Obituary Report for July 26, 2002
Stella B. Garrard, 97
McMinnville resident and Weston, Colo., native Stella B. Garrard, 97, died July 22 at her home.
A school teacher in Colorado and northern New Mexico and a member of Patterson Avenue Seventh Day Adventist Church in Richmond, Va., she was the daughter of Candido and Josefina Vigil Barela; and was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Byron Garrard; daughter, Ladine Garrard; and son, Edward Bryan Garrard Jr.
She is survived by daughters, Josephine Abbott of McMinnville and Bee Gill of Richmond, Va.; son, Timothy Garrard of Boise, Idaho; seven grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and sister, Shella Torres of Upland, Calif.
Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at McMinnville Seventh Day Adventist Church with Joe Blevins officiating.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 26, 2002
Bill Wilson Martin, 80
Sparta resident Bill Wilson Martin, 80, died July 22 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
A retired salesman with a tobacco company, he served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II and received the Bronze Star.
The son of the late Wilson and Wilsie Le Womack Martin, he is survived by his wife, Virginia Martin; children and their spouses, Janet and Al Wasetis of Chattanooga, Bill and Janice Martin of Athens, and Tim and Gail Martin of Owensboro, Ky.; stepchildren and their spouses, Thomas A. and Ann Smith of Murfreesboro, Freddie and Ed Metcalf of Sparta; brothers, Charles Martin of Jacksonville, Fla. and Margie Ann Reisdon of Tulsa, Okla.; grandchildren, Rob Martin, Sara Estes, Manda Martin and Bethany Martin; step-grandchildren, Holly Metcalf, Julie Metcalf, Dara Smith and Andrea Franks; and step-great-grandchildren, Andrew Franks and Mathew Franks.
Services were held Thursday at Hunter Funeral Home in Sparta with Carl Sims officiating. Burial followed at Mt. View Cemetery.
Hunter Funeral Home of Sparta was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 26, 2002