Obituaries

Betty Jane Councilman, 70, of Lewisburg, died Sunday, May 31, 2020, at her residence. She was a native of Detroit, MI, the daughter of the late Eugene Salisbury and Beatrice Dean Salisbury. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Councilman...

Joe Leonard Jett, 72, resident of Lewisburg, died on Monday, June 1, 2020, at St. Thomas West. The family will visit with friends on Thursday, June 4, 2020, from 10 a.m. until the funeral service which will be conducted at 3 p.m. at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home with Brother Danny Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Park Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers are the employees of Mealer Trucking...

James Ray Wall, 82, of Lewisburg, died Friday, May 29, 2020, at the Alvin York Veteran’s Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN. He was a native of Marshall County, being born in Cornersville to the late James Lyndell and Ruby Clay House Wall. He was a self-employed entrepreneur and a member of the Church of Christ...

John Maurey Lovelady, 82, of Williamsburg, VA, died May 23, 2020. John was born in Chattanooga, TN on January 20, 1938. After high school, John served two years in the army stationed at various locations including Fort Rucker, AL in the Engineer Unit during the Berlin Crisis. Upon completion of his military service, John enrolled in college at Middle Tennessee State University, where he graduated in two and a half years at the top of his class...

Bobby D. Curtis (4/12/1936 – 5/29/2020) died at home of a long-term illness. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 63 years who passed away exactly six weeks ago, Mary Ann Carter Curtis; parents, Robert Eli and Flora Virginia Ramsey Curtis; and a brother, Donald Ray Curtis. ...

Luther J. Clark, 84, of Cornersville, died Friday, May 29, 2020, at his home. He was a native of Giles County, being born in Lynnville, TN, on May 9, 1936, to the late John B. and Annie Adams Clark. He was a retired supervisor with both Faber Castell and Sanford, but farming was his love. Mr. Clark was a member of the New Life Church...

Susan Elaine Sellars passed away May 27, 2020, at her home surrounded by her family after an 18 month battle with pancreatic cancer. A Celebration of Life was held on Saturday, May 30, 2020, at 12 p.m. at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home. The family invited friends to share memories and celebrate Susan’s life from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home...

Angela Denise Fruehwirth, 65, passed away on May 26, 2020. Angela was born on Nov. 11, 1954, to the late Leroy and Lou Vernon Smith Abernathy in Pulaski, TN. She worked as a private sitter in the health-care field. Angela is survived by two brothers, Gary (Angie) Abernathy and Adam (Daffney) Abernathy, all from Pulaski, TN; sister, Vickie Williams from South Carolina; and several nieces and nephews. ...

Mrs. Jo Ellen Haislip, 89, of Cornersville, died Monday, May 25, 2020, at her home in Cornersville. Mrs. Haislip was born in Giles County. She is preceded in death by her parents, William Alexander Spivy and Joanna Collins Spivy; two brothers, John Alexander Spivy and William Douglas Spivy; and one sister, Della Mae Rudd...

Dr. William Xavier Andrews died at his home Saturday night, May 23, 2020, surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late William L. and Elizabeth Early Andrews and born in Detroit, MI, on Nov. 14, 1945. Their family of six children was raised on their Lewisburg farm and homes in Nashville, TN...

William Roy Adkins, Jr., 76, of Lewisburg, died Friday, May 22, 2020, at Maury Regional Hospital. He was a native of Marshall County, the son of the late William Roy, Sr. and Katherine Fisher Adkins. He served the City of Lewisburg as a fireman acquiring the rank of captain. He served his country in the Army during the Vietnam War and was a member of the Belfast Baptist Church...

Margaret Kathleen McElroy, 89, of Lewisburg, died Monday, May 25, 2020, at her residence. She was a native of Lincoln County, the daughter of the late Lester and Mary Pearl Thomas Crane. She was an employee with Genesco for twenty-six years and with the Kantus Corp. for fifteen years. Mrs. McElroy was a member of the Hickory Heights Church of Christ...

Mr. James Wallace “Wally” Hill, 75, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Thursday, May 21, 2020, at his residence. A native of Marshall County, Mr. Hill was a son of the late William Horace Hill, Sr. and Ruby Katherine Mealer Hill. Wally was a retired contractor and was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Judy Mustain Hill...

Peggy Ann Steele Yancy, 87, was born in Giles County TN on Oct. 15, 1932, as a beautiful daughter to Joseph and Nannie Elizabeth Steele. She passed from this life Saturday, May 23, 2020, at Tennova Healthcare of Tullahoma. Peggy was a graduate of Marshall County High School in Lewisburg, TN...

William Levi Cochran, 82, of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at his residence. He was a native of Marshall County, the son of the late Paul Cochran and Annie Davis Cochran. He was a retired engineer, owner of Cochran Bonding, farmer, and a member of the Cane Creek Church of Christ...

Mary Ann Walton North of Lewisburg, beloved wife of Gary Thomas North, left this world to be with the Lord on May 15, 2020. A private family entombment service was held at Sunset Park Mausoleum. Born on November 27, 1949, she was the daughter of the late John Vernon Walton and Lorene Henson Walton. She was a graduate of Marshall County High School, Class of 1968. She was a housewife and had worked at Marshall Medical Center, and Faber Castell. She attended Mass at Saint John Church...

