Stories from Friday, December 27, 2019

Carolyn Jean Pruitt, 78, of Lewisburg, died Monday, Dec. 23, 2019, at her residence. She was a native of Columbus, OH, the daughter of the late Wilbur Earl and Katie Kemplin Havens. She was a retired from Cosmolab and was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene...

Timmy Terry has been named the 2019 Marshall County Conservation Farmer of the Year. This award is part of a state program sponsored by the Tennessee Association of Conservation Districts (TACD) in cooperation with the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA), and the Marshall County Soil Conservation District. ...

Lions Club International recognizes outstanding individuals by bestowing on them an award that is named for its founder, Melvin Jones. This Fellowship Award is the highest form of recognition and embodies humanitarian ideas consistent with the nature and purpose of Lionism. The recipient of this award becomes a model because of the exemplary service to his club and the community for which is serviced...

In their second year as a troop, the girls from Lewisburg’s American Heritage Girls troop participated in the 12th annual Wreaths Across America day at Nashville’s National Cemetery on Saturday, Dec. 14. The girls and their families, along with other volunteers, groups, and veterans, laid memorial wreaths on the graves of the veterans buried there and took a moment to say each name as a way to remember them and show honor for their service. ...

Deborah Jo Pierson, 68, of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019, at Willamson Medical Center. She was a native of Johnstown, PA, the daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothy Twigg Marty. She was a welder for GM and was a member of the Catholic Church...