Obituary Report for February 23, 2003
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Myra Elizabeth (Lib) Chastain, 83, died Feb. 20 at Alvin C. York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro after a three-month illness.
Retired from the U.S. Army in 1963 after 20 years of service, she was a veteran of World War II. A farmer and famed hard rock candy maker, she was a member of the Baptist Church.
She served on the Warren County Commission for 22 years, becoming the first woman ever elected to the county court. She served on the board of directors of Warren County A&L Fair and was honored as BPW Woman of the Year in 1972. She was also the recipient of the Cheer Mental Health Bell Ringer Award as well as the Joe Nunley Award.
The daughter of Miles Thomas and Myra Smoot Chastain Jr., she was preceded in death by sisters, Elsie Chastain and Zora Waldrop; and brothers, J.T., Davis and Ray Chastain.
She is survived by brother, Ed Chastain of McMinnville; sister, Billie Vivian Jones of Trezavant; nieces and nephews, Dickie Jones, Lewis and Lisa Jones, Myra and Al Charleston of Trezavant, Sue and Ron Jordan of Huntington, Fay and Jerry McDaniels of Germany, George and Vickie Bolding, Jack and Marsha Reaves, all of McMinnville and Carol Waldrop of Florida; nine great-nieces and nephews, several great-great-nieces and nephews and cousins; and special friend, Mary S. Johnson of Savannah.
Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with Jackie Matheny and Don Pharris officiating. Private burial will be held at Chastain Family Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels, Gideons or Alvin C. York Medical Center Hospice. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until time of service today at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Feb. 23, 2003
Myrtle Bell Lee, 85
Spencer resident and Cumberland County native Myrtle Bell Lee, 85, died Feb. 21 at Generations of Spencer after an extended illness.
A retired employee of Cole Apparel and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of James Augustus and Mattie Elizabeth Tabors Smith; and was preceded in death by her husband, James Edward Lee in 1977, and son Jim Ed Lee.
She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Gaynell and J.C. Conner, Wanda and Carl Shockley, Norma and Leonard Boyd, all of Spencer; sons and daughters-in-law, Don and Jewell Lee, Charles and Carla Lee, Larry and Fendal Lee, all of Spencer, Paul Lee, Billy and Judy Lee, all of McMinnville; daughter-in-law, Betty Lee; 22 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with Chris Perry officiating. Burial will follow at Shockley Cemetery in Van Buren County.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Feb. 23, 2003
Dorotha B. Miller, 78
Port Orange, Fla., resident and Warren County native Dorotha B. Miller, 78, died Feb. 20 at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Fla.
A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Arzie C. and Josie Maxwell Boyd; and was preceded in death by her husband, Levoy (Bill) Miller in 1978.
She is survived by son, David L. Miller of Port Orange; grandson, Troy D. Miller of Norfolk, Va.; and sisters, Winona Powers of McMinnville and Bonita Boyd Markum of Nashville.
Graveside services were held Saturday at Gardens of Memory with John Miller officiating. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Feb. 23, 2003