By Gary Clothier GRIFFITH Q: How are unserviceable flags destroyed? ‘ P.N., Mesa, Ariz. A: According to the American Legion, the flag code says, ‘When a flag has served its useful purpose, it should be destroyed, preferably by burning.’ For individual citizens, this should be done discreetly so the act of destruction is not perceived…

Born May 11, 1926, Virginia Ruth Hall, 81, hailed from the Yager community and passed away Jan. 31. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert R. Hall; daughter, Barbara and parents, John Douglas and Maude Jane Warren Pinegar; and brothers, Charles Pinegar, Jack Pinegar, Glen Beatty; and sisters, Lilimae Smith, Elizabeth Drue Matheny,…

Altamont resident and Gruetli-Laager native Paul D. Burnett, 63, died Jan. 29 at St. Thomas Hospital after an extended illness. Retired from Aerostructures and a member of Freewill Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Francis and Mary Hargis Burnett, and was preceded in death by brother, Johnny Burnett and sister, Neline Singleton.…

Morrison resident and Warren County native Johnnie Lee Anderson, age 90, was born Oct. 21, 1917 and died Jan. 27, 2008 at River Park Hospital following a one-year illness. A homemaker and a member of the Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Joe Floyd and Willie Lou Cates Anderson. In addition to…

Viola resident and Perry County native Iva Mae Riley Fibelkorn, 86, died Jan. 22 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville. A retired nurse with United Regional Medical Center, she was the daughter of the late Elvis C. and Sarah Izorah Riley; and was preceded in death by her husband, John F. Fibelkorn; daughter, Carolyn Ann Smoyak;…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Hazel Reed Pistole, age 86, was born July 10, 1921 and died Jan. 28, 2008 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Westwood Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Roy James and Mary Tosh Reed. She was…

Peoria, Ill., resident and Warren County native Frances C. Thomison, 92, died Jan. 27 at OSF St. Frances Medical Center in Peoria. A homemaker and a member of Paris Avenue Church of Christ in Peoria, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Bettie Woodlee; and was also preceded in death by infant sons,…

Morrison resident and Warren County native Johnnie Lee Anderson, age 90, was born Oct. 21, 1917 and died Jan. 27, 2008 at River Park Hospital following a one-year illness. A homemaker and a member of the Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Joe Floyd and Willie Lou Cates Anderson. In addition to…

McMinnville resident and Jackson County native Charles Earl Maybery, age 72, was born June 18, 1935 and died Jan. 28 ,2008 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A former employee of General Telephone and owner of Maybery Mercantile, he was the son of the late Howard Farley and Lillie Ann Chaffin Mayberry. In…

Manchester resident and Warren County native Celia Mae Swann, age 94, was born Sept. 14, 1913 and died Jan. 27 at Life Care Center of Tullahoma in Tullahoma, Tenn. following a brief illness. A retired seamstress at Star Union Company and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late…