Fleming Rainey "F.R." Edwards
1914-2002
HENRY: Services for Fleming Rainey "F.R." Edwards, 88, were at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 1 at LeDon Chapel, Ridgeway Funeral Home in Paris with Brother William Thomas Barber officiating. Burial was in Shiloh Methodist Cemetery in Mansfield.
Mr. Edwards died on Saturday, June 29 at Methodist Hospital in McKenzie.
He was born April 16, 1914 in Beaverdam to the late David Lewis Edwards and Kathryn Lavinia Brown. He was a member of the Shiloh Methodist Church in Mansfield. He was a lifelong farmer and a Star Route mail carrier from post office to post office.
Survivors include his wife, Sara Newton Hufstedler Edwards; two daughters, Janie Irby and Suzanne Currin, both of McKenzie; two sons, Danny Edwards of McKenzie and Rainey Edwards of Puryear; 22 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
A daughter, Carolyn Whitehead; two sisters, Inez Greenberg and Sally Cherry and three brothers, Joe, Ernest and Bill Edwards and two grandchildren preceded him in death.

Ricky Clarence House
1953-2002
CEDAR GROVE: Graveside services for Ricky Clarence House, 48, were at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 30 at the Hickory Flat Cemetery with Rev. Eddie Hayes officiating.
Mr. House died on Friday, June 28 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
He was born December 2, 1953 in Milan to the late Wylie House and Exie Britt House. He was a United States Army veteran.
Survivors include a daughter, Nichole House; a brother, Donald House and a half sister, Robbie Prater, all of Cedar Grove.
Bodkin Funeral Home in Milan was in charge of the arrangements.

Bessie Churchwell Hill
1908-2002
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Bessie Churchwell Hill, 93, died Sunday, June 23 at the Huntingdon Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, June 25 at 2:00 p.m. in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Wayne Holmes officiating. Interment followed in Humbles Cemetery.
Mrs. Hill was born July 12, 1908 in Carroll County to the late Charlie and Nora Everett Churchwell. She was the oldest member of Mt. Zion Methodist Church and was a retired employee of Barrows Department Store.
Survivors include her husband, Aubrey Hill; one brother, Robert Churchwell of Huntingdon and several nieces and nephews.

James Arnold "Mutt" Pendergrass
1921-2002
HUNTINGDON: Mr. James Arnold "Mutt" Pendergrass, 80, died Friday, June 28 at Life Care Center in Bruceton. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 30 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Doug Sellers officiating. Interment followed in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Pendergrass was born October 27, 1921 to the late Charlie M. and Eddie L. Montgomery Pendergrass. He was a retired fire chief for the Town of Huntingdon, a member of the Tennessee National Guard and a member of the Huntingdon Church of Christ. One brother, Larry Wayne Pendergrass and one half-brother, John Merry Pendergrass, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Aileen Pendergrass; two daughters, Rita Kay Orr and Pam Elizabeth Davis, both of Lexington; three sisters, Flossie Meals, Lois Baumgardner and Ollita Kelly, all of Cedar Grove; one brother, L.R. Pendergrass of Huntingdon, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Alice O. Loyens
1926-2002
LAVINIA: Services for Alice Ophelia Loyens, 75, were at 10:30 a.m. at Bodkin Funeral Home with burial in Highland Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Loyens, retired employee of M.A.A.P., died Friday, June 28.
She was born August 23, 1926 in Gibson to the late C.B. Warren and Elizabeth Drumwright Warren. She was a member of the Lavinia Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Alicia Hayes of Lavinia; a son, Charles Franklin Loyens of Cedar Grove; a brother, Gene Warren of Homestead, Florida; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Charles "Buddy" Loyens preceded her in death.

Donald William Johnson
1917-2002
JACKSON: Funeral services for Donald William Johnson, 84, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 3 in the Arrington Funeral Directors Chapel. Burial will be in the Letart Falls Cemetery in Letart Township, Ohio. Mr. Johnson died on Sunday, June 30 at NHC Healthcare in Milan.
Mr. Johnson was born November 1, 1917 in Rockwood, Pennsylvania to the late James E. and Helen Lasher Johnson. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed electronics repair. Mr. Johnson was a retired master machinist with Armour Company of Memphis.
Survivors include a daughter, Donna Y. Johnson of Jackson; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The family requests that memorials be directed to the American Diabetes Association, 1660 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
The family will receive friends between 5:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 2 at Arrington Funeral Directors.

Tommy Henry Liscomb
1927-2002
BRUCETON: Services for Tommy Henry Liscomb, 75, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 3 at Prospect Baptist Church in Hollow Rock. Burial will follow in New Hope Cemetery near Yuma.
Mr. Liscomb, a retired production worker for Peter Pan Peanut Butter Company, died Sunday, June 30 at Baptist Hospital in Huntingdon.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Ivy Liscomb; two daughters, Kathy Ann Liscomb of Bruceton and Darlene Liscomb of Hobart, Indiana; a stepdaughter, Loretta Irwin of Bruceton; a stepson, Jesse E. Richardson, Jr. of Bruceton; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.