Stories from Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Mr. James Norman Williams, age 82, of Petersburg, died Friday, April 7, 2017, at his residence. Mr. Williams was a native of Giles County, the son of the late Elijah Harrison and Nellie Ruth Roberts Williams. He was a former elder of the Ostella Church of Christ, and served his country in the Army as a medic. He was a retired insurance salesman and was the manager of the Cornersville Skating Rink...

Mrs. Ashley Burgess Wainwright, age 31, of LaVergne, TN, died Thursday, April 6, 2017, in Nashville, TN. Ashley was born in Maury County and was employed as a call center specialist. She was preceded in death by grandparents, Polly and Jimmy Stegall and David Burgess...

Thomas “Tommy” Francis Rotchford, age 54, passed away April 9, 2017, at his residence in Chapel Hill. Tommy was born December 23, 1962, in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Edward Rotchford and the late Rose O’Malley Rotchford, and he was married to Desiree Mendoza Rotchford for nearly 30 years. ...

Mrs. Frankie K. Morgan, 92, of Rockvale, died Saturday, April 8, 2017. Visitation was Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at Lawrence Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Lawrence Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Murfreesboro, TN...

After a 14 year battle with Pick’s Disease, an advanced form of dementia, Suzann Craig Long, of Florence, SC died peacefully on April 8, 2017, surrounded by her family. She was 66 years old. Born on August 21, 1950, in Lewisburg, TN, Suzann dedicated her life to sharing her enthusiasm and God-given blessings with others. ...

Maddox Ray Jackson, 8, resident of Petty Hollow Road in Lynnville, died Wed. April 5, 2017 at Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 2:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Barry Farris officiating. Burial followed in Polk Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family visited with friends Sat. from 3:00 – 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home...

Mr. Bobby D. Collins, age 80, of College Grove, TN, died Monday, April 10, 2017. Visitation was Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at Lawrence Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at Lawrence Funeral Home and interment will follow at Hopper Cemetery near Chapel Hill...

Mr. Horace L. Burrow, age 76, of Columbia, TN, died Friday, April 7, 2017, in Athens, AL. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, April 12, 2017, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home. The funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. from the chapel of Lawrence Funeral Home on Wednesday, April 27, 2017, with interment in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery...

Mr. James Ronald Bailey, age 77, of Lewisburg, died Sunday, April 9, 2017 at Maury Regional Hospital. Mr. Bailey was a native of Coffee County, the son of the late Aubrey and Mary Belle Reavis Bailey. He was a retired lieutenant for the Tennessee State Trooper Highway Patrol and served his country in the National Guard...