OBITUARIES

Elizabeth Bowers

Elizabeth Bowers

Feb 15, 2005

Mrs. Elizabeth Neely Libby Bowers, age 87, died Tuesday evening in Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, TN. Mrs. Bowers was a native of Belfast, daughter of the late Ross Walton and Flora Craig Neely, a homemaker, and member of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband; Ewen Bowers in 1978; a sister: Jane...

Kenneth Lee

Kenneth Lee

Feb 15, 2005

Kenneth Bradley Lee, age 51 of the Verona Community of Marshall County, died suddenly Tuesday morning in Marshall Medical Center following a heart attack. Ken was the son of the late Marvin Lee and Mrs. Wanda Nicely Gavette. He was a paramedic with the Hickman County EMS and longtime owner of Frontier Taxidermy in Verona. He is survived by...

Robert Luna

Robert Luna

Feb 12, 2005

Robert Luna, age 67 died Saturday in Marshall Medical Center. A native of Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Frank and Sara Pitts Luna. He was employed by the Marshall County Highway Department as an equipment operator, and a member of the Emmanuel church of Christ. He is survived by his wife: Maxine Luna; a son:...

Judy Davis

Judy Davis

Feb 7, 2005

Judy Rosemary Davis, age 58 died Monday morning at her home in Lewisburg. Born in Petersburg, Judy was the daughter of the late Clifford Bradford and Mildred Haislip Bradford. She had worked in the nursing profession at Leonards Clinic and Merihil, and was a member of the Lords House of Prayer. She is survived by three sons, Brad Davis...

Audrey Jackson

Audrey Jackson

Feb 5, 2005

Audrey Marie McCarthy Jackson, 84, of Tullahoma, Tennessee died Saturday, February 5, 2005. She lived in Louisville, KY for 58 years; Jensen Beach, FL for 19 years; Stuart, FL for 5 years; Lewisburg for about 1 year and Tullahoma for her last year. She worked as secretary for the Typographical Union in Louisville for many years before she retired....

Muriel Sappington

Muriel Sappington

Jan 21, 2005

Mrs. Muriel Renegar Sappington, age 78 of Lewisburg, died Friday evening in St. Thomas Hospital. A native of the Delina Community, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ruby Clark Renegar. She was a member of the Lewisburg First Baptist Church and a former owner, with her husband James, of Sappington Jewelry in Lewisburg. She is survived...

Catherine Sweeton

Catherine Sweeton

Jan 20, 2005

Mrs. Catherine Katie Sweeton, age 79 of Belfast, died Thursday evening in Maury Regional Hospital. A native of Kokomo, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Cecil Melvin and Viola Marie Britton Schimmel. She was a retired cashier for the State of Florida and a member of the Belfast Baptist Church. Mrs. Sweeton has a heart for the...

Xavier Johnson

Xavier Johnson

Jan 20, 2005

Xavier LaKendrix Johnson was stillborn Thursday night in Maury Regional Hospital. He is survived by his mother: Tikeya Johnson; grandmother: Lorraine Johnson; and great-grandmother: Claudia Johnson, all of Lewisburg. The family will gather for a memorial service on Tuesday at 1:00 PM in Sunset Park Cemetery.

Polly Bensinger

Polly Bensinger

Jan 18, 2005

Mrs. Polly Washburn Bensinger, age 86 of Lewisburg, died Tuesday morning at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana. Mrs. Bensinger was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Henry Adolphus and Sanny Key Washburn, a member of the Baptist Church, and a homemaker. She is survived by three children: William L. Bensinger, Jr. of Lewisburg, Julia Ann...

Howard Lawrie

Howard Lawrie

Jan 14, 2005

Mr. Howard M. Lawrie, age 85 of Lewisburg, died Friday, January 14, 2005 at his residence. Mr. Lawrie was a native of Sheldon, IA, son of the late William Alexander and Lillian Wilsey Lawrie, and a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lewisburg. He received his music training and was a graduate of the Chicago Conservatory of Music....

