Obituary Report for April 11, 2003
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jack Edward Campbell, 50, died April 8 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.
An employee of Burroughs-Ross-Colville and a member of Pleasant Hill New Life Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Roy and Bertha Reed Campbell, and was preceded in death by brothers, Tommy and Roy Allen Campbell; halfbrothers, J.P. Phillips and Lillard Campbell; and sister, Marilyn Turner.
He is survived by his wife, Marie Steele Campbell; daughter, Rebecca Lynn Campbell of McMinnville; son, Jack Earl Campbell of McMinnville; sister, Ola Marie Alley of McMinnville; brothers, Charles Campbell of McMinnville and Grayson Campbell of Centertown; halfsisters, Geardine Prince of New Hope, Ala., and Jenny Mae Kennedy of McMinnville; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with Rickey Basham and Carl Bouldin officiating. Burial will follow at Zion Hill Cemetery in Coffee County. 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 11, 2003
Vollie Louise Baker, 76
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County native Vollie Louise Baker, 76, died April 10 at her home after a lingering illness.
A retired Genesco employee and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Eston and Daisey Yates Simmons; and was preceded in death by daughter, Charlene Baker; sister, Martha Walker; and brothers, Roy H. and Larry Junior Simmons.
She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Paula and Raymond Pack of Spencer, Linda and Allen Prater Jr., Doris and Tommy Gilley, all of McMinnville; sons and daughters-in-law, Leslie and Diane Tipton of Biloxi, Miss., Stephen A. Simmons of McMinnville, John Anthony and Darlene Baker of Spencer; 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; sisters, Lydia Guy of Spencer, Bessie Mooneyham of Mooneyham community, Daisey Mae Komer of Mecosta, Mich., and Rose Lewis of McMinnville; and brother, James Ernest Simmons of Spencer.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at High’s Chapel with Billy G. Nunley officiating. Burial will follow at Town Cemetery in Van Buren County. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 11, 2003
Mary Jane McNeece, 86
Mary Jane McNeece, 86, died April 9 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.
A member of the Church of Christ, she worked in administration offices of Nashville Auto Diesel College, Arco, Veterans Administration and St. Thomas Hospital. She and her husband also worked several years as volunteers at Maury County Regional Hospital in Columbia. She was a lifetime collector of antique dolls, serving as a director of United Federation of Doll Clubs in the southern area. She was also instrumental in forming several doll clubs.
The daughter of the late H.P. and Bettie Justice Simpson, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Joseph Daniel Derby, and sister, Dorothy Reed Chapman.
She is survived by her husband, Edward English McNeese of Clarksville; brothers, H.R. Simpson Jr. of Nashville and George D. Simpson of Morrison; nieces, Peggy Rutledge, J.W. and Betty Johnson, all of Missouri; nephews, George Jr. and Shirley Simpson of Neptune Beach, Fla., William and Brenda Simpson of Birmingham, Ala., Larry and Carol Simpson of Murfreesboro, Robert and Connie Simpson of Morrison, Michael Simpson of Nashville.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Spring Hill Funeral Home with Ken Willis officiating.
Information courtesy of High Funeral Home.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 11, 2003
Evelyn Mae White, 78
McMinnville resident and Cass County, Mich., native Evelyn Mae White, 78, died April 9 at Raintree Manor after an extended illness.
A retired nurses aide and a member of Shellsford Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Melvin and Emma Vickers Whitmyer; and was preceded in death by her husband, William White.
She is survived by sons, Jack, James, Charles, and David Robinson, and Ervin White, all of McMinnville, and Duane Robinson of Smithville; daughter, Mary Johnson of McMinnville; 14 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, 13 brothers and sisters in Michigan.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at High’s Chapel with Jackie Matheny officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until time of service Saturday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 11, 2003
Lonnie Hale, 77
Spencer resident and Van Buren County native Lonnie Hale, 77, died April 9 at Cookeville Hospital after an extended illness.
Retired from the Van Buren County Senior Citizens Center, a member of the rescue squad and the Church of Christ, he was the son of Jeff and Mary Ann Yates Hale; and was preceded in death by his wife, Mamie Oakwood Hale; grandson, Charles Leslie Gilbert Jr.; brothers, Clennie, Noah, Arline, L.V. and J.L. Hale; sister, Lennie Sullivan; and halfsister, Lela Madewell.
He is survived by daughters and son-in-law, Lydia Boyd, Ann Shockley and Larry Shockley, all of Spencer; stepson and wife, Charles L. and Elizabeth Gilbert of Spencer; grandchildren, Donna Foster of McMinnville, Emily Boyd, Lonessa Boyd, Marie Shockley, James Gilbert, and David Gilbert, all of Spencer, and Leslie Vinson of Sparta; great-grandchildren, Erika and Gregory Vinson of Sparta, Adrian and Nicholas Foster of McMinnville; foster grandchild, Teresa Brock of Doyle; sister, Bertha Cummings of Spencer; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Spencer Chapel with Fate Wilson and Bill Welcher officiating. Burial will follow at Town Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 8 a.m. until time of service today at the Spencer Chapel.
Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Spencer Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 11, 2003
Floyd Fitch, 93
Altamont resident Floyd Fitch, 93, died April 8.
A member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Henry and Sara Smartt Fitch, and was preceded in death by his wife, Ollie Fitch; brothers, Charlie, Melvin, and Lewis Fitch; sisters, Lucy and Georgia Fitch.
He is survived by daughters, Etheline Hobbs and Pauline Wellman of Morrison, Lorene Bennett of Altamont, and Cathy Walker of Centertown; sons, Wilfred Fitch of Cohutta, Ga., Douglas and Chester Fitch of Altamont; 20 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Services were held Thursday at Layne Funeral Home in Altamont with Joe D. Gray officiating. Burial followed at Altamont City Cemetery.
Layne Funeral Home of Altamont is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 11, 2003