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  • Brenda Whitehead

    Staff|Jan 16, 2020

    Brenda Lee Staggs Whitehead was a native of Wayne County, born October 29, 1969 and departed this life on December 30, 2019 at Maury Regional Hospital at the age of 50 yeas, one month, and thirth days. Brenda was a graduate of Wayne County High School. She worked as a CNA prior to becoming disabled. She is survived by her husband of 21 years, Jason Whitehead of Waynesboro; one son, Timothy Harris Jr. (Erica) of Columbia; one daughter, Kimberly Harris of Waynesboro; two grandsons, Raiden...

  • Bob McDonald

    Staff|Jan 16, 2020

    Robert "Bob" Scott McDonald of Centerville was born on November 16, 1959, and passed away on January 8, 2020. He was 60 years old. Funeral service was held January 12, 2020 in the McDonald Funeral Home chapel in Centerville. Burial followed in Memory Gardens. He was the son of the late W.E. and Mable McDonald of Centerville. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Ken McDonald. He is survived by his son, Hunter McDonald; daughter, Faith McDonald; brother, Bill McDonald (Joy) of...

  • Jerry Hamilton

    Staff|Jan 16, 2020

    Jerry Wayne Hamilton, age 54, of Lawrenceburg, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020. He was a retired paramedic from Maury Regional EMS, employed with Fast Pace Urgent Care, a member of the Columbia Police Department SWAT Team where he served as a medic, and of the Church of Christ faith. He was preceded in death by his father, Pete Hamilton. He is survived by his wife, Elisa Hamilton of Hampshire; four children, Mary Hamilton of Ethridge, Adam Hamilton (Shayle) of Lawrenceburg, Sasha Hinson...

  • Kay Mayberry

    Staff|Jan 16, 2020

    Belinda Kay Harris Mayberry was born on August 25, 1956, in Columbia. She passed away on January 11, 2020, in Nashville at the age of 63 years old. She is the daughter of Will Calvin Harris and Nell Mathis Harris of Hohenwald. She was preceded in death by her father. Survivors include her mother; husband of 39 years, Lonnie Mayberry of Centerville; son, Will (Kendra) Mayberry of Centerville; sister, Tamara (John McTaggart) Harris of Murfreesboro; niece, Haley Pitts; uncle, Claude Mathis of...

  • Frances Hollie

    Staff|Jan 16, 2020

    Frances Tatum Hollie was born May 31, 1938 in Wayne County, the daughter of the late Nathan (Nath) Allen Tatum and Laura Virgiline Adkins Tatum. She was united in marriage to Charles Marvin Hollie on July 16, 1960. Mr. Hollie preceded her in death on January 5, 1999, following 38 years of marriage. Mrs. Hollie graduated from Wayne County High School and earned a secretarial certificate from Freed-Hardeman College; her first job was with the Wayne County Welfare Department. Along with her...

  • Walt Thompson

    Staff|Jan 16, 2020

    Walton "Walt" Kirk Thompson, of Hohenwald, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at the Lewis County Nursing and Rehab at the age of 77. He was born in Pleasantville on August 30, 1942 to the late Walter and Mary Lou (Wiggs) Thompson. He married the love of his life, Sandra (Sharp), on December 21, 1963. They previously celebrated 56 years of marriage. Together they share a daughter, Sherri aka Crissy. He was an independent salesman, working for many companies throughout his life. He enjoyed...

  • Libby McKay

    Staff|Jan 16, 2020

    Liberty "Libby" McKay, age 56 of Hohenwald, passed away January 9, 2020 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Libby was born in Owosso, Michigan on January 27, 1963 to Carol (Berger) LaFond. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Virginia McKay and her stepfather, David Lafond. On October 1, 1980 she married Dennis McKay Sr. and they were married 39 years. Libby was considered a homemaker, but spent all her time being a community activist. Her mother said that this...

  • Donald Lee Rose

    Staff|Jan 16, 2020

    Donald Lee Rose of Waynesboro passed away on January 11, 2020 at the age of 69. He was born on December 16, 1950, it is believed, in Hohenwald. His parents names are unknown. He has no known surviving relatives, but is survived by his loving and caring family of the Buffalo River Services. A graveside service was conducted on Wednesday, January 15 in the Swiss Cemetery with Greg Eaton officiating. He is preceded in death by a cousin, Ruby Rose. Anyone with other information, may contact the McDonald Funeral Home in Hohenwald...

