By Gary Clothier Q: I have several questions about actress Jayne Mansfield. Was Mansfield her birth name or married name? Did she turn down a role for a TV sitcom? How old was she when she died in a car accident? ‘ G.B.L., Orangeburg, S.C.A: Vera Jayne Palmer entered the world on April 19, 1933,…

Quebeck resident and White County native Thomas Richard Roberts, 64, died June 5 at his home.A retired employee of Mallory Controls in Sparta where he worked for 36 years and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Thomas Clemons and Mary Ethel Atnip Roberts.He is survived by his…

Prudie Lance Smith, 93, a resident of the Leoni community in Woodbury went home to be with her Savior on June 2 at the home of her daughter in Harrison with her family at her side.Born on March 29, 1915 in Cannon County, he was a member of the Pleasant View Baptist Church. She was…

Morrison resident and Shreveport, La., native Larry Donnell Johnson, Sr., 47, was born March 15, 1961 and died June 1 at Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville following an extended illness.An employee of Generations and member of Smartt First Baptist Church, he was the son of Alf and Mary Jo Woodard Johnson, Jr. of Morrison.…

What readers are saying about a recent MTSU study that supports saving the Blue Building instead of destroying it: ‘I don’t see how it could be said more clearly. Maybe the elected officials at city hall will listen to the experts at MTSU. The Blue Building is irreplaceable! It is time for McMinnville to stop…

By Jim Mullen If Type A personalities are workaholics, my wife complains that I’m a Type Z. “If you moved any slower, I’d have you reupholstered,” was how she put it this morning. It wasn’t always that way. I used to be one of those guys who worked two jobs and would go raving mad…

Webb receives master of divinity degree Daniel Norman Webb graduated from Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Ga., on May 17. He received the master of divinity degree. Additionally, he was the recipient of the Harvard A. Anderson Fellowship Award, which is awarded to the graduate determined by the faculty to have the greatest potential for…

Joey and Angie Spicer of Rock Island are announcing the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Charlotte E. Spicer to Timothy D. Evans. The prospective groom is the son of Phillip and Linda Evans of Smithville. Miss Spicer is the granddaughter of Mayford and Gloria Spicer of Rock Island, and Luther and Kay Merriman.…

By DUANE SHERRILL A 41-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court. Included in court action:‘ Tiffany Reed Arnold was ordered to serve 30 days of a 11-month, 29-day sentence and make restitution for theft.‘ Kenny Arnold was ordered to serve 10 days of an 11-29 sentence and pay $50…

President Sandra Griffith called the meeting of the Lucky-Northside FCE to order on May 22. The club met at 11 a.m. at the Warren County Administration Building. Roll call was answered with ‘A healthy food I eat is. . . ‘ with five members present. They also recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Secretary Irene Fuston…