Obituaries

Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Chapel Hill, TN & Surrounding Areas

Andy Vaughn

Andy Vaughn

Dec 18, 2013

Mr. Andy Brown Vaughn, age 93, of the Flat Creek Community of Williamson County, TN, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at his residence. He was a native of Marshall County and a son of the late George Anderson and Jennie Edmondson Vaughn.  Mr. Vaughn was a member of the Church of Christ where he served as song...

Rocco Cignarella

Rocco Cignarella

Dec 16, 2013

Mr. Rocco Cignarella, age 83, of Stevenson, AL, died Mon., Dec. 16, 2013 following an extended illness. A native of East Orange, NJ, Mr. Cignarella was a retired carpenter and was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a son of the late Andrea Cignarella and Minnie Frino. Survived by his wife, Wanda Richmond Cignarella of...

Vicki Lambert

Vicki Lambert

Dec 13, 2013

Mrs. Vicki Lynn Yarbrough Lambert, age 57, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, died Friday, December 13, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. Mrs. Lambert was born in Bedford County and was a daughter of the late Harold and Hazel Mai Sudberry Yarbrough. In addition to being a homemaker, she received her degree in nursing from Middle Tennessee State University and worked for over...

Jackie Beard, Jr.

Jackie Beard, Jr.

Dec 6, 2013

Mr. Jackie Walker Beard, Jr., age 47, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, died Friday evening, December 6, 2013 in Shelbyville. He was born in Williamson County and was a mechanic and farmer.

Mr. Beard is survived by his wife, Rose I. Beard, Shelbyville, TN; mother and father, Mamie Spears Beard and Jackie Walker Beard, Sr., Bethesda Community of Williamson...

Donald Stanek, Sr.

Donald Stanek, Sr.

Dec 4, 2013

Mr. Donald G. Stanek, Sr., age 76, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Wednesday evening, December 4, 2013 at his home after an extended illness.  Mr. Stanek was born in Elgin, Illinois and was a son of the late George J. and Violet Hansen Stanek.  He was a tool and die maker, having retired from Waconda Tool and Die of...

Curtis Laney

Curtis Laney

Nov 30, 2013

Mr. Curtis Wilson Laney, age 62, of Hermitage, TN, formerly of Chapel Hill, TN, died Sat., Nov. 30, 2013. A native of Tupelo, MS, Mr.Laney was a Supply chain driver for Averette Express. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during the Vietnam War.

Mr. Laney is survived by his wife, Sandy Wakefield Laney;...

J W Saint James

J W Saint James

Nov 23, 2013

Mr. J W Saint James, age 56, of Unionville, Tennessee, died Saturday, November 23, 2013 in Shelbyville, Tennessee.  He was born in Troy, Missouri to the late Dorothy Reese and Ferd Ruegg. Mr. Saint James was employed in the warehouse at Ingram Book.

Mr. Saint James is survived by his wife, Debra Ruegg, Unionville, TN; sisters, Dottie...

Billy Ezell

Billy Ezell

Nov 21, 2013

Mr. Billy Wayne Ezell, age 60, of Lewisburg, formerly of Shelbyville, died Thurs., Nov. 21, 2013 at his residence in Lewisburg. A native of Marshall Co., Mr. Ezell was a son of the late Billy Gene Ezell and Clara Curtis Ezell.

Survived by 2 brothers; Glenn Ezell of Lewisburg and Gene Ezell of...

Frances Dyer

Frances Dyer

Nov 21, 2013

Mrs. Frances Dyer, age 79, of Eagleville, Tennessee, died Thursday, November 21, 2013 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.  Mrs. Dyer was born and raised in Williamson County and was a daughter of the late Jesse Wade and Nancy Lauada Russell Sharp.  She was a homemaker, babysitter and caregiver, and practiced her faith as a Jehovah’s Witness.  Mrs. Dyer was preceded in...

Gary Crutcher

Gary Crutcher

Nov 11, 2013

Mr. Gary “Grumpy” Crutcher, age 65, of Antioch, TN died Monday, November 11, 2013 in Chapel Hill, TN. He was a native of Lebanon, TN and a son of the late James Leslie and Mary Frances Evans Crutcher.  Mr. Crutcher was a member of the Madison Christian Church and a truck driver for Ceva Logistics.  Gary was preceded in...

