Obituary Report for July 7, 2002

Mary Katherine Solomon, 59
Morrison resident and Warren County native Mary Katherine Solomon, 59, died July 5 at River Park Hospital after a lingering illness.

A factory worker at Rockford Textile and a member of Hiawassee Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Sherman and Sadie Starkey Solomon; and was preceded in death by brothers, Elzie and Roy Solomon.

She is survived by sister, Joelene Solomon of Morrison; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jake Solomon of Morrison, Edward and Dorothy Solomon, Harold and Magnolia Solomon, all of McMinnville, Troy and Shirley Solomon of Manchester; sister-in-law, Rosie Solomon of Murfreesboro; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at High’s Chapel with George King and Phillip Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Philadelphia Cemetery at Vervilla. Visitation begins at noon Monday at High’s. A wake will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at High’s.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 7, 2002

Dawn Janelle Nunley, 47
McMinnville resident and Daytona Beach, Fla., native Dawn Janelle Nunley, 47, died July 6 at St. Thomas Hospital.

A machine operator at Oster and a member of Viola Light House Bible Church, she was the daughter of Harry and June Ghrist of McMinnville, and is also survived by her husband, Milton Nunley of Mt. Zion; daughters, Angel Chanel Magness of Irving College and Rustinia Shelle Sheppard of Grundy County; son, Gerod Blaine Sheppard of Daytona Beach; eight grandchildren; sisters, April Diane Michelson of Pennsylvania and Tana Shell Frasier of Georgia; and brothers, Lief Cameron Ghrist of McMinnville, Clay Ashely Ghrist of Texas, Glenn Keel Ghrist of Georgia and Sherd Wade Ghrist of Rock Island.

Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Light House Bible Church with Ralph Springer officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 7, 2002

Ima Mae Ward, 78
Smartt Station resident and Overton County native Ima Mae Ward, 78, died July 4 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.

A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Andrew J. and Carrie Mae Nation Reagan Sr.; and was preceded in death by her husband, Chester A. Ward; sisters, Pansy Cyphers and Mable Ann Scott; and brothers, Ronald Edward and Arnold C. Reagan.

She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Larry A. and Grace Ward of Corinth, Texas, Gary L. and Claudia Ward of Grand Blanc, Mich.; sisters, Lillie Reagan of Morrison, Helen Hawk of Tullahoma and Agnes Collins of Allons; brothers, Nathan Reagan of McMinnville and Andrew Reagan Jr. of Morrison; and grandchildren, Heath, Julie and Ryan Ward.

Services were held Saturday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Edward Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association.

McMinnville Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 7, 2002

Lois Kashen Greenwell, 85
Owensboro, Ky., resident and Sorgho, Ky., native Lois Kashen Greenwell, 85, died July 3 at Hermitage Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Owensboro.

A retired from the state highway department where she served as a toll attendant and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Curdsville, Ky.; she was preceded in death by her husband, James Horner Greenwell in 1985, and son, Jim Greenwell in 2001.

She is survived by son, Rick Greenwell of Owensboro; daughters, Judy Greenwell of Owensboro and Lynn Seals of Rock Island; nine grandchildren including Lori Turner of Irving College, Leigh Young of Rock Island and Heather Stiles of McMinnville; 13 great-grandchildren including Ethan and Keaton Turner, Jordan, Colyn and Samantha Young; sister, Madeline Crowe of Owensboro; several nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church with Rev. Aloysius Powers officiating. Burial will follow at St. Alphonsus Cemetery in Daviess County, Ky. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and 8 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Haley-McGinnis Funeral Home at 519 Locust Street in Owensboro. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Joseph Peace Mission.

Information courtesy of McMinnville Funeral Home.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 7, 2002