Obituary Report for January 24, 2003

Danny James Rains, 41
Nashville resident and Warren County native Danny James Rains, 41, died Jan. 22 at Baptist Hospital in Nashville after an extended illness.

A pressman with Courier Printing Company in Smyrna and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of Leon and Martha Loudine Jones Rains.

He is survived by his wife, Tonya Newsom Rains; daughters, Sommer and Dani Savannah Rains, both of Nashville; sons, Brandon, Johnny and James Raines, all of Nashville; two grandchildren; sister, Debbie Holland of Chicamauga, Ga.; and brother, Frankie Rains of McMinnville.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at High’s Funeral Home with Dennis Stirewalt officiating. Burial will follow at Ivy Bluff Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Sunday at High’s.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Jan. 24, 2003

Robbie Josephine Vandagriff, 83
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Robbie Josephine Vandagriff, 83, died Jan. 23 at her residence after a two-month illness.

A homemaker and member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Robert Taylor and Beulah Stroud Parker; and was preceded in death by her husband, Willard Vandagriff, and sister, Jessie Lee Jackson.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Ann Vandagriff of Hazel Green, Ala.; daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Donald Johnson of McMinnville; grandchildren Eric, LeAnn and Adam Taylor, and Caleb and Sara Vandagriff; and great-grandchild, Erika Taylor.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at High’s Funeral Home with Ernest Laws and Tony Lawrence officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory. Vistation will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Sunday at High’s.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Jan. 24, 2003

William Clyde Christian, 92
McMinnville resident and Bledsoe County native William Clyde Christian, 92, died Jan. 21 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.

A retired farmer and employee of Christian Masonry Company and a member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Silas and Laura Johnson Christian; and was preceded in death by his wife, Eunice Moffitt Christian; and sister, Mary Ethel Savage.

He is survived by daughter, Emma Jean Rice of McMinnville; son and daughter-in-law, George and Billie Dean Christian of Green Hill; grandchildren, Eddie Hice, Carolyn Woodside, Rickey Hice, Donnie Christian, Kim Wilkinson an Dede Holmes; great-grandchildren, Jamie Hice, Shelby Hice, Lily Woodside, Misty Pedigo, William Lou Christian, Lauren Wilkinson, Christian Wilkinson, Garrison Holmes and Emma Holmes; great-great-grandchild, Noah Pedigo; step-great-grandchildren, Matthew Woodside and Jeremy Woodside; and step-great-great-grandchildren, Justice Woodside and Gregory Woodside.

Services were held Thursday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with Lane Dix, Jeff Johnson and Brent McPeak officiating.

McMinnville Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Jan. 24, 2003

Jose Daniel (Danny) Menchaca, 68
McMinnville resident and San Antonio, Texas native Jose Daniel (Danny) Menchaca, 68, died Jan. 23 at his home.

The owner/operator of Danny’s Mobile Homes and a member of the Catholic Church, he served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.

The son of the late Agustine and Maria Solis Menchaca; he was preceded in death by brother, Santos Menchaca.

He is survived by his wife, Katheleen (Kitty) Menchaca; children, Cindy Buterbaugh and Regina Robinson, both of McMinnville, Denise Menchaca, Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Menchaca, and Annette Menchaca, all of Arizona, Andrew Menchaca of Canada, and Arthur Menchaca of California; grandchildren, Daniel Allen, Joshah Buterbaugh, Kristen Renee Adcock, Lindsay Marie Adcock, all of McMinnville, Ernest Buterbaugh of Arizona, Kevin Menchaca and Steven Menchaca, both of California; great-grandchildren, Khristopher and Nathaniel Allen, both of California; brothers and sisters and their spouses, Reymundo and Amelia Menchaca, Benjamin and Evagelina Menchaca and Enrique Menchaca, all of Texas, Doran Cardenas, Hector and Locadia Menchaca, all of California; and sister-in-law, Irene Menchaca of California.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church with Father Jim Bretl officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory. A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at High’s. Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at High’s.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Jan. 24, 2003

Bessie Lee Swindell Passons, 96
McMinnville resident and White County native Bessie Lee Swindell Passons, 96, died Jan. 16 at River Park Hospital after a one-week illness.

A school teacher and homemaker and a member of Blues Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Amanda Katherine McCormack Swindell; and was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Passons; four brothers and three sisters.

She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Frances and Joe Hobbs, and Varina Lance, all of McMinnville; son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Colene Passons of McMinnville; sister-in-law, May D. Swindell of Moscow; 13 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and special friend, Gertrude Thomas of McMinnville.

Services were held Sunday at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Chapel with Paul Tramel and Harry Green officiating. Burial followed at Old Union Cemetery in White County.

Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Jan. 24, 2003