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Ramelle Cross Darnall
1913-2002
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Ramelle Cross Darnall, 89, died on
Sunday, October 13 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in
Huntingdon. Funeral services will be conducted on
Wednesday, October 16 at 3:00 p.m. in the Dilday Funeral
Home Chapel with Brother Bill Goodpasture officiating.
Interment will follow at Carroll Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Darnall was born January 9, 1913 in Westport to the
late Daniel Forrest and Mary Steele Cross. She was a
retired schoolteacher for the Huntingdon Special School
District and a member of Huntingdon Church of Christ.
Her husband, Wallace William Darnall, who passed away on
October 1, 1972, three brothers, Landrum Cross, Harold
Norman Cross and Edward Cross and one sister, Virginia
Cross all preceded her in death.
Survivors include two daughters, Linda Marrison of
Huntingdon and Mary Belle Pitts of Knoxville; one
brother, Alton Cross of Westport; two sisters, Margaret
Cloud of Nashville and Rose Helen McKnight of Berea,
Kentucky; three grandchildren and one
great-granddaughter. Walter Ditmore Ethridge
1952-2002
MCKENZIE: Services for Walter Ditmore Ethridge, 50,
were at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 13 at Gallimore
Funeral Home with Reverend Michael Simmons officiating.
Burial was in the Tumbling Creek Cemetery.
Mr. Ethridge died on Thursday, October 10 at Henry
County Medical Center.
He was born April 3, 1952 in Newbern to the late Walter
and Queen Ester Miller Ethridge.
Survivors include his wife, JoAnn Farmer Ethridge; two
daughters, Melinda Taylor of New Caney, Texas and Amanda
Ethridge of McKenzie; one stepdaughter, Vicki Mileski of
Gleason; two sons, Stanley Ethridge and Steven Ethridge,
both of Newbern; two stepsons, Richard Smith of
Springville and Clint Smith of McKenzie; a brother,
Dwayne Ethridge of Cottage Grove and a half-brother,
Murray McFarland of Paris and 11 grandchildren.
Robert Stanley Cole
1928-2002
BRUCETON: Services for Robert Stanley Cole, 73, were
held on Thursday, October 10 at Bruceton Funeral Home
with the Rev. Arzell Douglas officiating. Burial was in
Prospect Cemetery in Hollow Rock.
Mr. Cole, a retired boiler room operator for DuPont,
died on Tuesday, October 8 at Baptist Hospital in
Huntingdon.
He was born in Benton County on October 15, 1928 to the
late William Rice Cole and Cora Ethel Park Cole. He was
a member of the First Baptist Church in Camden, a former
alderman for the Town of Bruceton, a Korean Conflict
veteran and a member of the Hollow Rock VFW Post #4349.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Taylor Cole; two
daughters, Janet Higdon of Old Hickory and Susan Cole of
Bruceton; a son, Robert Cole of Bruceton; three sisters,
Mildred Berry of Camden, Agness Kee of Erin, and Lillian
Luther of Camden; a brother, O'Neal Cole of Bruceton and
four grandchildren, Bruce, Bradley, Chris and Jessie.
Bonnie Kay Foster
1941-2002
MCKENZIE: Services for Bonnie Kay Foster, 60, were
at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 13 at Brummitt Funeral
Home in McKenzie with Bro. Fred Morris officiating.
Burial was in Enon Cemetery.
Mrs. Foster died on Friday, October 11 at Methodist
Hospital in McKenzie.
She was born November 29, 1941. She was a member of
Grace Baptist Church. Her father Robert Crocker preceded
her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Foster; her
mother, Gladys Penney of McKenzie Crocker; two
daughters, Tiesia Dowland of Trezevant and Tammy Foster
of McKenzie; one brother, Ray Crocker of McKenzie and
one grandchild. Susie Dove George
1905-2002
AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA: Funeral services for Mrs.
Susie Dove George were held on Monday, October 14, at
3:00 p.m. at George Funeral Homes in Aiken, South
Carolina with Mark Hudson officiating. Interment was in
Sunset Memory Gardens in Graniteville, South Carolina.
Mrs. George, 97, died on Friday evening, October 11 at
her residence.
Born in Graves County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late
Charles Franklin Dove and the late Alice Mungle Dove,
she retired from a shirt factory in Huntingdon where she
worked in the sewing room and was also a former union
representative. Mrs. George came to Aiken 25 years ago
from Huntingdon and was a member of the Aiken Church of
Christ and Pairs and Spares.
