Obituary Report for March 9, 2003
Green Hill community resident and DeKalb County native Georgia Magnolia Adcock, 84, died March 8 at Raintree Manor Nursing Center after an extended illness.
A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late George and Bertie Cantrell Haley; and was preceded in death by her husband, Edward (I.D.) Adcock; and brother, Roy E. Haley.
She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Sue and Bernard Siler of Lake Worth, Fla., Deanna and Charles Eddie Kirby of Smithville; sons and daughters-in-law, Danny and Michelle Adcock of Bridgewater, N.J., Garry Lynn and Peggy Adcock, Mickey and Joyce Adcock, all of McMinnville; sister and brother-in-law, Alta and C.N. Womack of McMinnville; brother, Paul Haley of Smithville; 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with Larry Vinson officiating. Burial will follow at DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. until time of service Monday at McMinnville Funeral Home.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 9, 2003
Sally Ann Arnold, 42
McMinnville resident and Port Huron, Mich., native Sally Ann Arnold, 42, died March 7 at her home.
A factory worker and a member of the non-denominational church, she was preceded in death by her mother, Arlene Dewey; and daughter, Crystal Lynn Dandron.
She is survived by her husband, Billy Arnold; daughter and son-in-law, Mandy and Anthony Bristow of Cookeville; granddaughter, Tequila Bristow of Cookeville; father and stepmother, Jim and Doris Dewey of Newnan, Ga.; sisters, Janice Deering of Port Huron, Peggy McHaffey of Douglasville, Ga., Bonnie Campbell of Emmitt, Mich., Lou Dewey of Hogansville, Ga., and Tina Green of Franklin, Ga.; brothers, Tom Dewey of Peachtree, Ga., and Jim Dewey of Astor, Fla.; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at High’s Chapel with Jim Zlaten officiating.
Burial will follow at Liberty Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. until time of service Monday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 9, 2003
Carl M. Simmons, 62
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County native Carl M. Simmons, 62, died March 6 at Alvin C. York Medical Center in Murfreesboro.
A retired highway contract route transporter hauling the U.S. Mail and a disabled veteran of the Vietnam War, he was a member of North Hill Drive Church of God of Prophecy
The son of Pauline Simmons of Bone Cave and the late Richard (Dick) Simmons; he was preceded in death by grandson, Christopher Allan Simmons Jr.; and brother, William H. Simmons.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Linda Faye Simmons; sons and daughters-in-law, Chris and Leigh Simmons of Bone Cave, Brad and Lindy Simmons of Livingston; and grandchildren, Nichlas Simmons, Chase Simmons, Ridge Simmons, Ashley Bray, Haley Mullins and Willard Mullins.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Orville Simpson, Rev. Jim Mitchell and Rev. Kenneth Merritt officiating.
Burial will follow at Crain Hill Cemetery in Van Buren County with military graveside rites administered by VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173.
Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of service today at McMinnville Funeral Home.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 9, 2003
Beverly Max Webster, 72
McMinnville resident formerly of Silver Springs, N.Y., Beverly Max Webster, 72, died March 7 at his home after a nine-month illness.
Retired from Morton Salt and a member of Christ United Methodist Church, he was the son of Laura Webster of Warsaw, N.Y., and the late Claude Webster.
He is survived by his wife, Lorraine (Lolly) Webster; daughter, Lori Hunter of Huntsville, Ala.; son, Mark Hunter of Stanfield, N.C.; brothers, Grady and Merle Webster, both of Perry, N.Y.; sisters, Marge Alden of Warsaw, N.Y., Arlene Culbertson of Lima, N.Y., and Leah Thater of Leroy, N.Y.
Memorial services will be held at 6:30 p.m. today at Christ United Methodist Church with Paul Tramel officiating.
Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 9, 2003
Harry Clayton Cantrell, 83
McMinnville resident Harry Clayton Cantrell, 83, died March 6 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.
An ARO employee, a Scottish Rite Shriner and secretary/treasurer of Dechard Masonic Lodge, he served his county in the U.S. Air Corps during World War II.
He is survived by his wife, Mary L. Cantrell; son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Janette Cantrell of McMinnville; grandchildren and spouses, Angela and Stacy Turner of Rock Island, April Milstead, Clayton and Lori Cantrell, all of McMinnville; great-grandchildren, Ethan Milstead and Randy Cantrell, both of McMinnville; brother, Paul Cantrell of Mesa, Ariz.; sister, Blanche Roe of Hammond, Ind.; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Virginia Floyd Cantrell and brother, George Cantrell.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home in Winchester with Rev. John Halliburton officiating. Burial will follow in Franklin Memorial Gardens.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 9, 2003
Willie Mai Rowland Simons, 93
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County native Willie Mai Rowland Simons, 93, died March 8 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.
A homemaker and a member of the Protestant faith, she was the daughter of Tim and Hester Jane Sandlin Rowland; and was preceded in death by her husband, George W. Simons in 1985.
She is survived by daughters, Thelma Duncan and Sue Brown, both of McMinnville; sons, George Simons of McMinnville and Paul William Simons of Indianapolis, Ind.; 12 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, several great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Morrison Cemetery with Billy Reed officiating. Visitation will be held from noon to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Monday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 9, 2003
Maude Louise Allen, 94
Manchester resident and Shelbyville native Maude Louise Allen, 94, died March 7 at Manchester Health Care Center.
A homemaker and a member of Summitville Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late J.D. and Anna Jane Anderson Scruggs; and was preceded in death by her husband, Everette Allen; and grandson, Gary Don Allen.
She is survived by children, Donnie, Gary, John, and Tom Allen, Vivian Benson, Wanda Bailey and Patsy Harmon, all of Summitville, Bobby Allen of Smartt Station, Malinda Taylor Manchester and Gloria Brown of Morrison; 30 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Coffee County Funeral Home Chapel with Mark McDonald officiating. Burial will follow at Summitville Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Coffee County Funeral Home.
Coffee County Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 9, 2003