Obituaries

Jan 23, 2017

Mrs. Jewell Katherine Blackwell Perryman, age 95, of the Wheel community, died Monday, January 23, 2017. Born in Marshall Co., TN, Mrs. Perryman was the daughter of the late Ernest Brown Blackwell and Della Grogan Blackwell. She was a homemaker and formerly worked for American Can in Shelbyville. Mrs. Perryman was a member of Clay Hill United...

Jan 20, 2017

Mr. Mike England, age 59, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Friday, January 20, 2017 at his home after an extended illness. Mr. England was born in Bedford County and was preceded in death by his mother, Ruby King England. Mike was very talented and had the technical ability to fix anything. He was a former Owner of S &...

Jan 17, 2017

Mrs. Barbara Finley Griffy, age 77, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family.  Mrs. Griffy was a native of Marshall County, TN and a daughter of the late William Harvey and Frances Elizabeth Sorrells Finley.  She was a graduate of Falls Business College and attended classes at Columbia State and...

Jan 17, 2017

Mr. Dwight Howard, Sr., age 67, of Lewisburg, TN, died Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Born in Marshall Co., TN, Mr. Howard  was a son of the late John Baxter Howard and Polly Mae Young Howard. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Janet Lee McCulloch Howard; a brother, William Armistead Cochran, Jr. He...

Jan 16, 2017

Mrs. Carolyn Newman, age 70, died Monday, January 16, 2017 at her home in the Clay Hill Community. Mrs. Newman was born in Bedford County and was a daughter of the late Cecil Eldridge and Florence Elizabeth Haskins Hargrove. She was a homemaker and a member of the Clay Hill United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she...

Jan 15, 2017

John Marvin Bradford, age 77, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Sunday, January 15, 2017 in Franklin, Tennessee. He was born in Lincoln County, Tennessee and was a son of the late Clyde Astor and Marie Shelton Bradford. Mr. Bradford was a retired minister, having served both on the Promise Charge in Marshall County and the Prospect Charge in Giles...

Jan 14, 2017

Mrs. Florence Ronelda “Nell” Lynch, age 80, of Eagleville, Tennessee, died Saturday, January 14, 2017 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mrs. Lynch was born in Silver Point, Tennessee and was a daughter of the late Floyd Lee and Hester Mae Clemmons Foster. She was a homemaker and a member of Eagleville Church of Christ. Mrs. Lynch was a retired computer operator,...

Jan 14, 2017

Mrs. Nora Mae Glenn Gilbert, age 84, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Saturday, January 14, 2017.  Born in Williamson Co., TN, Mrs. Gilbert was a daughter of the late John Luther Glenn, Sr. and Bertie Mae Garner Glenn. She was retired from Whirlpool Inc, as an assembly line worker. Mrs. Gilbert was a member of Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist...

Jan 11, 2017

Mr. Houston “Bucko” Bryant, age 78, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017 in Lewisburg, TN.  Mr. Bryant was born in Rutherford County, TN and was a son of the late James Edward and Leavie Mae Dunn Bryant.  He was retired from Ryder Integrated Logistics as a truck driver and was a member of Farmington Baptist Church. ...

Jan 10, 2017

Mr. James Ingram, age 85, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at his home after an extended illness. Mr. Ingram was born in Williamson County and was a son of the late Edward and Carrie Mae Crafton Ingram. James was an employee of the Town of Chapel Hill, a position he accepted after retiring from farming...

Jan 5, 2017

Mr. James “Jim” Melvin Potts, age 69, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Thursday, January 5, 2017 in Columbia, TN.  Mr. Potts was born in Nashville, TN and was a son of the late Alton Potts, Jr. and Helen Pauline Horn Potts.  He was a carpenter and attended Cornerstone Assembly Church.

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

Jan 4, 2017

Michael L. “Mikey” and Suzanne Kee Collins, of Unionville, TN, loving husband and wife of 11 years, died Wednesday evening, January 4, 2017 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee from injuries sustained in a tragic automobile accident.

Michael was born in Bedford County and was a graduate of the Class of 1990 at Eagleville High School. He then received his...

Jan 3, 2017

Mr. Jimmie Lee Cooper, age 88, of Unionville, Tennessee, died Tuesday, January 3, 2017 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mr. Cooper was born in Bedford County and was a son of the late William Lee and Ruth Jewell Sanders Cooper. He served for 18 years in the Tennessee National Guard and was a member of the Baptist faith. Mr. Cooper was...

Jan 1, 2017

Mr. Troy Turner, Sr., age 42, of Lewisburg, TN, died Sunday, January 1, 2017 in Lewisburg, TN.  Troy was born in Rutherford County, TN and a son of Jerry and Vicky Turner from Lewisburg, TN.  He was a Veteran of the Unites States Army and served in combat in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Bosnia with 8 years of service.  Troy...

Dec 30, 2016

Mr. Richard Paul Hauck, age 52, of Murfreesboro, TN, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. Born in Chicago, IL, Mr. Hauck was a son of the late Norman Walter Hauck and Mary Julia Schaefer Hauck. He was a store manager for Title Max in Gallatin, TN. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Ann Kostrezewski

Dec 16, 2016

Mr. Branson Keith Beech, age 18, of Chapel Hill, died Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Davidson Co., TN, Branson was a son of Randall Keith Beech,Jr. and Crystal Brogdan Beech. He was an employee of CLI Logistics.

Survived by his parents, Randall Keith Beech, Jr. and Crystal Brogdan Beech;...

Dec 16, 2016

Mr. David William Rigsby, Sr., age 63, of Eagleville, TN, died Friday, December 16, 2016 in Murfreesboro, TN.  He was born in Bedford County, TN and was a son of the late Jacob William and Margaret Lorene Russell Rigsby.  David was an Automotive Technician for Crest Cadillac for over 44 years.  He was a member of the Eagleville Baptist...

Dec 14, 2016

Mrs. Willie Arline Windrow Sudberry, age 70, of the Rover Community of Bedford County, died Wednesday morning, December 14, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Sudberry was born in Bedford County and was the daughter of the late Willie Gray and Beulah Fern Rowland Windrow. She was a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, receiving her Master’s degree in Education....

Dec 13, 2016

Mrs. Elizabeth Marie Adgent Pope, age 74, of the Rover Community of Bedford County, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She was born in Marshall County and was a daughter of the late Leonard Woodson and Mary Sue Perryman Adgent. Mrs. Pope was a graduate of the Class of 1960 from Forrest School in Chapel Hill. She was a...

Dec 12, 2016

Mrs. Jeraldene Taylor, age 78, of Lewisburg, TN, died Monday, December 12, 2016 at her residence.  She was born in Elwood, IN and was a daughter of the late John Leo and Gertrude Smith Kelley.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Taylor was preceded in death by her son, Glen Eugene Taylor, Jr. in 2004, her daughter, Myrna Loy...