Obituaries

Oct 24, 2020

Mr. Hoyte Haskins, age 86, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Saturday, October 24, 2020 in Columbia, Tennessee.

Mr. Haskins was born in Bedford County and was a son of the late Theodore Roosevelt “Ted” and Sarah Rebecca Molder Haskins. He was retired from Eaton Corporation of Shelbyville and was a member and served as a deacon at...

Oct 23, 2020

Mr. James Harvey Isom, age 78, of the Flat Creek Community in Williamson County, TN, died Friday, October 23, 2020, in Franklin, TN.  He was born in Williamson County, and was a son of the late James Ellis and Geneva Eady Isom.  Harvey was a member and former Elder at Riggs Church of Christ, a graduate of the Class of...

Oct 22, 2020

Mr. William Emil Gunther, Jr. (Bill), age 75, of Franklin, TN was called home to be with the  Lord on October 22, 2020.

Bill was born on May 13, 1945 in Rockaway, Queens, New York to William and Catherine Gunther. In early adulthood, Bill became a Police Officer and later met his wife of 42 years, Jayne...

Oct 22, 2020

Mr. Bobby Shannon Mealer, age 43, of Lewisburg, TN, died Thursday, October 22, 2020. Born in Marshall Co., Mr. Mealer was a son of Bobby Logan Mealer who is deceased and Lois Lucille James Jones who survives. He was formerly employed in the die casting industry.

Survived by his mother, Lois Lucille Jones of Lewisburg, TN; 2...

Oct 22, 2020

Mr. Hunter Dalton Dunaway, age 23, of Woodbury, TN, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020.  He was born in Murfreesboro, TN to Robert Milton Dunaway and Rebecca Lynn Lamb Teague.  Hunter worked in the construction field for Southern Site Contractors and was of the Baptist faith.  He loved football, especially Alabama Crimson Tide and the Tennessee Titans, and...

Oct 21, 2020

Mrs. Bobbie Jean Boyce, age 86, died Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at her home in Eagleville, Tennessee after an extended illness.

Mrs. Boyce was born in Marshall County and was a daughter of the late Rev. Willie Robert and Dola McCullough Ralston. She was a homemaker, a member of Mt. Vernon Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and, until her...

Oct 19, 2020

Mrs. Mary Florence “Nanny” Lynch Leverette, age 70, of the Midland Community of Bedford County, died Monday, October 19, 2020 in Shelbyville, Tennessee.

Mrs. Leverette was born in Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late William Frank “Billy” and Frances Armetha Lynch Newsom. She was a homemaker and, before her retirement, worked at Durango Boot...

Oct 17, 2020

Mr. Robert L. “Bob” Whitaker, age 83, of Unionville, TN, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his 4 children.  He was born in Maury County, TN to the late Robert Floyd and Ina Lee Fox Whitaker.  Mr. Whitaker was a sign painter, a member of Eagleville United Methodist Church, and served our country in the...

Oct 13, 2020

Mr. Billy Bush, Jr., age 55, died Tuesday, October 13, 2020. Born in Rutherford Co., TN, he was a son of the late William Floyd Bush, Sr. and survived by his mother, Marie Foster bush. Billy was a truck driver prior to his illness and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his father, he was...

Oct 12, 2020

Mrs. Elveree Holley, age 92, of the Farmington Community in Marshall County, TN, died on Monday, October 12, 2020 at her residence.  She was born in Jefferson County, AL to the late John William and Purnie Koonce Whitworth.  She was a homemaker and a member of Farmington Baptist Church.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Oct 12, 2020

Mr. James Malcolm Hart, age 62, of Nashville, Tennessee died Monday, October 12, 2020 at his home in Nashville.

Mr. Hart was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina and was preceded in death by his brother, Charles Baxter Hart, II; maternal grandparents, Jonas and Cora Lee Winsett, paternal grandparents, Johnathan Malcolm Hart and Naomi Driebelbis; and nephew, Jeremy...

Oct 12, 2020

Mr. David Lee Valentine, age 63, of Unionville, Tennessee, died Monday, October 12, 2020 in Shelbyville, Tennessee.

Mr. Valentine was born in Nashville, Tennessee and was a son of the late William Herschel and Nellie Sue Satterfield Valentine. He was a graduate of the Class of 1973 at Fairview High School in Fairview, Tennessee. Mr. Valentine was...

Oct 12, 2020

Mrs. Annie Laura Underwood Smotherman, age 91, of Eagleville, TN, died Monday, October 12, 2020. Born in Rutherford Co., Mrs. Smotherman was a daughter of the late John Freeland Underwood and Ida Pearl Maupin Underwood. She was a retired sewing operator and was a member of the Rocky Glade Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents, she was...

Oct 9, 2020

Mrs. Margaret Haynes, age 76, died Friday, October 9, 2020 at her home in the Laws Hill Community of Marshall County.

Mrs. Haynes was born in Marshall County and was a daughter of the late Marvin Brown and Lillie Mai Harwell Calahan.  She was a graduate of the Class of 1963 at Marshall County High School and...

Oct 3, 2020

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Jackson Moore, age 85, of the Holt’s Corner Community in Marshall County, TN, died on Saturday, October 3, 2020 in Franklin, TN.  She was born in Williamson County, TN to the late John Robert “Dick” and Elise Childress Jackson.  She was a homemaker after retiring from the former Jamison Bedding Company as a seamstress.  Mrs. Moore...

Oct 3, 2020

Mr. James Cervantes, Jr., age 59, of Unionville, TN, died Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020 in Shelbyville, TN.  Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Lawrence Funeral Home.

Oct 2, 2020

Vickie Lynn Taliaferro, age 56, of Lewisburg, TN, died Friday, October 2, 2020. Born in Williamson Co., she was a daughter of the late Richard Moore Taliaferro and Linda Faye Beasley Taliaferro. Vickie was a line worker in the manufacturing industry. In addition to her parents,she was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, James Horace Beasley and Clara...

Oct 1, 2020

Mrs. Clara Maupin, age 79, of College Grove, Tennessee, died Thursday, October 1, 2020 in Franklin, Tennessee.

Mrs. Maupin was born in Marion County, Alabama and was a daughter of the late James Aubrey and Flora Cliston Woodham Hester. She was a homemaker and a member of the Mt. Vernon Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Rockvale, Tennessee. In...

Sep 29, 2020

Mr. Ronald N. Schmidt, age 83, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Tuesday, September 29, 2020 in Hohenwald, Tennessee.

Mr. Schmidt was born in Wynona, Minnesota and was a son of the late Arnum Edgar and Elinor Anna Streng Schmidt. He was a retired shoemaker for Freeman Shoe Company.

Mr. Schmidt is survived by his son,...

Sep 29, 2020

Mrs. Doris Jean Norwood Mills, age 88, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020 in Lewisburg.

Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, October 2, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. from the chapel of Lawrence Funeral Home with Bro. Larry Chatman officiating. Burial will follow in Old Orchard Cemetery in Petersburg. Family members will visit with...