Obituary Report for July 30, 2003
Franklin resident and Summertown native Jane Crane Bragg, 77, died July 29 at her home.
A retired second-grade teacher for 30 years with the Franklin Special School District, she directed social affairs for BGA for 21 years during her husband’s tenure as headmaster. In 1998, at the new BGA campus, she and her husband were honored with the dedication of Bragg Hall. She is a charter member of the Charlotte-Pearl Tennis Club of Nashville and Franklin, a member of the James K. Polk Society, Ladies Hermitage Association, The Williamson County Retired Teachers Association and First United Methodist Church.
The daughter of the late Joseph Fletcher and Gertrude McPherson Crane, she is survived by her husband of 52 years, John A. Bragg; daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca Bragg and Marc McNamee of Nashville; sister, Joanne Bingham of Amissville, Va.; sister-in-law, Virginia Roy Bragg of McMinnville; grandchildren, David Bragg McNamee and Jane Crane McNamee; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Franklin with Dr. Lynn Hill officiating. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. Thursday at Mt. View Cemetery in McMinnville. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home in Franklin and 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church. Memorials may be made to the BGA Endowment Fund, First United Methodist Church or Willowbrook Hospice. Williamson Memorial Funeral Home of Franklin is in charge of arrangements.
Information courtesy of High Funeral Home.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 30, 2003
Leslie Eugene Russell, 44
McMinnville resident and Davidson County native Leslie Eugene Russell, 44, died July 28 at River Park Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
A clerk at Pit Stop South, he attended Smartt Church of God and was the son of the late Jolly and Eunice Smith Russell.
He is survived by his wife, Frances Steinmann Russell; stepchildren, Melanie Evans, Michael, Jody and Cindy Steinmann, all of McMinnville; nine step-grandchildren, four step-great-grandchildren, and cousins, Margaret Gammons and Jess Gammons, both of Fairview.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at High’s Chapel with Charles Dotson officiating. Burial will follow at Summitville Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until time of service Thursday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 30, 2003
Loyd Sidney Smartt, 45
Beersheba Springs resident Loyd Sidney Smartt, 45, died July 28.
The son of the late George and Genevia Smartt; he was preceded in death by brother, James Smartt. He is survived by daughters, Genevia Borne of Cumberland Heights and Ashley Smartt Meeks of Tracy City; son, Lloyd (Rooster) Smartt of Beersheba Springs; sisters, Treva Perry of Beersheba Springs and Gail Smith of McMinnville; brothers, Archie, Arnold and George Smartt, Jr. of McMinnville; and grandchildren, Sidney, Marcus and Dakota.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Panhandle Baptist Church with Glyn Killian officiating. Burial will follow at Philadelphia Cemetery. Visitation began Tuesday at the church.
Layne Funeral Home of Altamont is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 30, 2003
Eddie Lee West, 26
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Eddie Lee West, 26, died July 28 at River Park Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
A router at BRC and a member of the Church of God, he is survived by his wife, Helen West; stepchildren, Angel and Andrew Newman, both of McMinnville; mother and stepfather, Linda and Zack Malpass of McMinnville; father, Ed West; brother, Jason West of McMinnville; maternal grandparents, Ernest and Rita McCormick of Manchester; paternal grandmother, Delcie West of McMinnville; maternal great-grandmother, Deamie Myers; and nephew, Matthew West of McMinnville.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at High’s Chapel with Charles Dotson officiating. Burial will follow at Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 8 a.m. until time of service Thursday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 30, 2003
Satero Armando Yturrino, 85
Vervilla community resident and Florida native Satero Armando Yturrino, 85, passed away July 28 after an extended illness.
A retired Merchant seaman, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Woodside Yturrino; parents, Mauricio and Concepcion Arregui Yturrino; sisters, Rosa Ciccarello and Valentina Martino; and nephews, Peter Ciccarello Jr. and Tommy Martino.
He is survived by brother and sister-in-law, Joe and Joann Yturrino of Tampa, Fla.; daughters and son-in-law, Regina Vazquez of Manchester, Andy and Debbie Link of McMinnville; son and daughter-in-law, Skip Turrino and Jeanne Yturrino; 10 grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews locally and in Florida.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. today at Bascom Cemetery in Vervilla.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 30, 2003