Obituaries

Mr. William Dennis Batten, 82, of the Laws Hill community of Marshall County, died Sunday, June 20, 2021, at his home in the Laws Hill community. Mr. Batten was born in Marshall County and was a son of the late Allen and Pearl Batten. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his twin brother, Douglas Batten...

Brian Scott Pautzke, 57, resident of Lewisburg, died on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at Marshall Medical Center. Visitation will be held Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at 11 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. at Bills-McGaugh and Hamilton Funeral home, followed by a grave side service at Lone Oak Cemetery at 1 p.m...

Mr. George Haynes, age 42, died Friday, June 18, 2021 at his home in the Caney Spring Community. Family members will receive friends on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 from 4 until 8 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 1 p.m. from the chapel of Lawrence Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Giles officiating. Burial will follow in Allen Cemetery in the Caney Spring Community...

Richard Scarfone, Jr., 44, resident of Lewisburg, died on Thursday, June 10, 2021, at his residence. A funeral service was conducted Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at 6 p.m. at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home. The family visited with friends Tuesday from 2 p.m.until service time at the funeral home...

Malcolm “Mack” Sidney Wright, Jr., 60, resident of Lewisburg, died on Monday, June 14, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service will be conducted on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Lone Oak Cemetery. The family will visit with friends on Wednesday from 11 a.m. until service time at the funeral home...

Mr. James L. ‘Jim” Hatfield, age 81, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2021. Private visitation and graveside services will be held at Rosebank Cemetery in the Flat Creek Community of Bedford County. Jamie Byrom will officiate. He was born July 14, 1939, on Fry Branch Road in Lynnville, Tennessee, to the late H.C. ...

Charles “Artie” Wood Allen, age 78, of Lewisburg, died Saturday, June 12th, 2021 at his residence. He was a native of Marshall County, the son of the late Robert Harvey and Nannie Barton Allen. He was a retired supervisor for ICP, was a Lewisburg City Councilman, and was a member of the Church Street Church of Christ...

Baby Boy Keaton Louis Vincion, on this Earth 50 days, passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at his home in Lewisburg. The son of Taylor Louis Vincion and Catherine Lurlene McCoy, Keaton was born in Columbia, TN on April 19, 2021. He had affection for Mickey Mouse Club House, elephants, giraffes and music. ...

Joe L. Wright, age 87, of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, June 9th, 2021 at NHC Lewisburg. He was a native of Marshall County, the son of the late James Oliver and Georgia Rhiner Wright. He was a farmer and a member of the Hickory Heights Church of Christ...

Gerald Henry Hutchins, 79, resident of Cornersville, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at NHC Lewisburg. There will be no scheduled service at this time. Heritage Funeral Home in Columbia is assisting the family with arrangements. Born on June 4, 1942, in Barre, VT, Gerald was the son of the late Henry D. ...

John Dee (Slick) Haislip, age 85, of Lewisburg, died Monday, June 7th, 2021 at his home at Village Manor. Mr. Haislip was a native of Marshall County, the son of the late Homer Lee and Nannie Edwards Haislip Holly. He served in the National Guard for three years and then worked at ICP for 38 years where he retired as a supervisor. Mr. Haislip was a member of the Wilson Hill Church of Christ where he served as an Elder. His life and happiness revolved around his family and work for the church...

Mrs. Marie Guerrera, age 82, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Monday, June 7, 2021. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 10, 2021 at the Chapel Hill United Methodist Church with the Rev. David Johnson officiating.

Mr. Melvin Haskins, age 84, of Davenport, Florida, died Saturday morning, June 5, 2021 in Auburndale, Florida. Family members will receive friends on Friday, June 11, 2021 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Lawrence Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Swanson Cemetery in Chapel Hill...

Larry Price Dunaway of Town Creek, Alabama, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021, in Chapel Hill, TN. He was born on July 1, 1942, in Lewisburg, Tennessee and was 78 years old. Larry was retired from the Army National Guard after 23 years of service and retired from Heil Quaker/ICP...

Betty Jo Puckett Carney, 87, resident of Lewisburg, died on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at her residence. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, June 5th, at 2 p.m. at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home. Burial followed in Lone Oak Cemetery. The family visited with friends on Saturday from noon until service time...

