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Emma Bell Cantrell, 64

McMinnville resident Emma Bell Cantrell, 64, died Sept. 24 at her home after an extended illness.

A retired shirt factory employee and a member of New Bildad Primitive Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Richard Redmon and Lora Fleming Maggart Redmon; and was preceded in death by brothers, Howard and J.T. Redmon and grandson, Donald Bailey.

She is survived by her husband, Morgan Cantrell; daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda Johnson, Jean Ann and Allan Paris of McMinnville, Rita and Patrick Ray of Summitville; sons and daughter-in-law, James and Carolyn, and Ricky Judkins, all of McMinnville; grandchildren and spouses, Christy and Joseph Arnold, Amy and Jason Ferrell, Jennifer and Billy Johnson, Ashley and Kendra Bailey, Nicole, Nathan and Anna Judkins; brothers, Jewel and Monroe Redmon of Smithville, and Brown Redmon of Loganport, Ind.; sisters, Ruth Bain and Oleda and Ralph Thomas of Smithville, Christine and Willie Gish of Monticello, Ind.; several nieces and nephews.

Services were held Tuesday at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Rickey Arnold officiating. Burial followed at DeKalb Memorial Gardens.

DeKalb Funeral Chapel of Smithville was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 28, 2005

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