Obituary Report for February 12, 2003
Brian Douglas Cole, 28
Rock Island resident Brian Douglas Cole, 28, died Feb. 9 at Manchester Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
A truck driver and a member of Sink Creek Missionary Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Franklin Eugene and Easter Keen Cole.
He is survived by daughters, Mycha Logan and Deeneka Cole of McMinnville; sisters, Brenda Kay George of Rock Island, Charlene Neidig of Oak Ridge, Debbie Judkins of McMinnville, Vivian and Thelma Cole, both of Baxter; uncle and aunt, Thomas and Bunny Keen of Smithville; and Godchild, Breanna.
Services were held Monday at Sink Creek Missionary Baptist Church with Tom Keen officiating. Burial followed at Jefferson Cemetery.
DeKalb Funeral Home of Smithville was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Feb. 12, 2003
Elise Byars Stewart, 81
Green Hill resident and Warren County native Elise Byars Stewart, 81, died Feb. 10 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.
A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Travis.
She is survived by her husband, George M. Stewart; son, James S. Byars of Monroe, N.C.; stepsons, Ronald E. Stewart of McMinnville and Donald M. Stewart of Nashville; two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Chapel with Ray Gilder officiating. Burial will follow at Bluff Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 8 a.m. until time of service today at Love-Cantrell & Cope.
Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Feb. 12, 2003
Mark Anthony Jr., 84
Sparta resident and Robertson County native Mark Anthony Jr., 84, died Feb. 10 at Cookeville Regional Hospital after a brief illness.
An auto mechanic and a member of Taft Church of Christ, he served his country in the U.S. Marines during World War II.
The son of Mark and Sally Fort Anthony Sr., he was preceded in death by brothers, Jones and Sterling Anthony; and twin brother, George Anthony.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Jean Moffitt Anthony of Irving College; son, Neal Moffitt Anthony of Irving College; sister-in-law, Kay Anthony of Clarksville; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at High’s Chapel with burial following at Hebron Cemetery with military graveside rites administered by VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173. Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until of service Thursday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Feb. 12, 2003
Billy Norman Hibdon, 64
Woodbury resident and DeKalb County native Billy Norman Hibdon, 64, died Feb. 9 at Stones River Hospital after a short illness.
A retired employee of Bridgestone and a member of Centertown United Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Willie Houston and Margie Wilma McBride Hibdon.
He is survived by his wife, Thelma White Davis Hibdon; brothers, Glen Doris Hibdon of McMinnville, Kenneth Hibdon of Brownsburg and Ronnie Lynn Hibdon of Murfreesboro; sisters, Jonell Martin of Smithville, Carolyn Pepper of McMinnville, Shirley White of Sparta and Phyllis Guldin of Corpus Christi, Texas; halfsister, Lorene Walker of Cannon County; mother-in-law, Ida Pearl Davis of Woodbury; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Woodbury Funeral Home Chapel with Phil Tollett officiating. Burial will follow at Center Hill Cemetery. Visitation begins at noon today at Woodbury Funeral Home.
Woodbury Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Feb. 12, 2003