Obituary Report for September 27, 2002
Callie (Granny) Gillentine, 79
McMinnville resident and native Callie (Granny) Gillentine, 79, died Sept. 26 at her home.
A retired restaurant owner/operator, she was the daughter of Arthur and Bettie Certain Davenport.
She is survived by son, Douglas Gillentine of McMinnville; grandsons and spouse, Ricky Gillentine of Nashville, Michael and Tammy Gillentine of McMinnville; great-grandson, Zachary Gillentine of McMinnville; sister, Agnes Rigsby of Morrison; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with Carl Stanley officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 27, 2002
William Chester Womack Jr., 70
Former McMinnville resident William Chester Womack Jr., 70, died unexpectedly Sept. 19 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis.
A prolific graphic designer, typographer, calligrapher and a professor at Memphis College of Art, his logo work adorned numerous Memphis institutions.
He began graphic designing when he was in high school here, conducting his first work for the play “Pride and Prejudice.” He moved to Memphis after serving in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, when he entered the Memphis College of Art. He served first as an associate and then a full professor at the college, serving as the graphic design/applied visual arts department chair from 1969-1988. He also conducted several workshops in calligraphy, teaching the subject at Rhodes College from 1981-1985.
He was an honorary life member of the Memphis Calligraphy Guild and received awards from the Public Relations Society of America, Art Direction Magazine, the Journal of Commercial Art and the Art Directors clubs of Chicago, Atlanta and Memphis.
The son of the late William Chester and Leila Earle Womack Sr., he was preceded in death by his wife, Kay Womack.
He is survived by son, William Frank Womack of Portland, Ore.; stepdaughter, Perry Janssen of Edmonds, Wash.; stepson, Robert Hallman of Miseotia, Mont.; brother, Charles Womack of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; and one grandson.
Graveside services will be held at Riverside Cemetery at a time to be announced. Memorials may be sent to the Memphis College of Art.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 27, 2002
Willa Faye McBride, 68
McMinnville resident and Alabama native Willa Faye McBride, 68, died unexpectedly Sept. 26 at River Park Hospital.
A retired nurse with River Park Hospital and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Carl Benjamin and Pearlie May Fuggatt Bailey.
She is survived by her husband, Lewis McBride; son, Gary Hunter of McMinnville; daughter, Debbie Sims of Trion, Ga.; stepsons, Ricky, Greg and Chris McBride of McMinnville; stepdaughter, Lanna Sharon Boyd of McMinnville; 12 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Mary Beatrice Posey of Summerville, Ga., Betty Holderbaum of Lafayette, Ga., Ruby Laviska and Voydean Mathis of Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga.; and brother, Curtis Bailey of Summerville.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at High’s Chapel with burial following at Crain Hill Cemetery in Van Buren County. Visitation begins at 8 a.m. today and will be held from 8 a.m. until time of service Saturday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 27, 2002
Dan (Buck) Pedigo, 72
Smithville resident Dan (Buck) Pedigo, 72, died Sept. 24 at NHC Healthcare in Smithville.
A farmer and a member of Sink Creek Missionary Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Lee and Tennie Pedigo; and was preceded in death by brothers, John and Ed Pedigo; and sister, Altie Burton.
He is survived by sons, Jerry Pedigo of McMinnville and Bobby Pedigo of Smithville; daughters, Cindy Cleland of McMinnville and Linda Tittsworth of Georgia; six grandchildren; and brother, Homer Pedigo of McMinnville.
Graveside services were held Wednesday at Whorton Springs Cemetery with Phil Tice officiating.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home of Smithville was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 27, 2002