OBITUARIES

Marvin Paul Rowe

Marvin Paul Rowe

Jul 24, 2020

Marvin Paul Rowe, Sr., 75, resident of the Mooresville Community, died on Friday, July 24, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be conducted on Tuesday, July 28th at 11:00 AM at Bryant Cemetery with military honors provided by the United States Army. Born on February 17, 1945 in Pulaski, Tennessee, he was the son of the...

Thelma Mae Roberts

Thelma Mae Roberts

Jul 18, 2020

Thelma Mae Roberts, 83, resident of Lewisburg, died on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at her residence. The family will visit with friends on Monday, July 20th from 4:00 - 6:00 P.M. at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home. A private family service will be held. Burial will take place in Lone Oak Cemetery. In the small town of Hazel Green,...

Kathlene "Kitty" Blackwell

Kathlene "Kitty" Blackwell

Jul 18, 2020

Kathlene “Kitty” Umbles Blackwell, 74, resident of Lewisburg, died on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, July 23rd at 1:00 PM at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home with Joey Umbles officiating. Burial will follow in Short Cemetery. The family will visit with friends on Wednesday, July 22nd from 4:00 - 8:00...

Lisa Bradford Essary

Lisa Bradford Essary

Jul 18, 2020

Lisa Mechelle Bradford Essary, 54, resident of Lewisburg, died on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, July 22nd at 10:00 A.M. at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home with Brother Danny Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Park Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends on Tuesday, July 21st from...

Willa Dean Davidson Overton

Willa Dean Davidson Overton

Jul 16, 2020

Willa Dene Overton, 87, resident of Summit View Senior Community in Chattanooga, TN passed away July 16, 2020. She was born Willa Dene Davidson in Lewisburg, TN, October 28, 1932. She was preceded in death by her parents, Coleman Wade and Ann (Leigh) Margaret Davidson. Survivors include her sister, Teresa (Horace, Jr.) Hill of Chapel Hill, TN, brother, Wade...

Mark "Little Boy" Fairbanks

Mark "Little Boy" Fairbanks

Jul 7, 2020

Mark "Little Boy" Fairbanks, 64, resident of Lewisburg, died peacefully on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at his home. Mark Fairbanks was born on January 22, 1956 to David Turner Fairbanks and Frances Bishop Fairbanks. He was proceeded in death by his parents, four sisters, and four brothers. Survived by his wife Sara Dickerson Fairbanks, one step son, James Cale...

Phillip M. Dalton

Phillip M. Dalton

Jul 5, 2020

Phillip M. Dalton, 69, resident of Lewisburg, died on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Lewisburg, he was born on March 22, 1951 to the late Cordie Dalton and the late Mildred Porterfield Dalton. Phillip was a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University. He was the former co-owner of Dalton Lumber Company...

James Douglas Forbes

James Douglas Forbes

Jun 29, 2020

Cpt. James Douglas Forbes (Ret) of Albertville, Alabama passed away at the age of 79, after a long battle with Parkinsons Disease. He grew up in Huntsville, AL. Jim accomplished the level of Eagle Scout while attending Huntsville High School. After graduating from MTSU in Murfreesboro, TN, he was a commissioned into the US Army where he served in...

Deborah Lois Garner

Deborah Lois Garner

Jun 27, 2020

Deborah Lois Garner, 68, resident of Pulaski, died on Saturday, June 27, 2020. No services will be held at this time. Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of cremation arrangements. Born on June 20, 1952, she was the daughter of the late John Garner and the late Florence Edwards Garner. She loved bird, word search...

Gary E. Finley

Gary E. Finley

Jun 16, 2020

Gary E. Finley, 67, resident of Belfast, died on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted on Thursday, June 18th at 3:00 P.M. at Short Cemetery. Born on November 28, 1952, he was the son of Leslie Finley and the late Doris London Finley. Gary was an avid fan of the...

Thomas Joseph Raffaele Jr.

