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Patricia Lee Edwards
1933-2003
MCKENZIE: Services for Patricia Lee Edwards, 70,
were at 2:00 p.m., Friday, November 21 at Brummitt
Funeral Home in McKenzie with Rev. James D. McGuire
officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Ms. Edwards, a veterinarian assistant, dog groomer and
former Mayor of McKenzie, died on Thursday, November 20
at McKenzie Regional Hospital. She was a member of the
Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church in McKenzie.
She was born April 16, 1933 in McKenzie to the late
Maxine Raulstone Edwards and Benjamin Howard Edwards.
She was also preceded in death by a brother, Ripley R.
Edwards.
Survivors include a brother, Max M. “Buddy” Edwards of
McKenzie.
William Cullen Anderson, Jr.
1952-2003
GOLDEN VALLEY, ARIZONA: Mr. William Cullen Anderson,
Jr. died on Sunday, November 9 at his home. A private
memorial services will be held at a later date.
Mr. Anderson was born May 30, 1952 in Dyersburg to the
late William C. Anderson, Sr. and Sydney E. Gamble
Anderson. He was a veteran and a machinist.
Survivors include his three children, Lizzie Anders,
Leah Anderson Towater and Kris Anderson of Huntingdon;
two sisters, Alice McMackins of Readyville and Janis
Jones of McKenzie.
Leslie Eugene Altenberger
1932-2003
MCKENZIE: Funeral services for Leslie Eugene
Altenberger, 71, were Saturday, November 22 at 2:00 p.m.
in the Cedar Avenue Chapel of McKenzie Funeral Home.
Burial was in Sunset Cemetery in Dresden.
Mr. Altenberger died on Wednesday, November 19 at his
residence. He was born in Karnak, Illinois, the son of
the late Leslie and Alice Thrasher Altenberger.
He was a retired heavy equipment operator from Local 150
of Operating Engineers in Kankakee, Illinois. He was a
U.S. Naval veteran, having served in the Korean War; a
Mason and he enjoyed hunting, fishing and woodworking.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Bray Warren
Altenberger of McKenzie. They married on November 6,
1998; three sons and their wives, Lindell and Robin
Altenberger, Leslie and Tonya Altenberger and Andrew and
Cindy Altenberger, all of Kankakee, Illinois; his
stepchildren, Lance and Jennifer Warren of McKenzie and
Debbie Warren of Lexington; a sister, Pansy Mick of
Michigan; a brother, Harold Altenberger of Flint,
Michigan; ten grandchildren, Jason Altenberger, Joel
Altenberger, Gina Altenberger, Alison Altenberger, Jamie
Jo Altenberger, Emilie Altenberger, Abby Altenberger,
all of Kankakee, Brian Cobb, Brandon Cobb and Blake
Warren of McKenzie; and two great-grandchildren, Destiny
and Brock Altenberger, both of Kankakee.
His first wife, the former Mary Sue Collins Altenberger,
preceded him in death.
Aletress Bennett
1921-2003
PARIS: Aletress Bain Bennett, 82, died on Monday,
November 17 at the Henry County Medical Center emergency
room.
Her funeral was held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 20
at the McEvoy Funeral Home with Jeff Hardy from New
Harmony Baptist Church officiating. Burial was in
Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Benton County.
Born August 17, 1921 in Benton County, she was the
daughter of the late Will and Minnie Ward Bain. She was
a homemaker and was married on January 1, 1939 to Hansel
Woodrow Bennett, who died September 3 of this year.
Survivors include three daughters, Darnell Stallings of
Puryear, Gail Malone of Henry and Janice O’Neill of
Adrian Michigan; one son, Billy Gene Bennett of Paris;
one brother, Aaron “Ras” Bain of Benton County; fourteen
grandchildren and thirty great-grandchildren. A sister,
Blondell Smothers and two brothers, Carnell and Dick
Bain preceded her in death.
Ader E. Cooper Lane
1913-2003
MCKENZIE: Services for Ader E. Cooper Lane, 90, were
at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 22 at the Brummitt
Funeral Home with Bro. Jim Roberts officiating.
Interment followed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in McKenzie.
Mrs. Lane, a homemaker, died at Jackson Regional
Hospital on Wednesday, November 19. She was a member of
the McKenzie Church of Christ.
She was born March 22, 1913 in Bradford to the late
Octiva Cooper Nelson and William Cooper. She was also
preceded in death by husbands Ira Cooper and Alton Lane;
one son, James Cooper; two daughters, Mary Blaylock and
Margaret Alice Cooper; three brothers, Clarence Cooper,
Murray Cooper and Luther Cooper; two sisters, Ethel
Reynolds and Imogene Boyd and one grandson, Ricky
Blaylock.
