Stories from Friday, March 23, 2018

Eric Wilford White, 88, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was born on Feb. 8, 1930, in Rudy, AR, to Ed and Violet Demeter White. One of seven children, Eric attended a one-room schoolhouse and worked to help support his family through the Great Depression. Despite reaching only the eighth grade, Eric’s intelligence and perseverance led him to found several successful businesses and enrich his community through his service, generosity, and friendship...

Mrs. Sarah Frances Taylor Rogers, 93, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Thursday, March 22, 2018 in Lewisburg, TN. Mrs. Rogers was born in the Rover Community of Bedford County and was a daughter of the late Thomas Edward and Nora Blanton Taylor. She was a member of Rover Baptist Church, a homemaker, and operated Sarah’s Beauty Shop in Chapel Hill for forty years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Douglas Rogers, who died in 2008...