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Monday, June 19, 2017Maleia Jensen, Bently Arambula, Julian Mazan, Daven Isaacson, Stoklie Zweygart; his father, Duane Klay and his wife, Sheri Padgett, Brandon; his mother, Donna Rank and her husband, Mike, Knoxville, Iowa; his grandmother, LillyAnn Sammons, Luverne, Minn.; two siblings, Josh Klay and his wife, Dana, Magnolia, Minn., Heather Vacura and her husband, Dan, Bloomington, Minn.; three step-siblings, Jo Davis, Brandon, Amanda Deilke, Brandon, Colton Padgett, Brandon; and many other relatives and friends. An obituary and online guestbook is at georgeboom.com.Read or Share this story: http://argusne.ws/2rhTYzX...
Robert Glenn Baird - The News Journal
Monday, June 19, 2017Robert Glenn Baird, 50, of Old Jellico Creek Road, Williamsburg, departed this life on Monday, May 29, 2017 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.He was born on May 9, 1967 in Sharonville, OH to Joe E. Baird and the late Nancy Ruth (Robertson) Baird.In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his brother, Richard Wayne Baird.He is survived by his father, Joe Baird of Williamsburg, girlfriend, Cindy McCall of Sycamore, IL; three brothers,Tom Baird of Williamsburg, Joe Baird (Deb) of Dekalb, IL and Jerry Baird of Williamsburg; sister, Tammie Baird (Jason) of Machesney Park, IL; many nieces and nephews; and a host of other family and friends to mourn his passing.Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the funeral hour on Saturday, June 3, at Croley Funeral Home.The funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Doyle Lester and Rev. Buddy Moses officiating.He will be laid to rest in the Jellico Creek Cemetery.Condolences may be made to the family at www.croleyfuneralhome.com.Croley Funeral Home of Williamsburg is in charge of the arrangements.
Monday, April 03, 2017Lisa Dorr Whitlock of Athens; one son-in-law, Bob Altstatt of Athens; one sister, Sharon Whitlock Young of Athens; one stepsister, Marilyn Atchley of Riceville; one brother-in-law, Sam Jones of Knoxville; and several nieces and nephews, the Morning Pointe community and many special friends.A funeral service will be conducted at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, in the chapel of Smith Funeral & Cremation Services with Pastor Cullen Conner officiating. Interment will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery.Pallbearers will be Lawson Breedlove, Marcus Guinn, Jeremy McNally, Jack King, Vic Whitlock, Butch Quillen, Bob McKee and Bob Whaley. Honorary pallbearers will be Frank Kinser, Larry Wallace, John Milton, Bill Wilson, Joe White, Michael Altstatt, Lynn Whitlock and Tennessee Highway Patrol officers.The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home prior to the service.The family has requested donations be made in Ray's name to Tri-County Center, P.O. Box 793, Athens, TN 37371-0793; or the American Cancer Society, c/o Faye Forgety, 120 County Rd. 447, Athens, TN 37303.If you are unable to attend this service or visitation, sign the guest register at www.smithfuneralandcremationservicesofathens.comSmith Funeral & Cremation Services of Athens is honored to serve the family of Ray Whitlock.
Monday, March 27, 2017Pullias and wife Jennifer of Lascassas; grandchildren, Thomas Pullias of Walland, Jacob Herring of Del Ray Beach, FL, Gray, Emma, and Reed Pullias of Lascassas; great grandson, Brantley Messamore of Knoxville; a sister, Shirley Headrick of Dickson; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other loving family and friends.Mr. Pullias was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ and was a forty-eight year member of the North Boulevard Church of Christ. A proud United States Marine Corps veteran, he saw action in the South Pacific during WWII. After his military service, he graduated from Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville and became a High School Science Teacher and Football Coach. He later worked 18 years for the Southern Bell Co. and finally retired from the State of Tennessee Department of Finance with twenty years of public service.Visitation with the family will be Sunday from 3 p.m. until the time of memorial services beginning at 5 p.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with David Young officiating.Memorials may be made in memory of Mr. Pullias to Agape Nashville, 4555 Trousdale Drive, Nashville, TN 37204 and an online guestbook is available at www.woodfinchapel.com.
Monday, March 27, 2017McLeod Behrens of Lancaster, Pa.; his loving wife of 29 years, Ann Marie Dotzel Behrens; 2 sons, Lucas Alan Behrens and girlfriend Rachel Forlifer of Hagerstown, Md. and Jason Christopher Behrens of Knoxville, Tenn.; 1 daughter, Jaya Nonthakan and husband John of York, Pa.; 1 brother, Grant Behrens and wife Kathy of Lancaster, Pa.; 1 sister, Laura Kelley and husband Larry of Roswell, Ga.; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews who adored him.A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 25 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Romney with Fr. Paul Mundumoozhikara officiating. Following the mass, a memorial visitation will be held from noon to 2 p.m. at Shaffer Funeral Home in Romney.Please direct inquiries to Shaffer Funeral Home at 304-822-3511.
