Obituaries

Jul 28, 2019

Mr. Jerry Giles, age 87, of the Moon Bend Community of Chapel Hill, died Sunday, July 28, 2019 at his home after an extended illness.

Mr. Giles was born in Marshall County and was a son of the late Thomas Watson and Maude Ellen Crick Giles. He served his Country in the United States Air Force. Following...

Jul 27, 2019

Mr. Bill Faulkenberry, Sr., age 86, of Shelbyville, TN, formerly of Chapel Hill, TN, died Saturday, July 27, 2019 at his residence.  He was a native of Ardmore, TN, and a son of the late William Rossie and Ella Whitt Faulkenberry.  Mr. Faulkenberry was retired as an engineer for the TN Corps of Engineering.  Mr. Bill proudly served in...

Jul 22, 2019

Mrs. Bernice Lee Dalton Smith, age 99, of the Laws Hill Community in Marshall County, TN, died Monday, July 22, 2019, at her residence.  Mrs. Smith was born in Bunker Hill in Rutherford County, TN, and was a daughter of the late Allen Pearson and Emma Ragsdale Dalton.  She loved the Lord, was a homemaker, a loving mother, grandmother, great...

Jul 20, 2019

Larry Koester, 64, of Wadesville passed away Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Chapel Hill, TN where he was competing in the Lions Super Pull of the South. Larry was the owner and operator of O.K. Transport and the patriarch of Koester Racing. He loved his family, his friends, traveling, music, mowing his grass and taking care of his property....

Jul 19, 2019

Mr. Amos Jones, age 77, of Christiana, TN, died Friday, July 19, 2019. Born in Williamson Co., Mr. Jones was a son of the late Wiley Jones and Eva Beard Jones. He was an injection molding supervisor until his retirement. Mr. Jones loved his family dearly and his wit was enjoyed by all who knew him. He...

Jul 19, 2019

Mr. John Charles Young, age 77, of the Wheel community of Bedford Co., died Friday, July 19, 2019. Born in Sorento, IL, Mr. Young was a son of the late John Young and Elva Vincent Young. He was retired from the Marshall  Co. Highway Dept. as a truck driver. Mr. Young was a veteran of the United States Air...

Jul 15, 2019

Mrs. Mary Lucille Russell Moore, age 87, of Unionville, TN, died Monday, July 15, 2019, in Shelbyville, TN.

Mrs. Moore was born in Bedford County to her late parents, James Muse Russell and Myrtle Landers Russell. She was a flower designer at Flowers for Keeps in Shelbyville, TN, for 30 years of her life. In addition to...

Jul 13, 2019

Mr. Larry Dyer, Sr., age 67, of Shelbyville, TN, died Saturday, July 13, 2019 in Shelbyville, TN.  He was a native of Murfreesboro, TN, and a son of the late Sidney Albert and Lavada White Mears Dyer.  Mr. Dyer was retired from working in tree service.  Larry was a member of the Baptist faith.  In addition to his parents,...

Jul 12, 2019

Mrs. Betty Jean Reese, age 74, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, died Friday, July 12, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. Mrs. Reese was born in Drumwright, Oklahoma and was a daughter of the late Floyd Ernest and Marguerite Callie Gage Bell. She was a homemaker and attended World Outreach Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Mrs. Reese is survived by her husband...

Jul 8, 2019

Mr. Gary Neal Bullock, age 62, of Hermitage, TN, died Monday, July 8, 2019, at his residence.  He was a native of Davidson County, TN, and a son of the late Thomas Herman and Dorothy Louise Deering Bullock.  Gary worked in the road construction business.  He was a race car driver at Nashville Motor Speedway and enjoyed golfing with his...

Jul 7, 2019

Captain L. Brent Lokey USAF (Retired), age 76, of Shelbyville, TN, died on Sunday, July 7, 2019, in Nashville, TN.

Mr. Lokey was born in Shelbyville, TN, to his late parents, Neil Coble Lokey, Jr. and Nora Jenetta Philpott Lokey. He was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force in which he served 25 years....

Jun 26, 2019

Michael Paul Eubanks, 35, of Decatur, passed away on June 26, 2019.

Visitation will be Friday, June 28, 2019, at Roselawn Funeral Home from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.

A Celebration of Life will be on Saturday, June 29, 2019, at 11:00 am in the chapel of the funeral home. Burial will follow in Hopper...

Jun 25, 2019

Mr. Steven Edward Wilburn, age 51, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Tuesday, June 25, 2019 in Lewisburg, TN.  He was a native of Sullivan County, IN, and a son of the late Steve Riley Wilburn and Judy Derryberry Yell, who survives.  Mr. Wilburn was a disabled Veteran who served our country in the United States Army during Operation Desert...

Jun 20, 2019

Mr. Stephen Robert “Bob” King, age 85, of Chapel Hill, TN, died on Thursday, June 20, 2019, at his daughter’s home in Beech Grove, TN.

Mr. King was born in Buttercup Hill, TN, to his late parents, Charlie Bryan King and Velma McElhaney King. He was a retired automobile mechanic and body work mechanic. In addition to...

Jun 11, 2019

Mrs. Marie Ghee Underwood, age 88, of Eagleville, TN, died Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at her residence.  She was a native of Rutherford County, TN, and a daughter of the late Jim Edd and Nannie Mae Hargrove Ghee.  Mrs. Underwood worked for LifeWay Christian Publishing and was a member of Eagleville Baptist Church.  In addition to her parents, she...

Jun 5, 2019

Mr. Paul Milton Dyer Jr., age 51, of Eagleville, TN, passed away June 5, 2019, suddenly at his home in Eagleville, TN.

Mr. Dyer was born in Memphis, TN, to his parents Paul Milton Dyer Sr. and Glenda Mai Crick Dyer. He was a school teacher in Deweyville, TX, for some of his life. He loved building and...

Jun 4, 2019

Harold Lee Penick, having previously professed his faith and acceptance of his Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus, passed through the veil of this world to the Kingdom of God on June 4th, 2019 at 9:50pm in Maury County Regional Hospital in Columbia, Tennessee. Harold was 82 at the time of his passing. He is the son of William Lee...

Jun 4, 2019

Mrs. Linda Beasley Batey Taliaferro, age 73, of Lewisburg, TN, died Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Born in Williamson Co., TN, Mrs. Taliaferro was the daughter of the late James Horace Beasley and Clara Stephen Miller Beasley. In  addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Robert Alan Beasley and James Michael Beasley.

Survivors...

May 30, 2019

Mrs. Martha N. Nelms, age 91, of College Grove, Tennessee, died Thursday, May 30, 2019 in Franklin, Tennessee. Mrs. Nelms was born in Memphis, Tennessee and retired, after many years of service as an administrative assistant, from the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education.

Martha was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother to her family. Her love...

May 21, 2019

Mr. Rick Carlton, Sr., age 58, of Eagleville, TN, died Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Born in Nashville, TN, Mr. Carlton was a son of Joe Frank Carlton, Sr.  who survives and the late Juanita Shaffer Carlton. He was retired from the former Ford Glass Co. in Nashville.

Survived by a son, Andy (Michelle) Carlton of...