Ray Mealer
Aug 15, 2003
Mr. Ray Edward Mealer, age 74 of Lewisburg, known to many as 'Monkey Man', died Friday morning in Marshall Medical Center. A native of the Verona Community of Marshall County, he was the son of the late Buford and Opal Spink Mealer and a member of the Church of Christ. He spent his life as a truck driver, first...
George Thomas ' 'Tommy Wade
Aug 9, 2003
Lewisburg resident George Thomas Tommy Wade, age 74, died Saturday morning in NHC-Oakwood. A native of Marshall County, Mr. Wade was the son of the late Roscoe Eugene Wade and Martha Wade Harper, and a member of the Church Street Church of Christ. He retired from Jamison Bedding Company in Franklin, where he had served as Treasurer and Executive...
John Carpenter
Aug 8, 2003
Mr. John Ewing Carpenter, age 59 of Atlanta, GA, died Friday evening in the Dunwoody Medical Center in Dunwoody, GA. A native of Marshall County, John was raised in the Atlanta area. He was the eldest son of the late Ira Harlon and Margaret Ewing Carpenter and a member of the Church of Christ. He graduated from Georgia Tech...
Frances Potter
Jul 24, 2003
Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Potter, age 75 of Lewisburg, died Thursday night in Maury Regional Hospital. A native of Marshall County, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Bessie Isley Adams, a homemaker, and member of the First Baptist Church. Mrs. Potter is survived by two daughters: Betty Bradford Neese and Linda Hickman both of Lewisburg; a son:...
Vergil Cheatham
Jul 21, 2003
Mr. Vergil A. Cheatham, age 80, died Monday morning at his South Berlin residence. A native of Marshall County, he was the son of the late Josiah Daley and Ginnie Mae Hilliard Cheatham, a retired carpenter, and a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Woodmen of the World. He is survived by his wife of 61 years:...
Charles Stegall
Jul 20, 2003
Mr. Charles Brisby Stegall, age 70 of Lewisburg, died Sunday morning in the VA Medical Center in Nashville. A native of Marshall County, he was the son of the late Charlie and Mary Brisby Stegall, a retired auto mechanic, veteran of the United States Army, and member of the First Baptist Church. He is survived by a brother: Jimmy...
David Kranich
Jul 19, 2003
David Neal Kranich, 53, of Cornersville, Tennessee passed away Saturday, July 19th, 2003. At the time of his death, David was on a late afternoon trail ride near his farm with two faithful companions, his mule, Levi, and dog, Molly. A native of Detroit, Michigan, David relocated to middle Tennessee thirteen years ago to become advertising director for the...
Estelle Lyden
Jun 25, 2003
Mrs. Estelle Wagnon Lyden, age 90, died Wednesday morning in Marshall Medical Center. A native of Augusta, GA, Mrs. Lyden was the daughter of the late Edwin and Caroline Wise Wagnon, a homemaker, educator, and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Lyden. Survivors include a son: David...
Walter Ewing
Jun 23, 2003
Mr. Walter Hooten Ewing, age 83 of Lewisburg, died Monday morning in NHC-Oakwood. He is survived by his wife of 53 years: Grace Hunter Ewing; two sons: Tony Cheryl Ewing and Mickey Paulette Ewing, all of Lewisburg; two grandsons: Clay Ewing of Thompson Station and Drew Ewing of Lewisburg; 1 sister: Rachel Hosey of Memphis, TN. A native of...
Miss Martha Fox
Jun 21, 2003
Miss Martha Fox, age 89 of Lewisburg, died Saturday at her residence. A native of Marshall County, she was the daughter of the late Walter William and Suella Davis Fox. She was retired from First National Bank and a member of the Church of Christ. She is survived by a brother: Warren Fox of Lewisburg and nieces and nephews....
James Robert ' 'Bobby Hopkins
Jun 19, 2003
Mr. James Robert Bobby Hopkins, age 58 of Lewisburg, died Thursday evening in Marshall Medical Center. Mr. Hopkins was a native of Marshall County, son of the late Gifford & Mary Elizabeth Moore Hopkins, a retired foreman at Walker Die Casting, and a member of the Antioch Church of Christ. Mr. Hopkins served in the United States Army during...
Sean Whaley
Jun 13, 2003
Sean Dewene Whaley, age 35 of Lewisburg, died Friday, June 13, 2003, in Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Born in Wincester, TN, Sean was raised in Lewisburg and was the son of Buddy and Wanda Oliver Whaley of Lewisburg. He graduated from Marshall County High School in 1985. Sean loved sports: football, baseball, and NASCAR, and was...
Lillie Bowden Gillespie
Jun 5, 2003
Mrs. Lillie Sandra Bowden Gillespie, age 60, died Thursday in Panama City Beach, FL. A native of Marshall County, she was a homemaker and member of the First Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her father,Stanley Bowden and a son, John H. Jack Gillespie, V. She is survived by her mother: Frances Helton Bowden of Farmington; son:...
Leonard Blackwell
May 20, 2003
Mr. Leonard Blackwell, age 87 of Lewisburg, died Tuesday morning, May 20, 2003 in Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. Mr. Blackwell was born in Giles County in 1916 to John and Mazie Darnell Blackwell. He was a retired truck driver, current owner of Blackwell Sales & Tires in Shelbyville, and a member of the Baptist church. He was preceded...
James Gilliam
May 13, 2003
Mr. James Ralph Gilliam, age 88 of Lewisburg, died Tuesday morning, May 13, 2003 in St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Mr. Gilliam was born May 18, 1914 to James O. and Mattie Dark Gilliam, and was raised in the Nashville area. He served as a Master Technical Sergeant during World War II in the United States Marines. Following duty...
Matthew ' 'Mac Scoggins, Sr
May 11, 2003
Mr. Matthew M. Mac Scoggins, Sr., age 83, died Sunday afternoon at his Lynnville residence following a brief illness. Services celebrating Macs life will be conducted Tuesday at 10:00 AM from the chapel of Bills McGaugh Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Perry McCall and Bro. Ronnie Thomas. Burial will follow in Lone Oak Cemetery. Survivors include his wife of...
Maurice Lout
May 8, 2003
Maurice Lout, age 70, died Thursday morning at his home in Chapel Hill. A native of Center, TX, Maurice was the son of the late J. D. & Lorraine Lout. He retired with 43 years of service in the oil fields in and around Houston, TX. In June of 1988, he married Rosemary Love Lout, who survives. In addition...
Mary Hoffman
May 1, 2003
Mrs. Mary Hale Hooten Hoffman, age 82 of Mobile, AL, died Thursday morning in Providence Hospital in Mobile. A native of Clinton, IL, Mrs. Hoffman was raised in the Lewisburg area. She was the daughter of the late William and Clemmie Powell Hale, and a member of the church of Christ. She was employed for many years with Eureka-Williams...
Harriet England
Apr 22, 2003
Mrs. Harriet Lee England, age 95 of Lewisburg, died Tuesday morning in NHC-Oakwood. On May 14, 1907, Harriet Lee Ford was the first of twelve children born to John Garfield and Anna Elizabeth Davis Ford in Hartford, TN. Young Harriet received her RN certification from Davidson County Hospital in Nashville and committed her life to nursing at Vanderbilt, Davidson...
Ruth Beech
Apr 14, 2003
Mrs. Ruth Van Horn Beech, age 73 of Lewisburg, died Monday morning in Atlantic Beach, Florida, follwoing a battle with cancer. She was born in Woodward, Oklahoma to the late late Archie Glenn and Clelia Lowe VanHorn. Mrs. Beech attended Middle Tennessee State University, and received her bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland. She taught reading to adults...
