Obituary Report for August 11, 2004
McMinnville resident and Marshall County, Ala., native Hazel D. Milner, 86, died Aug. 9 at her home.
The former president of Dr Pepper Bottling Company and a member of First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Dee and Annie Hall Denson; and was preceded in death by her husband, Truman E. Milner; and brother, Dr. J.W. Denson.
She is survived by sons, Dr. Donald E. Milner of Alamo, Calif., and Doug Milner of McMinnville; sister, Irene Cooley of Boaz, Ala.; sisters-in-law, Sara Denson of Gadsden, Ala., and Maurene Milner of Boaz.
Services will beheld at 11 a.m. today at First Baptist Church on Spring Street with Dr. Fred Bueto and Rev. Mark Karki officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. today at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 403 North Spring Street, McMinnville, Tenn., 37110 or your favorite charity. All current and past Dr Pepper Bottle Company employees are asked to serve as honorary pall bearers.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 11, 2004
Billie Dean Smith, 66
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Billie Dean Smith, 66, died Aug. 9 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville after an extended illness.
A homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Dovie Claudine Lawrence Thaxton; and was preceded in death by her husband, Vinson Garrett Smith; and brothers, Charles, Don and Carson Thaxton.
She is survived by daughter, Darlene Prater of McMinnville; daughters and sons-in-law, Arlene and William Shockley of Spencer, Tina and Stan Nunley, Wanda and Jeremy Davis, all of McMinnville; sister, Nancy Jones of McMinnville; grandchildren, Keith Smith, Mishea Davis, Lacy McCormick, Chad Shockley, Kevin Henry, Marlee Prater and Jason Clayton; and great-grandchildren, Samantha, Timothy, and Matthew Henry, and Braylen McCormick.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with William Shockley officiating. Burial will follow at Liberty Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. until time of service Thursday at McMinnville Funeral Home.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 11, 2004
Thelma Elvada Fults, 84
McMinnville resident and Grundy County native Thelma Elvada Fults, 84, died Aug. 9 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness.
A homemaker and member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, she was the daughter of Levi and Bessie Campbell; and was preceded in death by her husband, Dee A. Fults in 1985; great-granddaughter, Jasilyn Fults; brother, Felton Campbell; and sister, Estalee Sartain.
She is survived by sons, Ernest, Boyd and Rudy Fults, all of McMinnville; daughter, Jeweldean Wanamaker of McMinnville; 12 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, three step-great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; brother, William Floyd (Billy) Campbell; sisters, Joyce Smartt of Altamont and Gladys Sartain of Pelham; special niece, Bessie Hawkins of McMinnville; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at High’s Chapel with Joe Blevins officiating. Burial will follow at Fults Cemetery in Grundy County. 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.) Aug. 11, 2004