Benton ' 'Benny Jones

Benton ' 'Benny Jones

Jan 12, 2005

Benton Randle Benny Jones, age 58 of Lewisburg, died Wednesday in Hillside Hospital in Pulaski. Born in Nashville, Benny was a life-long resident of Marshall County. He was graduate of Marshall County High School, and earned his degree in Dairy Technology and Business from the University of Tennessee Knoxville. He was active in the Marshall County Democratic Party. He...

Mary Frank Cathey

Mary Frank Cathey

Jan 11, 2005

Mrs. Mary Frank Hunter Cathey, age 91, died Tuesday morning in Verona, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Cathey was the daughter of the late Frank Witherspoon and Myrtie Montgomery Hunter, a homemaker, and a life-long member of the United Methodist Church in Verona.. She was preceded in death by her husband: Robert Lee Cathey, Jr. Mrs. Cathey is survived...

Jimmy Staggs

Jimmy Staggs

Jan 11, 2005

Mr. James Herbert Jimmy Staggs, age 49 of Lewisburg, died Tuesday afternoon in Maury Regional Hospital. Jimmy was a native of Mt. Pleasant, son of the late David Staggs and Mrs. Margaret Kelley Raymond of Williamsport. He was formerly employed with Faber Castell Corporation as an assistant supervisor. He then was employed with Mid-State Medical, H & H Communications,...

James Cowan ' 'Jay Caughran

James Cowan ' 'Jay Caughran

Jan 9, 2005

James Cowan Caughran, best known as Jay, passed away Sunday evening at his residence. Jay was the son of the late James Nimrod and Sammie Lou Woodward Caughran. He spent his early life in Holly Grove where he attended school at the one room school. Going on to graduate from high school in Belfast, he studied art for two...

Virginia Holder

Virginia Holder

Jan 4, 2005

Mrs. Virginia Brown Holder, age 81 of Lewisburg, died Tuesday morning in Boulevard Terrace Nursing Center in Murfreesboro. Mrs. Holder was a native of Maury County, daughter of the late Will and Louise Lavender Brown, a homemaker, and a member of the Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband: Charlie D. Holder; and a sister:...

Hailey Siebers

Hailey Siebers

Dec 31, 2004

Hailey Leighann Siebers, 2-month-old daughter of Aaron Siebers and Pamela Coleman of Lewisburg, died Thursday morning, December 30th. In addition to her parents, she is survived by grandparents: Donna & Darold Merriman of Denver, CO, Betty Jean Bartlebaugh of Shelbyville, and Karl Lynch of Lewisburg; and a great-grandmother: Billie Brown of Lakewood, CO. The family will gather with friends...

John Wallace

John Wallace

Dec 29, 2004

Lewisburg attorney John L. Wallace died Wednesday afternoon, December 29, 2004, in Maury Regional Hospital. Born in Lewisburg on October 1, 1919, Mr. Wallace was one of four children to Cecil Cundiff and Angie Mae Gill Wallace, and was a 1938 graduate of Marshall County High School. John entered the United States Army on July 9, 1941. He trained...

Marshall Chambers

Marshall Chambers

Dec 24, 2004

Mr. Marshall Chambers, age 86, died Friday morning at the residence of his daughter. Mr. Chambers was the son of the late Gurney and Ole Murphy Chambers, retired maintenance foreman for Heil-Quaker Corporation, and a member of the Lewisburg First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his first wife: Lois Jones Chambers in 1970, and his second...

Robert H. ' 'Bobby Lasater

Robert H. ' 'Bobby Lasater

Dec 22, 2004

Robert H. Bobby Lasater, age 75 of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, December 22, 2004 in NHC-Lewisburg. Born in Belfast in 1929, Mr. Lasater was the son of the late Ernest and Elmer Gabbart Lasater. He was a 1947 graduate of Marshall County High School, and a former member of the Belfast Lions Club, and current member of the Lewisburg Elks...

Melissa Jamison

Melissa Jamison

Dec 17, 2004

Melissa Kay Jett Jamison, age 46 died Friday afternoon at her home in Clinton, Tennessee. Born in Marshall County, Melissa was the daughter of the late Isabell Whitesell Jett. Granddaughter of the late Kate Whitesell and sister of the late Ricky Jett. She was a beloved wife, sister and friend, and will be remembered by many for her lively...

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