Stories from Friday, September 11, 2020

Prater Esko Philpot, 89, of Belfast, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at NHC-Lewisburg. He was a native of Lincoln County, the son of the late James and Pearlie Jones Philpot. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Church of Christ. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ann Marie Mooneyham Philpot in 2005; a brother, Alfred Philpot; two sisters, Louise Armstrong, Lillie Mae Deal; and one grandson, Bradley Eugene Philpot...

Sara Frances Clift, 91, of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at NHC-Oakwood, Lewisburg, TN. She was a native of Giles County, the daughter of the late Sullie D. and Vashti Smith Taylor. She was a bank teller with Peoples & Union Bank until her retirement and was a member of the Cornersville United Methodist Church...

Richard Louis Hanson, 79, of Lewisburg, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, at his residence. He was a native of Detroit, MI, the son of the late Frederick Nicholas and Florence Louise Hanson. He was retired from the General Motors Corp. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Fred Hanson...

Martha Ann Tipton, 83, of Franklin, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at her residence after a long battle with cancer. Ann was born on May 15, 1937, in Lewisburg, TN. She grew up in Lewisburg and Nashville, raised a family in Murfreesboro, retired to Chapel Hill, and recently moved to Franklin to be closer to her son and his family. She is the daughter of Carson and Martha D. Cochran Davis who preceded her in death...