Obituary Report for July 19, 2002

Carl Edward Cummings, 72
Rock Island resident and Warren County native Carl Edward Cummings, 72, died July 17 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after an extended illness.

A retired mechanic and a member of the Church of Christ, he served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.

The son of John and Ethel Carter Cummings, he was preceded in death by sister, Betty Pinkston.

He is survived by his wife, Edith E. Rogers Cummings; daughter and son-in-law, Belinda and Robert Wilcoxson of Rock Island; grandson, Jesse Lynn Bunch of Rock Island; daughters, Cheryl Ann Cummings of Alaska, Carla, Diana and Brenda, all of California; son, Larry Cummings of McMinnville; eight grandchildren, one great-grandchild, sisters, Alice Watson and Anna Lou Campbell, both of Altamont; and brothers, Ray Cummings of Rock Island and Jody Cummings of Altamont.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at High’s Chapel with Ron Martin officiating. Burial will follow at Smyrna Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until time of service Saturday at High’s.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 19, 2002

Bobby Wayne Cagle, 50
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Bobby Wayne Cagle, 50, died unexpectedly July 16 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.

An employee of McMinnville Tool & Die and a U.S. Army veteran, he was the son of the late Claudis Brown and Lois Emmagene Hockett Cagle, and was preceded in death by brothers, Lynn and Jerry Skelton.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara Sue Simmons Cagle; daughter, Nancy Gayle Newton of Franklin; brothers, Joe, Billy and Junior Cagle, all of McMinnville, and James Cagle of Rock Island.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with Rex Boles officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until time of service today at High’s. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 19, 2002

Della Ruth Southern, 88
Tullahoma resident and Auburntown native Della Ruth Southern, 88, died July 16 at Coffee Medical Center.

A housekeeper and a member of Brown Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Willie Benjamin Harrison and Nora Odom Mount; and was preceded in death by daughter, Ruby Pleasant.

She is survived by son, Cecil Wade of Manchester; daughters and sons-in-law, Olivia and Bill Wooten of Tullahoma, Nora and Henry Arnold, Carrie and Walter Macon, Janice and Charlie King, Helen and Jim Johnson, all of McMinnville; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, sister and brother-in-law, Hester and Eugene Scott of McMinnville; and ex-husband, Joe Southern of McMinnville.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Manchester Funeral Home with Herbert Kneeland and Rev. Earl Pitts officiating. Burial will follow at Donnell Cemetery in Auburntown. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to noon at the funeral home.

Manchester Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 19, 2002