  • Doris Baker Sims

    Staff|Jan 9, 2020

    Doris June Sims, age 80, passed away on January 5, 2020, at her home in Mount Pleasant. She was born on March 12, 1939 to the late Grady L. Baker and Mary Frances Loveless Baker in Lewis County. She was a member of Mt. Joy Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She worked in the cafeteria and custodian at Mount Pleasant Elementary School for 28 years. She enjoyed being the neighborhood watch on Joy Road, not many things went on without her knowing. She liked going to eat catfish at Doodads Restaurant...

  • Lena Jo Kidd

    Staff|Jan 9, 2020

    Lena Jo Horner Kidd, age 82, of Linden passed away Monday, January 6, 2020 at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 9, 2020 in the chapel of Young Funeral Home with Randy Young officiating. Interment will follow in the Dr. O.A. Kirk Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Kidd was born April 16, 1937 to the late William Leonard and Aucie Allen Horner on Lick Creek in Perry County. She attended Nathan School on Lick Creek, Pineview School on Tom's Creek...

  • Sue Turnbow

    Staff|Jan 9, 2020

    On January 3, 2020, the world lost a flamboyant icon of a lady, Margaret Sue (England) Turnbow. She had been telling those who had spoken to her lately that she was ready to leave this world and move on to her next adventure. She passed peacefully in her sleep. She was born on March 2, 1944, to Mary Anna King and Robert Earl King of Mount Pleasant. She had two brothers, Tommy England and Bobby Joe King. She was active in making life-long friends and sports throughout her school days. She was...

  • Candi Cissell

    Staff|Jan 9, 2020

    On the 29th of December 2019, Mrs. Candi Lee Carpenter Cissell returned home to our Lord and Savior. Born in Hayward, California on February 3, 1961 to Joyce Carpenter and the late Arthur Carpenter, Candi dedicated her life to family, faith and friendship. In April of 1983, she married her soulmate, Terry Lee Cissell and the two were married for 37 years. She and Terry settled in Summertown where they continued their business, Advanced Senior Concepts. Although her professional life was spent...

  • Nancy Johnson

    Staff|Jan 9, 2020

    Nancy Ann Johnson, 90, of Springfield, wife of the late Robert Johnson Sr. of Hohenwald, passed away January 1, 2020 at the White House Healthcare Center. Born in Kokomo, Indiana on December 28, 1929 to Walter and Henrietta Lobeck, she grew up in Washington, Indiana the daughter of a Lutheran minister. It was in Washington that she met and married Bob in 1950 following his military service during World War II. With Nancy at his side, he pursued industrial engineering and management positions in...

  • Donna Kay Coan

    Staff|Jan 9, 2020

    Donna Kay Coan, age 64, passed away on January 2, 2020, in Abilene, Texas. She was born July 16, 1955 in Hohenwald to Billy Duncan and Martha (Millsap) Coalston. On May 25, 1994, she was united in marriage to William Stanley McCrum in Brownwood, Texas. He preceded her in death on August 31, 2017. Kay was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She had a very strong work ethic and loved her children and grandchildren fiercely. She was the district manager at Ballow Oil for many years, worked as...

  • Penelope Bell

    Staff|Jan 9, 2020

    Penelope Goff Bell, age 69 of Parsons, passed away December 29, 2019 at Jackson-Madison General Hospital. Ms. Bell was born August 17, 1950 in Jackson to the late Billy Hobart and Lola Goff. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Chaymus Bell; and a brother, Tommy Goff. Penelope worked as a beautician at her salon, Sheer Genius before starting a new business called Solutions. In her spare time, she enjoyed traveling, going shopping or heading out for an adventure when...

  • Frank Atkinson

    Staff|Jan 9, 2020

    Retired Hickman County Sheriff Franklin D. "Frank" Atkinson passed from this life on December 29, 2019, four days away from his 87th birthday. He was born in Shipp's Bend on January 2, 1933. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Alice Quillen Atkinson, his wife of 66 years, Maxine Thompson Atkinson, and six brothers and one sister. He is survived by his two daughters, Pam Morgan and Susan McNabb of Centerville; two grandchildren, Nicholas McNabb and Lindsey Bailey; three great grandc...

  • Jean Dickson

    Staff|Jan 9, 2020

    Jean Dickson, formerly of Hohenwald, passed away in Chula Vista, California at the age of 91 on December 26, 2019. Services will be held on January 9, 2020 at Glen Abbey Memorial in California. She was preceded in death by her parents, Les and Pearl Anderson; husband, Bob Dickson; son, Bobby Joe Dickson, Jr.; grandson, Bobby Dickson III; brothers, Grady, Charlie, and Clovis Anderson; sisters, Erlene Harpham and Iva Holt. She is survived by her daughters, Marilyn Carranza (Harvey) and Karilyn...

