By JAMES CLARK Blood stains on the carpet at U.S. Auto Sales serve as a reminder of the brutal robbery that took place there Saturday morning. Business owner Harold Martin says he thought he would surely be killed during the altercation that began with two men claiming to be FBI agents. ‘One of them held…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Sarah Elizabeth Pennington, 85, was born Jan. 8, 1922 and died Sept. 3 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following a brief illness. A retired inspector at Dr Pepper Bottling and a member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late William and Omega Overall Farless.…

McMinnville resident Rosie K. Rogers, 88, died Sept. 3 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness. A retired McMinnville Garment Factory employee, she was preceded in death by her husband, Otis E. Rogers; parents, Urby and Lemmer Perry Hines; brother, Franklin Hines; and infant sister. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca M. and…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Marjorie Ann Martin, 63, died Sept. 1 at River Park Hospital after a three-month illness. An employee of Century Electric and a member of East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Elmer Clarence and Marjorie Alaska Savage Martin Sr.; and was preceded in death by brothers,…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Livy Carter Roberts, 83, was born July 14, 1924 and died Sept. 3 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired nurseryman and a United States Army veteran of WWII, he was the son of the late Elijah and Mary Melinda Coppinger Roberts. In addition to his parents,…

Cookeville resident and native Judy Davis, 61, died Sept. 2 at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. Services were held Tuesday at Crestlawn Funeral Chapel with burial following at Bethlehem Cemetery in Overton County. Revs. Jimmy Arms and Tim Frank officiated. A branch office manager for Edward Jones Investment, she also worked as a sales associate at…

Letter To The Editor TO THE EDITOR: It has happened once again. We have lost another one of our hometown heroes. This has happened quite regularly of late. Thurman ‘Jack’ Jones passed away Aug. 24. During his lifetime, he served on many boards and held positions in both local government and service organizations. Jack achieved…

By Lisa Hobbs There is a sucker born every minute. Most think this phrase came from P.T. Barnum and some don’t. Regardless of where it came from, the phrase seems to be true. Scam artists have made a job out of trying to find new ways to steal what they want without really working for…

By Bruce Williams DEAR BRUCE: When my son was 5 years old, his father transferred the deed of our house to the child’s name. By that time, we weren’t married and we weren’t living together, so my ex-husband was afraid that, if he died, I would remarry and another man would take over the house.…