Obituary Report for April 25, 2003
McMinnville resident and Lawrence County native Anna Louise Markum, 84, died April 23 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness.
A nurses aid with NHC and a member of the Church of God Seventh Day, she was the daughter of William Nelson and Hattie Jones Stembridge; and was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie Markum in 1989; and son, Bobby Jack Talley; brothers, Joe, Henry, Tim, Bill, and William (Babe) Stembridge; and sisters, Jennie and Mary.
She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Edith and Ray Blackwell of Rock Island; sons and daughters-in-law, Nelson and Geraldine Talley of Savannah, Pat and Joan Talley of Savannah; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. today at High’s Chapel with Paul Dunlap officiating. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until time of service today at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 25, 2003
Verble Lee Mooneyham, 67
Rock Island resident and Louisville, Ky., native Verble Lee Mooneyham, 67, died April 22 at Centennial Medical Center after a brief illness.
A retired welder with Carrier and a member of Madison Street Baptist Church, he was a U.S. Army veteran and was the son of the late Charles Verble Mooneyham and Ola Myrtle Mooneyham Harding of McMinnville. He was preceded in death by brother, Gerald L. Mooneyham; infant brother, Virgil Mooneyham; sister, Shirley Jean Huntley; and niece, Janie Huntley.
He is survived by his wife, Bessie C. Burns Mooneyham; son and daughter-in-law, Barry L. and Louise Mooneyham of Dowelltown; daughters and sons-in-law, Pamela R. Mooneyham and Tony Welch, Sandra Mooneyham and George Whiles, all of McMinnville, Kimberly L Mooneyham and James Vickers of Hollywood, Fla.; grandchildren, Christy, Misty, J.J., and Christopher Vickers, Brandon D. Welch, and Ginger and Cody Whiles; brothers, Kenneth Mooneyham of Dibrell and Carson Mooneyham of Shelbyville; sister, Linda June Spivey of McMinnville; mother-in-law, Mae Ford of Lafayette; several nieces, nephews, uncles and aunts.
Graveside services were held Thursday at High’s Chapel with Carl Smith officiating. Burial followed at Morrison Cemetery.
High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 25, 2003
Thurman Seals, 88
Mt. Juliet resident and White County native Thurman Seals, 88, died April 23 after an extended illness.
A retired factory worker and a member of the Methodist Church, he was the son of the late William Carroll and Cleo Chisam Seals; and was preceded in death by son, Carroll M. Seals; sisters, Ada Steakley and Grace Seals; grandson, Carroll Seals Jr.; and brothers, Ernest, Roy, Lester, Carroll, Authur and Hubert Seals.
He is survived by his wife, Nora K. Seals; sons and daughters-in-law, Ray and Barbara Seals of Walling, Curtis and Debbie Seals of Mt. Juliet, David and Jean Seals of Smyrna; sister, Thelma Austin of Chattanooga; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Mt. Pisgah Methodist Church with Perry Clayton officiating. Visitation will be held from noon until time of service today at the church.
Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 25, 2003
Lydia J. Rollings Hale, 61
Altamont resident Lydia J. Rollings Hale, 61, died April 23.
The owner of Lydia’s Beauty Salon and a member of Altamont Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late James Lewis and Eva Walker Rollings; and was preceded in death by sisters, Florence Scruggs, Rachel Geary, Louise Jacobs, Mary Ellen Wheeler, and Thelma Ruth Hill; and brothers, Frank, Ashley and Dolph Rollings.
She is survived by daughter, Cheryl Tate of Altamont; son, Jeffery Hale of Farmington Hills, Mich.; sisters, Genie Valentine and Jessie Green; brother, James Lewis Rollings; grandchildren, Christopher, Patrick, Cain, Samantha Ann and Jeffrey Brendan; great-grandchildren, Kristan and Brandon; several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Layne Funeral Home in Altamont with Joe Gray, James Lewis Rollings, Don Hill and Dr. Byron Harbolt officiating.
Layne Funeral Home of Altamont is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 25, 2003
Margaret Louanne Jaco, 95
Humboldt resident and Campaign native Margaret Louanne Jaco, 95, died April 22 at Bailey Park Community Living Center.
A member of Lighthouse Pentecostal Church, she was a school teacher who once taught first grade in a one-room school house in Campaign. She lived in Warren County for 30 years.
The daughter of the late John Evans and Frances Simmons Jaco, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Harold Jaco Sr. She is survived by sons, Harold Jaco Jr. and his wife, Juanita of Jackson, and John C. Jaco of Troy; daughter, Mary E. Bernhardt of Fitzgerald, Ga.; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at North Chapel of George A. Smith and Sons Funeral Home with Ron Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Ridgecrest Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral Home.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 25, 2003
Lucinda Harris Gortney Brown, 79
Murfreesboro resident Lucinda Harris Gortney Brown, 79, died April 24 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center.
She was a native of Cookeville and was retired from White Stag Manufacturing Company. The daughter of the late Willie and Sarah Jones Harris, she was preceded in death by her first husband, R.L. Gortney and second husband, John V. Brown; son, Goyte Holt Jr.; brothers, Bill, Wesley and Noah Harris; and sister, Mary Jane Corley.
She is survived by son, Charles Kenneth Gortney of LaVergne; daughter, Dorothy Fladung of Murfreesboro; brother, John T. Harris of McMinnville; and grandchildren, Shelly Windrow and Kenneth Thomas Gortney.
Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Jennings & Ayers Funeral Home with Mark Norris officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Jennings & Ayers Funeral Home of Murfreesboro is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 25, 2003