Obituaries

Obituaries for the Marshall County, TN Area

Alvin Winston Rutledge, Jr

Alvin Winston Rutledge, Jr

Jul 6, 2005

Alvin Winston Rutledge Jr, age 52, formerly of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, July 6 at his home in Kodiak, Alaska. A native of Marshall County, Winston was the son of Alvin Winston Rutledge who preceded him in death and Frances Murdock Rutledge Cater of Kodiak, Alaska. He was also preceded in death by his step-father, Blain Cater. Winston was educated in...

Joe Billy Pruitt

Joe Billy Pruitt

Jul 2, 2005

Mr. Joe Billy Pruitt, age 84, died Saturday in Hillside Hospital in Pulaski. A native of Marshall County, he was the son of the late Willie & Ruby Pruitt and retired from Faber-Castell with over 30 years of service. He grew up in the Yell Community and was raised in the New Hope Methodist Church. Mr. Pruitt was a member...

Sydney Murl Miss Leonard

Sydney Murl Miss Leonard

Jun 30, 2005

Sydney Murl Leonard was born December 2, 1912 at the Leonard Family home in the Possum Trot Community of Marshall County. She was the third of four children of Tolbert Stuart and Eunice Hamilton Leonard. An unnamed infant brother died shortly after birth and her other two brothers preceded her in death: Hugh Albert Leonard and Jessie Elbert Leonard. Miss...

Maribelle Young

Maribelle Young

Jun 26, 2005

Mrs. Maribelle C. Young, age 84 of Lewisburg, died Sunday morning in NHC-Oakwood. A native of Rome, TN, she was the daughter of the late Julian & Mary Carter Cooksey, a homemaker and mother, and member of the Lewisburg First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband: Horace B. Young in Oct. 2000 a son: Ben Young...

Marguerite McAdams

Marguerite McAdams

Jun 13, 2005

Mrs. Marguerite E. McAdams, age 92, died Monday morning in Woodbury Nursing Center. A native of Hamilton Co., she was the daughter of the late Ernest & Virgie Shetter, a homemaker, and a member of the Hickory Heights Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband: M.C. McAdams in June of 2004. She is survived by her...

Robert Joseph RJ Drafton

Robert Joseph RJ Drafton

Jun 4, 2005

Memorial services for Robert Joseph RJ Drafton, age 18 of Lewisburg, will be conducted Thursday at 6:00 PM from the chapel of Bills McGaugh Funeral Home. He was born in Corona, CA and had been employed with Pizza Hut and Cracker Barrel. He loved the outdoors, spending much of his time fishing and playing sports. He moved to Lewisburg with...

William Andrews, Jr

William Andrews, Jr

Jun 2, 2005

William L. Andrews, 88 years, died of heart failure peacefully at his home Thursday at 1:30 am on June 2, 2005. A World War II veteran, an attorney, an educator and a farmer, he regarded his greatest accomplishment being a father. His best times were those years spent with his wife of sixty years and his six children on the...

Margaret Park

Margaret Park

May 31, 2005

Mrs. Margaret Foster Park, age 88 of Lewisburg, died Tuesday morning in NHC-Lewisburg. A native of Marshall County, she was the youngest and last of four children to George Leonard and Nannie Aldridge Foster. She was retired from Genesco Shoe Company and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Lewisburg. Mrs. Park will be remembered for her...

Grace Raver

Grace Raver

May 27, 2005

Mrs. Grace Lenora Raver, age 90 of the Delina Community, died Friday morning in Lincoln Medical Center of Fayetteville. She is survived by five children: Kay Herbig and Ben Raver, both of Cornersville, Wayne Raver and Lois Martin, both of Flint, MI, Douglas Raver of Homestead, FL, and Terry Lee Raver of St. Cloud, FL. 21 granchildren, 44 great-grandchildren, and...

Martha Clay Woodward Sadler

Martha Clay Woodward Sadler

May 21, 2005

Mrs. Martha Bella Clay Woodward Sadler, age 90 of Lewisburg, died Saturday night, May 21, in Marshall Medical Center. A native of Marshall County, she was the daughter of the late Edwin Morris & Mattie Belle Liggett Clay, a homemaker, and member of the Farmington United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband of 39 years: Karl Sadler of...

