Obituaries

Ms. Betty J. “Mime” Stinnett, 73, resident of Lynnville, died on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, at her residence. Funeral services for Ms. Stinnett will be conducted on Monday, November 11, 2019, at 6 p.m. at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home with Reverend Mark Irvin officiating. The family will visit with friends on Monday from 11 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home...

Iva Nell Tate, 84, of Murfreesboro, formerly of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2019, at her residence. She was a native of Giles County, the daughter of the late James Jasper and Willie Mae Woodward Wilburn. She retired from Eraser Products and was a member of the Baptist faith...

Funeral services for Lester “Mr. Buddy” Huff Nichols, 89, of Petersburg, TN, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Matthew Hunter and Bro. John Sorrells officiating. Burial will follow in Old Orchard Cemetery next to his wife, Margaret Lorraine Barrett Nichols...

Funeral services for Lester “Mr. Buddy” Huff Nichols, 89, of Petersburg, TN, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Matthew Hunter and Bro. John Sorrells officiating. Burial will follow in Old Orchard Cemetery next to his wife, Margaret Lorraine Barrett Nichols...

James Howard Haislip passed away Nov. 8, 2019. He was born May 18, 1932. He was the son of the late Homer Lee and Nannie Laura Edwards Haislip. The love of his life, Ida Mai Reed preceded him in death in 1991. He is survived by his daughter, Pamela Darlene Thomason and husband Billy Thomason; brothers, John Dee (Martha) Haislip and Charles Lee (Buddy) Haislip. ...

Thomas Brown Sumners, 75, former longtime resident of Lewisburg, died on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at Southern Tennessee Regional Health System - Pulaski. Funeral services for Mr. Sumners will be conducted Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home with Tony Lancaster officiating. A private burial will take place later at Lone Oak Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 11 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home...

Martha Adell Rodgers, 74, of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at NHC Lewisburg. She was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late Frank and Mildred Chilton Rodgers. She retired from Genesco and Rose Moon Pencil and was a member of the East Commerce Baptist Church...

Watson-North Funeral Home is honored to be of service and ministry to the family of Kathy Jean Crabtree Wiser, 65 of Lewisburg. Mrs. Wiser passed from this life Oct. 26, 2019, following a lengthy battle with cancer to be with her late husband of 42 years in heaven. ...

Imogene Peery Harris, 89, owner of Harris Foodland and long-time resident of Mooresville Pike, died Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, at Morning Pointe Assisted Living. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend James Sampley officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4 – 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 12 p.m. until service time at the funeral home...

Hazel Katherine White, 90, of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, at NHC Lewisburg. She was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late Grover and Minnie Stewart Stinnett. She was a co-owner of Reliance Machine Works and Central Machine Supply and was a member of the Lewisburg First United Methodist Church...

Mrs. Nettie Lee Harris, 81, of Lewisburg, TN passed Monday, Oct. 28, 2019 at Marshall Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Marvin and Malinda Robinson Hardin. She was a faithful member of Greater First Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Shelly Harris; five sisters, Sallie Gentry, Mattie Campbell, Irish Nelson, Jennie Mayes and Katherine Mayes; five brothers, Marshall (M.H.), Bedford, Marvin, Bobby and Robert Hardin...

Dorothy Ann George, 83, of Lewisburg, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at her residence. She was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late Andrew and Bonnie Hurt. She had retired from Durango Boot Company and was a member of the Wilson Hill Church of Christ...

Anita Bushnell, 68, resident of Columbia, passed away Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at her residence. Anita was born in Burnwell, WV and was the daughter of the late Cecil Hodge and the late Betty Smith Hodge. She retired from K-Mart and enjoyed working with stained glass. She also enjoyed refinishing furniture and singing. Above all, she loved being a housewife and spending time with her family...

Mr. Paul Jean du Kor, Jr., 49, husband of Alicia Buchanan du Kor, and a resident of Lewisburg, passed away Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at his residence. Born on July 19, 1970, in Tokyo, Japan, Paul was the son of Paul du Kor, Sr. and Linda Reese du Kor. ...

Troy Gipson, 54, of Lewisburg, died Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at VA Nashville. He was a native of Marshall County, the son of the late Travis Gipson, Ray West and Peggy Darnell West Evans. He retired from the TN National Guard and a member of the Hardin Chapel Church of Christ. He graduated in 1983 from Marshall County High School...

Roger Clark Fitzpatrick, 70, of Petersburg, died Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at NHC Lewisburg. He was a native of Lewisburg, the son of the late Joe and Emma Miles Fitzpatrick. He was a manager and 30 year employee for Hamlin and Bolling Furniture and a member of the Baptist church...

