Obituaries

Mr. Richard “Dick” Walker, 86, of the Hardison Mill Community of Maury Co., died Thursday, April 19, 2018, following an extended illness. Born in Liberty, IN, Mr. Walker was a son of the late Wilber K. Walker and Mary Viola Shepler Walker. Mr. Walker was a veteran of the U. S. Navy during the Korean Conflict, was a self-employed contractor and a member of the Westvue Church of Christ in Lewisburg, TN. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Bonnie Shepherd...

Clarence Elvin Breeden Jr., 65, of Cornersville, TN went to be with the Lord April 16, 2018, while visiting family in Charlottesville, VA. Junior Breeden was born December 14, 1952 in Charlottesville, VA to the late Clarence Elvin Breeden Sr. and Florence Rainey Flowers, who survives...

Mrs. Rachel McConnelle Johns, 91, of Chapel Hill TN, died Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Born in Marshall Co., Mrs. Johns was married to the late Norman “Nub” Johns in August of 1943. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, B.B. McConnelle and Edith Fowler McConnelle; a sister, Molly; and a brother, Lewis McConnelle...

J. Claude Lee, Jr. 68, of Lewisburg, TN, passed away, on April 16, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A native of Marshall County, Tennessee he was the son of the late, James Claude Lee, Sr. and Louise Harwell Lee and was a member of the First Baptist Church Lewisburg...

Velma Rush Sanders, 94, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at NHC-Oakwood in Lewisburg, TN. She was born on April 20, 1923, to the late James W. and Ruth Tilkins Rush in Lincoln County, TN. She spent her life in nursing and helping others, owning Rockhaven Nursing Home for 22 years...

Mrs. Jewel Lanier Haislip, 90, of Lewisburg, died Monday, April 16, 2018 at Maury Regional Hospital. Mrs. Haislip was a native of Giles County, the daughter of the late George and Lessie Cole Lanier. She retired from Faber-Castell as an inspector and was a member of the Church Street Church of Christ...

Leslie Beth Barham Young, age 50, passed peacefully from this life at her home in Grand Prairie, Texas on March 15, 2018. Beth was born on July 18, 1967, in Hendersonville, NC to William Lyle Barham and the late Betty Whorton Barham. She grew up on their family farm in Petersburg, TN and was of the Baptist faith. ...

Judy Marie Leverette, 58, of Murfreesboro, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2018. She was born in Massachusetts to the late William H. and Iva Bea Hargrove Johnson, Sr. She is survived by her husband, Doug Leverette; son Christopher Tedesco; niece and nephew, Amber and Jamie Layhew; sister, Peggy Stephens, all of Murfreesboro; brothers, William H. Johnson, Jr. and his wife Cheri of AK, and Edwin H. Johnson of Ethridge...

Mr. Wilbur Dean Tipton, 90, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Saturday evening, April 14, 2018, in Nashville, TN. Mr. Tipton was born in Blount County, TN and was a son of the late Carl McCampbell and Vola McCrosky Tipton. He was a veteran and served two tours in the United States Navy. ...

Bobby Cowser, 87, of Lewisburg died Sunday, April 15, 2018, at NHC Oakwood. Mr. Cowser was a native of Marshall County and was the son of the late William and Docia Pigg Cowser. He was a retired sewing machine mechanic and was a member of the Church Street Church of Christ...

James Dwight Hedgcoth, 60, of Lewisburg, died Thursday, April 12, 2018, at his residence. Mr. Hedgcoth was a native of Marshall County, TN, born May 26, 1957, son of J.D. and Ruth Ledford Hedgcoth. He was employed for several years with Heil-Quaker Corporation and retired from Marshall County Impact Center as the Driver’s Ed Instructor. He was a member of the Methodist Church, a beloved and devoted husband, father, brother, and grandfather...

