Obituary Report for February 9, 2003

Charles M. (Charlie) Lance Jr., 57
Centertown resident and Warren County native Charles M. (Charlie) Lance Jr., 57, died Feb. 6 at NHC Healthcare after a one-year illness.

A maintenance supervisor with Batesville Casket Company and a member of Bates Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church, he served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was a member of Warren Masonic Lodge 125 F&AM and the Order of the Eastern Star.

The son of Charles M. and Stella Womack Lance Sr. of Centertown; he was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Ann Coppinger Lance.

He is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Amy and William Lyle of Morrison; son and daughter-in-law, Chuck and Joely Lance of Centertown; grandchildren, Alesha Lyle, Landon Lance and Jordan Elkins; sister, Ann Ferrell of McMinnville; brothers and sisters-in-law, Walter and Phyllis Lance of Centertown, David and Josette Lance of Morrison; father-in-law, T.L. Coppinger of McMinnville; special friend, Chuck Rolen of McMinnville; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends.

Services were held Saturday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Buddy Pope and Paul Roberts officiating. Burial followed at Whitlock Cemetery with military graveside rites administered by VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173. Masonic rites were held Friday evening.

McMinnville Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Feb. 9, 2003

Rose Katherine Miller, 73
Chattanooga resident and Warren County native Rose Katherine Miller, 73, died Feb. 8 in Chattanooga after an extended illness.

A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Bright and Minnie Overall.

She is survived by her husband, Lois Miller of Chattanooga; daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and James Mizell of Chattanooga; son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Carol Miller of Trenton, Ga.; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; sisters and brothers-in-law, Jimmie and Carl Hulett of Morrison, Irene and Ewing Collier of Madison.

Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Chattanooga Funeral Home East Chapel on South Moore Road off I-24 with burial following at Lakewood Gardens in Chattanooga. Donations may be made to the Adventa Hospice in Chattanooga. Visitation will be held from noon to 8 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday at the East Chapel.

Information courtesy of High Funeral Home.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Feb. 9, 2003