Obituary Report for Wednesday, April 2, 2003
Spencer resident and Davidson County native Anna Lou Wilcher, 84, died April 1 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.
A factory worker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Jerry and Bessie Mealer Stinnett; and was preceded in death by husbands, B.B. Hillis and Jack Wilcher; daughter, Erna Fay Hillis; and sons, J.D. and R.T. Hillis.
She is survived by daughters, Diana Grissom and Carol Ann Martin, both of Rock Island, and Shirley Minton of Dunlap; son, Jerold Hillis of Rock Island; stepson, G.L. Wilcher of McMinnville; stepdaughter, Ann Wright of North Carolina; sisters, Nellie Cole and Betty Lee, both of Spencer; brother, J.T. Stinnett of Ohio; 13 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Spencer Chapel with Larry Rhdton officiating. Burial will follow at Shockely Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 to 10 p.m. today and 8 a.m. until time of service Thursday at the Spencer Chapel.
Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Spencer Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 2, 2003
Billy Edward Prater, 63
McMinnville resident and Cannon County native Billy Edward Prater, 63, died March 31 at St. Thomas Hospital.
The co-owner of Industrial Tool & Die in Morrison and a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church, he was the son of Dewey and White Davis Prater; and was preceded in death by sister, Tina Belle Prater and brother, James Prater.
He is survived by his wife of 44 years, June Barrett Prater; daughter, Darlene Johnson of Manchester; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Kim Prater of Morrison; sisters, Joyce Reed of Manchester, Viva Vickers of Liberty, Gladys Page of Nashville, Christine Davis and Lois Davis, both of Woodbury, Pauline Lance and Lorene Robinson, both of McMinnville, and Marie Melton of Skipperville, Ala.; brother, Hubert Prater of Nashville; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Walter and Nancy Barrett of McMinnville; grandchildren, Jennifer and Hunter Sain, Genay and Richie Davis, Michaela Prater, and Colton Prater; great-grandchild, Kayleigh Davis; several nieces, nephews, and friends.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with Jesse Pate and Rev. Steve Ross officiating. Burial will follow at Center Hill Cemetery in Cannon County. Visitation is today from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and 10 a.m. until the time of the service Thursday.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 2, 2003
Margie Pearl Hood, 76
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Margie Pearl Hood, 76, died April 1 at her residence after an extended illness.
A homemaker and member of the Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Levi P. and Bettie Green Morton; and was preceded in death by her husband, Athron Thomas Hood, in 2001; and daughter, Margia Faye Urban, in 2003.
She is survived by her sons, John W. Hood of Knoxville, James W. Hood of Michigan and Jackie Hood and Tony Hood, both of Morrison; daughters, Lois Hood Miller and Linda Faye Hood Keeling, both of Michigan, Betty Hood Bowles of Cedartown, Ga., Sara Hood Ponder of Manchester and Violet Hood McCormick and Brenda Gail Hood, both of McMinnville; 35 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at High’s Chapel. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow and from 11 a.m. until the time of the service Friday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 2, 2003
Ruby Love Taylor, 95
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County native Ruby Love Taylor, 95, died March 30 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness.
A homemaker and a member of Morrison First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Lula Hendrixson Love; and was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie A. Taylor; and brother, Odist Love.
She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Jimmy Warren of McMinnville; son and daughter-in-law, Lonnie and Shirley Taylor of McMinnville; grandchildren, Sherry Todd, Stephen Clemons and John Taylor; step-granddaughter, Lori Swedden; nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, one niece and several cousins.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with Billy G. Nunley officiating. Burial will follow at Whorton Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until time of service today at McMinnville Funeral Home.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 2, 2003
Gary Allen Yates
Peachtree City, Ga., resident Gary Allen Yates died March 28.
Graduating magna cum laude from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, he practiced in the Fairburn/Union City area for 20 years. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
He is survived by son, Brock Allen Yates; daughter, Bari Grace Yates of Marietta, Ga.; mother, Syntelle Yates of Peachtree City; sister and brother-in-law, Connie and Mike Kerr of Aurora, Ill.; twin brother, Gary Yates of McMinnville; niece and nephew Bryan and Amanda Kerr of Aurora, Ill.
Memorial services were held Tuesday at Carl J. Mowell & Son Chapel in Peachtree City with Rev. Chuck Hodges officiating. Burial followed at Westminster Memorial Gardens.
Information courtesy of High Funeral Home.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 2, 2003