Obituary Report for March 27, 2002
Harvey Kenneth Bowen, 84
Old Hickory resident and Cannon County native Harvey Kenneth Bowen, 84, died March 23.
A retired pipefitter with Local 572 and a World War II veteran, he was the son of the late James T. and Dema Cooper Bowen; and was preceded in death by his first wife, Wilma Jean Smith Bowen; son, John Howard Bowen; sister, Jessie Todd and brother, Clifford Bowen.
He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Johnson Smiley Bowen; daughters, Betty Bowen Prater and Mary Bowen DuVall, both of Manchester; stepdaughter, Connie Smiley Henson of Manchester; stepson, James Dale Smiley of Manchester; brother, Beecher Bowen of Woodbury; sister, Mabel Thomas of Bradyville; four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and three step-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Coffee County Funeral Home with Lynwood Mathis officiating. Burial will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Coffee County Funeral Home.
Coffee County Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 27, 2002
Betty J. Butcher Burns, 69
Warren County resident and native Betty J. Butcher Burns, 69, died March 23 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro after an extended illness.
A retired factory worker and a member of the Protestant Church, she was the daughter of the late Valter and Elsie Lawson Butcher; and was preceded in death by brother, Jetter Butcher.
She is survived by daughters, Brenda Hicks of McMinnville and Patsy Gaddy of South Carolina; special friend, James C. Anderson of McMinnville; brothers, Billy Butcher of Lebanon, Nason Butcher of Michigan, Gary, Doug and Waymon Butcher, all of McMinnville and Jimmy Butcher of Woodbury; sisters, Melba Hudson of Michigan, Sandy Shelton of Centertown, Lucille Romans of McMinnville and Linda Adams of Quebeck; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services were held Tuesday at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Chapel with Vernon Curthers and Nestor Stewart officiating. Burial followed at Smyrna Cemetery.
Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 27, 2002
Gladys Catherine Bell, 80
McMinnville resident and Rigelow, Ark., native Gladys Catherine Bell, 80, died March 24 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.
A homemaker and a member of Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witness, she was the daughter of the late James and Dora White Loftis.
She is survived by daughters, Wanda Manning of Greenville, Janice Meadows, Frances Richardson and Kathy Bell, all of McMinnville; sons, Jerry and Noel Bell, both of McMinnville; 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services were held Tuesday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with Jack Wrinkle officiating. Burial followed at Gardens of Memory.
McMinnville Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 27, 2002
Eva Virginia Cantrell, 92
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County native Eva Virginia Cantrell, 92, died unexpectedly March 23 at River Park Hospital.
A retired employee of Globe Insurance and a member of Central Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Cleveland Avant and Julia Estes Cantrell; and was preceded in death by her husband, J. Haskell Cantrell in 1988; sisters, Grace Bain and Bess Elmore, and brother, Clyde Cantrell.
She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, June and Hudson Sherrill of McMinnville; sister, Cornellia Braswell of Smithville; brother, Loyde Cantrell of Greenwood, S.C.; sister-in-law, Lorene Cantrell of Ooltewah; brother-in-law, Glen Elmore of Ft. Myers, Fla.; several nieces and two nephews.
Services were held Tuesday at Central Church of Christ with Kirk Brothers and Nestor Stewart officiating. Burial followed at Mt. View Cemetery.
High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 27, 2002
Jean N. Cunningham, 76
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jean N. Cunningham, 76, died March 23 at Raintree Manor after an extended illness.
An employee of Southern Insurance, she was the daughter Effie Mae Bailey Turner of McMinnville and the late George Wilson Narramore.
She is survived by sons, John T. Cunningham of McMinnville and Neil L. Cunningham of Nashville; grandchildren, Shondee Gail Hildreth, Laura Washburn and Eric Cunningham; sisters, Georgia N. Brooks and Patricia N. Merritt, both of McMinnville; and special caregiver, Brenda Myers.
Services were held Tuesday at High’s with Nestor Stewart officiating. Burial followed at Riverside Cemetery.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 27, 2002
Jasper Edward (Ed) Carden, 69
McMinnville resident and Huntsville, Ala., native Jasper Edward (Ed) Carden, 69, died March 24 at NHC Healthcare after a lingering illness.
A retired maintenance engineer with Blakstone Apartments in Nashville, he was the son of Olen and Lillie Rose Tripp Carden; and was preceded in death by brothers, Jerry Alfred and Donald Carden.
He is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Steve Kennedy and Peggy Womack of McMinnville, Donna and Zim Zimzoroues of Chattsworth, Ga.; brothers, Vernon (Doc) Carden of Shelbyville, David Carden of McMinnville and Dale Carden of Smyrna; 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with Gene Forman and Ernest Cantrell officiating. Burial will follow at Wilson Chapel Cemetery.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 27, 2002
Edgar Heatherly, 66
Morrison resident and Coffee County native Edgar Heatherly, 66, died March 23 at his home.
A U.S. Army veteran, he was the son of the late Ernest Herman and Laura Belle Rogers Heatherly; and was preceded in death by brothers, Wesley and Lillard Heatherly; and sisters, Alta Hinnegar and Hazel Gann.
He is survived by his wife, Jane King Heatherly; son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Brenda Heatherly of Morrison; daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Mitchell Swan of Manchester; grandchildren, Mandy and Travis Heatherly, and Matt Swann; brothers, Stroud Heatherly of Nashville and Dalton Heatherly of Morrison; and sister, Kathleen Simpson of Nashville.
Services were held Monday at Coffee County Funeral Home with David Haley and Charles Williams officiating. Burial followed at Shady Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lazarus House Hospice, P.O. Box 149, Cookeville, Tenn. 38503.
Coffee County Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 27, 2002
Ima Jo Jones, 65
McMinnville resident Ima Jo Jones, 65, died March 23 at River Park Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
A self-employed house cleaner and a member of Whorton Springs Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Robert Herman and Nancy Candice Jones Cantrell; and was preceded in death by grandson, Wesley Jones; and brothers, Howard, Clyde and Robert Cantrell.
She is survived by sons and daughter-in-law, Carlton and Tina Jones and Jeff Jones, all of McMinnville; daughter and son-in-law, Debra and Danny Culwell of McMinnville; sister, Clara Mai Miller of Nashville; brother, Johnny Cantrell of Smithville; sister-in-law, Josephine Cantrell of Smithville; grandchildren, Tommy Culwell and Christy Newby; and great-grandson, Austin Newby.
Services were held Tuesday at DeKalb Funeral Home with Michael Hale officiating. Burial followed at DeKalb Memorial Gardens.
DeKalb Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 27, 2002
Ruth Sidney Pistole, 55
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Ruth Sidney Pistole, 55, died March 26 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness.
The daughter of James Sidney and Sally Ruth Parker Pistole, she is survived by brother and sister-in-law, James D. and Melba Pistole of McMinnville; sisters and brothers-in-law, Frankie and Leonard Hobbs, Georgia and Marlin Tubb, all of McMinnville; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Mt. View Cemetery with Melvin Childers officiating. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 27, 2002