Obituaries

Donnie Hancock, Sr.

Mar 12, 2015

Mr. Donnie Earl Hancock, Sr., age 58, of Lewisburg, Tennessee died Thursday, March 12, 2015 in Lewisburg. Mr. Hancock was born in Trousdale County, Tennessee and was a son of the late Earl and Gracie Satterfield Hancock. He was a member of New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...

William Bartuch, Jr

Mar 12, 2015

Mr. William E. “Bill” Bartusch, Jr., age 63, of the Caney Spring community, died Thurs., Mar. 12, 2015. Born in Berwyn, IL, Mr. Bartusch was a son of the late William E. Bartusch, Sr. and Sammie Lee Parker Bartusch who survives. He was a retired Operations Technician with Saturn Corp. in Spring Hill, TN.

Survived by his...

Marion Burzynski

Mar 5, 2015

Mr. Marion Burzynski, age 81, of Chapel Hill, died Thursday morning March 5, 2015.  No services are planned at this time.

Nadine Newcomb

Mar 2, 2015

NOTE:  CHANGE OF FUNERAL DATE AND TIME DUE TO WEATHER

Mrs. Nadine S. Newcomb, age 83, of the Farmington community, died Mon., Mar. 2, 2015. Born in Summertown, TN, she was a daughter of the late Hezekial Smith and Della Mae Henson Smith. Mrs. Newcomb was retired from Cosmolab in Lewisburg and was a member...

Richard Hoover

Feb 26, 2015

Mr. Richard Hoover, age 53, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Thursday, February 26, 2015 in Chapel Hill. Mr. Hoover was born in Phoenix, Arizona and was an employee of Wal-Mart of Lewisburg. Richard was also a culinary chef. He was a member of the Chapel Hill United Methodist Church and the Chapel Hill Lions Club. He served for many...

Garrett Lawrence, Sr.

Feb 26, 2015

Mr. Garrett Holt Lawrence, age 91, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Thursday, February 26, 2015 with all the grace and dignity that defined his life.Mr. Lawrence was born in Marshall County to Mary Sue Lawrence and Thomas H. Lawrence. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Jean Joyce Lawrence, and...

Victoria Gill

Feb 16, 2015

Mrs. Victoria Aline Gill, age 58, of Lewisburg, TN, died Monday, February 16, 2015 in Columbia, TN.  Mrs. Gill was a native of Chicago, Illinois. She was a daughter of the late Kenneth Gill and Barbara Aline England Kalish and was a homemaker.  In addition to her parents, Victoria was...

Robert Day

Feb 14, 2015

Mr. Robert Vernon Day, age 90, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Saturday, February 14, 2015, at his home in Chapel Hill. Mr. Day was born in Santa Fe, Tennessee and was a son of the late John William and Tinnie M. Day. He served in the United States Army during World War II and was stationed in the Pacific...

Edith Hartsfield

Feb 13, 2015

Mrs. Edith Frances Henson Hartsfield, age 79, of Summertown, TN, formerly of Chapel Hill, died Fri., Feb. 13, 2015. A native of Maury Co., Mrs. Hartsfield was a daughter of the late Daniel Tucker Henson and Mandie Rummage Henson. She was a homemaker and attended Summertown Baptist Church and Rock Springs Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she...

Peggy Clanton

Feb 11, 2015

Mrs. Peggy Ann Smotherman Clanton, age 68, of Rockvale, TN, died Wed., Feb. 11, 2015. A native of Rutherford Co., Mrs. Clanton was a daughter of the late Hoyte Smotherman and Mattie Belle Faulkner Smotherman. She was retired from the Rutherford Co. Solid Waste Dept. and was a member of Liberty in Christ Church in Murfreesboro. In addition to...

