Obituaries

May 31, 2020

Mr. Michael “Pot Gut” Gillespie, age 46, of Spring Hill, TN formerly of Chapel Hill, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Nashville, TN.  He was a native of Tennessee and was a son of Jimmy Joe Gillespie and the late Anna Margaret Joyce Gillespie.  Michael worked in general maintenance for the Williamson County Ag Expo Center.  He...

May 29, 2020

Mrs. Denise Scott, age 60, of Shelbyville, TN, died Friday, May 29, 2020 in Nashville, TN.  She was born in Manchester, TN, to the late John Wiley Witty and Jennie Lee Witty.  Denise was an apartment manager and a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Shelbyville, TN.  She was a member of the Smyrna High School Class of 1977. ...

May 26, 2020

Mr. Robert “Bob” Werthner, age 87, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Tuesday, May 26, 2020 in Chapel Hill. Mr. Werthner was born in Manhattan, New York and was a son of the late Edward and Anna Schmaltz Werthner. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a son, Raymond Werthner.

Mr. Werthner served...

May 26, 2020

Mr. Shawn Thomas Rudolph, age 51, of Chapel Hill, TN, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at his residence.

Shawn was born in Aurora, IL, to his late parents, John Thomas Rudolph II and Sandra Marguerite Bowers Rudolph. He was a technician with Ford Motor Company. Shawn was the kind of man who liked his privacy yet...

May 26, 2020

Mr. Ted Mack Waddey, age 63, of the Ash Hill Community in Williamson County, TN, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, in Franklin, TN.  He was born in Scooba, MS to the late Beverly Mack Waddey and Joyce Yvonne Anderson Waddey.  Mr. Waddey was retired from the construction industry working in road construction.  He was of the Baptist faith.  Ted...

May 23, 2020

Mr. Kelley Reed Proffitt, age 69, of Chapel Hill, TN,died Saturday, May 23, 2020. Born in Barberton, OH, Mr. Proffitt was a son of the late Ancil R. Proffitt and is survived by his mother, Jo Vinson Proffitt of Shelbyville, TN. He was retired from General Motors as a tool and die maker. Mr. Proffitt was of the Hebraic/Messianic Faith.

May 23, 2020

Mrs. Shelah Diane Crick, age 71, of Murfreesboro, TN, formerly of Chapel Hill, TN, died on Saturday, May 23, 2020, in Murfreesboro, TN.  Mrs. Crick was born in Gadsden, AL, and was a daughter of the late J B Graydon Bellew and Mildred Glenn Hayes Bellew.  Mrs. Shelah was a retired Administrative Assistant for International Comfort Products. She was...

May 21, 2020

Mr. James Wallace “Wally” Hill, age 75, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Thursday, May 21, 2020 at his residence. A native of Marshall County, TN, Mr. Hill was a son of the late William Horace Hill, Sr. and Ruby Katherine Mealer Hill. Wally was a retired Contractor and was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church. In addition to his...

May 18, 2020

Mrs. Betty Carolyn Sharp, age 71, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Monday, May 18, 2020, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Sharp was born in Bedford County, TN to her late parents, William and Frances Newsom. She was a waitress for 30 years until her retirement. Mrs. Sharp loved to fish, play Yahtzee and...

May 17, 2020

Mrs. Sandra Burns Gilbert, age 73, died Sunday, May 17, 2020 at her home in Chapel Hill.

Mrs. Gilbert was born in Lewisburg, Tennessee and was a graduate of Marshall County High School, Class of 1964. She had retired from Sanford Corporation of Lewisburg and was a member of Faith Assembly CHC in the Farmington Community of...

May 14, 2020

Mrs. Marion Ann Maupin Haynes, age 74, died Thursday, May 14, 2020 at her home in Eagleville, Tennessee.

Mrs. Maupin was a native of Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late John D. and Mable Barnett Maupin. She was a homemaker and retired after 32 years of service as a nurse at the former Williamson...

May 14, 2020

Mrs. Mary Priscilla Hill, age 60, of Culleoka, Tennessee, died peacefully on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Marshall County, Alabama and was a daughter of the late Tillman Reuben and Doris Raynell Harvey Hand.

Mrs. Hill worked in the restaurant business for over 20 years and ended her...

May 13, 2020

Mr. William Herman “Billy” Smithson, Jr., age 77, of Murfreesboro, TN, formerly of Chapel Hill, TN died Wednesday, May 13, 2020. A native of Sullivan Co., TN, Mr. Smithson grew up in the Rudderville community of Williamson Co. and was a graduate of College Grove High School. Mr. Smithson was the son of the late William Herman Smithson, Sr....

May 12, 2020

Mr. Floyd Michael “Mike” Knois, age 58, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, died Tuesday, May 12, 2020 in Lewisburg. Mr. Knois was born in Durham, North Carolina and was a graduate of Central High School in Shelbyville, Tennessee. He was a member of Ostella Church of Christ. Mr. Knois was preceded in death by his father, Rev. Aubrey Lee Knois, Sr....

May 12, 2020

Mrs. Juanita Hill, age 76, of Franklin, TN, died Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at her residence.  She was born in Murfreesboro, TN to the late Harry Shannon Layne, Sr. and Lonnie Louise Zumbro Layne.  Juanita was a member of the Baptist faith.  She was a homemaker after she retired from working as a maintenance engineer for SFM.

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May 10, 2020

Mrs. Sara Louise Webb Porter, age 97, of the Triune Community of Williamson County, died Sunday morning, May 10, 2020. Mrs. Porter was born in Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late James Henry and Eunice Thomas Webb. She was a homemaker and a member of Triune United Methodist Church.

In addition to her parents,...

May 10, 2020

Mr. Danny White, age 66, of Lewisburg, TN, died Sunday, May 10, 2020 at his residence.  He was born in Columbia, TN to Sara Pugh Hand and his biological father, George Lawson White.  His mother later married Wilton C. Hand and together they raised Danny into the man he was.  Danny bravely served in 3 branches of the Armed...

May 4, 2020

Mr. David Garrard, age 65, of the Wheel Community of Bedford County, died Monday, May 4, 2020 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Mr. Garrard was born in Detroit, Michigan and was a son of the late Nannie Lou Caperton Garrard and Dewey Garrard, Jr. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Wanda Garrard Rochelle.

Mr. Garrard was...

May 2, 2020

Mr. William “Harley Charlie” Penrod, Jr., age 74, of Lewisburg, TN, died Saturday, May 2, 2020.  A native of Kentucky, Mr. Penrod was a son of the late William Charles Penrod, Sr. and Frances Penrod. He was a motorcycle mechanic by trade.

Survived by 3 daughters, Frances Penrod-Metcalf and Erica Penrod Serafino, both of New Oxford, PA,...

May 2, 2020

Mrs. Cathleen Darnell Weaver, age 80, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, died Saturday, May 2, 2020 at her home surrounded by her children. Mrs. Weaver was born in Marshall County and was a daughter of the late Eugene and Nellie Collins Darnell. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Dorris Weaver, who died in...