Erra Belle Talley, 89

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Erra Belle Talley, 89, died Jan. 27 at River Park Hospital after a one-month illness.

A homemaker and a member of Bethany Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Harmon and Belle Roach Fennell; and was preceded in death by her husband, William Howard Talley; son, Donald Talley; brothers, Ralph and Dawson Fennell; and sister, Mamie Crawley.

She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Wendell and Sue Talley of Nashville; grandson, Wendell Talley Jr. of Pegram; granddaughter, Wendi and Rick Welch of Pegram; great-grandchildren, Tate and Alexandria Welch of Pegram; sisters, Loyce Knoblauch of Nashville, Joyce Adams of Dallas, Texas, Melba Bush of Nashville and Addie Rigsby of McMinnville; brother and sister-in-law, James and Christine Fennell of Manchester.

Services were held Saturday at Bethany Church of Christ with David Costello and Wendell Talley officiating. Burial will follow at Bethany Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Meals on Wheels and Bethany Church of Christ Mission Fund.

High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Jan. 30, 2005