Patricia Sue Armstrong Thompson, 79, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2020. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ab Benton Armstrong and Lerah Thomas Armstrong and her husband John Luttrell Thompson, a long term minister of the Harpeth Hills Church of Christ in Brentwood, TN. She is survived by her only child, J.T. (Susan) Thompson of Nashville; granddaughter, Shelby Armstrong Thompson of New York, NY; and brother, Thomas (Mary Lou) Armstrong of Belle Vista, AR...

Mrs. Sandra Burns Gilbert, 73, died Sunday, May 17, 2020, at her home in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Gilbert was born in Lewisburg, TN and was a graduate of Marshall County High School, Class of 1964. She had retired from Sanford Corporation of Lewisburg and was a member of Faith Assembly CHC in the Farmington community of Marshall County...

Mamie Pearl Scoville, 90, of Lewisburg, TN, died Sunday, May 17, 2020, at Claiborne & Hughes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Franklin, TN. She was a native of Giles County, the daughter of the late Harris Cleveland Francis and the late Claudia Bell Thompson. She was a homemaker and a member of the East Commerce Baptist Church...

Joe Shelton Davis, 76, resident of Lewisburg, died on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at his residence. A private family graveside service will be held at the Davis Family Cemetery with Tom Gabbard officiating. Born on Oct. 1, 1943, in Belfast, he was the son of the late A.C. ...

Vivian Jean Cross, 77, of Lewisburg, died Thursday, May 14, 2020, at NHC Lewisburg. She was born April 29, 1943, in Ooltewah, TN and later became a resident of Lewisburg in 1965. Jean was the daughter of the late Lloyd G. and Dorothy Marie Lewis Cross, Sr. She was a member of the East Commerce Baptist Church for over 50 years. Jean loved and prayed for all her family and firends. She loved and trusted everyone and those who knew her loved her...

Donna Ann Southerland Hargrove, 78, resident of Lewisburg, died on Thursday, May 14, 2020, at her residence. A private family graveside service will be conducted at a later time at West Hill Cemetery in Trion, GA. Born on Oct. 4, 1941, in Nashville, she was the daughter of the late Lifford Southerland and the late Annie Mae Johns Southerland. She enjoyed fishing, gardening, canning and preserving, ceramics, and sewing. Donna loved her family dearly...

Mrs. Mary Priscilla Hill, 60, of Culleoka, TN, died peacefully on Thursday, May 14, 2020, at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Marshall County, AL and was a daughter of the late Tillman Reuben and Doris Raynell Harvey Hand. Mrs. Hill worked in the restaurant business for over 20 years and ended her career as a District Manager with Arby’s in Illinois...

Mr. Floyd Michael “Mike” Knois, 58, of Lewisburg, TN, died Tuesday, May 12, 2020, in Lewisburg. Mr. Knois was born in Durham, NC and was a graduate of Central High School in Shelbyville, TN. He was a member of Ostella Church of Christ. Mr. Knois was preceded in death by his father, Rev. Aubrey Lee Knois, Sr. and a brother, Thomas Wilkie Knois...

Mr. Michael “Mickey” Anthony Hay, 65, husband of Vickie Hay, and a resident of Lewisburg, formerly of Columbia, died unexpectedly on Monday, May 11, 2020, due to injuries sustained in a tractor accident. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2020, at 12 p.m. ...

Steven Blackwell, 54, resident of Lewisburg, died Friday, May 8, 2020, at Vanderbilt Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at 3:30 p.m. at Whorley Cemetery. Born on Jan. 25, 1966, in Lewisburg, he was the son of of the late Bobby Blackwell and Linda Curtis Blackwell. Steve enjoyed painting cars, riding horses, fishing, squirrel hunting, making people laugh and he loved spending time with his grandchildren...

Guntmar (John) Mueller, 88, passed away on May 7, 2020 at Oakwood Nursing Home Lewisburg TN. He was born in Graz, Austria, Dec. 25, 1931, the son of the late Johann and Franziska Mueller. John and his wife Rosa emigrated to the United States post World War II in 1952 working as sharecroppers in AL. They moved to Buffalo, NY in 1953. He moved his growing family to Virginia and then Maryland eventually settling in Lewisburg, TN, in 1986...

David Carl Orr, 62, died on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at his home in Manchester, TN. A private family interment will take place at Bryant Cemetery at a later time. David was a native of Marshall County, where he grew up on a farm in Mooresville. He was the son of James Wayne Orr, Sr. ...

Stephanie Danielle Williams Collins, 44, of Cornersville, TN died Saturday, May 9, 2020, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN. She was born in Nuremberg, Germany on Jan. 25, 1976, the daughter of Richard Williams and Barbara Tate Hinerman. She was a self-employed painter...

Billie Kenneth Richardson of Petersburg passed this life on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at Maury Regional Hospital at the age of 72. Graveside services are scheduled for Friday, May 8, 2020, at 1 p.m. at Old Orchard Cemetery in Petersburg. A native of Lincoln County, Mr. ...