Survivors include a daughter, Julia Cobb Herndon of
Aiken; a stepdaughter, Virginia Stevens of New Orleans,
Louisiana; a sister, Patsy Dove Pierce of Jackson; two
grandchildren, one great-grandchild and two
great-great-grandchildren.
The oldest of nine children, she was preceded in death
by brothers and sisters Henry Cavender, Lexie Dove,
Holley Dove, Junior Dove and Thennie Cavender.
At the request of the family, please make memorials to
Southeastern Children's Home, P.O. Box 339, Duncan, SC
29334. Marilyn Noles Hickman
1935-2002
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Marilyn Noles Hickman, 67, died on
Wednesday, October 9 at the Vanderbilt University
Medical Center in Nashville. Funeral services were
conducted on Sunday, October 13 at 2:00 p.m. in the
Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Lynn Stapleton and
Bro. Rufus Chandler officiating. Interment followed in
the Carroll Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Hickman was born on July 26, 1935 in Carroll County
to the late Robert and Leah Reynolds Noles. She was a
unit secretary for Baptist Memorial Hospital in
Huntingdon and a member of the Huntingdon Missionary
Baptist Church. Her husband, John Hickman preceded her
in death in December 1999.
Survivors include two daughters, Debbie Fuzzell and
Melissa Reed, both of Huntingdon; three sisters, Janice
Tolman of Lakeland, Florida and Sue Moody and Mary
Ezell, both of Huntingdon; one brother, Jack Noles of
Oak Island, North Carolina and six grandchildren.
James Robert Williams
1922-2002
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: James Robert Williams, 80, died
on Monday, October 7 at Mountain View Hospital in Las
Vegas, Nevada.
He was born April 15, 1922, a son of the late Jesse and
Hassie Williams.
Survivors include his wife, Jeanne Zarnke Williams; a
son, Donald Allen Williams and two grandsons; four
brothers, Jesse L. Williams and Joe E. Williams of
Arlington, Charles R. Williams of Royal, Pennsylvania
and Jerry H. Williams of Southaven, Mississippi; four
sisters, Martha Reed of Trezevant, Nelle Presson of
Milan, Rachel Arrington of Bradford and Tommie J.
Isenberg of Denton, Texas.
Mr. Williams served in the U.S. Navy during World War II
and the Korean Conflict.
He retired from the U.S. Postal Service.
Graveside services were in California on October 10.
W.L. Wyatt
1945-2002
BRUCETON: Services for W.L. Wyatt, 56, were at 6:00
p.m., Thursday, October 10 at Bruceton Funeral Home with
Rev. Larry Vine officiating. The body was cremated.
Mr. Wyatt, a retired track foreman for L&N Railroad,
died on Tuesday, October 8 at his home.
He was born on December 23, 1945 in Bruceton to the late
Mr. Willard Cayce and Mrs. Lester Murl Elkins Wyatt.
Survivors include his wife, Susan Wyatt of Bruceton; a
daughter, Crystal Bowman and a son, Zachory Wyatt, both
of Bruceton; one sister, Shirley Bennett of Hollow Rock;
one brother, Cayce Wyatt of Bruceton; three special
grandchildren Haley Brooke Williams, Dalton Ray Williams
and Cameron Kennedy and two very special people, Robert
and Jennifer Williams and many special hunting and
fishing buddies. Jerry Lynn Williams
1949-2002
HUNTINGDON: Mr. Jerry Lynn Williams, 53, died on
Monday, October 14 at his home. Funeral services will be
conducted on Wednesday, October 16 at 11:00 a.m. in the
Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Roger Ellis, Bro.
Rufus Chandler and Bro. Fred Ward officiating. Interment
will follow in Concord Cemetery.
The family will receive friends in the Oak Wood Room of
Chase Funeral Home after 12:00 p.m., Tuesday.
Mr. Williams was born on April 28, 1949 in Benton County
to Lucille Jordan Williams, who survives, and the late
L.T. Williams. He was a bus mechanic for the Carroll
County School bus shop for 24 years.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Williams; one
daughter, Cathy Wyatt of Huntingdon; one son, Steven
Williams of Hollow Rock; two sisters, Ann Dobson of Big
Sandy, Sue Douglas of Wildersville; seven brothers,
Robert Williams and Tim Williams of Hollow Rock; Donnie
Williams of Buena Vista, Larry Williams, Darrell
Williams, Joe Williams and Bill Williams, all of
Huntingdon; two granddaughters, and one great-grandson. |
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