Monday, March 27, 2017Newbern, TN. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Survivors include her children, Tammy Thomas Trimble, TN. Lisa Cooper, Newbern, TN. Sons, Raymond Thomas, Dyersburg, TN., Tyrone Thomas, Knoxville, TN., Sister, Francis Pollard, Newbern, TN., Brothers, John Thomas, Dyersburg, TN. William Thomas, Toledo, Ohio, 10 Grandchildren, 3 Great-Grandchildren. You may give online condolence at www.mccreightfuneralhome.William "Bill" Wiggins, Sr., 75, of Dyersburg, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.He was born on December 19, 1941 in Bryson City, NC to the late Daniel Wiggins and the late Rosalee Wiggins. Bill was the owner of Fire-Pro 4 Seasons Stitching.A celebration of life service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Scott Sewell officiating.The family will receive visitors from 1-2 p.m. Thursday at Dyersburg Funeral Home.Survivors include his wife, Helen Wiggins of Dyersburg; three daughters, Tina Kraus and husband, Jerry, of Gaffney, NC, Becky Richards and husband, Robby, of Dyersburg and Melissa Saye of Dyersburg; two sons, William Joseph (Joey) Wiggins, Jr. of Myrtle Beach, SC and Matthew Wiggins and wife, Lauren, of Brooklyn, NY; a sister, Pat Lunsford of Gastonia, NC; and six grandchildren, Kiah Kraus, Gillian Wiggins, John Richards, Claire Richards, Madelyn Saye and Miranda Saye.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Jonathan Wiggins; a sister, Marsha Wiggins; and two brothers, John Wiggins and Charles Wiggins.Online condolences for the Wiggins Family may be sent to our website at www.dyersburgfuneralhome.netLinda Lamastus age 71 of Hornbeak passed away on Monday at her residence.Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Dyersburg Funeral Home.Gene Duane Pounders, 72, of Ripley, Tennessee, died Saturday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.Funeral services for Mr. Pounders will be 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Hurricane Hills Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow in Hurricane Hills Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 11-3 p.m. at Hurricane Hills Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Johnson-Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Kimberly Poyner, 44, of Tiptonville, passed away on Saturday at Tennova Healthcare Jackson Regional.Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Calvary Independent Baptist Church with Rev. Carl Southerland officiating.Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the church.Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.Ms. Ossie Doyle Shelton, age 92 of Bells, TN (Formerly of Dyersburg) died Monday, March 20, 2017 at Jackson-Madison Co. General Hospital in Jackson, Tn. Funeral arrangement will be...
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Monday, June 19, 2017Maleia Jensen, Bently Arambula, Julian Mazan, Daven Isaacson, Stoklie Zweygart; his father, Duane Klay and his wife, Sheri Padgett, Brandon; his mother, Donna Rank and her husband, Mike, Knoxville, Iowa; his grandmother, LillyAnn Sammons, Luverne, Minn.; two siblings, Josh Klay and his wife, Dana, Magnolia, Minn., Heather Vacura and her husband, Dan, Bloomington, Minn.; three step-siblings, Jo Davis, Brandon, Amanda Deilke, Brandon, Colton Padgett, Brandon; and many other relatives and friends. An obituary and online guestbook is at georgeboom.com.Read or Share this story: http://argusne.ws/2rhTYzX...
Robert Glenn Baird - The News Journal
Monday, June 19, 2017Robert Glenn Baird, 50, of Old Jellico Creek Road, Williamsburg, departed this life on Monday, May 29, 2017 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.He was born on May 9, 1967 in Sharonville, OH to Joe E. Baird and the late Nancy Ruth (Robertson) Baird.In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his brother, Richard Wayne Baird.He is survived by his father, Joe Baird of Williamsburg, girlfriend, Cindy McCall of Sycamore, IL; three brothers,Tom Baird of Williamsburg, Joe Baird (Deb) of Dekalb, IL and Jerry Baird of Williamsburg; sister, Tammie Baird (Jason) of Machesney Park, IL; many nieces and nephews; and a host of other family and friends to mourn his passing.Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the funeral hour on Saturday, June 3, at Croley Funeral Home.The funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Doyle Lester and Rev. Buddy Moses officiating.He will be laid to rest in the Jellico Creek Cemetery.Condolences may be made to the family at www.croleyfuneralhome.com.Croley Funeral Home of Williamsburg is in charge of the arrangements.
Monday, April 03, 2017Lisa Dorr Whitlock of Athens; one son-in-law, Bob Altstatt of Athens; one sister, Sharon Whitlock Young of Athens; one stepsister, Marilyn Atchley of Riceville; one brother-in-law, Sam Jones of Knoxville; and several nieces and nephews, the Morning Pointe community and many special friends.A funeral service will be conducted at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, in the chapel of Smith Funeral & Cremation Services with Pastor Cullen Conner officiating. Interment will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery.Pallbearers will be Lawson Breedlove, Marcus Guinn, Jeremy McNally, Jack King, Vic Whitlock, Butch Quillen, Bob McKee and Bob Whaley. Honorary pallbearers will be Frank Kinser, Larry Wallace, John Milton, Bill Wilson, Joe White, Michael Altstatt, Lynn Whitlock and Tennessee Highway Patrol officers.The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home prior to the service.The family has requested donations be made in Ray's name to Tri-County Center, P.O. Box 793, Athens, TN 37371-0793; or the American Cancer Society, c/o Faye Forgety, 120 County Rd. 447, Athens, TN 37303.If you are unable to attend this service or visitation, sign the guest register at www.smithfuneralandcremationservicesofathens.comSmith Funeral & Cremation Services of Athens is honored to serve the family of Ray Whitlock.
