Obituary Report for May 26, 2003
Spencer resident and Van Buren County native Phoebe Clark, 97, died May 23 at Generations Center after an extended illness.
A retired merchant and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Evelyn Drake Haston; and was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar R. Clark; and daughter, Gail Clark Weaver.
She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Edward and Margie Clark of Spencer; son-in-law, Jack Weaver of Augusta, Ga.; seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Spencer Chapel with Gene Brock 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.) May 25, 2003
Lucy Ann Smith, 93
Centertown resident and Warren County native Lucy Ann Smith, 93, died May 23 at Northside Health Care Center in Murfreesboro after an extended illness.
A homemaker and a member of Charles Creek The Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Franklin and Etta Caldwell Parsley; and Virgil S. Smith; son, Ernest Carl Smith; brothers, Walter Parsley, Almon Parsley, Brown Parsley, and Raymond Parsley; and sister, Cora Lee Birmingham.
She is survived by daughter, Jenel Farrer of Murfreesboro; sons, W.H. Smith of Goodlettsville, Earl W. Smith of McMinnville, and Arlan Smith of Livonia, Mich.; grandchildren, Garry Smith, Paul Wright, Tina Moore, Steve Smith and Rita Wilkins; great-grandchildren, Sain, Shelby and Allison Smith, Benjamin, Joe and Rachel Moore; special brother-in-law, Willie Arthur Smith of McMinnville; several nieces, nephews and friends.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with Cecil Van Winkle and Eddie Glenn Cantrell officiating. Burial will follow at Charles Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of service today at McMinnville Funeral Home.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 25, 2003
Nettie Maggielean McCarns Reed, 67
McMinnville resident and Gastonia, N.C., native Nettie Maggielean McCarns Reed, 67, died suddenly May 23 at River Park Hospital.
A retired textile worker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Carl V. and Dora Weathers McCarns.
She is survived by her husband, Bob Reed, sons and daughter-in-law Kenneth Lamar Reed of McMinnville and Karl Daniel and Karen Reed of Cookeville; daughers Dora Anna Louise Reed of McMinnville and Gail Reed Parker of Gastonia; sister Maybell Navy of Gastonia; six grandchildren; five great grandchildren; sisters-in-law Hazel McCarns and Grace McCarns of Gastonia; special friend Shirley Hoffman of Mayo, S.C., several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
Services will be held Monday at 3 p.m. at High’s Chapel with Billy Reed and Rowland Sharpe officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory. Visitation is today from 2 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at High’s.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 25, 2003
Hubert Lee Hillis, 70
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County native Hubert Lee Hillis, 70, died unexpectedly from a heart attack May 23 at River Park Hospital.
The owner and proprietor of Hillis Grocery for 43 years and a member of First Baptist Church where he was an active member of the men’s Bible class, he was the son of the late Archie Edley and Lucy Ward Hillis; and was preceded in death by 10 brothers and sisters.
He is survived by his wife, Anna Cantrell Hillis; sons and daughters-in-law, Darrell and Laura Hillis of Brentwood, David and Sheri Hillis of Snellville, Ga.; grandchildren, Andrew Michael, Drew Joseph, Tristan Lee and Kathryn Ann Hillis; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Harold and Wilma Cantrell of Walling, Stella Burks of McMinnville; Lawrence Hyatt of McMinnville; Paul and Loretta Rigsby of Muncie, Ind.; sister, Gracie Dean of Springfield, Mo.; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church with burial following at Mt. View Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon to 8 p.m. today and 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Monday at High’s. Memorial contributions may be made to McMinnville First Baptist Church or Trigeminal Neuralgia Association of Middle Tennessee, 7464 Antietam Lane, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37130.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 25, 2003
James LeRoy Taylor, 61
McMinnville resident and Warren County native James LeRoy Taylor, 61, died unexpectedly May 22 at River Park Hospital of an apparent heart attack.
A retired tool and die maker with Oster and a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, he served his country in the special forces as a U.S. Army Green Beret, receiving the Purple Heart in the Vietnam War.
The son of Robert Clinton and Opal Rigsby Taylor Sr., he was preceded in death by sisters, Martha Gail and Judy Ann Taylor.
He is survived by his wife, Carolyn M. Taylor; daughter and son-in-law, Tracy and Michael Menninger of Woodstock, Ga.; grandson, Justin Menninger of Woodstock; brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert and Joy Taylor, Ernest Gary and Julie Taylor, all of McMinnville; sisters and brothers-in-law, Carol and Bob Morgan, Betty and Jerry Baker, Brenda and Jimmy Woodlee, all of McMinnville, and Cathy Bouldin of Rock Island; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Highs Chapel with Lane Dix and Ernest Laws officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery with military graveside rites administered by VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of service today at High’s. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 25, 2003
Herbert Carlos Foster, 67
Arden, N.C., resident and Warren County native Herbert Carlos Foster, 67, died May 23 at St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville, N.C., after a brief illness.
A gourmet food distributor and a member of Silverdale Baptist Church, he was the son of Della Irene Mullican Foster of McMinnville and the late Herbert L. Foster; and was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Pearl Tosh Foster in 1998.
He is survived by daughter, Teresa Noland of Arden; son, Rick Foster of Albany, N.Y.; four grandchildren; sister, Barbara Agee of Dyersburg; nephew, Jeff Agee of Dyersburg; and niece, Jennifer Taylor of Murfreesboro.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at High’s Chapel with Nestor Stewart officiating. Burial will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery in Coffee County. Visitation will be held from 6-9 p.m. tonight and 8 a.m. until time of service Monday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 25, 2003
Brenda Darlene Merritt, 46
Morrison resident and Cumberland County native Brenda Darlene Merritt, 46, died May 21 at River Park Hospital.
A nurse and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Alma Johnson Robbins.
She is survived by her husband, Terry (Bear) Merritt; sisters, Jeanette Reagan, Annette Smith and Sandra Kinser, all of Crossville; brothers, David Robbins of Nashville, Teddy Robbins of Crossville and Freddy Robbins of Cleveland; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Rev. Kenneth and Amy Merritt of Morrison; brother-in-law, David Merritt of Murfreesboro; several nieces and nephews.
Services were held Saturday at Bilbrey Funeral Home Chapel in Crossville with Rev. Billy Murray and Rev. Eugene Weakley officiating. Burial followed at Green Acres Memory Gardens in Crossville.
McMinnville Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 25, 2003