Mr. Walter Malcolm Barrett, 85 of the Centertown community died Thursday, Aug. 31 at his home. Born Jan. 22, 1921 in Cannon County, he was a retired assembly line operator with Carrier Air Conditioning and a member of Center Hill Baptist Church. Mr. Barrett was preceded in death by his parents Wiley Gray and Bonnie…

McMinnville resident and Chattanooga native Pamela Joyce Rankhorn, 45, died Aug. 29 at River Park Hospital. A delivery person for Papa John?s and a member of Bethel Hill Baptist Church, she was the daughter of William H. Cutts and Imogene Brooks. She is survived by daughter, Ashley Rankhorn of Livingston; future son-in-law, Mike Baker of…

Mr. Orion P. Earle, Jr., 82 of Smithville died Tuesday, Aug. 29 at DeKalb Community Hospital. Born on Oct. 13, 1923 in Warren County, he was a retired truck driver with King Musical, who served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII, and was a member of Whorton Springs Baptist Church. He enjoyed collecting…

McMinnville resident and Old Hickory native Mr. Norvel William (Fuzzy) Ritchey, 73, died Wednesday, Aug. 30 at his home following an extended illness. He married Cornelia Faye Williamson on Dec. 6, 1952. A retired Kroger employee and farmer, he was a member of the Baptist church. Mr. Ritchey was born Dec. 4, 1932 to the…

Rock Island resident and Marion County native Lillie Marie Williams Boyd, 90, died Aug. 29 at River Park Hospital after an eight-day illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Walter A. and Lemma Henry Williams; and was preceded in death by her husband, Roscoe Boyd; grandchildren,…

Mr. Francis John McKeny, 74, of Rock Island died Tuesday, Aug. 29 at River Park Hospital. Born on Sept. 8, 1931 in Gary, Ind., he retired as a 1st Sergeant from the U.S. Army and served his country during both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He was of the Catholic faith, a member of the…