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Who’s New for April 8, 2005

BABY BOYRamsey and Cyd Womack announce the birth of their son, Sidney Tyler Womack. He arrived Feb. 17 at River Park Hospital weighing 8 pounds, 2-1/2 ounces.Siblings are Logan Moore, Hunter Moore and Bracton Womack.Grandparents are Jack Spurlock of Dayton, Ohio, Regina Fields, Sam and Melinda Womack, all of McMinnville. BABY GIRLMackenzie Layne Mills was…

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FCE Club: Lucky Northside

Lucky-Northside Family and Community Education Club met in the Magnolia Room at the Warren County Administrative office recently for their monthly meeting.President Sandra Griffith welcomed guests June Ellen Blanks, Bernice Champagne, Brenda Woodlee, Hilda Lytle, Victoria Conley and visiting members from the Hickory Creek FCE Club.Roll call was answered with “A favorite vegetable is. .…

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Telethon televised locally

Charter Communications local TV Channel 6 will carry Tullahoma’s “Realizing the Dream” telethon Saturday night, benefiting South Jackson Civic Center.Over 40 performing artists will appear presenting a variety of styles of song, dance and instrumental music throughout the evening. The four-hour show will be aired live at 6 p.m.By poplular demand, Annie Boss Flanagan of…

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Fox speaker for Morrison gospel meeting

Johnny Fox of Cookeville will fill the pulpit for the spring gospel meeting at Morrison Church of Christ from April 10 through 14.Sunday Bible study will begin at 9 a.m. with morning worship at 10 a.m., followed by a covered dish luncheon. Sunday night services will be at 7:30 p.m. with services Monday through Thursday…

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Graham, Baines set wedding date

Sheronda Mae Graham and Michael Wayne Baines have set April 30 as the date for their wedding. (Photo provided) The engagement of Sheronda Mae Graham and Michael Wayne Baines is being announced by the bride-elect’s parents. The wedding will take place April 30.She is the daughter of Michael and Bridgette Fleming of Smithville. Her grandparents…

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William Waymon King Jr., 74

William Waymon King Jr., 74, of McMinnville passed away April 6.He was a native of Anderson, S.C., graduated from Erskine College and Emory University Dental School, was a retired dentist and nutritionist, served worldwide in the Christian Dental Missionary Society, served as an officer in the U.S. Navy and was a member of The Church…

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Sarah Jean Dunlap Swah, 78

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Sarah Jean Dunlap Swah, 78, died April 6 at her home after a brief illness.A retired Oster employee, she was the daughter of the late Dennie and Lena Stipe Dunlap, and was preceded in death by son, Robert Swah Jr., granddaughter Leah Swah Goodman, brother George Dunlap and sisters…

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Marion L. Reeder, 83

Bath, Maine native Marion L. Reeder, 83, died April 4 at a local hospital.A homemaker, she was the daughter of John W. and Ethel Pinkham Warner. She enjoyed needlepoint and working in her flower garden and volunteered regularly with the Salvation Army and the American Red Cross.She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert…

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John R. Mangrum, 66

McMinnville resident and Williamson County native John R. Mangrum, 66, died April 6 at his home.A retired truck driver, he was the son of the late Joseph and Kizzie Sullivan Mangrum, and was also preceded in death by sister Mildred Marlin.He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Bonita Bratcher Mangrum; sons and daughter-in-law,…

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Virginia Baptist group, university sever ties over gay issues

By KRISTEN GELINEAU / Associated Press Writer RICHMOND, Va. — The Baptist General Association of Virginia has ended its 145-year relationship with Averett University following disagreements over the issue of homosexuality that boiled over with a campus gay pride week in February. The Virginia Baptist Mission Board, the association’s operating body, made the decision this…

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