Obituary Report for January 9, 2004
Tullahoma resident and Smithville native Kathleen LaFever Roy, 89, died Jan. 8 at Lynchburg Nursing Home.
A homemaker and a member of Tullahoma First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of William James and Sally Webb LaFever; and was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Floyd Roy in 1981; and daughter, Sally Joyce Roy.
She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Jeanett Roy of Tullahoma; grandchildren, Greg Roy of Antioch, Melanie Ledford of Nashville, Rinold and Eric Smithson, both of Birmingham, Ala.; seven great-grandchildren; brother, Felix LaFever of Duncanville, Texas; and sister, Eloise Kusenda of Westmont, Ill.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at High’s Chapel with Rev. David Watts officiating. Burial will follow at Town Cemetery in Smithville. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today and until time of service Saturday at High’s. Memorials may be made to “His Vision” in care of Tullahoma First Baptist Church.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Jan. 9, 2004
Jeanne Lynn Vaughn
Baxter resident formerly of McMinnville Jeanne Lynn Vaughn, 40, died Jan. 6 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville.
A registered nurse and an Elkin, N.C. native, she is survived by son, Clint Rigsby of McMinnville; granddaughter, Alyssa Rigsby of McMinnville; mother and stepfather, Mary and Greg Roberts of McMinnville; maternal grandmother, Mae Elder of Ronda, N.C.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Janice and Lee Ansell of Smithville, Julie and Troy Sullivan of Rock Island; several aunts, uncles, cousins and several other family members.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. today at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Gardens of Memory. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of service today at McMinnville Funeral Home.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Jan. 9, 2004
Agnes Odell Winfrey
Rock Island resident and DeKalb County native Agnes Odell Winfrey, 92, died Jan. 3 at River Park Hospital.
A homemaker and a member of Madison Street Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Lelia Johnson Rogers; and was preceded in death by her husband, Alvie Winfrey; sisters, Mattie Lou Rutledge, Jim Henry Randolph, and Alene Dodson; sons, Kenneth Lee Winfrey, James Sherman Winfrey, Thomas Roy Winfrey and Albert Franklin Winfrey; grandson, James Dean Winfrey and brothers, Erskine Rogers, Leslie Rogers and Gaston Rogers.
She is survived by daughters, Dorothy Swindle of Elkhart, Ind., and Shirley Ann Carter of Rock Island; sons, Ronnie Winfrey of McMinnville and Aubrey Reece Winfrey of Morrison; sister, Hallie Shannon of Doyle; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services were held Tuesday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with John Padgett officiating. Burial followed at Skurlock Cemetery in White County.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Jan. 9, 2004