Obituary Report for July 17, 2002
Irene Frazier Knowles, 74
Smithville resident Irene Frazier Knowles, 74, died July 15 at Baptist DeKalb Hospital after an extended illness.
A homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late William Taft and Josie Pack Frazier; and was preceded in death by brother, Jack Frazier.
She is survived by her husband, Lewis Knowles; children and their spouses, Larry and Melissa Knowles, Kenneth and Tammy Knowles, Jim (Bear) Knowles, and Linda Knowles, all of Smithville, Steve and Laurie Knowles of Murfreesboro; grandchildren, Martha Knowles, Dustin Knowles, Hillary Knowles, Steve Knowles Jr., Maggie Knowles and Parker Knowles; step-grandchildren, Jose Love and Keri Bess Hargis; sisters, Grace Whittington of Wilborn, N.C., and Sherry Fisher of Brevard, N.C.; brother, William Taft Frazier Jr. of Detroit, Mich.; and sister-in-law, Sandy Frazier of Tucoma, Wash.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at DeKalb Funeral Home Chapel with Lynn Russell officiating. Burial will follow at DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until time of service today at DeKalb Funeral Home.
DeKalb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 17, 2002
Clara Lee Savage, 95
McMinnville resident and Lincoln County native Clara Lee Savage 95, died July 12 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness.
A homemaker and a member of St. Paul AME Methodist Church, she was the daughter of John and Annie Lee McEwin Bean; and was preceded in death by her husband, Haskell Savage.
She is survived by sister-in-law, Beatrice Savage of McMinnville; brother-in-law, Henry Savage of Nashville; niece, Sarah Jean Ramsey of McMinnville; great-niece, Rita M. Ramsey of McMinnville; foster children, Annette Taylor and Fay Fickens of Atlanta, Ga., and Michael Jinks of Puerto Rico; many friends and relatives.
Services will be held at 12 p.m. today at St. Paul AME Methodist Church in Chattanooga with David Strong officiating. Burial will follow at the National Cemetery in Hamilton County.
High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 17, 2002
Lura Christine Ragan, 80
Tullahoma resident and Woodbury native Lura Christine Ragan, 80, died July 15 at Life Care Center in Tullahoma.
A homemaker, a member of Grundy Street Church of Christ and the Coffee County Farm Bureau, she was the daughter of the late Shelah and Thursa Todd Witty; and was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Bailey Ragan Jr. in 1990.
She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Carl Bailey and Deborah Ragan III of Chesterfield, Ohio; daughter and son-in-law, Lura Virginia and Milton Davis of Tullahoma; brother, Carl Dean Witty of Athens, Ala.; sisters and brother-in-law, Maggie and Garry Colley of McMinnville and Emma Pearl Arnold of Nashville; grandchildren, Jason Ragan of Kansas City, Mo., James Ragan of Decatur, Ala., and Elisabeth Ragan of Chesterfield, Christopher Davis of Manchester and Patrick Davis of Tullahoma; and one great-grandchild, William Henry Davis of Manchester.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Daves-Culbertson Chapel in Tullahoma with Dean Witty officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hands on Science Center.
Information courtesy of High Funeral Home.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 17, 2002
James Mirt Johnson, 82
Lexington, Ky. resident James Mirt Johnson, 82, died July 14 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.
A World War II veteran, he is survived by his wife, Bonnie Johnson; son and daughter-in-law, John and Jody Johnson; daughter and son-in-law, Helen and Grady Smith, all of Lexington; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services were held Tuesday at Pafford Funeral Home Chapel in Lexington with burial following at Henderson County Memory Gardens.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 17, 2002
Irene Mahar Schedinger, 96
McMinnville resident and Dennysville, Maine native Irene Mahar Schedinger, 96, died July 12 after an extended illness.
A retired school teacher and principal of Long Branch Board of Education in Long Branch, N.J. and an active church member in Long Branch, she attended First United Methodist Church while living in McMinnville and was a member of the senior citizens program.
She was the daughter of the late Edwin and Roberta Gardner Mahar and was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Schedinger; sisters, Pauline Emory and Marie Gough; and brothers, Phillip, Lloyd, Donald and Dwight Mahar.
She is survived by brothers, Paul Mahar of McMinnville and Albert Mahar of Dennysville; sisters, Muriel Juska of Eatontown, N.J. and Vivian Trott of Portland, CT.
Services were held Tuesday in Long Branch, N.J. with burial following Thursday in Dennysville. Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church or Lazarus House Hospice.
High Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 17, 2002
Carlton L. Whitesel, 95
Wilmington, Del., resident and McMinnville native Carlton L. Whitesel, 95, died July 12 at Foulk Manor South.
A 1925 graduate of Union City High School in Union City, Ind., he worked as a purchasing agent with the Union City Body Company, Green River Steel Corporation in Owensboro, Ky., and at Oster in McMinnville until his retirement in 1972. He was the president of Union City Country Club and the Union City Kiwanis Club, and was an instructor in the Dale Carnegie course in Owensboro.
He was also president of the McMinnville Senior Citizens Club and a Bible study teacher at McMinnville First United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Elizabeth White Whitesel in 1999. He is survived by daughters, Marian L. Wilson of Wilmington and Lita Sue Whitesel of Sacramento, Calif.; grandchildren, D. Dean Wilson of New York City, M. Gregory Wilson of Washington, D.C. and Amy Trotman of Downingtown, Pa.; sisters, Betty Sutton of Union City and Mary Longnecker of Dallas, Texas; brothers, L.E. (Tim) Whitesel of Johnstown, Ohio, Paul C. Whitesel of Wickenberg, Ariz., and Phillip Whitesel of Brey, Calif.
Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. today at McMinnville First United Methodist Church. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Princeton, Ky. Relatives will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Morgan Funeral Home in Princeton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Delaware Hospice, Suite 100, Clayton Building, 3515 Silverside Road, Wilmington, Del. 19801 or McMinnville First United Methodist Church, 200 West Main Street, McMinnville, TN. 37110.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 17, 2002
Deborah Lynn Dodd, 48
Whitwell resident and Detroit, Mich., native Deborah Lynn Dodd, 48, died July 11 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center after an extended illness.
A homemaker, she was preceded in death by sister, Shirley Vaughn.
She is survived by her husband, Jamie Dodd; daughter, Vicky Hatfield of Whitwell; grandsons, Chistopher Lee Hatfield and James William Terrance Hatfield, all of Whitwell; mother and stepfather, Sarah and Terrance Purdon of Orlando, Fla.; father, William Vaughn of Kentucky; maternal grandmother, Marie Thompson of Orlando, Fla.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Pam Schlicker of Centertown, Donna and Rick Thornton of McMinnville, Peggy and Wayne Schmidt of Michigan; brother, Bill and Bev VanWell of Michigan; halfsisters and halfbrothers, Joy, Teresa, Elizabeth, Freddy, Noel, James, Allen and Billy, all of Kentucky.
Services were held Sunday at High’s Chapel.
High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 17, 2002