Obituaries

OBITUARIES FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2003

 

Virgil Harrison
1927-2003
ATWOOD:
Services for Virgil Harrison, 76, were at 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 18 at Bodkin Funeral Home with burial in Pisgah Cemetery.
Mr. Harrison, retired employee of Milan Army Ammunition Plant, died on Saturday, August 16 at NHC Healthcare in Milan.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Atwood and a U.S. Naval veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Rebecca Belew Harrison; two sons, Robert Joe Harrison of Houston, Texas and Mark L. Harrison of Trezevant; one stepson, Victor Akins of Atwood; a sister, Shirley Bray of Milan, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Thomas Aubrey Reed
1936-2003
HUNTINGDON:
Mr. Thomas Aubrey Reed, 66, died on Thursday, August 14 at the Huntingdon Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, August 16 at 3:00 p.m. in the Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Phillip Halters officiating. Interment followed in the Sellers Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Reed was born on October 13, 1936 in Carroll County to the late Marvin and Sudie Williams Reed. He was a member of the Centerpoint Baptist Church in Bruceton.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Peggy Bridges Reed; two daughters, Lisa Dill of Wildersville and Stephanie Delaney of Cedar Grove; three sisters, Juanita Nolen of Clarksburg, Pauline Brown of Fenton, Missouri and O’Dean Garms of East Peoria, Illinois; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Lawrence Tyson “Bub” Garrett
1927-2003
HUNTINGDON:
Mr. Lawrence Tyson “Bub” Garrett, 76, died on Thursday, August 14 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, August 16 at 1:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Huntingdon with Bro. Fred Ward and Bro. George Hill officiating. Interment followed in the Carroll Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Garrett was born on June 14, 1927 in Hico to the late J.D. and Lola Hogan Garrett. He was a Deacon of the First Baptist Church in Huntingdon where he served on various committees and was a member of the Brotherhood of the Church. Outside of his church activities, he was an executive council member of the Democratic Party in Carroll County. He served as the Sheriff of Carroll County from 1976-1982 and was named Outstanding Sheriff for Tennessee in 1977. He was a member of the Tennessee Sheriff’s Association, served the community as a volunteer fireman, constable, school bus driver for the Huntingdon Special School District for over 20 years, and was a police officer for the Huntingdon Police Department. He was also self employed as a service station owner, used car dealer, mechanic and farmed his father’s land. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service as a Rural Main Carrier in 1994.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Virginia Louise Brown Garrett; two daughters, Teresa Hippel of Cordova and Tracy Hickey of Jackson; one son, Tony Garrett of Etowah; two sisters, Inez Smith and Mary Frances Coleman, both of Huntingdon; and six grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be made to the Huntingdon First Baptist Church Building Fund.
Chase Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Howard Baumgardner
1925-2003
CEDAR GROVE:
Mr. Howard Baumgardner, 77, died on Monday, August 11 at the Life Care Center in Bruceton. Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday, August 13 at 2:00 p.m. in the Christian Chapel Church of Christ with Brother Doug Sellars officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Mr. Baumgardner was born on August 17, 1925 to the late C.A. and Gwen Dola Collins Baumgardner. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Baumgardner. He was a member of the Christian Chapel Church of Christ and an army World War II veteran.
Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Anderson of Cedar Grove; two sons, Chester Ray Baumgardner of Cedar Grove and Joe Brent Baumgardner of Jackson; two brothers, Dwayne Baumgardner of Cedar Grove and Bobby Baumgardner of Lavinia; and four grandchildren.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Velta “Mamawill” Wilson
1917-2003
HUNTINGDON:
Mrs. Velta “Mamawill” Wilson, 85, died on Thursday, August 14, at the Huntingdon Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, August 16 at 2:00 p.m. in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Rufus Chandler officiating. Interment followed in Humbles Cemetery.
Mrs. Wilson, the daughter of the late William and Louellen Cagle Haynes, was born September 5, 1917 in Decatur County. She was a retired employee of the Publix Shirt Corporation and a member of the New Prospect Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ernie Lee Wilson, who died on June 20, 1984, a daughter Wydell Turner, who passed away on June 20, 1978; two brothers, Covie Haynes and Glennie Haynes and a sister, Marie Dodd.
Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Hilliard of Huntingdon; three sisters, Jane Dodd of Huntingdon, Grey Duke and Mae Taylor, both of Parsons; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Bertha Evelyn “Sally” Roberts
1932-2003
HUNTINGDON:
Mrs. Bertha Evelyn “Sally” Roberts, 71, died Thursday, August 14 at her home. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, August 16 at 2:00 p.m. at the Huntingdon Church of Christ with Bro. Bill Goodpasture officiating. Interment followed in the Hare Cemetery.
Mrs. Roberts was born on February 2, 1932 to the late Ben and Mable Pearcey Fronabarger. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dayton Roberts, who passed away on July 29, 1976 and a brother, F.A. Fronabarger. She was a member of the Huntingdon Church of Christ and an employee of Publix Shirt Corp.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy Roberts Keene of Martin; three sons, Gerry Roberts of Dade City, Florida, Benny Roberts and John Roberts, both of Huntingdon; two brothers, J.C. Fronabarger of Lexington and Carl Fronabarger of Denver, Colorado; one sister, Francis Tate of Lexington; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Ida Joyce Jackson Hilliard
1957-2003
LEXINGTON:
Ida Joyce Jackson Hilliard, 46, died on Tuesday, August 12 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital after an apparent heart attack. Services were at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 16 at the Greater Enon Baptist Church in McKenzie with the Rev. James H. Stewart officiating. Burial was in the Shiloh Memorial Gardens in Carroll County.
She was born in McKenzie on August 5, 1957 to the late Hugh Morris Jackson and Alice Snead Jackson. She was a 1974 graduate of McKenzie High School and a member of the Huntingdon Christian Fellowship Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Temple Kimberly Hilliard of McKenzie; one son, Christian Deon Hilliard of McKenzie; three sisters, Kim Jackson, Karla Jackson and Kelly Jackson, all of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; one brother, Christopher Jackson of Milwaukee and five grandchildren.
Trinity Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

