Obituary Report for January 14, 2004
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Nova June Ware McMahan Myers, 71, died Jan. 10 at her home after a lingering illness.
A homemaker and a member of Forest Park Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Allen Bryan and Cleo Curtis Ware; and was preceded in death by sisters, Edith Ware, Edna Wanamaker and Fay Wallace; brother, Bill Ware; and her first husband, Jack McMahan.
She is survived by her husband, James Willard Myers; daughter and son-in-law, Denise McMahan Marsh Bowdoin and Greg Bowdoin of McMinnville; stepdaughter and spouse, Pam and Holbert Taylor McMinnville; granddaughter, Jackee Marsh of McMinnville; step-grandchildren and spouses, Casey and Heather Williamson, Crystal Williamson, Connie and Bryan Austin, and Brittany Bowdoin of McMinnville; great-grandson, Jaythan Rylee Marsh of McMinnville; step-great-granddaughter, Chole Williamson; twin brother and spouse, Ova Gene and Frankie ware of Pontiac, Mich.; brothers and spouses, Joe and Jean Ware, Leon and Arlene Ware, James and Fran Ware, and Paul Ware, all of McMinnville; sisters, Betty Ware of McMinnville and Mary Jane Skierkowski of Murfreesboro; sister-in-law, Maxine Ware of Nashville; six nephews, seven nieces, several great-nieces and nephews; special family members, Jessie Mullican, Ernest and Pat Brewington, Clarence, Louise, Rayburn, Mike and Robin Turner, Sherry and Shane Moore, Tina and Matt Walker.
Services were held Tuesday at High’s Chapel with Nestor Stewart and Barry Ariaz officiating. Burial followed at Mt. View Cemetery.
High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Jan. 14, 2004
Joseph Levendorf, 85
McMinnville resident Joseph Levendorf, 85, died Jan. 10 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.
A U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II and a retired construction engineer, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Peggy; son, Gary Levendorf and daughter, Jill Nagata.
He is survived by his wife, Edna; daughter, Christine Levendorf; stepdaughters, Carla Kirby, Sharlo Cruz and her husband, Arthur, Christine Purcell and her husband, Bill; stepson and wife, Douglas and Beverly Asleson; granddaughter, April Kirby; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Cremation was held at Crawford Mortuary and a small candlelight service was held at the family home. Memorial donations may be made to the American Red Cross.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Jan. 14, 2004
Stella Kirby Choate, 75
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Stella Kirby Choate, 75, died Jan. 12 at River Park Hospital.
A retired employee of McMinnville Garment Factory and a member of East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Jennie Gibbs Kirby Sr.; and was preceded in death by her husband, Burl Willard Choate; sister, Eula Mae Baker; and brothers, Horace, Charles, Clarence Jr. and Homer Kirby Sr.
She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Jennie and Edd Lynn Watson of McMinnville; grandson and wife, Jeff and Christie Watson of McMinnville; granddaughter and husband, Shannon and David Adcock of Smithville; great-grandchildren, Easton David Adcock and Bliss Zechman; and sister, Martha Zimmerman of San Antonio, Texas.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with James W. Boyd officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery. 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. 14, 2004
James Richard Ross, 70
McMinnville resident and Salem, W.Va., native James Richard Ross, 70, died Jan. 10 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville after an extended illness.
A retired Carrier employee, he was the son of Harry and Wilma Ross.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Ross; children and spouses, Richard and Becky Ross, DeeDee and David Thrower and Roy Tucker, all of McMinnville; grandchildren, Misti Darnbush, Laura and Michael Thrower and Bryan Christian; sister, Deloris Clay of Ashtabula, Ohio; and nephews, Mark and Mike Clay of Ashtabula, Ohio.
Services were held Monday at High’s Chapel with Jackie Matheny officiating. Burial followed at Trousdale Cemetery.
High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Jan. 14, 2004
Susie Drake, 61
Walling native Mary Evelyn (Susie) Drake, 61, died Jan. 10 at Baptist Hospital in Nashville.
A member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Post 4190 in Rock Island, she was the daughter of the late Beecher and Emma (Jack) Mason.
She is survived by her children, Greg and Cindy Drake of Rock Island; brother, Jimmy Mason and his wife Janice and their family of Quebeck.
A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Post in Rock Island.
Information courtesy of Thurman Funeral Home in Sparta.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Jan. 14, 2004