Nettie Adcock

Feb 10, 2015

Mrs. Nettie Mae Barlow Adcock, age 78, of the Wheel Community of Bedford County, died Tuesday, February 10, 2015 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Mrs. Adcock was born in Bedford County and was a homemaker. She worked for over 20 years for Uniroyal, Inc. of Shelbyville and retired from Mid-Tenn Tanning of Shelbyville. Mrs. Adcock was a member of Edgemont Baptist...

Frances Cooper

Feb 10, 2015

Frances Beverly Cooper passed away at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville on February 10, 2015.

She was 80 years old. Mrs. Cooper was the wife of Carl S. Cooper of Chapel Hill, Tennessee. She is survived by her son, David Cooper (Carolyn) of Kingston Springs, Tennessee. She is also survived by her daughter, Susan Ernest (Joey) of...

Robert Szedon

Feb 7, 2015

Mr. Robert Allen Szedon, age 54, of Lewisburg, TN, died Sat., Feb. 7, 2015. A native of Monongahela, PA, he was a son of the late Peter George Szedon, Sr. and Violet Day Szedon. Mr. Szedon was a truck driver for many years.

Survivors are his companion of 15 years, Christine Cantley of Lewisburg; a daughter, Danielle...

Martha Leonard

Feb 2, 2015

Mrs. Martha Leonard, age 75, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Mon., Feb. 2, 2015. A native of Rutherfordton, NC, Mrs. Leonard was a daughter of the late Henry Lonza Weaver and Marie Eads Weaver. She was a former cafeteria manager at Forrest School and was the owner of the Cozy Kitchen in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Leonard attended Holt’s Corner Baptist...

Lattis Peek, Jr.

Feb 1, 2015

Mr. Lattis C. Peek, Jr., age 63, of the Wheel Community of Bedford County, died Sunday, February 1, 2015 at his home. Mr. Peek was born in Bedford County and was a son of the late Lattis C. Peek, Sr. and Ora Louise Pugh Peek. He was a member of Non-Denominational Christian Fellowship of Shelbyville and was retired from...

Thomas Vaughn

Jan 30, 2015

Mr. Thomas Kelly Vaughn, age 79, of Eagleville, TN, died Friday, January 30, 2015 at his residence.  Mr. Vaughn was a native of Rutherford County, TN. He was a son of the late Tom and Nannie Kelly Vaughn and attended Rocky Glade Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  He was retired from General...

Zelma Jarrard

Jan 30, 2015

Mrs. Zelma E. Jarrard, age 91, of Columbia, Tennessee, formerly of Dahlonega, Georgia, died Friday, January 30, 2015 in Columbia, Tennessee.

Mrs. Jarrard is survived by a son, Mark (Christine) Jarrard, of Spring Hill, Tennessee.

Visitation and funeral services will be conducted at Banister Funeral Home, Dahlonega, Georgia, telephone # 706-864-4159.

Jack Gevedon

Jan 26, 2015

Mr. Jack Gevedon, age 86, of the Verona Community, formerly of the Palmetto Community of Marshall County, died Monday, January 26, 2015 in Lewisburg, Tennessee. Mr. Gevedon was born in Kentucky and was a son of the late Greenbrier and Pearlie Ison Gevedon. He was retired from Heil-Quaker Corp. of Lewisburg andwas a member of the Baptist faith. In...

Bobby Tankersley

Jan 23, 2015

Mr. Bobby “Pee Wee” Tankersley, age 68, of Lewisburg, TN, died Friday, January 23, 2015 at his residence.  Mr. Tankersley was a native of Marshall County, TN. He was a son of the late Vance Tucker and Luna Jewel Brashears Tankersley.  Pee Wee was a General Contractor, working in construction...

Carolyn Ragsdale

Jan 23, 2015

Mrs. Carolyn Cook Ragsdale, age 64, of Shelbyville, died Fri., Jan. 23, 2015. A native of Bedford Co., Mrs. Cook was a daughter of the late Rufus Cook and Lillian Naomi Canady Cook. She was a former employee of Cosmolab in Lewisburg, TN. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Farris Ragsdale...