Obituaries

Stephen W. “Steve” Beech, III, 77, resident of Belfast, died on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at Lynchburg Nursing Center. Graveside services will be conducted on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 2 p.m. at Round Hill Cemetery with Reverend Jon Bell of Shiloh United Methodist Church officiating. The family will visit with friends on Friday, Sept. 25 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home...

Mary Riggs Reed passed from this life on Sept. 21, 2020, at her home in Searcy, AR. She taught first grade for over 25 years at Marshall Elementary School in Lewisburg, TN and was an active member at Church Street Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband of 49 years, Winston Reed; daughter, Mary Alice (Jimmy) Brooks; son, Ryan (fiance Kayla) Reed; sister, Loretta (Frank) Daniels; brother, Harry (Cheryl) Riggs, Jr.; five grandchildren, Mark Brooks, Annalee Brooks, Katie Marie Brooks, Sophie Reed and Garrett Reed and a host of nieces and nephews.. ...

Glenn Allen Nokken, 81, resident of Lewisburg, died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2020, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home. Burial will take place at Moorhead Memorial Gardens in Moorhead, MN...

Donald (Don) Hardison, 86, of Lewisburg, died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, at his residence. He was a native of Marshall County, the son of the late William Hugh and Sallie Copper Johnson Hardison. He was an Industrial Engineer with Inter-City Products at the time of his retirement and of the Methodist faith. Don was a past president of the Lewisburg Lions Club...

Mr. John R. Hill, 96, died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, at his home in the Farmington community of Marshall County after an extended illness. Mr. Hill was born in Rutherford County and was a son of the late Thomas Roulhac and Kathleen Charlton Hill. He was a Veteran of the United States Marine Corp., serving during World War II. ...

William Stanley Smith, 69, of Lynnville, died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, at Maury Regional Hospital. He was a native of Athens, AL, the son of the late William Allen Smith and Ila Dean Nelson Collins. He was an over-the-road truck driver for 47 years and was a member of the Lynnville Church of Christ. He served his country in the Navy during the Vietnam War...

Stephen A. Poarch of Fayetteville, passed this life on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, at the age of 72. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, at 4 p.m. at Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Mr. Poarch was the son of the late Dr. William and Frances Moylan Poarch. ...

Martha Ann Tipton, 83, of Franklin, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at her residence after a long battle with cancer. Ann was born on May 15, 1937, in Lewisburg, TN. She grew up in Lewisburg and Nashville, raised a family in Murfreesboro, retired to Chapel Hill, and recently moved to Franklin to be closer to her son and his family. She is the daughter of Carson and Martha D. Cochran Davis who preceded her in death...

Richard Louis Hanson, 79, of Lewisburg, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, at his residence. He was a native of Detroit, MI, the son of the late Frederick Nicholas and Florence Louise Hanson. He was retired from the General Motors Corp. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Fred Hanson...

Sara Frances Clift, 91, of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at NHC-Oakwood, Lewisburg, TN. She was a native of Giles County, the daughter of the late Sullie D. and Vashti Smith Taylor. She was a bank teller with Peoples & Union Bank until her retirement and was a member of the Cornersville United Methodist Church...

Prater Esko Philpot, 89, of Belfast, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at NHC-Lewisburg. He was a native of Lincoln County, the son of the late James and Pearlie Jones Philpot. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Church of Christ. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ann Marie Mooneyham Philpot in 2005; a brother, Alfred Philpot; two sisters, Louise Armstrong, Lillie Mae Deal; and one grandson, Bradley Eugene Philpot...

Mrs. Russie Burrow Edwards Garrett, 103, of Lewisburg, TN, died Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. Born in Marshall County, Mrs. Garrett was a daughter of the late Jessie Paul Burrow and Margret Ann Elizabeth Cook Burrow. She was the widow of Thomas Farrar Garrett. Mrs. Garrett was retired from Genesco following 35 years of service and was a member of the Church of Christ...

Mary A. Mink, 94, of Lewisburg, TN, passed away on Sept. 5, 2020. She was born in Harlan County, KY to the late George L. and Senora Wilson Spurlock. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Arlis Mink and siblings, Robert Spurlock and Dee Short. Mrs. Mink was a member of Westwood Baptist Church...

Mr. Larry Williams, 72, of the Berlin community of Marshall County, died Friday morning, Sept. 4, 2020, at his home after an extended illness. Mr. Williams was born in Maury County and was a son of the late Elbert Lloyd “Jack” and Joyce Evelyn Johnson Williams. He was a member of the Berlin United Methodist Church and was retired from the former Inland Equipment Company in Lewisburg...

Mrs. Freda June Harris Hawkins, 85, of Lewisburg, TN, died Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. Born in Maury County, she was the daughter of the late Leroy Harris and Edna Frances Gillum Harris. Mrs. Hawkins was the widow of the late James Marion Hawkins. She enjoyed antiquing and was an avid horse enthusiast. ...

Christopher J. Shinn of Lewisburg, TN passed away Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. He was born June 14, 1960, and lived in Tennessee most of his life. He served in the US Army during the cold war era, attaining the rank of staff sergeant and serving in several locations including Germany with the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Korea with the 2nd Infantry Division, El Salvador with the 82nd Airborne and Ft. ...