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OBITUARIES FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2004

  Douglas F. Brigdale
1916-2004
MCKENZIE:
Douglas Francis Brigdale, 88, a resident of the Obion County Nursing Home in Union City, died July 20. A graveside service was at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 22 at Henry Cemetery with Father Joe Lattus officiating.
Brigdale was a retired commercial artist who was born March 19, 1916, in London, England to the late Edith Gillette Brigdale and Francis Brigdale. He was a World War II veteran. He moved to Tennessee in 1982 along with his wife, Eileen Brigdale, who preceded him in death in 1992.
Brigdale is survived by his daughter, Antoinette Bowden McGee of McKenzie; a brother, Edward Brigdale and two sisters, Kathleen Bennett and Eileen Oliver, all of England; three grandchildren, Lisa Doster and Stephen Bowden, both of McKenzie, and Kevin Bowden of Union City; four great-grandchildren, Tony and Chelsea Mattox, and Brandon and Olivia Bowden, all of McKenzie.
Brummitt Funeral Home of McKenzie was in charge of the arrangements.

Oscar Barnes
1922-2004
MCKENZIE:
Mr. Oscar Barnes, 82, died Monday, July 19 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. The body was cremated.
Mr. Barnes was a resident of Lakeside Retirement Community in McKenzie. He was born September 10, 1921 in Carroll County to the late Samuel and Lula Barnes.
Survivors include two sisters, Kallie Mae Thomas of Desert Hot Springs, California and Novella Fryers of Ocean Springs, California and several nieces and nephews.
George A. Smith Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of the arrangements.

Lewis Arnold Cary
1951-2004
CEDAR GROVE:
Services for Lewis Arnold Cary, 53, were conducted at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, July 25 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Dwayne Brown and Brother Tim Green officiating. Interment followed in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Henderson County. Mr. Cary died on Friday, July 23 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
He was born June 24, 1951 to the late Robert Henry Cary and Lucille Marie Hart. He was a retired employee of Proctor & Gamble, a farmer and a recent graduate of Paris Technology Center with a degree in industrial maintenance.
Survivors include two sons, Randy Cary and Terry Cary, both of Cedar Grove; his former wife, Bonnie Cary of Cedar Grove; three sisters, Janette Singleton of Cedar Grove and Susan Britt and Becky Zurofsky, both of Lexington; one half-sister, Gina Stubblefield of Huron; two half brothers, David Smith of McKenzie and Michael Smith of Hollow Rock; three grandchildren and his companion, Marilyn Smith of Cedar Grove. www.dilday.com

George Weldon Chandler
1922-2004
HUNTINGDON:
Services for Elder George Weldon Chandler were conducted on Monday, July 26 at 3:00 p.m. in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brothers Lynn Stapleton, Scott Carter and John D. Small officiating. Interment followed in the Humbles Chapel Cemetery. Mr. Chandler died Saturday, July 24 at the Huntingdon Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Elder Chandler was born August 5, 1922 in Carroll County to the late Ernest and Eva Woodard Chandler. He was a farmer, a member of the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and a World War II army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Chandler; a son, Rufus Chandler of Huntingdon; a stepson, Robert Gallimore of McKenzie; a sister, Leachel Jordan of Huntingdon; two brothers, Ernest A. Chandler of Bruceton and Wade Chandler of Bruceton; two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. www.dilday.com

Ila Adel Dill
1910-2004
HUNTINGDON:
Services for Ila Adel Dill, 94, were conducted on Friday, July 23 at 2:00 p.m. at the Christian Chapel Church of Christ with Brother Doug Sellers and Brother David Young officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Dill died Tuesday, July 20 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon.
She was born February 13, 1910 in Carroll County to the late William Henry Clay and Fannie Zooann Rigsby Scott. She was a retired employee of Publix Shirt Corp. and a member of the Christian Chapel Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dee Dill; a daughter, Shirley Reeves and an infant son.
Survivors include two daughters, Frances McCaslin and Evone Eskew, both of Huntingdon; two sons, Glenn Dill of Zelwood, Florida and James Dill of New Johnsonville; one brother, Lois Scott of Clarksburg; 18 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. www.dilday.com

Helen C. Cooper
1932-2004
MCKENZIE:
Services for Helen C. Cooper, 71, were at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 27 at Brummitt Funeral Home. Burial was in Carroll Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Cooper, retired factory worker for Wilker Brothers and Gaines Manufacturing Co. died on Sunday, July 25 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon.
She was born October 17, 1932 in Bruceton to the late Nellie Rodgers Patterson and Hunter Patterson. She was a member of Enon Baptist Church.
She is survived by a sister, Iva Mae Waldrup of McKenzie.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Bobby Lowe.

Joe Harris
1947-2004
MCKENZIE:
Services for Joe Harris, 56, were held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 26 at Brummitt Funeral Home in McKenzie with Bro. Dennis Beal officiating. Interment was in Shiloh Cemetery in McKenzie. He died at his residence on Friday, July 23.
Mr. Harris, a disabled veteran, was born in McKenzie on November 1, 1947 to the late Cora Bell Harris and Charlie G. Harris. He was preceded in death by a sister, Janice Davis and brother, Robert Harris.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley B. Harris; a daughter, April Harris and a son, Chris Harris, all of McKenzie; a stepdaughter, Misty Brewer and stepsons Josh Brewer and Jeremy Brewer, all of McKenzie; two sisters, Betty Cawthon of Westport and Janet Adams of McKenzie; four brothers, Charles Harris and Johnny Harris, both of McKenzie, James Harris of Jacksonville, Florida and Billy Harris of Jacksonville, Florida; one grandson, Hunter Harris and three step-grandchildren, Abbagail Brewer, Robbie Brewer and Emilie Brewer.

