By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Members of VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173 fire a salute in honor of soldiers fallen in duty throughout the years. The National Guard is not what it once was as most units have been called into action since 9/11 making the military arm…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Thomas E. Green, Sr., age 84, was born Nov. 30, 1921 and died May 27, 2006 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A self-employed carpenter and painter and a member of the Westwood Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Thomas D. and Hettie…

McMinnville resident and Canton, Ohio native Marcia Mae Tidenberg, age 61, was born Aug. 3, 1944 and died May 27, 2006 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Phillip James and Eva Bernower. She is survived by two…

McMinnville resident and Ora, Ms., native Leslie Lemuel Quinn, Jr., age 91, was born Aug. 30, 1914 and died May 26, 2006 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home. He was the retired owner and operator of Home Oil Company and a member of First Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He also served on…

Carthage resident and Warren County native Janice Diane Gooch Klamm, 36, died May 28 at Smith County Memorial Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A nurse and a member of the Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by brother, Eric Gooch; and stepfather, Doris Snider. She is survived by her husband, Chris…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Horace “Goat” Medley, age 59, was born Oct. 17, 1946 and died May 27, 2006 at River Park Hospital following a short illness. A roofer and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Noah and Mary Lou Scott Medley. He is survived by…

Smithville resident Eddie (Buck) Carol Cantrell, 48, died May 30 at Lebanon UMC. A construction worker, he was preceded in death by his father, Gentry Ed Cantrell. He is survived by children, Letitia and Kevin Jones of McMinnville and Zeke Cantrell of McMinnville; grandchild, Kieffer Bain; brother, Ricky Cantrell of Smithville; sisters and brother-in-law, Peggy…

Dorothy Edith Stewart, 86 of McMinnville died Saturday May 27, 2006 at her residence. Born on Nov. 15, 1919 in Barbourville, Ky., she was a homemaker and a member of Cumberland Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Mrs. Stewart was preceded in death by parents, Charlie and Maude Disney Barnes, her husband Tipp Stewart, son Unis…

Rock Island resident and DeKalb County native Charlie Otha Herrin, age 79, was born Oct. 8, 1926 and died May 29, 2006 at his residence. A retired machine operator at Powermatic and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Warren F. and Martha Bell Steele Herrin. He was…

Carthage resident and Warren County native Callie Elizabeth Gooch, 16, died May 28 at Smith County Memorial Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A cheerleader for Smith County High School and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Alan Fults of Grundy County and the late Janice Diane Gooch…