Donald Gipson

Donald Gipson

May 15, 2005

Donald Wayne Gipson, age 51 of Lewisburg, died Sunday, May 15, 2005. A native of Marshall County, he was the son of the late Billy Paul Gipson, Sr. and Mrs. Georgia Mae Ervin Harris, and had been employed by International Comfort Products. He is survived by two sons: Matthew Wade Gipson of Birmingham, and Billy Wade Gipson of Lewisburg; his...

Dorothy Stocstill

Dorothy Stocstill

May 3, 2005

Mrs. Dorothy Eloise Pigg Stocstill entered her heavenly home and there joined her beloved husband, George Wilson Stocstill known my most people as Tootle on May 3, 2005. She passed away at the home of Steve Stocstill, her son, in Kansas City, Kansas. She will be buried next to her beloved husband in the Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg, TN....

Johnny Embry

Johnny Embry

Apr 29, 2005

Johnny Delton Embry, age 73, formerly of Lewisburg, died Friday afternoon at his home in Estill Springs, Tennessee. Born in Rogersville, Alabama, Johnny was the son of the late Lucas and Cora May Embry. He was a factory worker, having worked at Heil Quaker and Teledyne, and a member of the church of Christ. He is survived by his wife:...

Wade Rinehart

Wade Rinehart

Apr 11, 2005

Wade Andrew Rinehart, age 34 of Lewisburg, died Monday morning at his residence. Wade was born in Houston, TX and was self-employed with Primerica Financial Services. He attended the Lewisburg First Baptist Church and was an active Cub Scout leader with Lewisburg Pack 173. He is survived by his wife: Renee Rinehart; a son: Connor Mealer, both of Lewisburg; his...

Sam Collins

Sam Collins

Apr 10, 2005

Mr. Sam C. Collins, age 86 of Lewisburg, died Sunday evening in Maury Regional Hospital. A native of Marshall County, he was a farmer, retired from Reliance Machine Shop, and a member of the Bluff Springs Church of Christ. He had also worked as a cheese maker for Marshall County Creamery. He is survived by his wife: Elizabeth Stinson Collins;...

Mary Sue ' 'MeMaw Thompson

Mary Sue ' 'MeMaw Thompson

Apr 7, 2005

Mrs. Mary Sue MeMaw Cummings Thompson, age 89 of Lewisburg, died Thursday morning in Marshall Medical Center. A native of the Talley Station Community, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Dixie Lee Callahan Cummings, a homemaker and a member of the Church St. Church of Christ. She was a child caregiver for many years, caring for...

John Pope Paul, II

John Pope Paul, II

Apr 2, 2005

Karol Jzef Wojtyla, known as John Paul II since his October 1978 election to the papacy, was born in Wadowice, a small city 50 kilometres from Cracow, on May 18, 1920. He was the second of two sons born to Karol Wojtyla and Emilia Kaczorowska. His mother died in 1929. His eldest brother Edmund, a doctor, died in 1932 and...

Carroll Bryant

Carroll Bryant

Mar 31, 2005

Mr. Carroll M. Bryant, age 77 of Lewisburg, died Thursday in NHC-Oakwood Health Care. A native of Marshall County, he was the son of the late William S. and Elvie Mai Higgs Bryant, and retired from Teledyne of Lewisburg. He served his country as a member of the United States Army. He is survived by a son: Billy Bryant; and...

Leonard Malone

Leonard Malone

Mar 28, 2005

Mr. Leonard Clayton Scoot Malone, Sr., age 80 of Belfast, died Monday evening at his residence. Scoot was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Rufus C. and Clara Prosser Malone, retired from Heil-Quaker Corporation and a member of Parkview Baptist Church. He served his country during World War II in the United States Navy. He is survived...

Billy Wilkerson

Billy Wilkerson

Mar 26, 2005

Mr. Billy P. Wilkerson, age 78 of Old Hickory, died Saturday evening at his residence. A native of Marshall County, he was the son of the late Eugene and Louella Parks Wilkerson, and an electrical estimator for Hardin Electric. He served his country during World War II in the United States Navy, and was a 32nd Degree Mason and Shriner....

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