Obituary Report for March 16, 2003
McMinnville resident and Warren County native, Georgia Thelma Dove Dunlap, 81, died March 14 at her home after an extended illness.
A housewife and longtime member of Berea Church of Christ, she was the daughter of George Dibreusl and Dovie Lou McDowell Dunlap. She was preceded in death by husband, Elton B. Dunlap, son, Billy Wayne Dunlap, brothers Ray and Walter Dove, and sisters opal Dove and Hazel Safley Reynolds.
She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law Willard Elton and Marsh Dunlap of McMinnville and Danny Barton and Elizabeth Dunlap of Ottertail, Minn.; daughter-in-law Donna Dunlap of McMinnville, grandchildren and their spouses, Karen Emily and Charles Gillies of McMinnville, Melissa Ann Sullivan of Knoxville, Troy Wayne Dunlap of Dunlap, Kimberly Marie and Jeremie Schossow of Perham, Miss., Stephanie Lynn Dunlap of Ottertail, Minn., and James B. Dunlap of McMinnville; great grandchildren Casey, Cameron and Shelby Sullivan of Knoxville, James Elton and Samuel Gillies of McMinnville, Caden Schossow of Perham, and sisters June Gribble and Nadell Watson, both of McMinnville.
Services will be held today at 1 p.m. at High’s Funeral Home with Clayton Gribble and Richard Bowman officiating. Burial following at Old Bybee Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. till the time of the service.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 16, 2003
Richard E. Morris, 73
McMinnville resident and Franklin County native Richard E. Morris, 73, died March 13.
A custodian who worked for Winchester Hat Corporation, he is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Robinson Morris and son Roger Morris of McMinnville.
Graveside services were yesterday at Harris Chapel Cemetery in Winchester.
Moore-Cortner Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 16, 2003
George Thomas Adcock, 44
McMinnville resident and Iuaka, Ms., native George Thomas Adcock, 44, died March 15 after a brief illness.
A self-employed farmer and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of Raymond Wesley and Georgia Mae Williamson Adcock.
He is survived by his wife, Marcy Enoch Adcock, mother Georgia Adcock of McMinnville, sisters and brothers-in-law Sherry and Les Trotman, and Debbie and Steve Glenn, all of McMinnville, brother and sister-in-law Raymond and Pamela Hoover Adcock Jr., of McMinnville, father-in-law and mother-in-law Dave and Nell Enoch of Carthage, sisters-in-law and their spouses Darnell Enoch of Long Beach, Calif., Davene and Ronnie Hutchings of White Bluff, Tenn., Billye Jean and Stanley Haskins of Carthage, several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services will be held Monday at noon at High’s Funeral Home with Ron Martin and Jackie Matheny officiating. Burial will follow at Blues Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held today from 3 to 8 p.m. and Monday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Liver Association, the National Kidney Foundation, American Heart Association and the American Lung Association.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 16, 2003
Bonnie H. Bilbrey, 94
McMinnville resident and Pickett County native Bonnie H. Bilbrey, 94, died March 13 at her daughter’s residence in Madison, Tenn.
A retired school teacher with the Warren County School System and a member of Forest Park The Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Sophronia Zachary Huddleston and was preceded in death by her husband, Kimoth Howard Bilbrey and daughter, Margaret Conner.
She is survived by a daughter, Sophrona Bilbrey of Madison; son-in-law, Junior Conner of Christiana, Tenn.; grandchildren David and Linda Conner of Avon, Ind., Kim and Wade Bryant of McMinnville and Dennis and Paula Conner of McMinnville; and a great-grandson, Jared Conner of Cookeville.
Services will be held today at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel at 1:30 p.m. with Ernest McBride officiating. Burial will be held at 3:30 p.m. at Good Hope Cemetery in Overton County. The Bilbrey family will receive friends today from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the parlors of McMinnville Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alive Hospice, 1718 Patterson St., Nashville, Tenn., 37203.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 16, 2003
Mavis Roughton Davis, 74
McMinnville resident and Robersonville, North Carolina native Mavis Roughton Davis, 74, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior March 12 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.
A retired civil service employee of the federal government, she was the daughter of the late A.G. Roughton and was a member of the Church of God Prophecy at North Hills Drive .She was preceded in death by her husband, James Wallace Davis and brother William Sherman Roughton.
She is survived by her mother, Lillie Mae Merrell of McMinnville; daughter and son-in-law Sharon and Bobby Flora of Norfolk, Va.; son William Daniel Davis of McMinnville; sisters Ida Hale of McMinnville and Lota Aho of Everett, Wash.; three grandchildren, Joshua Flora and Zachary Flora of Norfolk, Va. and James Davis of Chesapeake, Va.; and numerous nieces, nephews and loving friends.
Memorial services were held Saturday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Orville Simpson officiating.
McMinnville Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 16, 2003
Cynthia D. Glenn, 80
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Cynthia D. Glenn died March 13.
A retired assignment clerk with Southern Bell Telephone and a member of Northside Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Barkus Lafayette and Zannie Green Dunlap. She was preceded in death by husband James Byars (J.B.) Glenn.
She is survived by daughter and son-in-law Rita and Wyndal Wasson of Conyer, Ga., son and daughter-in-law Donald Roger and Suzie Glenn of New York, grandson James Daniel Smith of Conyers, Ga., and grandson and spouse David Glenn and Lori Wasson of Oxford, Ga., and great grandchildren James Brandon Smith of San Diego, Calif., and Katelyn Maree Wasson of Oxford, Ga.
Services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at High’s Funeral Home with Jim Hunt officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery. Visitation will be held today from 2 to 4 p.m.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 16, 2003
Georgia Magnolia Adcock, 84
Green Hill community resident and DeKalb County native Georgia Magnolia Adcock, 84, died March 8 at Rain Tree 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, Alda and C.N. Womack of McMinnville; brother, Paul Haley of Smithville; 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, sister-in-law Billie Haley of Smithville, and several nieces and nephews.
Services were held Monday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with Larry Vinson officiating. Burial followed at DeKalb Memorial Gardens.
McMinnville Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 16, 2003