Thomas Joseph Raffaele Jr.

Jun 8, 2020

Thomas Joseph Raffaele, Jr., 85, passed away in Tullahoma, Tennessee on Monday, June 8, 2020. Tom was born November 15, 1934 in Bronx, New York. He served his country in the US Marines. For 50 years he worked in the printing industry. He enjoyed sports and was a youth football and baseball little league coach in Deer Park, New...

Ernest C. Henegar

Ernest C. Henegar

Jun 3, 2020

TO VIEW MEMORIAL SERVICE, PLEASE CLICK ON THE "TRIBUTE WALL" TAB ABOVE. THEN CLICK "WATCH NOW". Ernest C. Henegar, 79, of Bartlett, Tenn., departed this life suddenly and unexpectedly on June 3, 2020, at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. Kind and gentle, he had a ready smile and a generous heart. His joyous sense of humor and his loving spirit...

Joe Leonard Jett

Joe Leonard Jett

Jun 1, 2020

Joe Leonard Jett, 72, resident of Lewisburg, died on Monday, June 1, 2020 at St. Thomas West. The family will visit with friends on Thursday from 10:00 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, June 4th at 3:00 P.M. at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home with Brother Danny Jones officiating. Burial...

Susan Elaine Sellars

Susan Elaine Sellars

May 27, 2020

Susan Elaine Sellars passed away May 27, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family after an 18 month battle with pancreatic cancer. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, May 30th at 12:00 p.m. at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home. The family invites friends to share memories and celebrate Susans life from 10:00 - 12:00...

Vickie Hargrove Gillum

Vickie Hargrove Gillum

May 26, 2020

Vickie Hargrove Gillum, 63, former resident of Lewisburg, died on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at Magnolia Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Columbia. No services are scheduled at this time. Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home & Crematory is honored to assist the family with cremation arrangements. Born on October 22, 1956 in Lewisburg, she was the daughter of the late...

Dr. William X. Andrews

Dr. William X. Andrews

May 23, 2020

Dr. William Xavier Andrews died at his home Saturday night, May 23, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late William L. and Elizabeth Early Andrews and born in Detroit, Michigan, on November 14, 1945. Their family of 6 children was raised on their Lewisburg farm and homes in Nashville, TN. Bill was a graduate...

Gwendolyn Kay Sanford

Gwendolyn Kay Sanford

May 20, 2020

Gwendolyn Kay Gibson Sanford, 63, resident of Sparta, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at her residence. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. Born on August 6, 1956 in Lansing, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Cordell Lavon Gibson and the late Mary Ellen Byerley Gibson. She enjoyed crafting, being...

Helen Blalock Peters

Helen Blalock Peters

May 19, 2020

Helen Blalock Peters, 71, resident of Pulaski, died on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at Meadowbrook Health & Rehab-Pulaski. No services are scheduled at this time. Burial will take place at a later time in Rose Hill Cemetery in Columbia. Condolences may be extended online at www.billsmcgaugh.com. A Lewisburg native, she was born to the late Enoch Etheridge Blalock and...

Gerald Roland Breeden

Gerald Roland Breeden

May 16, 2020

Gerald Roland Breeden, 44, resident of Waynesboro, died on Saturday, May 16, 2020 in Lewisburg. A Celebration of Life for Gerald will be held Saturday, May 23rd at 1:00 PM at Cascata Springs, 2164 Mooresville Highway in Lewisburg Born on January 5, 1976 in Waynesboro, Virginia, he was the son of Ronnie Breeden and the late Virginia Payne Breeden....

Mary Ann North

Mary Ann North

May 15, 2020

Mary Ann Walton North of Lewisburg, beloved wife of Gary Thomas North left this world to be with the Lord on May 15th, 2020. A private family entombment service will be held at Sunset Park Mausoleum. Born on November 27th, 1949, she was the daughter of the late John Vernon Walton and Lorene Henson Walton. She was a graduate...

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