Obituaries
Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Chapel Hill, TN & Surrounding Areas
Jennifer Chester
Sep 11, 2021
Mrs. Jennifer Chester, age 78, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, died Saturday, September 11, 2021 in Shelbyville. Mrs. Chester was born in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee and was a daughter of the late William Russell and Mary Evans Moss. She was a homemaker and retired clerical clerk. Jennifer was of the Methodist faith.
Mrs. Chester is survived...
Eddie Whitefield
Sep 10, 2021
Mr. Eddie Whitefield, age 82, of the Farmington Community of Marshall County, died Friday evening, September 10, 2021 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mr. Whitefield was born in Smith County, Tennessee and was a son of the late Dewey and Virgie Bell Carter Whitefield. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Judith Fay Watts...
Andrew "Andy" Clark
Sep 8, 2021
Mr. Andrew “Andy” Webb Clark, age 36, of the Bethesda Community of Williamson County, died September 8, 2021 at his residence. Born in Nashville, TN, Andy was a son of David Lynn and Donna Gaile Walker Clark. He was the owner and operator of M&J Lawn Care and was of the Baptist faith. In his spare time, Andy...
Marsha Beamon
Sep 7, 2021
Mrs. Marsha Ann Milam Beamon, age 65, of Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, died Tuesday evening, September 7, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Mrs. Milam was born in MacArthur, West Virginia and was a homemaker and member of the Church of the Latter Day Saints. She was preceded in death by her husband, Steven Beamon, who died in 2019,...
Kenneth Warren
Sep 7, 2021
Mr. Kenneth Joe Warren, age 64, died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Chapel Hill, Tennessee on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. For the last seven years, he has fought a good fight and kept the faith until he could not fight any more.
Mr. Warren was born in Detroit, Michigan and retired...
Brooke Payne
Sep 7, 2021
Mrs. Brooke Payne, age 38, of College Grove, TN, passed away peacefully September 7, 2021 at her residence. She was born on September 29, 1982 in Birmingham, AL to Ronald Mitchell and Debra Cardwell Schoen. In December of 2008, Brooke married her longtime friend and love, Bo McCoy Payne and in the following years they were...
Ellis Crabtree
Sep 6, 2021
Mr. Ellis “Craby” Crabtree, age 84, of College Grove, TN, died Monday, September 6, 2021 at his residence. Born in Springfield, OH, Ellis was a son of the late Alva Ellis and Beryl Beatrice Walters Crabtree. Mr. Crabtree was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sneedville, TN and retired from Construction. In addition to his parents,...
John Thomas "Tommy" Beech Iii
Sep 2, 2021
Mr. John Thomas “Tommy” Beech III, age 74, of Navare, Florida, formerly of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Thursday, September 2, 2021 in Florida. Mr. Beech was born in Marshall County and was a son of the late Nancy Jernigan Mathis and John Thomas Beech, Jr. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his...
Charles R. Brake
Aug 31, 2021
Mr. Charles R. Brake, age 80, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Tuesday, August 31, 2021 in Columbia, Tennessee. Mr. Brake was born in Humphreys County, Tennessee and was a son of the late David Pruitt and Myrtle Elaine Chilcutt Brake. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a sister, Patty Jo Welch. ...
Richard "Gene" Mcclain
Aug 31, 2021
Mr. Richard “Gene” McClain, age 84, of Rockvale, Tennessee, died Tuesday, August 31, 2021 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Mr. McClain was born in Atna, Tennessee and was a son of the late Frank Brown and Emma Frances Wix McClain. In addition to his parents, Gene was also preceded in death by his first wife, Virginia McClain; sisters, Bertha Holden, Nellie...
John Cox, Jr.
Aug 29, 2021
Mr. John Frederick Cox, Jr., age 61, of Shelbyville, TN, died Sunday, August 29, 2021 in Murfreesboro, TN. Born in West Covina, CA, John was a son of the late John Frederick Cox, Sr. and Sharon Lynn Howes who survives. Mr. Cox attended the Shelbyville First Church of the Nazarene and worked as a care giver. In his...
Geraldine Davenport
Aug 28, 2021
Mrs. Geraldine Davenport, age 63, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, died Saturday morning, August 28, 2021 at her home in Shelbyville. Mrs. Davenport was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and was a daughter of the late Jessie Franklin and Martha Christine Smotherman Davenport. She was of the Pentecostal faith and was a homemaker.
Mrs. Davenport is survived by her children,...
James Helton
Aug 26, 2021
Mr. James Marshall Helton, age 77, of the Caney Spring Community of Marshall County, died Thursday, August 26, 2021 in Lewisburg, Tennessee. Mr. Helton was born in Terrell, Texas and was a son of the late Mary Louise Roberts Helton and James Marshall Helton, Sr.
Mr. Helton was a veteran of the United States...
Mary Lou Phelan
Aug 25, 2021
Mrs. Mary Lou Phelan, age 94, of Lewisburg, TN, died Wednesday, August 25, 2021 in Columbia, TN. Born in Tampa, FL, Mary Lou was a daughter of the late Louis F. and Mary Bell Zora Laurence Baugh. Mrs. Phelan was a school teacher with over 40 years in education. Mary Lou also taught for the Child Evangelist Fellowship...
Thomas Miller
Aug 23, 2021
Mr. Thomas Edward Miller, age 57, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Monday, August 23, 2021 in Franklin, TN. Born in Chicago, IL, Mr. Miller was a son of the late Richard J. Miller and Bernadine Hainsworth Miller who survives. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was an employee of the United States Postal Service....
Rickey Duvall
Aug 18, 2021
Mr. Rickey Dean Duvall, age 64, died Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at his home near Chapel Hill. He was born in Maury County and was a son of the late James Andrew and Geraldine Murphy Duvall and was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy “Nan” Sweeney Duvall, who died in 2012.
Mr. Duvall was a long...
Fred Bryan
Aug 17, 2021
Fred D. Bryan passed away peacefully at the age of 89 on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Mr. Bryan was a native of East Tennessee, born in Riverdale, Tennessee and raised on a dairy farm. He moved to Kingsport, Tennessee in his early teens and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School. Mr. Bryan joined the United States Air...
Maggie B. Dalton
Aug 15, 2021
Mrs. Maggie B. Dalton, age 84, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, died Sunday, August 15, 2021 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Mrs. Dalton was a daughter of the late Elmer and Pearl Nobles Brown. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a son, Jerry M. Dalton, and sisters, Judy Brown Grogan, Evelyn Brown Gregory and Peggy Jo...
Rufus Whaley
Aug 8, 2021
Mr. Rufus Lee Whaley, age 74, of the Farmington Community of Marshall County, died Sunday, August 8, 2021. Mr. Whaley was born in Marshall County and was a son of the late Milton Clyde and Mary Elizabeth Jones Whaley. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two brothers, Glenn Whaley and Travis Whaley.
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Harry Smith
Aug 7, 2021
Mr. Harry Dale Smith, age 75, of Antioch, TN, died Saturday, August 7, 2021, following an extended illness. Born in Chapel Hill, TN, Mr. Smith was a son of the late Fred Ernest Smith and Betty Elease Harber Smith. He was retired from the U.S. Army after 27 years of service and served multiple tours of duty...
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