Woodbury resident and Warren County native Thomas Dale Payne, 43, died unexpectedly May 14 at Stones River Hospital in Woodbury.A farmer and factory worker and a member of Pleasant View Church of Christ, he was the son of Doris Payne of McMinnville and the late Thomas H. Payne.He is survived by his wife, Annette Powell…

Madge Lucille (Agnew) Bess, 76, passed away May 13 in Tucson, Ariz., after a lengthy battle with cancer.The daughter of Dorothy (Dew) and George Agnew in Indianapolis, Ind, she graduated from Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis in 1946 and relocated with her parents to Phoenix, Ariz. She met and married Billie J. Bess in…

Green Hill community resident and DeKalb County native Lala Tittsworth, 82, died May 17 at her home.A homemaker and a member of Corinth Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Erbie and Martha Cantrell Turner; and was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Richard L. Tittsworth; brothers, Royce, Norman and E.C.…

Bratcher’s Crossroads community resident and Warren County native Joe Hubert Holder, 62, died May 15 at River Park Hospital.A retired machinist with A.O. Smith for 43 years and a former National Guardsman, he was preceded in death by his parents, Haskell and Mosell Melton Holder.He is survived by his wife, Connie Boyd Holder; daughter and…

McMinnville resident and Grundy County native Joann Hobbs Ware, 49, died unexpectedly May 16 at River Park Hospital.A homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Walter J. and Geneva Sanders Hobbs; and was preceded in death by son, Robert Jeremy Ware; and brother, Clinton Hobbs.She is survived by her…

McMinnville resident and Big Timber, Mont., native Gladys Louise Adams, 87, died unexpectedly May 12 at River Park Hospital.A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Edward and Susie Mae Wheaton Ewan; and was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Augustus A. Adams; sister, Harriet Kuglin and brother, Lewis Ewan.She…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Eira Lyle, 89, died May 15 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after an extended illness.A homemaker and a member of Locust Street Church of God, she was the daughter of Silas David and Annie Mae Durham Moore; and was preceded in death by her husband, Leascher Carlton Lyle…

BOSTON (AP) — A group of 20-something drinkers seemed to lose the urge to binge-drink when they took pills made from kudzu, that ubiquitous vine that blankets the South, researchers reported. The finding, described as groundbreaking by one expert, might one day lead to a way to attack the binge-drinking problem. Researcher Scott Lukas, with…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson traveled to Mexico for a Wednesday meeting with President Vicente Fox in a bid to quash tensions following an inflammatory comment by the Mexican leader about American blacks. Jackson arrived in Mexico on Tuesday, the same day Mexico’s Assistant Foreign Secretary, Patricia Olamendi, issued a formal apology…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress and the White House are preparing for what could be arduous negotiations on long-overdue legislation to fund highway and transit projects and provide for safer and less crowded driving conditions. The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a six-year, $295 billion bill, prompting the White House to repeat a warning that that…