Mr. William “Dooney” Ralph Thomas, 81, resident of Lewisburg, died on Friday, June 4, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, June 7th, at 4 p.m. at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home with Linda Price officiating. Burial will follow in Allen Cemetery. The family will visit with friends on Sunday, June 6th from 4 to 7 p.m. and on Monday from 2 p.m. until service time at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton...

Mr. Vinal Endsley, 88, resident of Lewisburg, died on Sunday, June 6, 2021, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Endsley will be conducted on Tuesday, June 8th at 1 p.m. at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home with Dr. Roger Reid officiating. Burial will follow in Short Cemetery. The family will visit with friends on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital...

James Terry Beatty, age 71, of Lewisburg, died Monday, May 31st, 2021, at Maury County Regional Health Center. He was a native of Marshall County, the son of the late James Ernest and Salene Phillips Beatty. He was a retired foreman in construction for the Lewisburg Water Department and was a member of the Farmington Church of Christ...

Timothy Lee “Timbo” Murdock Timothy Lee “Timbo” Murdock, 57, of Petersburg, died Monday, May 31, 2021 at NHC Lewisburg. He was a native of Rome, GA, the son of the late Jerry Jackson and Theresia Steinbinder Murdock. He was a Maintenance Technician for Goodman and was a member of the Church of Christ...

William (Bob) Robert Collins passed away at his home on the morning of May 14th 2021. Born August 3rd, 1950, in Mt Vernon, NY, he spent many summers in Lewisburg with his parents, the late William (WR) Robert Collins, Sr and Martha Harris Collins, both natives of Lewisburg. ...

James (Jim) McAden Murrey, 64, passed away at his residence in Lewisburg, TN following a brief illness. Jim was born in Nashville, TN, the son of Nathaniel Ogilvie Murrey and Alice Wilkes Peebles. As a small child, the family relocated to Lewisburg which Jim called home for most of his life. ...

Shirley Williams, 84, of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at her home. She was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late Ira Leverette and Annie Pugh Leverette. She was a retired South Central Bell Telephone Operator, Walmart cashier, and a member of the the Lewisburg First United Methodist Church...

Lora Nan Musgrove, age 58, of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 at Maury County Regional Health Center. She was a native of Marshall County, a graduate of Marshall County High School, Class of 1982, the daughter of the late Robert Clayton and Betty Ann Davis Harrison. She was a student coordinator for Career Education Corporation...

Rachel Ann Poteet, age 94, of Manchester, died Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 at her home. She was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late Fred Cochran and Lillian Cochran. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Odie Esby Poteet, Jr., two brothers, Julius Sanders Cochran and Howard Leonard Cochran. ...

Mrs. Mary Helen Jones Ezell Brandon, 92, longtime resident of Athens, AL, died peacefully on Saturday, May 22, 2021. Helen Brandon was born in Chapel Hill, TN, but spent most of her life in Athens, AL. Helen was the oldest of two children born to Richard & Viola Jones. She is preceded in death by her parents, her only sister, Evelyn Jones Tucker, and her husband, Roy Brandon. Her hobbies were traveling, collecting friends, as she called it, and attending gospel singings...

Carrel Ruth Farler, age 77, of Belfast, died Thursday, May 20th, 2021 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. She was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late Amon Griffin and Ruthie Victor. She was a retired dairy farmer and a member of the Life and Hope Outreach Church...

Bobby Wayne Medley, age 63, of Lewisburg, died Thursday, May 20th, 2021 at his residence. He was a native of Marshall County, the son of the late James Edward and Shirley Blackwell Medley. He was a self employed electrician/plumber and a member of the Baptist Church...

Mr. Jimmy Wortham, age 96, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Friday, May 21, 2021 in Columbia, Tennessee. Mr. Wortham was born in Marshall County and was a son of the late Ivan Clinton and Mary Ruth Marshall Wortham. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Vesta Wheeler Wortham, who died in 2007, sisters, Virginia Lamb, Marie Trout, and a brother, Paul Wortham...