Obituaries

Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Chapel Hill, TN & Surrounding Areas

Mary Plew

Mary Plew

Dec 27, 2020

Mrs. Mary Louise Blair Plew, age 74, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Sunday, December 27, 2020 at her residence. Born in Paris, IL, Mary was the daughter of the late Charles Thomas and Jessie Louise Kirby Blair. Mrs. Mary was a homemaker who loved the company of her dog, Kujo, scrolling through Facebook, playing games, bird watching, especially hummingbirds,...

Grace Moorehead

Grace Moorehead

Dec 24, 2020

Grace Marie Moorehead, age 84, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Thursday afternoon, December 24, 2020 in Spring Hill, Tennessee.

Mrs. Moorehead was born in the Verona Community of Marshall County and was a graduate of Marshall County High School. She along with her late husband, Wilburn Moorehead, retired in 1996, after 33 years as the co-owners of...

Master David Gower Gentry

Master David Gower Gentry

Dec 23, 2020

Master David Gower Gentry, infant child of Maegen Gower and Trenton Gentry, was born on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 in Columbia, TN.  He is preceded in death by his grandfather, Luther Gower.

David is survived by his mother, Maegen Gower of Lewisburg, TN; father, Trenton Gentry of Chapel Hill, TN; grandparents, Randy and Lisa Frost of Chapel...

Edna Hart

Edna Hart

Dec 19, 2020

Mrs. Edna Dorlene Winsett Hart, age 86, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, died Saturday, December 19, 2020 at home surrounded by her husband and two daughters.

A native of Marshall County, she was born on August 25, 1934 to the late Jonas and Cora Lee Winsett. On August 11, 1951, she married the love of her life, Russell Keith...

Patsy Jean Neal Cather

Patsy Jean Neal Cather

Dec 19, 2020

Mrs. Patsy Jean Neal Cather, age 66, of Chapel Hill, TN, died on Saturday, December 19, 2020 in Nashville, TN.  She was born in Williamson County, TN and was the daughter of the late William Lawrence Neal and Dorothy Jean Layne Neal.  Mrs. Patsy was a member of the church of Christ.  She was the secretary and owner and...

Garry Hobart Tucker

Garry Hobart Tucker

Dec 19, 2020

Mr. Garry Hobart Tucker, age 71, of Unionville, TN, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 19, 2020.  He was a son of the late JC and Mary Harvey Tucker Johnson.  Garry was an active member of the Rocky Glade Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  He proudly served the United States Navy for 25 years and then retired from...

L. Steven Curtis

L. Steven Curtis

Dec 17, 2020

Mr. L. Steven Curtis, age 65, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Thursday, December 17, 2020.  He was born in Shelbyville, TN and was a son of the late Maurice Brandon and Margie Ruth York Brandon.  Steve was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Shelbyville, TN and retired from Vanderbilt where he worked in data research.  He enjoyed watching...

Jimmy Moore

Jimmy Moore

Dec 16, 2020

Mr. Jimmy Roy Moore, age 71, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Born in Bedford Co., Mr. Moore was a son of the late James Bryant Moore and Mary Lucille Russell Moore. Jimmy was a retired livestock dealer and faithfully attended Longview Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Matthew Wilson

Matthew Wilson

Dec 15, 2020

Mr. Matthew Tyler Wilson, age 22, of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at his home. Born in Clarksville, TN, Matthew is the son of Matthew C. and Kimberlee Wymer Wilson. He had a love for animals, but cats were his favorite. Matthew enjoyed photography and his cats were the subject of most of his photos. He also...

Kerry Calahan

Kerry Calahan

Dec 11, 2020

Mr. Kerry Calahan, age 48, of Lewisburg, TN, died Friday, December 11, 2020, in Lewisburg, TN.  He was born in Marshall County, TN and was a son of David and Fran Lunn Calahan.  Kerry attended the Nazarene Church.  He was a graduate of the Class of 1990 from Marshall County High School.  Kerry was an avid fisherman, working on...