A.D. Jones
1917-2004
MCKENZIE:
Services for A.D. Jones, 86, were held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 26 at Brummitt Funeral Home with Brother Dennis Trull and Brother Clayton Owen officiating. Interment followed in Carroll Memorial Gardens.
[Mr. Jones, a retired shoe cobbler, died on Saturday, July 24 at McKenzie Regional Hospital.
He was born August 1, 1917 in Russell Hill to the late Maggie Smith Jones and Lonzie W. Jones. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Masonic Lodge Caledonia 96th, a lifetime member of the VFW #4939 and a World War II army air corps veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Ruth Jones; one son, Hershel Lee (Teresa) Jones of McKenzie; one brother, Cecil Jones of Nashville; and two grandchildren, Derek Jones and Amber Jones.

Wayne Brewer King
1931-2004
BRUCETON:
Services for Wayne Brewer King, 72, were conducted on Friday, July 23 at 2:00 p.m. at the Smyrna Baptist Church with Rev. Carvene Jamison officiating. Interment followed in the Humbles Cemetery. Mr. King died on Monday, July 19 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
He was born August 20, 1931 in Carroll County to the late Gussie and Lucille Willis King. He was a sawmill operator until he retired and was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by one sister, Early Jean King and one brother, James Russell King.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Sue Townes King; two sons, Tommy King and Dennis King and one daughter, Deborah Aldridge, all of Bruceton; three brothers, Priestly King and Sam King, both of McKenzie and Jim King of Huntingdon; six sisters, Esther Johnson and Lou Jean Brooke, both of McKenzie, Betty Scott, Rosey King and Florine Barmore, all of Huntingdon and Caroline King of Rocksville, Illinois, his mother-in-law, Sadie Nell Smith of McKenzie; 14 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

James Wayne Minga
1952-2004
MCKENZIE:
Graveside services for James Wayne “Jimmy Wayne” Minga, 51, were at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 24 at Carroll Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Tom Lott and Bro. Bob Copeland officiating.
Mr. Minga, a kitchen employee at Huntingdon Health and Rehabilitation, died Tuesday, July 20 at Baptist Memorial Hospital.
He was born August 18, 1952 in Milan.
Survivors include his father, Hart Minga of Carrollton, Mississippi; a sister, Tisa Maerene Reamer of McKenzie; a brother, Eddie Lee Minga of Gleason; two half-sisters of Carrollton, Mississippi.
He was preceded in death by his mother. McKenzie Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Cheryl Lynn Robbins
1950-2004
GREENFIELD:
Memorial services for Cheryl Lynn Robbins, 54, were at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 23 at Brummitt Funeral Home in McKenzie with Bro. Harrell Nation, Jr. officiating. The body was cremated.
Mrs. Robbins, an occupational therapist, died on Monday, July 19 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
She was born July 15, 1950 in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Survivors include her husband, Richard L. Robbins; two sons, Casey Robbins of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Jared Robbins of Hinton, Oklahoma; her mother, June Turcotte Hyde of Eagle River, Wisconsin; and two brothers, Gary Nabbefeldt of Kingsford, Michigan and Mark Nabbefeldt of Appleton, Wisconsin.

Dr. Thomas Howard Smith
1924-2004
MCKENZIE:
Services for Dr. Thomas Howard Smith, 79, were held at 3:30 p.m., Friday, July 23 at the First United Methodist Church in McKenzie with Bro. Harrell Nation and Dr. William P. Mullins officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Dr. Smith died on Wednesday, July 21 at his residence.
He was born on October 14, 1924 in Greenfield to the late Thomas Ivery and Rosalie May Smith. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, where he served on the administrative boards. He was also a member of the Lions Club, American Legion, V.F.W., Jaycees, the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, the Tennessee Optometry Association and the N.W. Tennessee Optometry Association. He was a former member of the McKenzie Special School District Board of Education.
Survivors include his wife, Marian N. Smith; two sons, Dr. Tom Smith of McKenzie and Dr. Bill Smith of Rossville, Georgia; one sister, Christine Fitzgerald of McKenzie and four grandchildren.
Brummitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Mary Jeanette Andrew
1939-2004
MCKENZIE:
Graveside services for Mary Jeanette Andrew, 65, will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 29 at Carroll Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Kenny Carr officiating. Visitation will be at the McKenzie Funeral Home on Wednesday, July 28 from 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Mrs. Andrew, sales clerk, died on Monday, July 26 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
She was born March 18, 1939 in Phenix, Alabama to the late Bonnie Lee Lowe and Walter Gordy. She was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a Baptist by faith.
Survivors include her husband, William R. Andrew; two daughters, Angelia Kolb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Toni Branson of Lincoln, Nebraska; a son, William Andrew of St. Paul, Minnesota; two half-sisters, Shirley Thomas of Phenix, Alabama and Rosalee Roberts of Columbus, Georgia; a brother, Lamar Gordy of Tifton, Georgia; a half-brother, Billy Gordy of Texas and eight grandchildren.
 
 

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