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Will Bryce Hemphill, 76, of McMinnville died Monday, June 19 at NHC Healthcare. Born Sept. 7, 1929 in Petersburg, he was the retired owner of Hemphill Tire Shop, a member of Christ Community Church and Bates Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and was preceded in death by parents Herman and Martha Talley Hemphill. He is survived…

Grundy County resident and native Mildred Rebecca Killian, 76, was born May 18, 1930 and died June 16 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville following a three-month illness. She was the owner of Killian Nursery and Greenhouse and a member of Philadelphia The Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Lucinda…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Lula Castella Durham Simons, 95, died June 19 at Raintree Manor after an extended illness. A cashier and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Wiley Edward and Lena Mae Upchurch Durham; and was preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin Simons; son, Benjamin…

Tullahoma resident Jessie Eunice Eslick, 88, died June 18 at Life Center in Tullahoma. The daughter of the late William White and Flossie Leora Hammers Bailey, she was employed for years as a caregiver for the elderly as well as at Life Center. She was also employed with C.D. Stamps Community Center where she was…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native James William McGregor, 78, was born Nov. 17, 1927 and died June 18 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired employee of Warren Farmers Co-op and a member of Central Church of Christ, he was the son of the late George W. and Ida Curtis…

McMinnville resident Hershel Johnson, 81, died June 19 at River Park Hospital. A member of Locust Street Church of God and a retired employee of Powermatic, he was preceded in death by sisters, Ethel Marie Perry and Anna Lee Leasure; halfbrothers, Elijah Songer and L.V. Ritcherson. He is survived by his wife of 61 years,…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Cleo McBride, 82, was born July 13, 1923 and died June 19 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of Rockliff Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Hassie Glenn Byars. She was married to David Eugene (Dave) McBride…

Charles Kendall Hamilton, Jr., 69, of St. Petersburg, Fla., died Sunday, June 18 at Palms of Pasadena Hospital in South Pasedena, Fla. Born Jan. 21, 1936 in Miami, Fla., he was retired yacht captain, served his country with the U.S. Air Force, attended Northside Baptist Church in Florida and was affiliated with Cornerstone Baptist Church…

JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) WINKLER Attorneys for a minister?s wife charged with shooting her husband to death in the church parsonage have asked a judge to keep the jury from hearing the statement she gave to police. Two of the 25 motions filed Wednesday in McNairy County Circuit Court for Mary Carol Winkler request suppression of…