Stories from Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Norman Travis Jett, 76, resident of Zion Road, died Saturday, July 4, 2015 at NHC Hillview. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Highland Church of Christ with David Morris officiating. Burial followed in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post No. 19. The family visited with friends Monday from 3 to 8 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols...

Mildred Lurlean Old, age 97, of Cornersville, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015, at Maury Regional Medical Center. She was born in Darlington, South Carolina, on October 20, 1917, to the late Annie Cornelia Tobias and Henry Kelly Lemmon. ...

Mr. Ralph Grubb, age 80 of Lewisburg, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2015, at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville. A native of Flint, Michigan, he was the son of the late Ralph Grubb, Sr. and Ellen Taylor Grubb. He retired from General Motors after 42 years of service. ...

Phillip Gene Edwards, age 76 of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, died Saturday, July 4, 2015, in St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville. Mr. Edwards was a native of El Dorado, Illinois, and son of the late Horace Allen and Myrtle Helene Dillard Edwards. He served his country in the U.S. Army in the 101st Airborne. He was retired from Yellow Freight Truck Line and was of the Presbyterian faith...

Mr. Frankie Dell Scott, age 61, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Monday evening, June 29, 2015 in Lewisburg, Tennessee. Mr. Scott was born in Marshall County and was a son of Ruth Elizabeth Matney Scott and the late Dennis Huff Scott. He was a graduate of Forrest High School Class of 1971. ...

Nine Marshall County student athletes were recently honored with spring sports all state selections, led by five members of the 2014-2015 Class A state champions Forrest Lady Rockets. Forrest's domination in Class A was evident by five members of the team being selected by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA).

Rain delayed the opening of the 14 year-old Babe Ruth District Tournament at Lewisburg until Sunday when the Marshall County Bombers came up with a big 17-3 victory against defending champion Lawrence County in the first round. "Dustin Brashear started the game and pitched well and we came in and hit the ball well and jumped on them pretty good," Marshall County manager Greg Bradford said of the win shortened to five innings by the mercy rule. "It was a good win, everybody put the bat on the ball all the way through the lineup."

Jim Donnell London, age 64 of Thompsons Station, Tennessee, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015 in Williamson Medical Center. Mr. London was a native of Lewisburg and son of the late Glenn Collins and Peggy Donnell London. He was employed with JL Steel Detailing as a drafting engineer and was a member of the Church of Christ...

"Nurse" Gene Kote "Nurse" Gene Kote, age 84, long-time resident of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died July 3, 2015, in her daughter's home in Gurley, Alabama. Gene was a nurse at the Marshall County Jail and prior to that she was the jail nurse in Williamson County. ...