Obituary Report for April 6, 2003
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Nile Thomas McGee, 79, died April 3 at Bedford County Medical Center in Shelbyville after a brief illness.
A retired Rockford employee, a dispatcher with the Warren County Sheriff’s Department, and a member of the Church of God, he served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
The son of Martin and Lela Dixon McGee, he was preceded in death by brother, Floyd McGee; and sister, Reba England.
He is survived by his wife, Jean McGee; son, Russell McGee of McMinnville; two grandchildren; sister, Betty Eva of Nashville; stepchildren, Kathy Tyree of Morrison, Pam Rankhorn, Jenna Boyd, Lori Marsh, Melissa Downes and Kevin Cutts, all of McMinnville; 19 step-grandchildren, three step-great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with Dion King officiating. Burial will follow at Shellsford Cemetery with military graveside rites administered by VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173. Visitation will be held from 8 a.m. until time of service today at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 6, 2003
Sherry Ann Hall Pelham, 47
Rock Island resident and Warren County native Sherry Ann Hall Pelham, 47, died April 3 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after an extended illness.
A member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Hubert C. and Barbara Jane Turner Hall of McMinnville; and was preceded in death by paternal grandfather, Thurman Hall; maternal grandparents, Enoch and Mina Turner; and aunt, Morylen Hillis.
She is survived her husband, Jackie Pelham; daughters and son-in-law, Tanarra and Richard Grissom and Talissa Pelham, all of McMinnville; grandchild, Dylan Lockhart of McMinnville; paternal grandmother, Pauline Hall of McMinnville; sisters and brothers-in-law, Karon and Ronnie Layne, Kathy and Matt Brewer, all of McMinnville; nephews and spouses, Jeremie and Lori Turner, Rayce and Ridge Brewer, all of McMinnville, niece and spouse, Karissa and Mark Hale of McMinnville; great-nephews, Ethan and Keaton Turner of McMinnville; great-niece, Emilee Grace Hale of McMinnville; uncle and spouse, John and Joyce Hillis of McMinnville; mother-in-law, Avo P. Billings of McMinnville; sister-in-law and spouse, Melissa and Jerry Green of McMinnville; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Rose Mary and Kenny Duncan, Becky and Carl Green, all of McMinnville; niece, Angela Jackson and her son, Austin McConathy of Georgia; nephew, Dale Foutch of McMinnville; and special friends, Bobby and Sheliah Gallagher of McMinnville.
Services were held Saturday at High’s Chapel with Tony Lawrence officiating. Burial followed at Mt. View Cemetery.
High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 6, 2003
Hue Wesley Waynick Jr., 46
Murfreesboro resident and Benton Harbor, Mich., native Hue Wesley Waynick Jr., 46, died April 3 at his home.
The son of Alta Deering Dugger of Beech Grove and the late Hue Wesley Waynick Sr., he is survived by daughter, Michelle Penix of Murfreesboro; brother, Jeffery Waynick of Murfreesboro; sisters, Karen Flatt, Tamra Lampley and Melissa Ann Waynick, all of Franklin, and Lisa Anne Dugger of Murfreesboro; girlfriend, Debbie Hardy of Murfreesboro; grandchildren, Jessica Michelle Penix and Anna Joy Penix; and nephews, Justin Wilson, Randy Lampley Jr., Hunter Harrington, Tyler Lampley and Christian Waynick.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Woodfin Funeral Home in Murfreesboro with Steve Marcum officiating.
Woodfin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 6, 2003
Juanita Huff, 69
McMinnville resident and White County native Juanita Huff, 69, died April 5 at her home after an extended illness.
A retired seamstress with McMinnville Garment Company and Aquatech and a member of the First Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Faith, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Lela Bumbalough White; and was preceded in death by sister, Beulah Jennings and brother, Edd White.
She is survived by her husband, Arco Huff; son and daughter-in-law, William A. (Jimmy) and Charlotte Huff of McMinnville; daughters and sons-in-law, Vicky and Wayne Adams, Dorinda and Trent Walker, all of McMinnville; grandchildren, Shawn Huff and Tracy Barnhill, both of McMinnville, and Travis Adams of Murfreesboro; great-grandchildren, Kyler, Livia and Macie Gray Walker, Morgan Barnhill, Jonathan and Justin Rochon, all of McMinnville; sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and Rev. Billy G. Nunley; sister-in-law, Lena White of McMinnville; and step-grandchildren, Thomas and Eddie Ware of McMinnville.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at High’s Chapel with Billy Nunley officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until time of service Monday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 6, 2003
Dorothy Jean Cope Nokes, 68
McMinnville resident and Short Mountain native Dorothy Jean Cope Nokes, 68, died April 3 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center after a short illness.
A retired factory worker, homemaker, devout Christian and a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, she was the daughter of Estel Patterson Cope of Short Mountain and the late Henry Cope; and was preceded in death by her husband, Delmar Nokes; son, Timothy Nokes; and brother, Billy Cope.
She is survived by daughter, Victoria Woods Jones of Murfreesboro; sons, Glen Nokes of Short Mountain, Michael Wood of Norfolk, Va., and Wade Nokes of Des Moines, Iowa; brothers, Frank and Bob Cope of Centertown; one aunt, one uncle, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Woodbury Funeral Home Chapel with Dennis Clark and Rannie Phillips officiating.
Woodbury Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 6, 2003
Philip Ashbel Grandey, 81
Palm Bay, Fla., resident and Warren County native Philip Ashbel Grandey, 81, died April 3 at Holmes Regional Hospital in Melborne, Fla.
A retired service station owner and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of Ernest Edwin and Mary Ethel Golden Grandey Sr.
He is survived by his wife, Willodene Tuck Grandey; sons, Ted Grandey of McMinnville and Tim Grandey of Woodbury; daughters, Phyllis Manuel of Hiram, Ohio, Jane Comeaux-Oyaska of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Mona Krantz of Springfield; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; brothers, Quinton Grandey of McMinnville and Walter Grandey of Knoxville; and sisters, Laurel Grizzell of Estil Springs, Ruth Cross of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Joy Haston of Orlando, Fla.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with Odell Powell and Newton Gribble officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory. 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.) April 6, 2003