By Gary Clothier Q: I recently had the misfortune of having a tooth pulled. In fact, the anticipation of the extraction was much worse than the actual removal. I can’t imagine going through the procedure before the use of anesthesia. My question: When was anesthesia first employed to pull a tooth? ‘ C.L., Grand Junction,…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native William Kenneth (Buck) Perry, 64, died June 26 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga after a five-month illness.A farmer and an attendee of Grace Tabernacle Church, he was the son of the late William Claude and Rubye Irene Perry.He is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Kent and Betty Perry…

Ricky Thomas (Mountain Man) Killian, 59, of Grundy County passed from this life Tuesday, June 24 at St. Thomas after a brief illness.He was a retired truck driver and is survived by a daughter, Rebecca, and husband Tommy Myers of Beersheba Springs; son, Kevin Killian and fiancee Gail White of McMinnville; a stepdaughter, Jenny and…

McCalla resident, formerly of Vestavia Hills, Micah Shea Bonner, 21, died June 23.A member of the Church of Christ, he attended Vestavia High School and Jeff State and was employed with Mutual Savings Credit Union. He was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Jesse and Novella Porter; and paternal grandmother, Shirley Bonner.He is survived by…

Loriene Johnson Myers, 90, a resident of Hodges Bridge Road in Doyle passed away Thursday, June 26 at the Life Care Center of Sparta. Mrs. Myers was born June 29, 1917 in Sparta to Melvin and Lela Goldtrap Johnson, who preceded her in death. She was retired from the Sparta shirt factory and was a…

Nashville resident Jimmy Gordon (Jim Bob) Barker, 57, died June 24.Preceded in death by father, J.B. Barker, he is survived by his wife of 23 years, Kay E. Barker; sons, Jimmy and Todd Barker of McMinnville, Travis (Carly) Barker and; daughter, Angela (David) Ainsworth: granddaughters, Graclyn Barker, Taylor Ainsworth; his mother, Wilma Jo Barker; brothers,…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Bonnie Lee Miller Hillis, 78, died June 26 at her home after an extended illness.A cashier for Lentz Cee Bee Grocery and a member of Pleasant Grove Church of Christ and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Hillis; parents, Worth and Dora…

Trezevant resident Billie Vivian Jones, 85, died June 24 at Baptist Memorial Hospital.Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Brummitt Funeral Home in Trezevant with burial following at Trezevant Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until time of service today at the funeral home.She was a retired clerk with the U.S.…

Allen Cleo Rippy, 61, passed away June 20 after a brief illness.He was preceded in death by his parents, Cleo and Naomi Rippy; brothers, Roy and Melvin Rippy; son, Marvin; sisters, Gail, Madeline and Lavergne and grandson, Isaiah.He is survived by his wife, Bonnie; children, Ronnie and Marie, Lonnie, Bryan (Amber), Lonnie Lee (Kim), Angela…

By James Clark Susan isn’t hard to beat in an argument, which is why I always take pleasure in writing this segment for the paper. But apparently Susan is growing tired of this arrangement so she suggested we write about child rapists ‘ and she was kind enough to leave me this side of the…