Stories from Monday, October 9, 2017

Mr. Mark Johnson, age 40, of Eagleville, TN, died Thursday morning, Oct. 5, 2017 in Murfreesboro, TN. Family members received friends Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home. A Celebration of Mark’s life was conducted at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Lawrence Funeral Home. Burial followed in Rocky Glade Cemetery near Eagleville, TN...

Mary Francis Rogers, age 62 of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, in Marshall Medical Center. Mrs. Rogers was a native of Chapel Hill, TN, born to the late Paul and Maggie May Rainey Kincaid. She was retired from Inter City Products. She is survived by her husband, Dudley Rogers of Lewisburg; two sons, Chance Rogers of Chapel Hill and Andy Rogers of Lewisburg; brother, William R. ...

I have witnessed my 13-year-old son Gideon wrestle with his unwieldy school backpack often enough to nod knowingly when I encountered the NBC News story “Why Bags Are Wrecking Our Backs.” Although much of the online report does focus on youngsters and their hefty textbooks, adults face life-changing dangers as well. And it’s not just backpacks; poorly designed or overly stuffed purses, briefcases, tote bags and wallets can all contribute to back pain and related ailments...

Rebecca “Becky” Jackson, age 61, passed away on Oct. 4, 2017, in Columbia, TN at Maury Regional Medical Center. Becky was preceded in death by her parents, Cordie and Mildred Porterfield Dalton; sister, Cathy McMillian; brother, Kerry Dalton; and husband, Michael “JJ” Jackson. ...

Mr. Charles Anderson Mobley, of Chapel Hill, passed away at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, TN, surrounded by his loving family, on Oct. 3, 2017, at the age of 60, after an extended treatment for a lung infection. Charles was preceded in death by his loving wife, Terie, of 35 years, who passed away in 2016. They were married in Franklin, TN on Saturday, Nov. 7, 1981...

Annie Lee Harmond Haislip, born on Dec. 27, 1925, went to be with her Savior on Oct. 6, 2017, at NHC Merihil in Lewisburg, TN. Annie Lee was a lifelong resident of Lewisburg, TN. She retired after many years of employment from Cosmolab in 1994. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Everett Haislip; a daughter, Connie Haislip Perkins; parents, Willie Lee and Mamie Kate Sharp Harmond; and a brother, Willie Edd Harmond. ...