Monday, March 27, 2017Pullias and wife Jennifer of Lascassas; grandchildren, Thomas Pullias of Walland, Jacob Herring of Del Ray Beach, FL, Gray, Emma, and Reed Pullias of Lascassas; great grandson, Brantley Messamore of Knoxville; a sister, Shirley Headrick of Dickson; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other loving family and friends.Mr. Pullias was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ and was a forty-eight year member of the North Boulevard Church of Christ. A proud United States Marine Corps veteran, he saw action in the South Pacific during WWII. After his military service, he graduated from Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville and became a High School Science Teacher and Football Coach. He later worked 18 years for the Southern Bell Co. and finally retired from the State of Tennessee Department of Finance with twenty years of public service.Visitation with the family will be Sunday from 3 p.m. until the time of memorial services beginning at 5 p.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with David Young officiating.Memorials may be made in memory of Mr. Pullias to Agape Nashville, 4555 Trousdale Drive, Nashville, TN 37204 and an online guestbook is available at www.woodfinchapel.com.
Monday, March 27, 2017McLeod Behrens of Lancaster, Pa.; his loving wife of 29 years, Ann Marie Dotzel Behrens; 2 sons, Lucas Alan Behrens and girlfriend Rachel Forlifer of Hagerstown, Md. and Jason Christopher Behrens of Knoxville, Tenn.; 1 daughter, Jaya Nonthakan and husband John of York, Pa.; 1 brother, Grant Behrens and wife Kathy of Lancaster, Pa.; 1 sister, Laura Kelley and husband Larry of Roswell, Ga.; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews who adored him.A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 25 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Romney with Fr. Paul Mundumoozhikara officiating. Following the mass, a memorial visitation will be held from noon to 2 p.m. at Shaffer Funeral Home in Romney.Please direct inquiries to Shaffer Funeral Home at 304-822-3511.
Monday, March 27, 2017Newbern, TN. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Survivors include her children, Tammy Thomas Trimble, TN. Lisa Cooper, Newbern, TN. Sons, Raymond Thomas, Dyersburg, TN., Tyrone Thomas, Knoxville, TN., Sister, Francis Pollard, Newbern, TN., Brothers, John Thomas, Dyersburg, TN. William Thomas, Toledo, Ohio, 10 Grandchildren, 3 Great-Grandchildren. You may give online condolence at www.mccreightfuneralhome.William "Bill" Wiggins, Sr., 75, of Dyersburg, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.He was born on December 19, 1941 in Bryson City, NC to the late Daniel Wiggins and the late Rosalee Wiggins. Bill was the owner of Fire-Pro 4 Seasons Stitching.A celebration of life service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Scott Sewell officiating.The family will receive visitors from 1-2 p.m. Thursday at Dyersburg Funeral Home.Survivors include his wife, Helen Wiggins of Dyersburg; three daughters, Tina Kraus and husband, Jerry, of Gaffney, NC, Becky Richards and husband, Robby, of Dyersburg and Melissa Saye of Dyersburg; two sons, William Joseph (Joey) Wiggins, Jr. of Myrtle Beach, SC and Matthew Wiggins and wife, Lauren, of Brooklyn, NY; a sister, Pat Lunsford of Gastonia, NC; and six grandchildren, Kiah Kraus, Gillian Wiggins, John Richards, Claire Richards, Madelyn Saye and Miranda Saye.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Jonathan Wiggins; a sister, Marsha Wiggins; and two brothers, John Wiggins and Charles Wiggins.Online condolences for the Wiggins Family may be sent to our website at www.dyersburgfuneralhome.netLinda Lamastus age 71 of Hornbeak passed away on Monday at her residence.Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Dyersburg Funeral Home.Gene Duane Pounders, 72, of Ripley, Tennessee, died Saturday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.Funeral services for Mr. Pounders will be 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Hurricane Hills Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow in Hurricane Hills Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 11-3 p.m. at Hurricane Hills Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Johnson-Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Kimberly Poyner, 44, of Tiptonville, passed away on Saturday at Tennova Healthcare Jackson Regional.Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Calvary Independent Baptist Church with Rev. Carl Southerland officiating.Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the church.Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.Ms. Ossie Doyle Shelton, age 92 of Bells, TN (Formerly of Dyersburg) died Monday, March 20, 2017 at Jackson-Madison Co. General Hospital in Jackson, Tn. Funeral arrangement will be...
