Obituary Report for August 18, 2002
Alfred Leonard Wanamaker, 79
McMinnville resident and Grundy County native Alfred Leonard Wanamaker, 79, died Aug. 15 at River Park Hospital after a two-week illness.
A retired farmer and timber cutter and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Floyd Adam and Prudie Elizabeth Gross Wanamaker.
He is survived by nephews Joe Wanamaker, Billy Floyd Martin, Wade Wanamaker, Edward Wanamaker, Virble Wanamaker, Keith Wanamaker and Tony Wanamaker, all of McMinnville; and Boyce Wanamaker of Columbia; nieces, Sylvia Jean Banks and Pam Hale, both of McMinnville; and special friend, Faye Scott of McMinnville.
Graveside services were held yesterday at Philadelphia Cemetery in Grundy County with Glyn Killian officiating.
High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 18, 2002
Ova (Doris) Bing, 75
Smithville resident and DeKalb County native Ova (Doris) Bing died Aug. 15 at her residence.
A retired teacher with the Warren County School System and a member of First Baptist Church, Smithville, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Mary Ova Summers Bing; and was preceded in death by her brother, Dub Bing; and sister Bertie Gill.
She is survived by her sisters, Jessie Smith of Maryland, and Billy Robinson and Betty Smith, both of Smithville; and several nieces and nephews.
Services were held yesterday at Love-Cantrell Chapel in Smithville with Bill Palmiter officiating. Burial followed at Town Cemetery.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 18, 2002
William Darrell Garrett, 51
Athens, Ga. resident and Warren County native William Darrell Garrett, 51, died Aug. 12 at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Ala.
A self-employed computer systems engineer and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, he was the son of the late Thomas and Nellie Parker Garrett.
He is survived by his wife, Edith Ann Rains Garrett; daughters, Morgan Garrett of Athens, Ga. and Angela Moore and Autumn Wanamaker, both of McMinnville; sisters and brothers also survive; two grandchildren; and father and mother-in-law, J.M. (Mac) and Jean Bennett Rains of Athens, Ga.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at University of Georgia Catholic Center in Athens. It is the request of the family that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to The Susan Gerhardt Financial Assistance Fund at St. Joseph Catholic School in Athens, Ga., or the building fund of The Catholic Center at the University of Georgia in Athens.
Information courtesy of High Funeral Home.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 18, 2002