Obituary Report for August 25, 2004
Rolling Hills resident and DeKalb County native Birdie West, 93, died Aug. 23 at her home after an extended illness.
A homemaker and a member of the Primitive Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Wade and Ella Trammel Young; and was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie West; sisters, Stella Adcock, Novella Fowler, Girtie Sovzlordo and Lora West; and brother, Firman Young.
She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Clyde and Ruth West, Everett and Hazel West, Wilburn and Frances West, all of McMinnville; daughters and son-in-law, Doris Beard, Evon and Jim Davis, all of McMinnville; sisters, Imogene Adcock and Willow Dean Helton, both of McMinnville; eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Services were held Tuesday at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Chapel with Jerry Hennessee officiating. Burial followed at Mt. View Cemetery.
Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 25, 2004
Laverne Dees Woodlee, 82
Irving College resident and Jackson native Laverne Dees Woodlee, 82, died Aug. 22 at Masters Health Care Center in Algood.
A retired educator with the Warren County School System and a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church, she was a member of the Retired Teachers Association, the Black House Association, and Arts and Historical Society.
The daughter of the late Manley and Lillie Haltom Dees Alexander Sr., she was preceded in death by her husband, James Mitchell Woodlee; sisters, Mary Anne Grass and Fannie Mae Dees; and brothers, Clifton and Manley Alexander Dees Jr.
She is survived by daughter, Wanda Sandlin of Cookeville; daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and John McAlpine of Hermitage, Sharon and Steve Wright of Cookeville; sister and brother-in-law, Ruth and Curtis Burgess of Tulsa, Okla.; sister, Lanelle Prochnow of Spring Hill, Fla.; grandchildren, Mary and Doug Moffet, Elijah and Sarah Wright, Jacob and Joy Wright, Jennie and Michael Littrell, Holly Sandlin and Jay Sandlin; and great-grandchildren, Keith Moffet and Jewel Wright.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. today at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carl Crawford officiating. Burial will follow at Armstrong Cemetery. Services will be held from 9 a.m. until time of service today at McMinnville Funeral Home.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 25, 2004
Kenneth Rayburn Coates, 65
East Ridge resident and Warren County native Kenneth Rayburn Coates, 65, died Aug. 21.
An East Ridge resident for over 40 years and a member of the Nazarene Church, he served his country in the U.S. Army and was a past member of East Ridge American Legion.
He is survived by his wife of 35 years, June Coates; sons, Kenneth Dwayne Coates of Winterville, Ga., Daniel Rayburn Coates of East Ridge, and Kenneth Neil Coates of Chattanooga; sister, Juanita Brumley of McMinnville; five grandchildren, several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Services were held Tuesday at South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home of Rossville, Ga.
Information courtesy of McMinnville Funeral Home.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 25, 2004
Ruth Poss Cripps Redmon, 80
Smithville resident Ruth Poss Cripps Redmon, 80, died Aug. 21 at DeKalb Hospital.
A sales clerk with Edd Poss and a member of the VFW Women’s Auxiliary and Bright Hill Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Nathan and Edna Mai Hendrixson Poss; and was preceded in death by husbands, Dewey Cripps and Cephus Redmon; and brothers, Gene and Edd Poss.
She is survived by niece, Alma Jean Dolan of Nashville; nephews, Jerry and Geneva Poss of Murfreesboro; Harry and Regina Poss of Lebanon; stepson, Bobby Redmon of McMinnville; several great-nieces, nephews and friends.
Services were held Tuesday at Love-Cantrell Funeral Home in Smithville with Terry Little officiating. Burial followed at DeKalb Memorial Gardens.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 25, 2004