Obituaries

Nov 13, 2018

Mrs. Shirley H. Wilson of the Caney Spring Community, died Tuesday morning, November 13, 2018 in Lewisburg, Tennessee. Mrs. Wilson was born in Pulaski, Tennessee and was a daughter of the late William Almos and Emma Gertrude Maines Hickman. She was a homemaker and was retired from Mead Corp. of Lewisburg.

Mrs. Wilson was a member of...

Nov 6, 2018

Mrs. Lucille Yell Cook, age 90, of the Haskins Chapel Community of Bedford County, died Tuesday, November 6, 2018 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Mrs. Cook was born in Huntsville, Alabama and was a daughter of the late Robert and Addie Phillips Yell. She was a homemaker and was retired from Musgrave Pencil Company of Shelbyville. Mrs. Cook was a long...

Nov 2, 2018

Mrs. Elizabeth Caroline Pearson, age 70, of Lewisburg, TN died Friday, November 2, 2018 in Lewisburg, TN.  She was born in Williamson County, TN, and was a daughter of the late Sam and Bertha Mae Sanders Dean.  Caroline was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith.  Mrs. Caroline loved the outdoors, yard work, and fishing. In...

Nov 2, 2018

Mrs. Tina Saffer Conley, age 45, of Chapel Hill, TN, died on November 2, 2018, in Chapel Hill. She was born in Sandusky, OH, to her parents Jan Edgar and Lee Mae Saffer. Mrs. Conley worked in nutritional services at Williamson Medical Center. She adored hiking, any kind of music, and anything pertaining to the outdoors.

Mrs....

Oct 31, 2018

Funeral services for Bennie Scott are scheduled for 2:00 PM Tuesday, November 6 at First Baptist Church with Dr. Clay Hallmark and Dr. Hoyt Wilson officiating; with interment following at Lexington Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the First Baptist Church on Monday from 3 – 9 PM and Tuesday from 10 am until time of services. Bennie...

Oct 24, 2018

Mrs. Josie Elaine King Snodgrass, age 66, of Columbia, TN, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Born in Muhlenburg Co. KY,  Mrs. Snodgrass was a daughter of the late Noah Preston King and Susie Loney King. She enjoyed watching movies, working puzzles and listening to Loretta Lynn and Crytal Gale. Mrs. Snodgrass was a homemaker and was of...

Oct 22, 2018

Mr. Ronnie “Jaybird” Hartley, age 63, of Lewisburg, TN died Monday, October 22, 2018 at his residence.  He was a native of Marshall County, TN and was a son of the late Lonnie Cicero and Mary Elnora Harris Hartley.  Jaybird was retired from International Comfort Products after 30 years of service and Southern Carton in Lewisburg, TN.

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Oct 19, 2018

Mrs. Barbara Sue Nix, age 81, of Fernandina Beach, FL,  died October 19, 2018 in Fernandina Beach. She was born in Clinchfield, VA and was a daughter of the late James Jesse and Pauline Addison Jesse.  Mrs. Nix was a Licensed Practical Nurse. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Jack Jesse and...

Oct 16, 2018

Mr. James Richard Tapley, age 80, of Chapel Hill, TN, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at his home. He was born in Vivian, Louisiana, to his parents Edwin Tapley and Annabelle Miller Tapley. Mr. Tapley worked as a mechanical engineer all of his life. He loved his family dearly.

Mr. Tapley is survived by his...

Oct 15, 2018

Mrs. Claudia Kay Ryan Trantham, age 68, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, died Monday, October 15, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. Mrs. Trantham was born in Rutherford County, a homemaker and was of the Baptist Faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jeff (Ziggy) Trantham and her father, Oliver Jackson Ryan. Mrs. Trantham is survived by her children, Melissa Kay...

Oct 15, 2018

Mr. Charlie King, age 81, of Eagleville, TN died Monday, October 15, 2018 in Nashville, TN.  He was born in Rutherford County, TN, and was a son of the late Charlie B. and Velma McElhaney King.  Mr. King was a member of the Church of Christ and attended the World Outreach Church.  He was retired as an electronics instructor...

Oct 11, 2018

Mrs. Cathleen “Kate” Jacobs, age 65, of Unionville, Tennessee, died Thursday, October 11, 2018 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.  Mrs. Jacobs was born in Bay City, Michigan and was a daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Rosebush Burke and Joseph Edward Burke, Sr.  She was a master teacher at Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville in Shelbyville, Tennessee.  Mrs. Jacobs was a...

Oct 8, 2018

Mr. Don Simmons, age 77, of the Laws Hill Community, died Monday, October 8, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Simmons was born in Lincoln County and was a son of the late Henry Albert and Willie Ethel George Simmons. He was employed with Tyson Foods of Shelbyville, a farmer, and was a former construction worker. In addition to his...

Oct 8, 2018

Mr. Buford “Boots” Nix, Sr., age 83, of Chapel Hill, TN, formerly of Nashville, TN died Monday, October 8, 2018 in Nashville, TN.  He was a native of Alabama and was a son of the late Frank and Emma Laurel Stinson Nix.  Boots was a retired brick mason and a member of the Christian faith.  He served in the...

Oct 6, 2018

Mr. Mark Moore, age 58, of Lewisburg, TN, died on Saturday, October 6, 2018, in Columbia, TN. He was born in Nashville, TN, to his late parents, William Moore and Dorothy Cowan Moore. Mr. Moore was a flooring specialist at Metro Carpets for 45 years and loved his family dearly.

Mr. Moore is survived by his wife...

Oct 5, 2018

Mr. Fagan Roberts, age 83, of the Caney Spring Community in Marshall County, TN died Friday, October 5, 2018 in Lewisburg, TN.  He was born in Goodsprings, TN in Giles County and was a son of the late Charlie Will and Mary Ellen Fox Roberts.  Mr. Roberts was a member of the Church of Christ.  He was retired from Durango...

Sep 26, 2018

Mr. Jimmy Lawrence Lambert, age 81, of the Rockvale Community of Rutherford County, died Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at his home. Mr. Lambert was born in Rutherford County and was a son of the late Milton Evander and Mattie Bea Brannon Lambert. He was formerly employed with Vanderbilt University in Nashville in the maintenance department and was also a...

Sep 25, 2018

Mr. John Richard Hill, Jr., age 66, of the Farmington Community of Marshall County, died Tuesday, September 25, 2018 in Columbia, Tennessee. Mr. Hill was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and was a graduate of Marshall County High School Class of 1970. He was a self – employed heavy equipment mechanic and life long farmer. Mr. Hill was a member...

Sep 23, 2018

Mr. Cliff Anderson, age 63, of La Vergne, TN died Sunday, September 23, 2018 in Murfreesboro, TN.  Cliff was born in Walnut Ridge, AR and a son of the late Henry and Georgia Sneed Anderson.  He was a retired truck driver and a member of Mission Church of Christ in Smyrna, TN.  In addition to his parents, he was...

Sep 22, 2018

Ms. Mary Alice "Mousey" Owen, age 55, of Franklin, TN, died on Saturday, September 22, 2018, at her home. She was born in Franklin, TN, to her parents, Joseph Wesley Owen and Maxine Smithson. Ms. Owen was a homemaker for all her life and loved her family dearly. In addition to her mother, she is preceded in death by...