Walter Martin

Walter Martin

Nov 10, 2013

Mr. Walter Lee Martin, age 60, of Unionville, Tennessee, a lifelong resident of Bedford County, died Sunday, November 10, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family and numerous friends.  He was the son of the late Walter Martin and the late Billie Tompkins Martin.  He was preceded in death by two sisters, Maryllian Martin Cochran and Linda Martin...

Thomas Mccoy

Thomas Mccoy

Nov 10, 2013

Mr. Tommy McCoy, age 55, of Lewisburg, Tennessee died Sunday, November 10, 2013 in Lewisburg.  Mr. McCoy was born in Williamson County and was employed with Hooper’s Tire and Auto of Chapel Hill.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Carla Gilton McCoy, who died in June of 2011 and by his mother, Thelma Lorene Harper McCoy.

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Gregory Flannery

Gregory Flannery

Nov 10, 2013

Mr. Greg L. Flannery, age 76, of Shelbyville and Murfreesboro, TN, died Sun., Nov. 10, 2013 at the Alvin C. York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro. A native of Boston, MA, Mr. Flannery was a retired truck driver and was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during the Vietnam War.

Survived by 3...

Shirley Harris

Shirley Harris

Nov 9, 2013

Mrs. Shirley Harris, age 74, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, died Saturday, November 9, 2013 in Columbia, Tennessee.  Mrs. Harris was born in Bryant Station, Tennessee and was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church in Chapel Hill.  She was a homemaker and former employee of Cosmolab, Inc. of Lewisburg.  Mrs. Harris was preceded in death by her husband, John Fred Harris,...

Philip King

Philip King

Nov 3, 2013

Philip G. King, died November 3, 2013 in Cebu, Philippines, his favorite place, his paradise.  He was born in 1945 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee to Charlie B. and Velma King, the youngest of their nine children.  He is survived by his brothers, Richard, Charlie, Bob and David, his sister, Charlotte, his children and grandchildren…. and forever in our hearts, his...

Mae Bell Endsley

Mae Bell Endsley

Nov 3, 2013

Mrs. Mae Bell Endsley, age 74, of the Spring Place community, died Sun., Nov. 3, 2013. A native of Bedford Co., Mrs. Endsley was the daughter of the late Charles Harber and Florella Darnell.  Mae Bell had a deep love for farming and the outdoors. She was preceded in death by her husband, Everett Endsley who died in 2004....

Mildred "Millie" Rahn

Mildred "Millie" Rahn

Oct 30, 2013

Rev. Mildred “Millie” Rahn, age 83, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Wed., Oct. 30, 2013. A native of Denville, NJ, Millie was the daughter of the late Roger and Lillian Whitmore. She was a retired missionary and loved by so many people.

There are no immediate survivors, however, Millie is survived by special friends; Gaynell...

Rubie Stephens

Rubie Stephens

Oct 28, 2013

Mrs. Rubie Stephens, age 81, of Rockvale, died Mon., Oct. 28, 2013. A native of Scottsboro, AL, Mrs. Stephens was a daughter of the late John Jerdie Romans and Mary Matlock Romans. She was a homemaker and a member of Rockvale Independent Church of God. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Kesha...

C.H. "Moe" Moravits

C.H. "Moe" Moravits

Oct 25, 2013

Mr. C.H. “Moe” Moravits, age 88, of Unionville, TN, died Fri., Oct. 25, 2013. A native of San Antonio, TX, Moe was the son of the late Charles Howard Moravits, Sr. and Freida Moravits. He was retired from the acoustic ceiling industry and was a member of Old Moulton Baptist Church in Moulton, TX. In addition to his parents,...

Mac Blackwell

Mac Blackwell

Oct 22, 2013

Mr. Mac Edward Blackwell, age 61, of Bristol, Tennessee, formerly of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Tuesday morning, October 22, 2013 in Bristol.  Mr. Blackwell was born in Marshall County and was a son of the late Albert Terry and Bernice Eggelston McElhaney Blackwell.  He was a factory worker and former radio personality, working in both the Lewisburg and Columbia...