McMinnville native Rev. Charles Clifton Cantrell, 85, died June 20.The son of Hershel and Daisy Turner Cantrell, he graduated in 1944 from Athens College and in 1949 from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He pastored in several central Indiana Baptist churches, retiring from Oak Park Baptist Church in 1990, where he was named Pastor Emeritus.…

Dickson resident Ora Lee May Hickerson, 95, died June 19 at NHC in McMinnville.A member of First United Methodist Church of Dickson, she was the daughter of the late Daucy H. and Ila Fossie May, she was preceded in death by brothers, Jim and Carl May; and sister, Mattye B. May.She is survived by daughter…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Marcellus Savage, 73, died June 19 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after a brief illness.A maintenance worker for Ben Lomand Telephone and the courthouse and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of Hillis and Belle Locke Savage.He is survived by his wife, Mary…

Midway community resident and Warren County native Imogene Dunlap, 75, died June 20 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville following a two-day illness.A homemaker, humanitarian and an avid gardener, she was an active member of Berea Church of Christ and the Midway community.The daughter of the late Davis and Alma Templeton Jones, she was preceded…

Altamont resident Donnie L. Bess, 63, died June 18.The son of Shelvy and the late Margie Bess, he was preceded in death by his wife, Cairlean Bess; and granddaughter, Angel Bess.He is survived by sons, Gregory Dewayne and Donnie Lynn (Doc) Bess; daughters, Cindy Denise Christian and Tosha Wannamaker; brothers, Shelvy Dale and Charles Danny…

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the acquiescence of their leaders, key House Republicans are drafting Social Security legislation stripped of President Bush’s proposed personal accounts financed with payroll taxes and lacking provisions aimed at assuring long-term solvency. Instead, according to officials familiar with the details, the measure showcases a promise, designed to reassure seniors, that Social…

MOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. (AP) — The nagging questions won’t go away for the Alabama teenagers who accompanied Natalee Holloway on her ill-fated graduation trip to Aruba. What happened to bright, blond Natalee that night she left Carlos’N Charlies’, a popular island bar, with a Dutch teen? Where is she? And, perhaps most haunting: Is there…

ATLANTA (AP) — Children should get an hour of exercise over the course of each day, a panel of national obesity experts has concluded, seeking to end confusion on the matter. “Physical activity is essential for health. This just puts a number on the amount of physical activity children should receive or shoot for,” said…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A week after comparing interrogation at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp to the methods of Nazis and other repressive regimes, Sen. Dick Durbin apologized on the Senate floor. “Some may believe that my remarks crossed the line,” said the Illinois Democrat, at times holding back tears. “To them I extend my heartfelt…

WASHINGTON (AP) — If you want to be the next president, it’s time to start running — unless your name is Hillary Rodham Clinton or John McCain. They can wait. And wait, as front-runners tend to do. “They’re 800-pound gorillas,” says Democratic consultant Jeff Link of Iowa. “They’re well-known, well-liked and will be heavy favorites…