Jean Hill

Jean Hill

Dec 11, 2020

Mrs. Jean Hafemeister Hill, age 74, died Friday, December 11, 2020 at her home in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Hill was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was a daughter of the late Edmund Adolph and Lucille Krause Hafemeister. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brother, Jim Hafemeister.

Mrs. Hill retired after...

Ingeborg Lore Lima

Ingeborg Lore Lima

Dec 10, 2020

lngeborg Lore Lima (nee Berger), age 91, passed away due to complications from Covid-19 on Thursday, December 10,2020 in Franklin, Tennessee.  She was the widow of Manuel Martin Lima, Jr. of Bristol, Rhode lsland. They were married 62 years at the time of his passing in 2014.

Born in Johannisburg, East Prussia (Germany), she was the youngest...

Sandra Kelley

Sandra Kelley

Dec 10, 2020

Mrs. Sandra Kelley, age 64, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Thursday, December 10, 2020 at her home in Chapel Hill.

No visitation or funeral services are planned at this time.

Linda Scales

Linda Scales

Dec 9, 2020

Mrs. Linda Scales “Grandma”, age 76, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Wednesday, December 9, 2020 in Murfreesboro, TN. Born in Nashville, Linda was the daughter of the late John Hershel and Ada Francis Finn Eatherly. She loved being a Grandmother, spending time with her family, going on camping trips, and crocheting.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Linda is...

Argie Simmons

Argie Simmons

Dec 8, 2020

Mrs. Argie Simmons, age 77, of the Laws Hill Community of Marshall County, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020 in Columbia, Tennessee. Mrs. Simmons was born in Lincoln County, Tennessee and was a daughter of the late Charlie Thomas and Purnie Ashby Sumners. In addition to her parents, Argie was also preceded in death by her husband, Don Simmons, who...

Brenda Marks

Brenda Marks

Dec 7, 2020

Mrs. Brenda Lynn Marks, age 69, of Unionville, TN, died Monday, December 7, 2020. Born in Saginaw, MI, Mrs. Marks was a daughter of the late Walter Elwell Tatroe and Rosella Alice McCaw Tatroe. She was a business owner in the retail industry, a proud grandmother to her 8 grandchildren, and attended Chapel Hill United Methodist Church....

Virginia Spence

Virginia Spence

Dec 7, 2020

Mrs. Virginia White Spence, age 81, of the Rover Community of Bedford County, died Monday, December 7, 2020 in Kingsport, Tennessee. Mrs. Spence was born in Bedford County and was a daughter of the late Allen and Laura Virginia “L V” Sanders Hudson. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Harold Haskins...

Clifford Leverette

Clifford Leverette

Dec 5, 2020

Clifford “Cliff” Leverette, age 70, of the Cedar Grove Community, died Saturday, December 5, 2020 in Murfreesboro, TN. Born in Chapel Hill, TN, Mr. Leverette was the son of the late James Elroy and Mayme Slaughter Leverette. Cliff worked as a supervisor at Holt Specialty Equipment. He loved the outdoors, whether fishing, mowing grass or watching dirt track racing....

Willie D. Douglas

Willie D. Douglas

Dec 4, 2020

Mr. Willie D. Douglas, age 44, of Unionville, TN, died Friday, December 4, 2020, in Murfreesboro, TN.  He was born in Bedford County, TN and was the son of Walter Phillip and Brenda Fay Adcock Douglas.  Willie worked as a general manager for Shelbyville Lumber Company and was a member of the Emmnauel Pentecostal Church.  He was a graduate...

Sara Robinson

Sara Robinson

Dec 3, 2020

Mrs. Sara Ruth Puckett Robinson, age 93, of the Wheel Community of Bedford County, died Thursday, December 3, 2020 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Mrs. Robinson was born in Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late Edgar James and Florence Ethel Redmond Puckett. She was a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church and was retired from the former Faber-Castell...