Obituary Report for September 4, 2002

W.T. (Toome) Dunlap, 74
Rock Island resident and Warren County native W.T. (Toome) Dunlap, 74, died Sept. 2 at his home after an extended illness.

A retired farmer and a member of Corinth Church of Christ and the Warren County Antique Tractor Pullers Association, he was the son of Barkus Layfayette and Zannie Ethel Green Dunlap; and was preceded in death by halfsister, Myrtle Moore; and brothers, Duke, Lee, Wildon, Earl, Eudene and Elton Bee Dunlap.

He is survived by his wife, Louvene Dunlap; sons and daughters-in-law, Vernice and Yalta Dunlap, Elton and Barbara Dunlap, all of Rock Island; daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and Michael Cooper of Rock Island; granddaughters and their spouses, Sandra Cantrell, Bridgett and Phillip Prater, all of McMinnville, and Suzanne Cooper of Rock Island; grandsons and their spouses, Billy Dunlap of Rock Island, Kevin and Laura Dunlap of Knoxville, Lee Cooper of Murfreesboro; step-great-grandson and spouse, Alan and Kim Young of Rock Island; step-great-grandsons, Mitchell and Austin Young of Rock Island; sister, Cynthia Glenn of Georgia; several nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with Ricky Tubb and Nestor Stewart officiating. Burial will follow at Old Bybee Cemetery with members of the Warren County Antique Tractor Pullers Association asked to serve as honorary pall bearers. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to time of service today at High’s.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 4, 2002

Nellie B. Lack Gann, 68
Woodbury resident and Cannon County native Nellie B. Lack Gann, 68, died Aug. 30 at her home after a short illness.

A retired factory worker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Johnny and Hattie Parker Lack; and was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin L. Gann; and brothers, James Edward and Lee Lack.

She is survived by sons, Ronald Gann of Shelbyville and Hoyte Gann of Woodbury; brothers, Willie Lack of Woodbury and Norman Lack of Nashville; and sisters, Gertrude Vance, Violet Coppinger and Christine Carter, all of Woodbury, and Betty Upchurch of Murfreesboro; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Woodbury Funeral Home Chapel with Odell Powell officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Woodbury Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 4, 2002

Harold M. Swaney, 71
Altamont resident Harold M. Swaney, 71, died Sept. 2

Retired from the U.S. Air Force and Powermatic, he was the son of the late Charlie and Nora Costner Swaney; and was preceded in death by brothers, Murle and Billy Swaney; sister, Louise Swaney; and grandson, Barry Ray Swaney.

He is survived by his wife, Anna Garland Swaney; son, Richard Swaney; daughter, Belinda Patrick; grandchildren, Ginger Bates and Misty Swaney; great-grandson, Austin Bates; sister, Barbara Vogel of Zephyrhills, Fla.; brothers, Johnny R. and Gerald Swaney of Maryville, Tommy Joe Swaney of Lincoln, Ala., and Wayne Swaney of Lenoir City.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Layne Funeral Home in Altamont with Ralph Springer officiating. Burial will follow with full military honors at Altamont City Cemetery.

Layne Funeral Home of Altamont is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 4, 2002

Willodean (Midge) Hardin, 68
Sparta resident and White County native Willodean (Midge) Hardin, 68, died Sept. 1 at Life Care Center.

She is survived by daughters, Sandy Stolz of Huntsville, Ala., Connie Wilson of Sparta and Dianne Green of Madison, Ala.; sister, Mary Ruth Randolph of Sparta; and brother, Manuel Bennett of Sparta. She was preceded in death by her mother, Josephine Blaylock Simpson.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Thurman Funeral Home Chapel in Sparta with Fate Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery.

Thurman Funeral Home of Sparta is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 4, 2002

Tommy Kay Payne, 55
Manchester resident and Glasgow, Ky., native Tommy Kay Payne, 55, died Sept. 1 at Manchester Medical Center.

A supervisor at Carrier and a member of Begin Life in Jesus House of Prayer, he was the son of the late J.T. and Virginia Wolfe Payne.

He is survived by his wife, Elaine Payne; sons and daughter-in-law, Wesley and Donna Payne of Murfreesboro, and Mickey Fowler of Manchester; daughters, Marcy Moore of McMinnville and Crystal Fowler of Manchester; brother, Robbie Payne of Adolphus, Ky.; sister, Rita Payne of Adolphus, Ky.; and grandchildren, Brandon Hash of Murfreesboro and Brantley Grissom of McMinnville.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. today at Coffee County Funeral Home with James Todd officiating. Burial will follow at Ragsdale Cemetery. Donations may be made to the United Way.

Coffee County Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 4, 2002

Willie Mae Marlow, 77
Louisville, Ky., resident and McMinnville native Willie Mae Marlow, 77, died Sept. 2 at her home.

A retired sales clerk, she was the daughter of the late William Richard and Fannie Mae Dodd; and was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, James W. Marlow Sr.; and brothers, James and Joe Dodd.

She is survived by children and their spouses, Sandra and Bob Capito, James W. and Peggy Marlow Jr. of Amherst, N.H., Yvonne and Tom Felmley, Shirley Mitchell; Charlotte and Butch Hicks; brothers, Herbert, Richard and Brown Dodd, all of Tennessee, and Robert Dodd of Detroit, Mich.; sisters, Juanita Holder, Lois Lyle, Margaret Moore and Johnnie Prater, all of Tennessee, and Janie Bailey of Houston, Texas; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Evergreen Funeral Home in Louisville with entombment following in Evergreen Mausoleum. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and after noon Friday at the funeral home.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 4, 2002

Melvin (Red) Harbin, 71
McMinnville resident and Ardmore, Ala., native Melvin (Red) Harbin, 71, died Sept. 1 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.

A retired truck driver and freight hauler for TSL Truck Lines and a member of Smartt Church of Christ, he was the son of Mabel Hall of McMinnville and the late Whitman Harbin.

He is survived by children, Lionel (Curley), Wayne (Tinker) and Anthony Earl Harbin, all of McMinnville, and Melva Jean Harbin Vann of Jasper; sister, Hazel Harbin Priest of McMinnville; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Private family memorial services were held.

High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 4, 2002