Obituary Report for June 11, 2003
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Dorothy Agnes Elrod Foster, 79, died June 8 at River Park Hospital.
A homemaker and a member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ where she was with the Ladies Association for Christian Education, she was preceded in death by her husband, Noel Foster; parents, Lizzie and Gum Elrod, brothers, David, Jesse, Lloyd and Locey Elrod; and sisters, Lila Wood, Mattie Womack and Nora Lee Griffith.
She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Elaine and Larry Goodman of McMinnville; stepdaughter and son-in-law, Mary Lois and Joe T. Cantrell of McMinnville; grandson, Jonathan Goodman of McMinnville; step-grandchildren and their spouses, Teresa and Steve Atnip, Gina and Butch Mullican, Pam and John Green, Chip and Sheila Cantrell; 10 step-great-grandchildren and two step-great-great-grandchildren; brother, Edward Elrod of New Castle, Del.; 25 nieces and nephews, numerous cousins and friends.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with Tony Lawrence and Steve Hillis officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of service today at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) June 11, 2003
Agustin Sanchez (Junior) Basilio, 25
McMinnville resident and Cordova, Veracruz, Mexico native Agustin Sanchez (Junior) Basilio, 25, died June 7 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Coffee County.
A contract worker with Haston Farm Nursery and a member of the Catholic Church, he was the son of Agustin Sanchez and Felipa Vasilia Juarez of Mexico.
He is survived by brothers, Salvador Sanchez Vasilio of McMinnville and Luis Enrique Sanchez Vasilio of Mexico; and sister, Marisol Sanchez Vasilio of Mexico.
Services will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at High’s Chapel with Ben Day officiating. Burial will follow at Domisilio Conocido in Verachuz, Mexico. Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. today at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) June 11, 2003
James Burton Rutledge, 75
Cleveland resident and Carthage native James Burton Rutledge, 75, died June 7 at Bradley Memorial Hospital in Cleveland after a brief illness.
A retired pipefitter with TVA and a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Thomas Davison and Callie Beatrice Blaylock Rutledge; and was preceded in death by brothers, Eldridge, Harve, Willie and David Rutledge.
He is survived by his wife, Othella Rutledge; children, Elnora Snider of Rock Island, Jimmie Rogers of Mt. Zion community, Joel Dawson Rutledge of Cleveland and Brenda Rutledge of Atlanta, Ga.; seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Aaron Rutledge of Murfreesboro and Kenneth Rutledge of Cleveland; sister, Vivian Harding of Murfreesboro; several nieces and nephews.
Services were held Monday at High’s Chapel with Tyler Gentry officiating. Burial followed at Campaign Cemetery.
High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) June 11, 2003
Ella Bryant Wallace, 89
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County native Ella Bryant Wallace, 89, died June 10 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness.
A homemaker and a member of Laurel Creek Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Mary Tennie Jones Bryant; and was preceded in death by husband, Powell Malone Wallace Sr., sister, Emma Shockley; and brothers, Morgan, Robert and Butler Bryant.
She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Margaret and Charles Coomer of Conyers, Ga., Patty and Webber Cantrell of McMinnville; son and daughter-in-law, Powell and Nancy Wallace of McMinnville; sister, Sophia Stiles of Spencer; Wallace Bryant of McMinnville; grandchildren, Jim Davis, Catherine Coomer, Christina Coomer, Andrew Cantrell, Julie Cantrell, Tiffany Wallace and Powell Wallace III; and great-grandchildren, Mason Davis, Carter Davis, Chloe Wallace, Tyler Prater, Cole Wallace and Asher Wallace.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with Nestor Stewart and Rev. Robert Case officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. until time of service Thursday at McMinnville Funeral Home.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) June 11, 2003
Nancy Tanner Feild, 71
McMinnville native Nancy Tanner Feild, 71, died June 8 after an extended illness.
She attended Rhodes College and was active in Republican affairs, serving on the Convention Center Board, as a past president of the Memphis and Shelby County Medical Auxiliary, an active member of Les Passes and the Hein Park Garden Club. She was also a member of Burnt Pine Golf Club, Sandestin Beach Club of Destin, Fla., and Germantown Country Club.
She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Dr. James Rodney Feild; children, Mary Feild Dreve of Germantown, Frederick Feild of Nashville, Jamie Feild Baker and Alan Feild of Memphis, and Glynn Feild Dean of Hernando; six grandchildren, sisters, Betty Evans of Clarksville and Patty Foreman of Savannah, Ga.; and brother, Tommy Tanner of McMinnville.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Morning Sun Presbyterian Church in Cordova. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight at Memphis Funeral Home on Poplar.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) June 11, 2003
Edwin C. Bishop, 38
Altamont resident Edwin C. Bishop, 38, died June 8.
A member of Altamont Volunteer Fire Department, Little Creek Baptist Church and the Grundy County Crafters, he served on the 2003 Grundy County Fair Committee.
He is survived by his wife, Paula Dykes Bishop; parents, Betty and Gregory Bishop; sister, Lequita Chapman; niece, Ashley Michelle Stevens; and nephews, Douglas and Austin Parsons. He was preceded in death by brother, Michael Patrick Stevens.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Layne Funeral Home Chapel in Altamont with Dal Barrett and Howard Fults officiating. Burial will follow at Bishop Family Cemetery.
Layne Funeral Home of Altamont is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) June 11, 2003
Lillian Lorene Robinson, 71
Sparta resident and Putnam County native Lillian Lorene Robinson, 71, died June 10 at Life Care Center in Sparta.
A salesperson with L&E Sportswear, she was the daugther of Arthur and Nancy Grider Brown, and is survived by her husband of 52 years, Floyd Robinson; brother, Clifton Brown of Rickman; sisters, Pearl Montgomery of Cookeville and Ann Hicks of Nashville; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Thurman Funeral Home Chapel in Sparta with David Lee England Fate Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Thurman Funeral Home.
Thurman Funeral Home of Sparta is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) June 11, 2003