Survivors include one son, Charles Cooper of Paris;
three grandchildren, Shirley Harris, Michael Blaylock
and Patrick Cooper; three step-grandchildren, Rosemary
Lane, Albert Vassar and Linda Vasser; five
great-grandchildren, two step-great grandchildren and
three great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers included grandsons Michael Blaylock and
Patrick Cooper; great-grandsons Josh Brewer and Jeremy
Brewer, Dewayne Medlock and Bryan Gump.
Beulah Miller
1922-2003
MORRISTOWN: Former Paris resident Beulah H. “Big
Mama” Miller, 81, died Wednesday, November 19 at Lakeway
Regional Hospital in Morristown. Funeral services were
at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 22 at McEvoy Funeral
Home with Bro. Thomas Winchester officiating. Interment
followed in Memorial Gardens. Allen Funeral Home handed
initial arrangements.
Born in Henry County on January 9, 1922, she was a
daughter of the late Johnnie S. and Ora A. Morris
Hardin. She married James L. Miller on January 9, 1938
and was widowed on July 13, 1966.
Mrs. Miller worked for 34 years at the Holley Carburetor
Plant. She was a member of the Union Friendship Baptist
Church, the VFW Auxiliary and Lioness Club.
Survivors include one daughter, Ann (Doyle) Shephard of
Morristown; two sons, James “Hardy” Miller of Paris and
Robert Dale “Scooter” (Beverly) Miller of McKenzie; one
sister, Barbara E. Freid of Lubbock, Texas; one brother,
Robert B. Hardin of Dallas; nine grandchildren; 10
great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren and
several nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded by a daughter-in-law, Jo Miller on
November 10; one son in infancy and two sisters, Bernice
Shanbaum and Beatrice Compton. The family requests
memorials be given to the American Heart Association,
P.O. Box 672648, Marietta, Georgia 30006-0045.
Mamie Lillian Orr
1909-2003
MCKENZIE: Services for Mamie Lillian Orr, 94, were
at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 25 at Brummitt Funeral
Home in McKenzie with Bro. Fred Morris and Bro. Dennis
Beal officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery.
Mrs. Orr, a homemaker died Saturday, November 22 at
McKenzie Healthcare.
She was born June 25, 1909 in Huntingdon to Goldie Mae
Wilson and Waymond Wilson. She was a member of Grace
Baptist Church in McKenzie.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wesley Orr and
a son, Murray Orr.
Survivors include a daughter, Rachel Blake of Lewisburg,
Kentucky; a brother, Thelder Williams of Huntingdon;
three sisters, Lillie Wilks of Huntingdon, Elizabeth
Beard of Trezevant and Murline Gattis of Cullman,
Alabama; grandchildren Becky Eason, Wesley Barlow,
Ronnie Orr, Tony Orr and Brian Barlow;
great-grandchildren Brad Eason, Stephen Eason, Mary Orr,
Erika Barlow, Ashley Barlow and Jacob Barlow and one
great-great-granddaughter, Amber Eason.
William Lloyd Garmany
1917-2003
TREZEVANT: Services for William Lloyd Garmany, 86,
will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 26 at
Brummitt Funeral Home in Trezevant with Bro. Mike
Ridgley officiating. The body was cremated.
Mr. Garmany, a farmer, died Monday, November 24 at
McKenzie Health Care Center.
He was born February 14, 1917 in Milan to the late
Linnie Cantrell Garmany and Alley Garmany. He was a
World War II Naval veteran.
Survivors include a son, Mitch (Emily) Garmany of
Trezevant; a sister, Margaret McConnell of Houston,
Texas; two grandchildren, Greg Garmany and Sally (Mark)
Arnold; and one great-grandchild, Alex Arnold.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Esta Barber
Garmany.
Lois Carnell Shankle
1936-2003
FLIPPIN, ARKANSAS: Services for Lois Carnell Shankle,
67, a former resident of McKenzie and Memphis, will be
at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 29 at the Cedar Avenue
Chapel of McKenzie Funeral Home with Reverends Eulas
Greer and Keith Pence officiating. Interment will follow
at Seminary Cemetery in McKenzie.
Mr. Shankle died Monday, November 24 at Mountain Home,
Arkansas. He was a construction superintendent, a 3rd
Degree Mason and a member of Seminary Methodist Church
and the Zaman Grotto Lodge in Memphis. He served in the
Tennessee National Guard.
He was born June 11, 1936 in Pillowville to the late
Hattie Lee Hall Shankle and Robert Luther Shankle.
Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Amerson Shankle of
Flippin, Arkansas; three daughters, Debbie Carroll of
Memphis, Stacey Shankle of Dresden and Sandy Brockwell
of Clinton; two sons, Steven Shankle of Ft. Myers,
Florida and Marion Mallett of Dover; three sisters, Sara
Nell Kee of McKenzie, Rosie Stephens of Little Rock,
Arkansas and Mary Harris of Memphis; five grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will begin Friday, November 28 at 5:00 p.m.
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