Stories from Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Ruby Elizabeth Lee Johnson died Aug. 23, 2015 at Vanderbilt Medical Center following a slow decline in health after a stroke. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Thomas Austin Johnson; her parents, Henry Jackson Lee and Elsie Vaughn Lee; 10 brothers and a sister who reached adulthood and six who died as children. ...

Barbara Jean Fishburn, age 71, of Portland, Tennessee, passed away Aug. 24, 2015, at her home. She is survived by her daughter, Trina (Lorenzo) Rios of Cornersville, Tennessee; son, Bill (Jennifer) Fishburn of Franklin, Ketnucky; grandchildren, Emily (Joey) Young, John (Krissy) Fishburn of Lewisburg, Zachary (Samantha)Polly , Joshua (Kylee) Polly, all of Lewisburg, Liam Fishburn of Franklin, Ky; sister, Dorothy Seay of Madison, Edith Kuhn, Linda (Odis) Bolton, Eva (Leon) Pippin, Rhonda Fleming, all of Portland; brother, Floyd Eugene (Barbara) Whitson of Portland; nine great-grandchildren.. ...

Katherine Dean Owens, age 84 of Lewisburg, died Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, at her residence. Mrs. Owens was a native of Marshall County, Tennessee, and daughter of the late Albert and Gertrude McKinney Adams. She was a homemaker and member of the Church of Christ...

Mrs. Dolly Hazelwood Hunt Beever, age 85, of Columbia, Tennessee, died Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. A native of Williamson County, Mrs. Beever was the daughter of the late George Kennard Hazelwood and Willie Lee Wiley Hazelwood. She was a homemaker, a retired beautician and a member of Faith Free Will Baptist Church in Columbia...

James Thomas Sharpe, age 80 of Lewisburg, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee. Mr. Sharpe was a native of Marshall County, and was the son of the late Ramsey Sharpe and Katie King Sharpe of Lewisburg, who survives. He also was preceded in death by his brother, Paul Sharpe. He was employed and retired from ICP...

Soccer: Cornersville at Forrest Soccer (Aug. 21) Cornersville 0 0-0 Forrest 3 5-8 Shots on goal: Brynn Colvin 14, Lainey Mays 6, Katie Price 4, Haley Lowe 3, Rickee Gayle Carter 3, Ally Amoroso 2, Macy Brown 1, Emma Strasser 1. Goals Scored: Brynn Colvin 3, Lainey Mays 2, Haley Lowe 1, Katie Price 1. Assists: Brynn Colvin 2, Lainey Mays 1, Katie Price 1. Jasmine Runk: 8 saves

Cornersville Middle School took on Huntland Middle School in the first home game of the season and gave the fans an offensive show en route to a 48-0 win over the Hornets. Cornersville jumped out to a 8-0 lead on a 52 yard TD by Brady Calahan on the very first play of the game and notched the lead up to 14-0 on the next possession as Calahan crossed the field after shaking off a sure tackle and ran 25 yards into the endzone.

OUNT JULIET -- Cornersville's growing pains were fully evident Friday night. The Bulldogs, opening their season on the road at Mt. Juliet Christian, fumbled seven times and gained only 99 yards in a 36-6 loss to the hosts. Dakota Polk's 5-yard touchdown with 1:58 left in the game got the Bulldogs on the board, and helped them play a relatively even second half after struggling mightily before halftime.

Anytime you go to Huntland and win it's big, but going down and mercy ruling the Hornets 35-0 is almost unheard for Forrest. "I'm glad this one is over with. That's a good football team right there," Forrest coach Matt Kriesky said of the win, which had a running clock for nearly the entire final quarter. "I know maybe the scoreboard doesn't reflect that. Coach (Bob) Robertson and his staff do an excellent job."

Offense explodes for 60 points Marshall County started the season the way every coach dreams Friday night, scoring 60 points for just the second time in the past decade in a 60-23 romp over visiting Franklin County. Franklin County drove the length of the field for a quick lead before the Tigers responded with for four straight touchdowns on the way to a 28-7 halftime cushion.