Obituaries

Obituaries for the Marshall County, TN Area

Elizabeth Rose Moore

Elizabeth Rose Moore

Sep 1, 2002

Mrs. Moore died peacefully Sunday afternoon in her Village Manor residence, surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of Frank and Belle Kearney Edwards, a member of St. John Catholic Church, and a registered nurse. After completing her trianing at St. Thomas Hospital School of Nursing, she chose family over career, dedicating her life to raising her nine children....

Miriam Moon

Miriam Moon

Aug 27, 2002

Mrs. Moon died Tuesday evening in Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Horace Riggs and Katherine Gordon Harwell, a homemaker, and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Lewisburg. She was a member of the Robert Lewis Chapter of the DAR, the Marshall County Art Guild, and the Marshall County Study Club. She...

Violet Harrison Bradford

Violet Harrison Bradford

Aug 26, 2002

Mrs. Bradford died Monday in St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. She was the daughter of the late James Owen and Katie Vera Collins Harrison and a member of the Richland Cumberland Presbyterian Church in the Spring Place Community of Marshall County. Following graduation from Cornersville High School, Mrs. Bradford worked as a nurse, and then with Cosmolab, where she retired....

Joe Hudson

Joe Hudson

Aug 24, 2002

Mr. Hudson died Saturday afternoon in Marshall Medical Center. A native of Lincoln county, he was the son of the late William F. and Bena Barnes Hudson, self-employed carpenter, and a member of the First Baptist Church of Lewisburg, where he had served as a deacon. He also served his country in the United States Army during World War II....

Hardin Gillespie

Hardin Gillespie

Aug 17, 2002

Mr. Gillespie died Saturday morning at his Nashville residence. Memorials may be made to the Woodbine Methodist Church or charity of your choice. A native of the Berlin Community, he was the son of the late John Henry & Ida Mai Gillespie, a member of the Woodbine Methodist Church, and retired after 43 years as a Marketing Manager for Genesco....

David Fry

David Fry

Jul 30, 2002

Mr. Fry died peacefully, Tuesday morning in Marshall Medical Center. He was the son of the late Fletcher and Jessie Ivy Fry and the widower of Dorothy Woodward Fry, who preceded him in April, 2000. He was a member of the Church Street Church of Christ, Woodmen of the World, and retired from United Shoe Machinery Corporation. Survivors include a...

Sylvia Edwards

Sylvia Edwards

Jul 25, 2002

Sylvia Gail Blalock Edwards died Thursday in Williamson Medical Center. She was the dauther of the late Enoch Ethridge Blalock and the late Mary Lucille Blalock Jett, and employed by Eaton Corporation of Shelbyville. Gail is survived by her sons: Troy Debbie Edwards Rockwall, NC and Tony Betsy Edwards Shelbyville; 3 brothers: Charles Blalock and Douglas Blalock Lewisburg, Joe Blalock...

James Shook

James Shook

Jul 10, 2002

Mr. Shook died Wednesday morning in Maury Regional Hospital, Columbia, TN. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Florence, AL where he was raised. He served his country in WWII in the United States Army, First Cavalry Division, and in the U S Air Force following the war. He retired from the Lewisburg Fire Department, and spent some of...

Ruth Chisholm

Ruth Chisholm

Jul 2, 2002

Mrs. Chisholm died Tuesday morning in NHC-Oakwood. A native of Maury Co, TN, she was a homemaker, member of the Baptist Church, and widow of Leslie O. Chisholm. She is survived by a brother: Flem Cheatham Shawnee, KS and nieces & nephews.

Joe Rufus Knowis

Joe Rufus Knowis

Jun 20, 2002

With his family at his side, former Lewisburg City Councilman Joe Rufus Knowis, age 89, died peacefully Thursday evening in Marshall Medical Center. He was born in Marshall county in 1913 to Samuel 'Bud' Knowis and Mattie Phifer Knowis. He was a Past President, Vice President, and Secretary of the original Lewisburg Kiwanis Club, and a well known car salesman...