  • Dennis LaCoax

    Staff|Jan 9, 2020

    Dennis Keith LaCoax, 68, of Hohenwald, passed away December 30, 2019, at Morning Point Senior Living in Spring Hill. He was born on March 6, 1951, in Muncie, Indiana, to Lester Keith LaCoax and Mary Bateman Wehrheim. He worked in Phone sales at Home Depot for many years. He is survived by his mother, Mary Wehrheim of Olney, Illinois; children, Lance (Jennifer), Sissy (Shae), Jessica (Gabe) and Jeremiah (Lynda); 14 grandchildren; brothers, Steve and Kevin; and sisters, Karen and Mary Ann. Dennis...

  • Lewis County under state and federal quarantine for Emerald Ash Borer

    Staff|Jan 9, 2020

    Lewis County joins 62 other counties under a state and federal EAB quarantine after detection of the forest-devastating insect, Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). The quarantine restricts the movement of firewood, ash nursery stock, ash timber and other material that can spread EAB. The tree-killing beetle was recently found in Lewis County through the United States Department of Agriculture's EAB detection program. "When EAB kills an ash tree, that dead tree can be hazardous to people and property," Stat...

  • Jerry Gray

    Staff|Jan 9, 2020

    Jerry Wayne Gray, (Graydog) age 65, a native of Columbia, passed away on December 31, 2019 at Maury Regional Hospital after a short illness. He was surrounded by his son and his loving family. He is survived by his wife, Tracy (Massie ) Gray; sons, Jerry Wayne Gray Jr. and William Tommie Gray; a granddaughter, Sarah; sisters, Barbara (Bobby) Ashworth, Lois Harrington, Abbie Gray, Judy (Gabe ) Cuevas, all of Hohenwald; brothers, William Gray of Sylacauga, Alabama and Michael Gray of Hohenwald; an...

  • Daisy Martin

    Staff|Jan 2, 2020

    Daisy Evelyn Melton Martin, age 87 of Hohenwald, passed away December 23, 2019 surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Hohenwald to the late Horace Eugene Melton and Edith Reed Melton Patterson on January 29, 1932. Her first job was in Nashville at Bell South. After leaving Bell South, she began a 30-year career with Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools where she had immense joy driving for children with special needs. Ms. Martin is survived by a daughter, Tammy Martin Newman; a son,...

  • Bobbie Sealey

    Staff|Jan 2, 2020

    Bobbie Ray Sealey, age 88 of Hohenwald, passed away at his home surrounded by family on December 24, 2019. Mr. Sealey entered this world on June 11, 1931 in the Napier community to the late Harvey Lee and Cecile Bradley Sealey. He spent his career working as a millwright for McLouth Steel in Michigan. Being an avid hunter, he enjoyed being in the woods in his spare time hunting deer and squirrel, or casting a line and going fishing. While at home he would show off his passion of the musical...

  • Irene Long

    Staff|Jan 2, 2020

    Irene Long, age 92 of Summertown, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Magnolia Healthcare and Rehab in Columbia. She was a native of Lawrence County, retired from Henry I. Siegel, and was a member of Barnesville Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, John D. and Ella Wyrick Shrader; her first husband, John E. Clayton; her second husband, Troy Long; three brothers, James M. Shrader, Aaron M. Shrader, and Harold Shrader; one sister, Bertha Spears; one daughter, Ima Jean...

  • Glenda Faye Long

    Staff|Jan 2, 2020

    Glenda Faye Long, age 64, of Hohenwald, passed away December 24, 2019 at her residence in Hohenwald. She was born on December 11, 1955 in Waynesboro, to James Edward and Eunice Clay Keeton. Glenda is survived by sons, James Christopher (Amandia) Long of Lawrenceburg and Joshua Harold Long of Hohenwald; brothers, Bobby Jean Keeton ofLawrenceburg, Buck Keeton, Jimmy Keeton and Billy Keeton, all of Hohenwald; sisters, Joyce Ann Hill and Sue Holloway of Hohenwald; grandchildren, Tucker Long, Tess...

  • Carlton Baxter

    Staff|Jan 2, 2020

    Carlton Mac Baxter, age 89 of Hohenwald, passed away December 21, 2019 at ACH Lewis County. He was born in Lewis County to the late Luther and Lillian Dabbs Baxter on April 14, 1930. He began working at Dwyer Company in Michigan City, Indiana manufacturing parts to be used in hospital settings. On February 26, 1949, he married his wife, Julia Pace Baxter, in Corinth, Mississippi and began their family. In his spare time, he enjoyed hunting and fishing, but most of all spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren. Along with his...

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