Jaxie Diane Harwell, 70, of Cornersville, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, at her residence. She was a native of Williamson County, the daughter of the late Walter and Norma Adkison Barker. She had retired from Walmart. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Dwayne “Ronnie” Harwell...

Mary Jane McClendon, 78, of Petersburg, died Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, at her residence. She was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late John Alvis and Nancey Williams King. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist church. She loved the great outdoors, especially while she was fishing, hunting, gardening, working flowers, or picking up rocks...

Mrs. Polly Gentry, 96, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, at her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Gentry was born in Williamson County and was the daughter of the late Dave Edward and Annie Chestine Allen Thomas. She was a long time and oldest member of the Chapel Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church and was very active in church activities. ...

Janis Marie Endsley, 83, of Lewisburg, died Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at Village Manor. She was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late Virgil and Nora Sims Endsley. She was the Director of Nursing for the State of Tennessee and was a member of the Lewisburg First United Methodist Church. She graduated from St. Thomas nursing school and began her nursing career in Lewisburg working for Dr. Rutledge...

Irvine Eugene “Gene” Parsons, passed away peacefully on Oct. 19, 2019, at 92. Gene was born Jan. 29, 1927, in Giles Co. to the late Guy Campbell Parsons and Mary Blanche Smith Parsons. He was proceeded in death by his wife of 67 years, Esther Simmons Parsons, siblings, Campbell Parsons, Herbert Parsons, William Parsons, Bessie Wynne, Lillian Hickman Wilson and Inez Davis. ...

Mrs. Ruby Pearl Wheeler, 104, of Cornersville, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, at NHC Oakwood. She was a lifelong resident of Cornersville, the daughter of the late Claude and Maggie Cardin Watson. Her family was the light of her life. She was a member of the Cornersville Church of Christ. ...

Dennis Morgan McGee, 69, of Lewisburg, died Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, at his residence. He was a native of Franklin County, the son of the late Robert and Rena Gifford McGee. He served his country in the army while in Vietnam. He was a forklift operator/Union President at Penske. He joined the Freemasons on Aug. 10, 2004. He served as Worshipful Master for Dillahunty Lodge #112 for 2018 and 2019. He was also a member of the Al Menah Shrine in Nashville and was active of all bodies of Freemasonry...

Mr. Jay Dennis Curry, 58, of Hohenwald, passed away peacefully at his residence surrounded by family on Oct. 16, 2019. Mr. Curry was born April 10, 1961 in Linden, TN to Mrs. Peggy Curry and the late Joel Dennis Curry. Jay worked 20 years as a maintenance machinist for Sanford Corp. During this time, he received several certificates from TCAT. In his spare time, he enjoyed hunting and fishing and working with his hands. He is remembered as being a great provider and for loving his family...

Mr. Donald Edwin Hodge, Sr., 70, of the Laws Hill community of Marshall Co., died Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. Born in Dekalb County, TN, Mr. Hodge was a son of the late Samuel Walter Hodge and Evelyn Lucille Redfern Hodge. He was retired from ICP in Lewisburg. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hodge was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Odare and a brother, Lonnie Joe Hodge...

Judith Ann Bean, 77, of Petersburg, TN, passed away Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. She was born in Lincoln County, TN on Feb. 13, 1942, to the late Eugene and Daisy Mae Holt Fullerton. Ms. Bean was a former employee of Cosmolab and was a member of the Friendship Church of Christ...

Mr. Albert Thomas “Alb” Robinson, 85, of Lewisburg, TN, died on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, in Lewisburg. He was a native of Williamson County, TN, and a son of the late William Thomas and Audie Odell Beech Robinson. He was retired from Heil Quaker Corporation and proudly served our country in the United States Army. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Bobby, Doris, Leon, Johnny, and Calvin Robinson...

Mr. Robert Neely Hopkins, 51, of the Laws Hill community of Marshall County, died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Nashville, TN. Mr. Hopkins was born in Lewisburg, TN and was a truck driver and lifelong farmer. Robert was a graduate of Forrest High School Class of 1986 and was a member of Church Street Church of Christ in Lewisburg...

M. Patterson Smith, known by all as Pat, was born on Jan. 19, 1955, and departed from this life Oct. 14, 2019. Although born in Birmingham, AL, he spent his life in Lewisburg, TN and Columbia, TN. He was the son of the late Marvin P. Smith, Sr. and the late Lola Irene Rawlinson Smith. An infant sister, Ollie Gail Smith, preceded him in death...