Malvena Moore Sweeney, 90, of Lewisburg, died Thursday, April 12, 2018 at her residence. Mrs. Sweeney was a native of Maury County, TN, born April 30, 1927, daughter of Doyle and Lena Mae McCandless Moore. She retired from Lewisburg Electric in 1976 and was a member of the Westvue Church of Christ...

Donald Lee Orman, 83, of Lewisburg, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at 9:44 p.m. Mr. Orman was a native of Charlestown, IN, born on April 18, 1934, son of Ernest and Mildred Daily Orman. He served his country in the U.S. Army, retired from NASA as an electrical engineer, and was a member of the Lewisburg First Baptist Church...

Bobby Gene Owens, 74 of Mt. Juliet, TN, passed away April 5, 2018. Services were conducted Sunday, April 8, 2018 at 2 p.m. with Pastor David Hill and Pastor Gary Wilson officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens with Justyn Mitchell, Justin Hill, Mark Spraker, Steve Barr, Ron Christy, Robert L. ...

Bobby Gene Owens, 74 of Mt. Juliet, TN, passed away April 5, 2018. Services were conducted Sunday, April 8, 2018 at 2 p.m. with Pastor David Hill and Pastor Gary Wilson officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens with Justyn Mitchell, Justin Hill, Mark Spraker, Steve Barr, Ron Christy, Robert L. ...

Mrs. Catherine Jones Leverette, 76, of Unionville, TN, died Saturday, April 7, 2018, in Nashville. Born in Rutherford Co., Mrs. Leverette was a daughter of the late James Arthur Jones and Willie Mae Vaughn Jones. She was a homemaker for many years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Ann Ella Raymond...

John Brady “Johnny” Guffee, Sr., 73 of Franklin, TN, passed away April 4, 2018. Johnny graduated from Battle Ground Academy and attended Auburn University. He was a renowned businessman and owner of the Log Cabin Markets. Johnny was also an avid quarter horse breeder with a passion for his farm. ...

Mr. Thomas Larry Hastings, 71, of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Maury Regional Hospital. Mr. Hastings was a native of Marshall County, the son of the late William Howard and Mary Louisa Tipper Hasting. He was a retired minister for the Churches of Christ at Yell, Delrose, and Bledsoe and enjoyed socializing with the community over coffee. ...

Sheila Ann Richardson, 70, of Caney Springs, died Monday. April 2, 2018, in Maury Regional Medical Center. Sheila was a native of Pulaski, TN, born Dec. 3, 1947, daughter of Herbert Nelson and Marjorie Oliver Poole. She retired from Marshall Medical Center as a Medical Coder for thirty-six years and was employed with Dr. Kenneth Phelps and Associates for six years...

Johnathon White, 42, of Kiln, MS, formerly of Chapel Hill, TN, died Sunday, March 25, 2018, in Cartagena, South America. Johnathon was born in Shelbyville, TN and was a construction manager of Inspec Group of Portland, OR. Mr. White is survived by his mother and step-father, Denise and Chuck Worcester, Mt. ...

Mr. Livingston “Sonny” Tomlin, Jr. 71, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Thursday, March 29, 2018, at his home in Chapel Hill. Mr. Tomlin was born in Lewisburg, TN and was a son of the late Daisy Viola Sheppard Tomlin and Livingston “Son” Tomlin, Sr. He served his country in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam Era and was a retired truck driver...

Cheryl Darlene Smith, 68, passed away at her residence in Lewisburg, TN on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. She was born in Lincoln County, TN on Jan. 2, 1950, to the late Eldon and Neva Tucker Vann Mitchell. She was a homemaker after spending several years as a cafeteria worker at the Scales Elementary School...

Mrs. Anna Doris “Sally” Bailey, 88, of Lewisburg, died Friday, March 30, 2018, at NHC Lewisburg. Mrs. Bailey was a native of Giles County, the daughter of the late B.F. and Vera Lentz Holly. She was homemaker, loving to tend to her yard and flowers and fishing, and was a member of Church Street Church of Christ...

