Obituary Report for September 6, 2002

James Allen (Buck) Hill, 50
McMinnville resident and Warren County native James Allen (Buck) Hill, 50, died Sept. 4 at his home after an extended illness.

An employee of Calsonic-Yorozu and a member of Charles Creek Baptist Church, he was the son of Mary Cope of McMinnville and the late James Clarence Hill; and was preceded in death by sister, Linda Lou Herrin; and nephew, Anthony Simmons.

He is survived by daughters, Jennifer Kay Hill, Rhiannon Nichole Hill and Monica Lance Hill, all of McMinnville; stepfather, Ray Cope of McMinnville; sister and brother-in-law, Brenda and Gary (Yogi) Bratcher of McMinnville; stepsister and spouse, Judy and Orville Cope of McMinnville; stepbrother and spouse, Lewis Ray and Linda Cope Jr.; grandson, Devin James Knox of McMinnville; nephews, Eric and Kerry Self of McMinnville; special friends, Christine Keaton of McMinnville and Billy Braden of Grundy County.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Chapel with Cecil Van Winkle officiating. Burial will follow at Charles Creek Cemetery.

Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 6, 2002

Billy Edward Cutts, 56
Nashville resident and Warren County native Billy Edward Cutts, 56, died Sept. 3 at his home after an extended illness.

A construction worker with Middle Tennessee Acoustics, he was the son of the late Geneva Cutts Lawson; and was preceded in death by stepson, Jason Buckner.

He is survived by his wife, Anna Sue Fuqua Cutts; stepson, Tim Buckner of McMinnville; special granddaughter, Kristan Buckner of Lebanon; sister, Brenda Maruschak of Ohio; brothers, Freddy Lawson of McMinnville, Danny, George, David and Johnny Lawson of Ohio; special sister-in-law, Shirley McCormick of Rock Island; special niece, Amanda McCormick of Rock Island; special nephews, Kevin and Lynn McCormick of Rock Island; several nieces, nephews and cousins; and special friend, Miguel Zavala of Nashville.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at High’s Chapel. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of service today at High’s.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 6, 2002

Velma Deaton Elrod, 85
Rome, Ga., resident and White County native Velma Deaton Elrod, 85, died Sept. 3 at Beaverly Health Care in Rome.

A homemaker who attended Sharpsville Church of Christ and New Union Church of Christ in Manchester, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Nora McBride Deaton; and was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Thomas Elrod in 1997.

She is survived by daughters, Judy Gibson of Vista, Calif., and Linda Walker of Rome, Ga.; brothers, E.C. and Elmer Deaton of Rock Island and Douglas Deaton of McMinnville; sisters, Johnann Grissom of Rock Island, Amolene Dobbins of Pitts, Pa., Maxine Roberts of Ware Shoals, S.C., and Sue Palombo of McMinnville; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. today at Woodfin Funeral Home Chapel in Murfreesboro with Charles Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Milton Cemetery.

Woodfin Funeral Home of Murfreesboro is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 6, 2002