Obituary Report for May 1, 2002
Johnny David Campbell, 45
Murfreesboro resident and Warren County native Johnny David Campbell, 45, died April 28 in Murfreesboro after an extended illness.
A meat cutter with Frank’s IGA and a member of the Baptist Church, he served his country in the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam War.
The son of John C. and Anna Lou Campbell of Altamont, he is survived by his wife, Frances Rutledge Campbell; sons, Mickey Lynn Campbell of Murfreesboro and Jimmy White of McMinnville; daughter, Trinia Campbell Mullican of McMinnville; stepdaughter, Janet Anderson of Beech Grove; stepson, James Davis of Flowerville, Mich.; grandchildren, Matthew Mullican and Anna White, both of McMinnville; sisters, Ethel Tidwell of Dayton, Kathy Griffith of Rock Island, Debbie George of Centertown, Darlene Pack and Melissa Cruise, both of Altamont; brothers, Bruce and Jason Campbell of McMinnville; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. today at High Funeral Home with Johnny Hobbs officiating. Burial will follow at Little Johnny Cemetery in Grundy County with military graveside rites administered by VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the David Campbell Fund.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 1, 2002
Lula E. Cripps, 99
Niles, Mich. resident, formerly of Smithville, Lula E. Cripps, 99, died April 24 at her home.
A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John and Stella Turner Thweatt; and was preceded in death by her husband, Author Cripps and son, Charles Stanton Cripps.
She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Dixie Cripps; daughter-in-law, Mildred Cripps; five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, all of Niles; and sister-in-law, Bill Thweatt.
Services were held Sunday at Love-Cantrell Funeral Home Chapel in Smithville with Jimmy Wright officiating. Burial followed at Whorton Springs Cemetery.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home of Smithville was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 1, 2002
Norma Margaret Hickey, 73
Franklin resident Norma Margaret Hickey, 73, died April 23.
A dietitian with BGA for 33 years, she was a master gardener and cook.
She is survived by sons and daughter-in-law, Stephen Keel Hickey of Nashville, Michael Lee and Melinda Hickey of Austin, Texas; brothers, Hoard Griffin and Dennis Griffin, both of Sparta and Austin Hudson of McMinnville; sisters, Betty Wilson of Rome, Ga., Billie Lieby of Huntsville, Ala., Bernice Slagle of Cookeville, Merl Catron and Janice Smith of Nashville; six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
A gathering will be held at her home at 107 Everbright Avenue in Franklin at 6:30 p.m. today. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. at her home. Burial will follow at 10 a.m. Thursday at Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens.
Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens and Funeral Home of Nashville is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 1, 2002
Dorothy Jean Vaughn, 76
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Dorothy Jean Vaughn, 76, died unexpectedly April 28 at River Park Hospital.
A retired employee of Formfit Rogers and a member of Christ United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Frank Arnold and Lizzie Mae Blanks Neal; and was preceded in death by daughter, Alice Bond.
She is survived by her husband, Beecher Loring Vaughn; daughter, Jeanne Smith of Columbia; daughters and sons-in-law, Neva and Bill Boyd, Lynn and Jay Bragg, all of McMinnville; sister, Frankie Casey of Corpus Christi, Texas; brother, William Arnold Neal of McMinnville; son-in-law, Rev. Carl Bond of Pulaski; 12 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, three nieces and one nephew.
Services were held Tuesday at Christ United Methodist Church with Rev. Brent Travis, Rev. Robert Case and Rev. Carl Bond officiating. Burial followed at Gardens of Memory. Memorial contributions may be made to the Christ United Methodist building fund, 200 Chapel Drive, McMinnville 37110.
McMinnville Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 1, 2002
Linda Ann Brymer, 56
Signal Mountain resident and Van Buren County native Linda Ann Brymer, 56, died April 26 at Erlanger North Hospital in Red Bank.
A backline supervisor at Hardee’s, she was the daughter of the late Elmos and Geneva Troglen; and is survived by son, Michael Brymer of Dunlap; daughter, Sharon Dykes of Signal Mountain; daughter, Joann McCrary of Signal Mountain; sister, Shirley Mitchell of Spencer and Pansy Watson of Pikeville, brother, Eugene Troglen of Bone Cave; seven grandchildren and one great-grandson. She was preceded in death by brother, Danny Ray Troglen.
Services were held Monday at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Spencer Chapel with Charles Crain and Albert Smith officiating. Burial followed at Town Cemetery.
Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Spencer Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 1, 2002