Obituary Report for May 7, 2003
McMinnville resident and White County native James Titus (J.T.) Barlow, 74, died May 5 at Alvin C. York V.A. Medical Center after an extended illness.
A retired TSGT with the U.S. Air Force for 21 years, he served his country in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was a member of Mountain Lode 766 F&AM in Spencer, 32nd Scottish Rite Mason of Chattanooga; York Rite Mason Cammandry 26 of Cookeville. A Shriner and member of Alhambra Temple of Chattanooga; and a member of VFW Post 5064 and the Methodist Church.
The son of Titus M. and Lillie Mae Phifer Barlow; he was preceded in death by brother, Powell Barlow; halfsisters, Cecile Cummings and Lillian Massey; and former wife, Edith W. Woodlee.
He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Ida K. Barlow; son, Michael J. Barlow of Tullahoma; daughters, Deborah A. Richard of Charlotte, N.C., Mary Lynn Armor of Hillsboro and Ella F. Mitchell of Murfreesboro; sister, Edna Rogers of Spencer; halfsisters, Lecter Reece and Alene McCoy, both of Bone Cave; granddaughters, Jennifer Lynn Henley of Denver, Colo., Olivia A. Barlow and Allison M. Barlow, both of Tullahoma; grandsons, Justin M. and Jeffrey Armor of Hillsboro, Travis L. and Matthew B. Mitchell of Murfreesboro; several nieces, nephews, uncles, cousins, brothers and friends.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at High’s Chapel with Rex Boles officiating. Burial will follow at Preston Heights Cemetery in White County with military graveside rites administered by the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard from Robins Air Force Base. A Masonic service will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at High’s. Visitation will be held from 5 to 1o p.m. today and 10 a.m. until time of service Thursday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 7, 2003
Bessie Cotten Blair, 89
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County native Bessie Cotten Blair, 89, died May 5 at her daughter’s residence.
A machine operator with Smithville Shirt Factory and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Frank and Mary Lou Adcock Jones; and was preceded in death by husbands, E.L. Cotten, Haskel Blair Sr. and Roy Duggin; and sons, Roy Cotten and Haskel Blair Jr.; brothers, Ed, Everett, Major and J.B. Jones; sisters, Alice Smith and Louise Harrell; and grandson, Frank Cotten.
She is survived by daughters, Thedra Newby and Vida Fann, both of McMinnville; 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren; and brother, George Jones of McMinnville.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Centertown Cemetery with Nestor Stewart officiating. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 7, 2003
Betty Eugenia Stovall, 81
Spencer resident and Van Buren County native Betty Eugenia Stovall, 81, died May 4 at Generations of Spencer.
A clerk with Holiday Portraits and a member of Friendship Baptist Church, she was the daughter of John Thomas and Bertie Bell Tippett Miller; and was preceded in death by her husband, Orval Stovall in 1973; and brother, Haskell Miller.
She is survived by sisters, Edna Miller of Spencer and June Boren of Smithville; and special friends, John and Dorothy Pratt of Woodbury.
Services were held Tuesday at High’s Chapel with Steve Breedlove officiating. Burial followed at Gardens of Memory.
High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 7, 2003
Mildred Maxine Cope, 79
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County native Mildred Maxine Cope, 79, died May 5 at her home after an extended illness.
A retired supervisor with Formfit Rogers and a member of Madison Street Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late William M. and Nealie Mai Carter Caplinger; and was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin D. Cope.
She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Joanna and Ron Kuegler, Janice and Pat Hyder, all of McMinnville; grandchildren, Jonathan Hyder, Joseph Hyder, Holly Nuckols, Meloday Martin and Michelle Martin; great-grandchildren, Haley Nuckols and Kimberly McBride; and aunts, Dorothy Adams of McMinnville and Aline Fuson of Smithville.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carl Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory. Visitation will be held from noon until 9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. until time of service Thursday at McMinnville Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Lazarus House Hospice, PO Box 149, Cookeville, TN. 38503.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 7, 2003
Veda Mae Love, 89
Smithville resident Veda Mae Love, 89, died May 2 at NHC Healthcare.
A homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Erbie and Martha Jones Vaughn; and was preceded in death by sons, James Erbie, Logan, and Kenneth Reed Love; and sister, Oleda Hildreth.
She is survived by son, Pete Love of Smithville; daughter and son-in-law, Helen Faye and Jack Winn of McMinnville; grandchildren, Josh Love of Morrison, Brad and Jay Winn of Memphis; and sister, Effie Braswell of Smithville.
Services were held Sunday at Love-Cantrell Funeral Home in Smithville with Archie King officiating. Burial followed at Whorton Springs Cemetery.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home of Smithville was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 7, 2003