Obituaries

Aug 29, 2020

Mr. Mark Deason, age 47, died Saturday, August 29, 2020 at his home in Chapel Hill following an extended illness. He was born in Los Angeles, California and was a graduate of Forrest High School Class of 1992. Mark was employed as a sales representative for Irving Materials, Inc. of Nashville and was a member of Cross Keys Baptist...

Aug 25, 2020

Faith Ashley Waters, age 27, of Rockvale, Tennessee, died Tuesday, August 25, 2020.

Faith was born in Dickson, Tennessee and was a graduate of the Holloway High School in Murfreesboro, Class of 2011. She was employed with Waffle House, Inc. of Murfreesboro.

Ms. Waters is survived by her mother and father, Tonya and Chris Waters,...

Aug 23, 2020

Fronie Louise Certain Fanning, age 99, died Sunday, August 23, 2020 at The Oaks, Westminster Woods Retirement Community, Huntingdon, PA.

Born in Lincoln County, Tennessee to Horace and Ada (Young) Certain, Fronie spent most of her life in Tennessee, first in Nashville, then in Goodlettsville and finally in Lewisburg. She moved to Huntingdon in December of 2015...

Aug 22, 2020

Mr. Walter Douglas “Doug” Batten, age 81, of the Wheel Community in Bedford County, TN died on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at his residence.  He was born in Marshall County, TN to the late Walter Allen Batten and Lula Pearl Cherry Batten.  Doug was a lifelong farmer and retired from Eaton Corp. in Shelbyville, TN after 33 years of service. ...

Aug 16, 2020

Mr. Terry Lynn “T-Bone” Lynch, age 61, of Unionville, Tennessee, died Sunday, August 16, 2020 in Shelbyville, Tennessee.

Mr. Lynch was born in Rutherford County and was a son of the late Henry Lee and Alice L. Nora Lynch. He attended Amazing Grace Church in Unionville and was a self-employed home improvement contractor.

Mr. Lynch...

Aug 14, 2020

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth McBroom Hurt, age 71, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, died Friday, August 14, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Mrs. Hurt was born in Nashville and was a daughter of the late Leo and Beatrice Higgins McBroom. She was a caregiver and homemaker and was a member of the Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, Mrs....

Aug 14, 2020

Mrs. Leona Marie Haynes Rippy, age 81, of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, died Friday, August 14, 2020 in Lawrenceburg after several weeks illness.

Mrs. Rippy was born in Bedford County and was a daughter of the late Hugh Rucker and Willie Bilbro Taylor Haynes. She was a homemaker, a former employee of Durango Boot Company of Chapel Hill and...

Aug 13, 2020

Mr. Lawrence Vernon Brown, Jr. “Bubba” of Madison, TN passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at the age of 57.  He was born in Nashville, TN to the late Lawrence Vernon Brown, Sr. and Jo Ann Christy Mayes.  Bubba was disabled but he loved to go to yard sales and shopping on E bay!  In addition to his...

Aug 8, 2020

Mrs. Rayeann “Raye” Colleen Cooke, age 32, of Shelbyville, TN, died Saturday, August 8, 2020. Born in Pontiac, MI, Raye was a daughter of Pamala C. Deason and the late Michael Wayne Cooke. She was a waitress in the Food Service industry. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her grandparents,...

Aug 7, 2020

Oliver Franklin Brown, Jr. age 78, of Franklin, Tennessee, died Friday, August 7, 2020 at Alive Hospice in Nashville. Oliver was a son of the late Oliver F. Brown, Sr. and A.T. Perryman Brown of Chapel Hill.

He was a graduate of Forrest School in Chapel Hill, served his Country in the United States Army at Fort...

Aug 7, 2020

Mrs. Shirley Armstrong, age 85, of College Grove, Tennessee, died Friday evening, August 7, 2020 in Eagleville, Tennessee. Mrs. Armstrong was born in Guthrie, Kentucky and was a daughter of the late James Overton and Ida Mae Murphy Boyer. She was a homemaker and a member of the College Grove Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Armstrong...

Aug 6, 2020

Mr. Tyler James Robinson, age 19, of Eagleville, TN, died on Thursday, August 6, 2020 in Murfreesboro, TN.  He was born in Maury County to his parents, James Bradley Robinson and Kimberly Faye Silva Robinson.  Tyler worked on the farm and was preparing to go into military service.  He attended school in Culleoka and transferred to Eagleville and graduated from...

Aug 5, 2020

Mrs. Katherine Liles Carlton, age 68, of Lewisburg, TN, died Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at her residence. Born in Galveston County, TX, she was a daughter of the late Leo Spincer Liles and Doris Wynelle Logan Liles. Mrs. Carlton was a caregiver and a former truck driver. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a...

Aug 3, 2020

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Guyer Draffen, age 62, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Monday, August 3, 2020 in Nashville, TN.  She was born in Milford, Delaware to the late Thomas Leonard and Helen Marth Guyer.  Mrs. Draffen was retired as an accountant and was a member of the Catholic Church.  She was very passionate about volunteering for the Special Olympics...

Aug 3, 2020

Mrs. Yvonne Faulkenberry, age 85, of Shelbyville, TN, formerly of Chapel Hill, TN, died on Monday, August 3, 2020 at her residence.  She was a native of Lawrence County, TN, and was a daughter of the late Emery Lopp and Cleo Orton Lopp.  Mrs. Faulkenberry was retired from the United States Army Corps of Engineers as a contract specialist. ...

Aug 1, 2020

Mrs. Sara Griffin Pickett-Layton, age 81, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at her home in Lewisburg, TN. Mrs. Layton was born in Marshall County and was a daughter of the late Amon and Ruthie Griffin. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by brothers, Bobby Griffin, Bill Griffin,...

Aug 1, 2020

Mrs. Debra Burns, age 68, of Lewisburg, TN, died Saturday, August 1, 2020, at her residence in Lewisburg, TN.  She was born in Bedford County, TN, and a daughter of the late James W. Hargrove and the late Mary Vinnie Terry Dalton.  She was retired from work as a Manager of Wendy’s restaurant.  In addition to her parents, she...

Aug 1, 2020

Mr. Curtis Ray Beard, age 30, of Chapel Hill, TN, died on Saturday, August 1, 2020, in Chapel Hill, TN.  He was born in Williamson County to the late Charles Randall Smithson and Sheila Marie Beard Emler.  Curtis worked for L2 Lamb’s Lawn Service.  In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his uncle, Jackie Beard,...

Jul 29, 2020

Mrs. Martha Ann Boyce Clark, age 89, of Unionville, TN, died Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Born in Bedford Co., Mrs. Clark was a daughter of the late John William Boyce and Wilma Gladys Purvis Boyce. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Henry Clark; 3 sisters, Betty Hinson, Jean Stevenson and Annette...

Jul 26, 2020

Penny Lanelle Holton, age 56, of Unionville, TN, died Sunday, July 26, 2020 following an extended illness. Born in Bedford Co., Penny was the daughter of the late John L. Holton and Ann Elizabeth Cooper Holton. Prior to her illness, she was employed at National Pen Company. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a...