Obituary Report for August 4, 2004
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Mildred Daisy McBride Billal, 58, died Aug. 1 at her home after an extended illness.
A security employee with the Houston, Texas Airport and a member of St. Mary’s Church, she was the daughter of Irene Myers McBride of McMinnville and the late James Fults.
She is survived by son, Felix Barrientes of Texas; daughters, Judy McBride Barrientes, Rosemary Flores, and Matilda Rodriguez, all of Texas; brothers, Roy Clinton McBride of Michigan, Glenn McBride of Alabama, Raymond McBride, Gary Willis and Rickey Willis of McMinnville; sister, Helen Butcher and Shirley Matheny, all of McMinnville; 11 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Services were held Monday at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Chapel with Ed Todd officiating. Burial followed at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 4, 2004
Bernie Simons Cripps, 86
Rock Island resident and Warren County native Bernie Simons Cripps, 86, died July 31 at her home after an extended illness.
A retired Oster employee and a member of Jericho Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Taylor and Susie Keener Simons; and was preceded in death by her husband, Will Howard Cripps; son, William Dwight; granddaughter, Carlene Turner; son-in-law, Carl Griffith; five brothers and four sisters.
She is survived by son, Norman H. Cripps of McMinnville; daughters and son-in-law, Peggy S. Griffith of Rock Island, Theresa and Peyton Hawthorne of Rock Island; grandchildren, Dale Griffith and Sandra Foster, Tamra Cripps, Jason Cripps, Donna Smith, Michael Hawthorne, Nancy Holder, Lois (Rena) Hawthorne and Beverly Thompson, all of Rock Island, Tina Rene Wilson of Green Hill; two great-grandchildren, 19 great-great-grandchildren; special niece, Melba Clendenon of McMinnville; special daughter-in-law, Rose Berninger of Tullahoma; and sister-in-law, Lula Simons of McMinnville.
Services were held Tuesday at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home with Titus Ward officiating. Burial followed at Mt. View Cemetery.
Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 4, 2004
Bobby Delong, 54
Whitney, Texas resident and McMinnville native Bobby Delong, 54, died Aug. 1 at his home.
A truck driver and a member of Fort Graham Baptist Church in Whitney, he was the son of Margie Moore Delong of Rock Island and the late Richard Leon Delong.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Delong; son, Bobby Delong Jr. of Whitney; daughters, Susie Delong Fits and Diane Delong, both of McMinnville; stepdaughters, Jackie Elaine Alford Spurgin of Dallas, Texas, and Jeannie Renee Alford Autry of Whitney; 10 grandchildren; sister, Sue Delong Lawson of McMinnville; and brothers, Lee Delong of Grand Prairie, Texas and Charles Delong of Rock Island.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with Willard Ralph officiating. Burial will follow at Long Cemetery in Van Buren County. Visitation will be held until time of service today at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 4, 2004
Verna Hazel Knight, 82
Nashville resident and Warren County native Verna Hazel Knight, 82, died Aug.1.
The daughter of the late William Brown and Willie Florence Goff Spurlock, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Thurston Knight.
She is survived by children, Linda Cheryl Knight and Rodger Lee Knight, William Mark Knight and Russell Adam Knight, all of Nashville, Charles David Knight of Franklin, and Victoria Elaine Kneedler of Thompson Station; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Blues Hill Church of Christ with visitation to be held from 1 to 3 p.m. today at the church. Burial will follow at Blues Hill Memorial Gardens. Woodbine Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Information courtesy of High Funeral Home.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 4, 2004
Stanley Thomas Anderson, 59
McMinnville resident and Jackson County native Stanley Thomas Anderson, 59, died Aug. 2 at his home after an extended illness.
A U.S. Army veteran and a member of Pleasant Cove Church of Christ, he was a welder at Powermatic and the son of the late Blair and Roberta Hillis Anderson.
He is survived by his wife, Pat Anderson; son and daughter-in-law Finis and Jamie Anderson of McMinnville; stepson Jackie Troglen; granddaughter Megan Anderson; sister Linda Hibshman; special friend David Adams; nephew Drew Hibshman, all of McMinnville; niece Sharon Agnir of Massachusetts; uncle and aunt Ralph and Bonnie Hillis of McMinnville; aunt Katherine Anderson of Gainesboro; cousins Danny Hillis and Elaine Rains, both of McMinnville, Margaret Bailey and Gayle Canfield, both of Nashville, Tom Anderson of Gainesboro and Jack Joiner of Colliersville; father and mother-in-law Earl and Janie Lee Madewell of Spencer; sister-in-law Ann Hale and her husband, Wayne, of Spencer; brother-in-law Carson Madewell and his wife, Evelyn, of Chattanooga; several nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews.
Services will be held today at 6 p.m. at Love-Cantrell and Cope Funeral Home with Ray Weddington and B.C. Campbell officiating. Visitation is today from 11 a.m. until time of the service.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Meals on Wheels, Pleasant Cove Church of Christ, or a local charity of your choice.
Love-Cantrell and Cope Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 4, 2004