It is with regret that we announce the passing on March 30, 2018, of Caroline Bickel Marks, age 87. Caroline was born on May 21, 1930, in Louisville, KY to the late Edwin H. Bickel, Sr. and Eleanor McGinty Bickel. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Lewisburg, TN...

Doreen E. Mashburn, 59, of Shelbyville, TN, passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at her residence. Doreen was born on Jan. 7, 1959, in Washington, D.C. to Howard E. Jones and Marjorie Roll. She married Ricky Mashburn on March 6, 1997. She was a sales associate for Walmart in retail and was a member of the Farmington Baptist Church...

Linda P. Harris, 68, passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Maury Regional Medical Center, Columbia, TN. She was born in Tifton, GA on December 28, 1949, to the late Louie and Era Mae King Paulk. Linda was a retired employee with the DOT in Georgia. She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church, Lewisburg, TN and enjoyed watching her grandchildren play sports...

Robert Lynn “Bobby” Johnson, 79, of Cornersville, died Monday, March 26, 2018, in Tristar Southern Hill Medical Center. Bobby was a native of Petersburg, TN, born July 23, 1938, son of John Willie and Daisy Pearl Smith Johnson. He was a member of the graduating class of 1956 at Petersburg High School. ...

Sarah Grace DeFoe, 94, of Cornersville, died Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in NHC Lewisburg. Mrs. DeFoe was a Marshall County native born Dec. 11, 1923, daughter of Dorris and Ola May Graham Woodward. She was a homemaker and member of the Cornersville Methodist Church...

Marvelle Holland, 82, of Cornersville, died Monday, March 26, 2018, in Waynesboro Health & Rehab. Marvelle was a native of Marshall County, born Aug. 11, 1935, daughter of Lee and Willa Mae Burns Haislip. She retired from Reliance Pen & Pencil Company and was a member of Cornersville Church of Christ...

Steven A. Alexander, 60, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at his home in Farmington. He was born in New London, NH to Roger and Sylvia Alexander. He came to Tennessee in 2017, to be with his family. Steven spent his life as a painting contractor and in the construction business...

Vickie Jean McCallum Allen, 61, passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at St. Thomas West in Nashville, TN. She was a native of St. Louis, MO, born November 16, 1956, to Jimmy McCallum and Hattie Joyce Mayfield McCallum. Vickie was a retired school cafeteria employee and enjoyed cooking, fishing, playing cards, and her grandchildren. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church...

Barry Paul Smotherman, 63, of Lewisburg, died Thursday, March 22, 2018, in Vanderbilt Medical Center. Barry was a native of Hati, MO, born on August 19, 1954, son of William “Bill” and Doris Clark Smotherman. He was an electrician with Nichirin when he retired and a member of Hardin Chapel Church of Christ...

Mrs. Sarah Frances Taylor Rogers, 93, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Thursday, March 22, 2018 in Lewisburg, TN. Mrs. Rogers was born in the Rover Community of Bedford County and was a daughter of the late Thomas Edward and Nora Blanton Taylor. She was a member of Rover Baptist Church, a homemaker, and operated Sarah’s Beauty Shop in Chapel Hill for forty years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Douglas Rogers, who died in 2008...

Eric Wilford White, 88, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was born on Feb. 8, 1930, in Rudy, AR, to Ed and Violet Demeter White. One of seven children, Eric attended a one-room schoolhouse and worked to help support his family through the Great Depression. Despite reaching only the eighth grade, Eric’s intelligence and perseverance led him to found several successful businesses and enrich his community through his service, generosity, and friendship...

Mr. Charles Jeffrey Estes, 65, of Cornersville, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at his residence. He was a native of Hollywood, FL and the son of the late Charles “Shug” Estes and Margaret Isley Neill. He was a correctional officer for Marshall County and was a member the Cornersville Church of Christ...