Obituary Report for March 14, 2003
Rock Island resident and Warren County native Dorothy Grizzell Womack, 84, died unexpectedly March 12 at River Park Hospital.
A retired school teacher with the Warren County School System and a member of Rock Island Church of Christ, she was the daughter of I.J. and Julia Sanders Grizzell Sr.; and was preceded in death by her husband, Archie Wilson Womack on March 12, 1997; and brothers, John Pope, Norman and I.J. Grizzell Jr.
She is survived by sons, Lamar Wilson Womack and Elvis G. Womack, both of Rock Island; daughters, Lynette W. Moore of Rock Island and Bernadette W. Morris of McMinnville; sons-in-law, William C. (Bill) Moore of Rock Island and Anthony Morris of McMinnville; daughter-in-law, Celia Wallace Womack of Rock Island; grandsons, Scott and Ryan Moore, Heath and Johnathan Morris and Ethan Womack; granddaughters, Desiree Hobbs, Tara Partin, Katie Beth and Emily Womack; great-granddaughter, Rylan Moore; great-grandsons, Trevor and Taylor Moore, Chance Hobbs and Travis Moore; granddaughters-in-law, Jennifer and Erica Moore; grandsons-in-law, Chris Hobbs and John Partin; sisters, Edith Faye Bowling of Murfreesboro and Jane Golden of McMinnville; brothers, Harold Grizzell of Massachusetts, Lloyd Grizzell of Wasco, Calif., and Floyd Grizzell of Old Hickory; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with Ed Wilhite officiating. Burial will follow at Old Bybee Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of service today at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 14, 2003
Mary Yvonne Strickler, 82
McMinnville resident and Indianapolis, Ind., native Mary Yvonne Strickler, 82, died March 13 after an extended illness.
A homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church, she was a member of the Eastern Star, Ladies Fellowship Class, and United Methodist Women. She received the award for mission service and the humanitarian award for the U.S. Navy Destroyer squadron for the East Coast. She also served as a RSVP volunteer.
The daughter of Arthur O. ad Maud Jolletta Selch Reynolds, she is survived by her husband, Ben Strickler; daughters and sons-in-law, Janet and Richard Stephens of Tallahassee, Fla., and Jolletta and Andy Dean of McMinnville; son, Richard Strickler of Buffalo Grove, Ill.; and grandchildren, Amy and Ben Dean of McMinnville, Joslin and Will Tidwell of Nashville, Blake Strickler of Buffalo Grove, Ill., and Mary Stephens of Tallahassee, Fla.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at High’s Chapel with Rev. Robert Case officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today and 11 a.m. until time of service Saturday at High’s. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church or Gideon Memorial Program.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 14, 2003
LeRoy Bennett, 68
McMinnville resident and Warren County native LeRoy Bennett, 68, died Feb. 23.
Retired from the U.S. Air Force after 22 years of service during which he served his country in the Korean and Vietnam wars, a retired truck driver with Lee Trucking, a member of McMinnville Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 1725 and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of Elmer Forrest and Velma McGee Bennett; and was preceded in death by sister, Joyce Ann Argo; and brother, Franklin Bennett.
He is survived by daughters, Rhonda Martin and Brenda Bennett, both of McMinnville; grandchildren, Roger and Ryan Martin, Shane and Shayla Medley, all of McMinnville; great-grandson, Brett Lee Martin of McMinnville; sisters, Doris Smith of Valley Head, Ala., and Louise Blankenship of McMinnville; brother, J.W. Bennett of Sparta; several nieces and nephews.
Services were held Feb. 25 at High’s Chapel with George Roberts officiating. Burial followed at Mt. View Cemetery with military graveside rites administered by VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173.
High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 14, 2003