Obituary Report for August 3, 2003

Bertha Louise Goff, 84
McMinnville resident and Cannon County native Bertha Louise Goff, 84, died Aug. 2 at River Park Hospital.

A homemaker and a member of Blues Hill Church of Christ, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Haskell Goff; son, Roy Steve Goff and grandson, Barry Burger.

She is survived by sons, G.L. Goff of McMinnville, James Robert Goff of Smyrna and Danny R. Goff of Woodbury; daughter, Joann Burger of McMinnville; sister, Estelle Cope of Woodbury; stepsister, Hassie May Osment of McMinnville; brother, Edward Patterson of McMinnville; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with Rannie Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at Blues Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today and 10 a.m. until time of service Monday at McMinnville Funeral Home.

McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 3, 2003

Alvin Russell Fater, 73
Viola resident and Detroit, Mich., native Alvin Russell Fater, 73, died Aug. 1 in Riverview, Mich., after an extended illness.

A pipefitter with Great Lakes Steel Company in Michigan and a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, he was the son of Albert and Wavaline Taylor Fater; and was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ellen Rich; daughter, Audrey J. Brown.

He is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce Wright of Viola, Jeanette and Gary Martin, Linda Sebright, Joann and Dennis Foley, all of Wyandotte, Mich., Judy and Russ Winterholler of Lincoln Park, Mich., and Phyllis Jane Fater of Viola; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; brothers, Paul and Warren Fater, both of Taylor, Mich.; sisters, Wuanita Hathaway of Florida, Hazel Nowitzke and Ilene Hinton, both of Taylor, Mich.; several nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church with Jesse Pate officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at High’s and 9:30 a.m. until time of service at the church Wednesday.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 3, 2003

James Fate Brown, 83
Beersheba Springs resident and Grundy County native James Fate Brown, 83, died Aug. 1 at his home.

The retired owner of Cumberland Supply and a member of Coalmont United Methodist Church, Sewanne Lodge 405 of Tracy City and Chattanooga Scottish Rites, he was the son of Henry and Ann Medley Brown; and was preceded in death by brothers, Carlos and Henry Brown; and sister, Margaret Louise Coppinger.

He is survived by his wife, Odessa Morris Brown; grandsons and their spouses, James David and Alison Juliano of Orlando, Fla., Warren and Shannon Juliano of Murfreesboro; great-grandchildren; Destine Marie Juliano of Murfreesboro, Theodore Allen, Benjamin James and Henry Marcus Juliano, all of Orlando; several nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with David Juliano and Clayton Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Grace Chapel Cemetery in Grundy County. Visitation will be held from noon until time of service today at High’s. Donations may be made to the Grace Chapel Cemetery Fund.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 3, 2003

James Gwyn Stroud, 85
McMinnville resident and Warren County native James Gwyn Stroud, 85, died Aug. 1 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.

A retired machine operator and a member of the Church of Christ, he served his country in the U.S. Marines during World War II. The son of James Thomas and Edna Woodside Stroud; and was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Denton in 1989.

He is survived by daughters, Brenda Bond of Florida and Toni Gullett of Texas; sons, James D. Stroud of Michigan and Barry Stroud of McMinnville; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at High’s Chapel with Lane Dix officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until of service today at High’s.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 3, 2003

James Leonard Shockley, 63
East Ridge resident and Van Buren County native James Leonard Shockley, 63, died Aug. 1 at Erlanger Hospital after an extended illness.

A carpenter, he was the son of Jacob L. and Magdaline Green Shockley; and was preceded in death by brothers, John C. and Fate Shockley; and sisters, Bobbie Shockley and Lucille Martin.

He is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and George Trost of Willowick, Ohio, Daneen and Tim Warsimskey of Mentor, Ohio, Rina and Tim Korbel of Eastland, Ohio, and Heather Shockley of Willowick, Ohio; son and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Lisa Shockley of Leroy Township, Ohio; 11 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, several nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Spencer Chapel with Bobby Wilhite officiating. Burial will follow at Long Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. today at Heritage Funeral Home in Chattanooga and from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. until time of service Tuesday at the Spencer Chapel.

Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Spencer Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 3, 2003

Willard Lincoln Hayes, 86
Sparta resident and White County native Willard Lincoln Hayes, 86, died July 31 at Kindred Hospital in Chattanooga.

An electrical engineer with the Department of the Navy, he was the son of the late Jesse McNeil and Allie Belle Mason Hayes.

He is survived by his wife, Opal G. (Susie) Hayes; daughters, Christine Miller of Maryland, Jean Rader of Chattanooga, Geneva Hayes of Sparta and Sharon Simmons of Spencer; sister and brother-in-law, Will Thomas and Clarence Barrons of Arkansas; grandchildren, Jonathan Holstead, Bruce Fike, Robert Honaker, Denise Qualls, Erin Hutchings, Michael Honaker, Melissa Rader, Katherine Garland, Brian Miller, Daniel Honaker, Shannel Smith, Robin Holmes, Toman Miller; great-grandchildren, Kevin Honaker, Jenna Hensley, Joshua Qualls, Matthew Fike, Megan Fike, Elizabeth Brown, Amanda Brown, Bradley Brown, Jessica Smith, Richard Smith, Bobby Smith, Bernadette Holmes and Zoe Holmes; and nieces, Carolyn Matheny and Charlott Rogers.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Sparta with burial follow at Frasier Chapel. Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Thurman Funeral Home in Sparta.

Thurman Funeral Home of Sparta is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 3, 2003

Pamela Denise Dobbs Layne, 40
Sparta resident Pamela Denise Dobbs Layne, 40, died July 31 at White County Hospital.

A member of the National Guard, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Arthell and Reba Anderson Dobbs.

She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and Leslie Moser of Sparta; brothers and sisters-in-law, Roger and Linda Dobbs of Sparta, Danny and Sherry Morris Dobbs of McMinnville, Johnny Dobbs of Spencer and Don Dobbs of Sparta; sister and brother-in-law, Connie and Landon Prater of Pikeville; several nieces and nephews.

Services were held Saturday at Hunter Funeral Home in Sparta with Fate Wilson officiating. Burial followed at Old Philadelphia Cemetery.

Hunter Funeral Home of Sparta was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 3, 2003