Bethel Alan Sweeney, 63

An employee of Cumberland Lumber and a member of Way of the Cross Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Bill and Mary Perry Sweeney; and was preceded in death by son, Norman Sweeney; and sisters, Buler Ferella and Ruby Summer.

He is survived by his wife, Naydean Sweeney; children, Darlene Copeland of Tracy City and Dessie Sweeney of McMinnville and Ricky Sweeney of McMinnville; grandchildren, Cody Allan Sweeney, Elizabeth Sweeney, Misty Dawn Copeland and Elizabeth Sue Dean Copeland; sisters, Helen Carttes, Bertha Hobbs, Nancy Hester and Reba Dunlap, all of McMinnville; brothers, James Donald Lattmore of Smithville, Jessie H. Tanner of Woodbury, Mark and Frankie Tanner of McMinnville.

Graveside services were held Tuesday at Banks Cemetery in DeKalb County.

Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Southern Standard

(McMinnville, Tenn.) Nov. 24, 2004