Obituary Report for October 27, 2002
Wavie L. Curtis, 96
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Wavie L. Curtis, 96, died Oct. 25 at Raintree Manor.
A homemaker and a member of Shellsford Church of Christ, she was the daughter of George and Della Jones Roberts; and was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Curtis in 1957; and granddaughter, Wanda Green Woods.
She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Jean and Osban Scott, and Wilma Smartt, all of McMinnville; grandchildren and spouses, Shanna and Robbie Hillis, Steve and Betty Scott, and John Scott, all of McMinnville, Marlin and Shelia Scott of Centertown; eight great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with George Roberts and Steve Scott officiating. Burial will follow at Hills Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until time of service today at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Oct. 27, 2002
Victor Jose Alvarez Jr., Infant
Victor Jose Alvarez Jr., infant, died Oct. 25 at River Park Hospital.
The son of Victor and Peggy Miley Alvarez of McMinnville, he is survived by maternal grandparents, Bobby and Nancy Miley of McMinnville; paternal grandparents, Engrosia Diaz Becerria and Alfonso Alvarez Loera; several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Gardens of Memory with Eddie Johnson officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Oct. 27, 2002
Sarah Lucy Stewart, 90
McMinnville resident and Jackson County native Sarah Lucy Stewart, 90, died Oct. 25 at Raintree Manor Nursing Center after an extended illness.
A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the son of the late John and Edith Wheeler Hoover; and was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Stewart.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel in Savannah with burial following at Old Union Cemetery in Hardin County. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Shackelford Chapel.
McMinnville Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Oct. 27, 2002
Aaron C. Savchuk, 24
Bronson, Mich., resident and native Aaron C. Savchuk, 24, died Oct. 19 in Minneapolis, Minn.
A mechanic, he attended Glen Oaks Community College and Northwest Automotive School in Lima, Ohio.
He is survived by his parents, James A. and Deborah A. Belote Savchuk of McMinnville; grandparents, David and Barbara Savchuk of Bronson; grandmother, Aleene Belote of Coldwater, Mich.; and sister, Amanda Savchuk of Bloomington, Ind. He was preceded in death by grandfather, Carl Belote.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Centertown Cemetery.
Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Oct. 27, 2002