Obituary Report for December 21, 2003
McMinnville resident and Springfield, Ohio native Mildred Kathryn Greene, 82, died Dec. 19 at her home after an extended illness.
An assistant buyer with a retail department store, a missionary and a charter member of Pleasant Community Church of God, she was the daughter of Thomas and Claudia Adams Matlock; and was preceded in death by her husband, Robert A. Greene; son, Thomas Brown; stepdaughter, Joyce Greene; brother, James Clifford Matlock; and sister, Betty Lou Peters.
She is survived by daughters, Mary Cook of McMinnville and Marge Esposito of Palm Harbor, Fla.; son, Eugene Brown of Ontario, Calif.; step children, Mardelle Ferryman, Christopher Greene, Fonda Geer and Bobby Greene, all of Springfield, Ohio, and Corda Lee Gullett of Plattsburg, Ohio; sister, Etta Mae Osborne of Louisiana; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Jackson Lytle & Ingling Williams Chapel in Springfield, Ohio with burial following at Plattsburg Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home in Ohio from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday. There will be no visitation at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Dec. 21, 2003
D.C. Sadler, 79
McMinnville resident and Putnam County native D.C. Sadler, 79, died Dec. 19 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after a three-week illness.
A retired foreman with Stewart’s Nursery and a member of the Church of Christ, he served his county in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
He is survived by his wife, Margie Sadler; daughter and son-in-law, Pat and Carl Simmons of McMinnville; grandsons and their spouses, Jason and Olympia Simmons, Jon and Karyn Simmons, all of McMinnville; and great-granddaughters, Kamron, Katie, Allie and Sadie Simmons.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with Wayne Cantrell, Nestor Stewart and Charlie Pearson officiating. Burial will follow at Faulkner 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.) Dec. 21, 2003
Freida Carol Myers, 46
Manchester resident and Warren County native Freida Carol Myers, 46, died Dec. 18 at her home.
A caretaker for Skills Development Services in Tullahoma, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Oma Page Myers.
She is survived by sister and brother-in-law Judy and Paul D. Grissom of McMinnville; nieces and their spouses Anita and James Starkey of Spencer, Karen and Brian Reed of Gadsden, Ala.; and great nephew Justin Starkey.
Services will be held today at 2 p.m. at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Scotty Sorrells officiating. Burial will follow at Bascom Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Skills Development Services, 704 S. Washington Street, Tullahoma, Tenn., 37388, or to Gideon’s Bibles.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Dec. 21, 2003