Marie Knight, age 35, of Lebanon, Tennessee, formerly of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Tuesday, July 20, 2021 in Lebanon. She was born in Maury County and was preceded in death by her grandmothers, Ethel Bath and Mary Knight, and grandfather, Bernard Knight. Rebecca was a graduate of Forrest High School Class of 2004. She was employed as a Supervisor with American Wonder Porcelain of Lebanon. Rebecca is survived by her daughter, Jayden Averitt, Murfreesboro, TN; parents, Linda...

Ms. Rose Skillern, age 81, of Lewisburg, TN, died Wednesday, July 21, 2021 in Columbia, TN. Born in Rose Hill, VA, Rose was a daughter of the late Lester and Almira Daniel Wilder. In addition to her parents, Ms. Skillern is preceded in death by her husbands, William T. Blackwell who passed in 1981 and Charles Skillern who passed in 2017, brothers, Jessie James Wilder and Howard Wilder, and sister, Laura Bell Wilder. Ms. Skillern was a member of the Cornersville Church of Christ, Order of...

Ms. Betty Jo Fulton, age 76, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Sunday, July 18, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Marshall County, TN, Betty was a daughter of the late Joe Britton and Lizzie Biggers Fulton. Ms. Fulton was a member of the Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church and worked for Genesco for 39 years. In her spare time, Betty enjoyed watching the game show network, soap operas, shopping, and talking to her friends: Peggy Mayes, Peggy Edwards, Patricia Esmond, Brenda...

Mr. Don L. Patterson, age 65, of Rockvale, Tennessee, died Monday, July 19, 2021 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and was a son of the late Earlen Freemond and Marjorie Ann Redmon Patterson. Don was a graduate of Eagleville High School, Class of 1974 and received his bachelor’s degree in AgriBusiness-Husbandry from Middle Tennessee State University in 1978. He was co-owner of Boyce Livestock in Unionville, Tennessee, a member of Tennessee Farm...

Mr. Hal Manier, age 75, of the Holts Corner Community of Marshall Co., died Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Born in Marshall Co., Mr. Manier was the son of the late Don Miller Manier and Mary Josephine Fuller Manier. Hal received a Bachelors Degree from Middle Tennessee State University and a Masters Degree from Louisiana State University. He was a Chemist having retired from Vanderbilt Research. Hal was a member of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church having served on the Administrative Board and...

Mrs. Belinda Gail French, age 66, of the Shelbyville, Tennessee, died Wednesday, July 21, 2021 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mrs. French was born in Ft. Stewart, Georgia and was a retired housekeeper. She was preceded in death by her father, William Earl Sturges. Belinda is survived by her mother, Lavergne (Mike) Bruner, LaVergne, TN; children, Angela (Ronnie) Haskins, Halls Mill Comm., Gidget (Gary) Johnson, Shelbyville, TN, Brian (Jennifer) Gleaves, Arkansas; brother, William Sturges,...

Mr. James Avery Dyer, age 79, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Wednesday, July 14, 2021 in Columbia, Tennessee. Mr. Dyer was born in Shelbyville, Tennessee and was a son of the late James Newton and Avie Mae Walls Dyer. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a sister, Martha Perry, and brothers, Phillip Dyer and Carl Dyer. Mr. Dyer was retired from Genesco, Inc. of Chapel Hill and was a member of Christian Chapel Church. He was also an avid Tennessee Titans Fan and...