Stories from Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Dodgeball – a hilarious sport with no point other than throwing and dodging balls – has returned to Marshall County High School. With no tournaments for a few years, students decided they wanted to see a dodgeball tournament once more. The idea was first suggested in Student Council as a fundraiser with all proceeds going to Epilepsy Awareness. ...

On May 4, 2017, the National Beta Club of Marshall County High School will present its annual talent show to the students in the gymnasium. With ticket prices at $2, students never hesitate to pile up in the gym and observe the talent embodied in so many of their peers. Students of all grades will be given the chance to showcase their special hidden talent to the entire population of the school, whether it be singing, dancing, stand-up comedy, or visual art...

Robert Love Phillips, 83, of Huntsville, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017. Mr. Phillips is survived by her wife, Billye Phillips; son, Joe Bob Phillips (Lisa); daughter, Rebecca Luben (Bob); and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation was Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at Berryhill Funeral Home. Graveside service followed at Head Cemetery in Belfast, TN with John Denny officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations may be made to Chase Park Church of Christ or Heritage Christian University.

June Garrett Bond, age 91 passed away at her residence in Lewisburg, TN on May 7, 2017. She was born on June 3, 1925, to the late John Silas and the late Marcia Wetherby Garrett in Columbia, TN. June was a member of the Church Street Church of Christ and a retired secretary. She enjoyed her cats, needlework and her family. Mrs. Bond was also preceded in death by her husband of almost sixty years, Amos Cheatham Bond and a sister, Marcia Farrar. She is survived by two nieces, June Farrar of Dunnwody, Georgia, Marcia Farrar of Palm City, Florida and a nephew, John Farrar of Chattanooga, TN. Visitation will be held at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 10, 2017, with a funeral service to be held at 3 p.m. the same afternoon in the chapel of Bills McGaugh Funeral Home and Crematory. Notes of condolences may be sent to billsmcgaugh.com. Bills McGaugh Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the family with the arrangements.