Clara Adams

Clara Adams

Jun 20, 2002

Mrs. Adams died Thursday evening in Maury Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of the late John & Carrie Cook Harris, and a homemaker, and was preceded in death by a sister: Margaret Cook. Survivors include two sons: Jerry Adams and Ronnie Adams Lewisburg, a brother: Alvis Harris Wheel, sisters: Virginia Stephenson Wheel, Gladys Crowell Wheel, Silvia Pugh and Nancy...

Mary Owen

Mary Owen

Jun 17, 2002

Mrs. Owen died Monday morning in NHC-Oakwood in Lewisburg. She was the daughter of David and Mary nee Stevenson Dickerson, and a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lewisburg. Mrs. Owen began her education at Dickinson College, and received her bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and her Masters from University of Tennessee, Nashville Campus. She was a...

Jordan Curtis-Cannon

Jordan Curtis-Cannon

Jun 16, 2002

Jordan loved life. He was a member of the JAAA 7-8 Cardinals, playing 2nd and short, training as a pitcher. He loved baseball, camping, fishing and wrestling. And how he loved to dance! He just completed the first grade in Ms. Berman's class at Stockbridge Elementary. He is survived by his mother: Wende Jo Curtis Stockbridge, GA; father: Robert Wayne...

George Childress

George Childress

Jun 14, 2002

A well-known local businessman, Mr. Childress was the son of the late James Wesley & Beedie Putman Childress. He was a member of the Church of God, and former owner of the Belfast Rock Company. On May 28, 1938, he married the former Edith Dunn. To that union they had seven children: George E Childress Lewisburg, James Marion Childress Lewisburg,...

Thelma Talley

Thelma Talley

Jun 11, 2002

Mrs. Talley died Tuesday morning in Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. She was preceded in death by her husband: Paul O. Talley in 1970; and by 13 brothers and sisters. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Talley attended MTSU, worked as a teacher and homemaker, and was a member of the Cane Creek Church of Christ.

Margaret Rogers

Margaret Rogers

Jun 2, 2002

Mrs. Rogers is survived by her daughter and son-in-law: Darlene and Donnie Webb Lewisburg, 4 grandchildren: Michael Webb Lewisburg, Vickie Tomlin and Tony Rogers Only, TN, and Charlie Rogers Nashville, a half-sister: Brenda Whitehead Harrington Columbia; nieces and nephews: Sherial Wiser Lewisburg, Pam Williams Shelbyville, Edward Cozart Cornersville, Donald Cozart, Calvin Cozart, Joe Cozart Lewisburg, and Paul Cozart Belfast. 5...

Allene Crick

Allene Crick

May 17, 2002

Miss Allene Crick was a native of Marshall County, daughter of the late Braddie Evert and Mary Ida Crabtree Crick, a past member of the VFW Ladies Auxillary, and a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lewisburg. She was a supervisor for Linton Pencil and Faber-Castell Corporation for 37 years, a waitress at Henry Horton State Park for 10...

Sara Cummings

Sara Cummings

May 11, 2002

Mrs. Sara Neil Cummings, age 88, was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Callie Orr McLain. Although she had made her home in Tullahoma since 1995, Mrs. Cummings was a native of Belfast, TN where she was a member of the Union Presbyterian Church. After graduating from Middle Tennessee Teachers College, she began teaching with the Marshall County...

David Hinkson

David Hinkson

Apr 7, 2002

Dave Hinkson, age 65, died Sunday, April 7 in Marshall Medical Center in Lewisburg. He was born in 1936 to the late Harvey and Florence Landt Hinkson in Marion Co., Missouri. He was retired from the Arvin Company in Pulaski, Tennessee and was a 32nd Degree Mason, with his membership in the Ainad Temple in East St. Louis, Illinois. Dave...

Wilma Cheatham

Wilma Cheatham

Mar 30, 2002

Mrs. Wilma Potts Cheatham, age 77 of Brentwood, TN, formerly of Lewisburg, died Saturday at her residence. She was a native of Maury County, daugher of the late William Robert Dee and Minnie Beckenbach Potts, a retired nurse, and a member of the Eastern Star and the Brentwood Baptist Church. Adored by her family, she was a 'Child of God,...

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