James Edward Frazier
1924-2003
TREZEVANT:
Services for James Edward Frazier, 78, were at 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 18 at Brummitt Funeral Home in Trezevant with Bro. Richard Allen officiating. Burial was in the Republican Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Frazier, a retired welder at All Steel in Aurora, Illinois, died on Saturday, August 16 at the Milan General Hospital.
He was born November 17, 1924 in Jackson to the late Milsey Eddings Frazier and Edmond Frazier. He was a member of the Republican Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy L. Bauser Frazier; three sons, James Michael Frazier and Rickey L. Frazier, both of Trezevant; Terry E. Frazier of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; a brother James H. Frazier of Trezevant; twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Billy Grant Johnson
1937-2003
MCKENZIE:
Services for Billy Grant Johnson, 66, were at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 19 at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Henry with Bro. Jerry Gallimore officiating. Burial was in Bethlehem Cemetery.
Mr. Johnson, disabled, died on Sunday, August 17 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
He was born on October 4, 1937 in Greenfield to the late Lillie Turner Johnson and Hulon Johnson. He was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Henry.
Survivors include his wife, Diane Darnell Johnson; a son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Tammy Johnson of McKenzie; a daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Timothy Clendenin of Yakima, Washington; a brother, Joe Johnson of Bradford; a sister, Pearl Reynolds of Greenfield; three grandchildren, Steve Boone, David Clendenin and Jacob Clendenin; four step-grandchildren, Johnathan Clendenin, Elizabeth Young, Amanda young and Bradley Young.

Nellie Bomar Deaton
1906-2003
BRUCETON:
Services for Nellie Bomar Deaton, 96, were at 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 11 at Bruceton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Steve Whitworth officiating. Burial was in Prospect Cemetery in Hollow Rock.
Mrs. Deaton, widow of Granville Deaton, died on Saturday, August 9 at Lifecare Center in Bruceton.
She was born September 14, 1906 in Benton County to the late Henry and Telia Harvey Bomar. She was a member of the Bruceton United Methodist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Mildred Bryant of Camden, Christine Sparks of Memphis and Mary Elizabeth Deaton of Murfreesboro; a son Tony Deaton of Bartlett; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

Haley Nicole Vaughn
2003
BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA:
Services for Haley Nicole Vaughn, five-months old, were at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 19 at Beech Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Bob Copeland officiating. Burial was in Tumbling Creek Cemetery.
Haley died on Saturday, August 16 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. She was born March 17.
Survivors include her parents, Scott Alan and Angela Horton Vaughn of Beaufort, South Carolina; a brother, Brian Vaughn of Beaufort, South Carolina; grandparents, Theresa and Johnny Horton of McKenzie and Nelda and Herman Vaughn of Gleason; great-grandparents Jean Winstead of Atwood, Tommy Walker of Wesport, Dorothy and Clifford Horton of Huntingdon, Betty Antwine of Gleason, and Herman Earl Vaughn of Gleason; and an aunt, Amanda Vaughn of Murray, Kentucky.

Jeremy Lynn Hugueley
1984-2003
GLEASON:
Services for Jeremy Lynn Hugueley, 18, were at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 9 at Gallimore Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverends Jim Robinson and Nathan Horton officiating. Burial was in the New Valley Cemetery.
Mr. Hugueley, a laborer, died on Wednesday, August 6 at Volunteer Community Hospital in Martin.
He was born September 17, 1984 in Martin.
Survivors include his father, Donald Ray Hugueley of Gleason, his mother, Becky Winstead Hugueley of Gleason; two brothers, Joshua Glynn Hugueley of Dresden and Scotty Ray Hugueley of Gleason and his grandparents, Joe and Joyce Mingle of Gleason and Ada Winstead of Dresden.

Onnie Lee Dameron
1911-2003
YUMA:
Services for Onnie Lee Dameron, 91, will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 20 at Reed’s Chapel in Lexington. Burial will follow in Farmsville Cemetery.
Mr. Dameron died on Monday, August 18 at his home.
Survivors include his daughter, Virginia Lewis; one grandson and two great-grandsons, all of Clarksburg. His wife, Velma Dameron, preceded him in death.
Visitation will be held at the funeral home Tuesday until 10:00 p.m. and on Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. until time for the service.
Reed’s Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

 
 

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