Spencer resident and Warren County native Gregory Douglas Hale, 40, died unexpectedly April 24 at Erlanger Hospital.A carpenter and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of James H. and Leona Curtis Hale of Spencer, and is also survived by son and daughter-in-law, Justin and Sherra M. Hale of Spencer; brother,…

Morrison resident and Warren County native Frances Jay Myers, 74, died April 23 at her home after an extended illness.A homemaker and a member of Rockliff Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Robert and Mary Fults McBride; and was preceded in death by grandchildren, Charles Gann Jr. and Blake Christopher Gann; brothers, Brantford,…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Ellouise Crawley Wells Neal, 87, died April 23 at her home after a six-week illness.A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she served as a member of the Retired Senior Volunteers Program (RSVP) for 21 years.The daughter of the late William Oscar and Josie Eliza Williams…

By George Plagenz The hair is snow white. The years, creeping in their petty pace from day to day, have reached 95. But God has left George Beverly Shea’s golden larynx intact.Soloist on the Billy Graham Crusades since their inception in 1949, Shea still looks forward to taking part in the crusade’s 55th anniversary in…

By Donald Lambro An Internet ad is showing up on John Kerry Web sites attacking a U.S. contractor whose subsidiary workers are driving supply trucks in Iraq, and sometimes paying for it with their lives.The ad shows a billboard sign emblazoned with the name “Halliburton,” the multinational that has won several U.S. humanitarian contracts to…

By Charles W. Johnson Television is ubiquitous in our world today. It seems to be pretty much everywhere, in schools, in restaurants, in airport lounges, and, of course, in a huge percent of American homes, as well as homes all across the planet. We are bombarded with the technology. Satellites beam signals all over the…

Our Viewpoint Magness Library is much like libraries throughout Tennessee and throughout the nation. It’s hard-pressed for money.In these lean economic times where tax dollars are stretched in dozens of directions, public libraries are often the low item on the totem pole when it comes to obtaining funding. And in many cases, this line of…

BABY BOYMatthew Garrison Williams was born Dec. 19 at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. He weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces.Matthew is the son of Mike and Sandi Morrow Williams of Franklin. He has a sister, Mich?l.Grandparents are Jerry and Gail Morrow, Weslie Williams of Irvine, Ky. and the late Barbara Williams. BABY BOYKristopher Alexander Lazzara, son…

Anna Safley Houston had at least nine husbands, probably more, and divorced them all. Not a single one was wealthy. She arrived in Chattanooga in 1904, operated a successful millinery shop and wheeled and dealed in real estate and mortgage finance – something few women were involved in during those pre-feminist years.Houston lost all her…

Marriage plans of McMinnville residents Kandy Anne Watson and Daniel Lynn Sharpe are being revealed. Their wedding ceremony will take place May 1 at Northside Baptist Church.Announcing the couple’s engagement are the parents of the bride-to-be, Mr. and Mrs. James Lynn Bryant of Bone Cave and Mary Martin of Spencer. Her grandparents are Earl Rigsby…