Obituary Report for September 21, 2003
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Franklin Henderson Morton, 56, died unexpectedly Sept. 18 in Cabot, Ark.
A self employed truck driver with Bennett Motor Express and a member of First Baptist Church, he served his country in the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam War.
The son of John Henderson and Jessie Ruth O’Neal Morton, he is survived by his wife, Janie Morton; son and daughter-in-law, Chris and Christal Morton of McMinnville; grandson, Tyler Morton of McMinnville; sister, Faye Gillentine of McMinnville; brothers, Jimmy and Bobby Morton of McMinnville and Larry Morton of Clarksville; nieces and nephews, Lori Yates, John Ward, Tonya Wynn, Chelsea and Mallory Morton.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with Donald Owens, Jimmy Bond and Fred Bueto officiating. Services will follow at Shellsford Cemetery with military graveside rites administered by VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 21, 2003
Robert C. Haston Jr., 73
Spencer resident and Van Buren County Robert C. Haston Jr., 73, died Sept. 18 at White County Hospital.
Retired from the county extension agency and a member of the County Farm Bureau, the Cattleman Association and Mt. Elim Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Robert C. and Etta Smith Haston Sr.
He is survived by his wife, Deane Haston; daughters and son-in-law, Rebecca Haston of Burnett, Texas, Judy and Don Witherspoon of Lebanon, and Carol Cooper of Smyrna; sons, Steven and Deanna Haston of King Queen Church, Va., William and Donna Templeton of Sparta; brother and sister-in-law, Marlin and Imogene Haston of Crossville; eight grandchildren, two nephews, one niece, several cousins and friends.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Mt. Elim Baptist Church with Willard Ralph Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at Long Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12:30 p.m. to time of service today at the church.
Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Spencer Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 21, 2003
Dave Hoover Smith, 39
Dave Hoover Smith, 39, died Sept. 14 in Big Sky, Mont.
A Viola native, he was the son of Betty Hoover Smith of Viola and Donald Smith Sr. of California. He is survived by his wife, Lezly Smith; daughters, Meranda Smith and Sydney Smith; brother, Don Smith and sister-in-law, Paula Smith of Atlanta, Ga.; nieces, Sarah Margaret and Anna Elizabeth Smith of Atlanta, Ga. He is survived locally by aunts, Sarah Hoover and Mary Harold Hoover of Viola, and Livy Hoover of McMinnville; uncle, Fred Hoover Jr. of McMinnville; cousins, Randa Hoover Miner, Fred Hoover III, and Rachel Kirby.
He was a member of Viola Church of Christ. In his memory, donations may be made to Viola Church of Christ for hymnals, Viola Cemetery Trust Fund and the Cancer Society. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. at Big Sky Chapel in Big Sky.
Information courtesy of High Funeral Home.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 21, 2003
Jane Lorraine Gray, 42
Altamont resident and Valdosta, Ga., native Jane Lorraine Gray, 42, died Sept. 19 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after an extended illness.
A member of Altamont Church of Christ, she attended David Lipscomb High School and University and Motlow Community College in McMinnville. She received her LPN from Nashville Tech and worked as a nurse for several years. She most recently worked at the Country Kitchen in Altamont. She lived in New Zealand for four years where her parents were missionaries. She worked as a missionary in West Africa in 1998 and was recently assisting with the office work for the world-wide Treasure of Truth Radio broadcast.
She is survived by son, Jody Don Kimble; her parents, Harriette and Joe D. Gray of Altamont; and a host of family and friends.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Altamont Church of Christ with Barry Baggott, Johnny Dickerson and her son, Jody Don Kimble, officiating. Burial will follow at Altamont City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Layne Funeral Home in Altamont.
Layne Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 21, 2003