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Regel V. Baker
1917 - 2004
MCKENZIE: Graveside services for Regel V. Baker, 87,
were held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, July 2 at Mt. Olivet
Cemetery with Bro. Bob Prosser officiating. Brummitt
Funeral Home was in charge.
Mr. Baker died Wednesday, June 30 at Henry County
Medical Center in Paris after an extended illness. He
was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Phelps
Baker.
He was born January 31, 1917 to Susan Brown Baker and
James Blane Baker, Sr., both deceased. He was preceded
in death by a brother, Blane Baker.
He was retired owner of Regel Baker IGA Grocery in
McKenzie and was a World War II veteran. He was a member
of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in McKenzie.
He is survived by two daughters and their husbands,
Betty and Richard Burton of McKenzie and Faye and Tony
Vandyke of Dyersburg; four grandchildren, Jay Baker
Burton, Leslie Fay Pottorff, Lisa Jan Burton and
Christopher Alan Vandyke; and two great grandchildren,
Isaac Benjamin Pottorff and Eli Christian Pottorff.
Mary Elizabeth Travillian
1920-2004
GLEASON: Mary Elizabeth Travillian, 84, died on
Tuesday, June 29 after a long illness. Funeral services
were held on Thursday, July 1 at 4:00 p.m. at the
Gleason Cumberland Presbyterian Church with burial at
the Rushing Memorial Cemetery.
Mrs. Travillian was a teacher at Caledonia, New Bethel
and Liberty 4 schools in Henry County and at Gleason
School for over 30 years. She graduated from Bethel
College in 1954 and was active in both the Gleason PTA
and McKenzie PTA. She chaired the Gleason Public Library
Board for many years and worked on behalf of the
National Kidney Foundation. She was a member of the
Easter Star, the Gleason Woman's Club and a charter
member of the McKenzie Morning Glory Garden Club. She
was very active in church affairs and served as an elder
in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was also
active in the church women's organization. She was the
1991 recipient of the Jefferson Award for outstanding
community services and the 2003 Weakley County Little
Red Schoolhouse Favorite Teacher Award.
She was born April 3, 1920 in Henry County to the late
Robert Orlando Owen and Katie Highfill Owen. She was
preceded in death by two brothers, James Fleming Owen
and Robert H. "Bob" Owen.
Survivors include her husband, Roy Travillian; a son,
Bobby Travillian of Paris; three daughters, Lynda
Lankford of McKenzie and Carolyn Roney and Beverly
Spain, both of Gleason; a brother, Oscar Owen of
McKenzie; nine grandchildren, Jennifer Lankford Cole,
Amy Roney Lawrence, Jonathan Lankford, Jamie Roney,
Chris Rhodes, Jon Rhodes, Adrienne Spain, Katie Spain
and Aaron Travillian and one great-grandchild, Brooke
Cole.
Gallimore Funeral Home was in charge of the
arrangements.
Lester A. Wilson, Jr.
1942-2004
PARIS: Services for Lester A. Wilson, Jr., 61, were
at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 1 at McEvoy Funeral Home
Chapel with Bro. Roger Banks and Dr. Gary S. Collier
officiating. Interment followed at Hillcrest Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Mr. Wilson, a licensed funeral director and embalmer,
died Tuesday, June 29 at the Henry County Medical Center
emergency room. He had been employed by McEvoy Funeral
Home since 1964 and served as both manager and director.
He served as the manager of Hillcrest Memorial Park
Cemetery since 1978 and was serving as the coroner for
Henry County. He was a member of the Church of Christ, a
Mason and a member of the Paris Elks Lodge.
He was born December 7, 1942 in Paducah, Kentucky to the
late Lester A. Wilson, R. and Verdaine Cope Wilson, who
survives. One sister, Myra Jo Valentine preceded him in
death.
Survivors include his wife Rosalee Roberts Wilson, one
daughter, Melinda Wilson of Paris; two sons, Bill Wilson
of Trezevant and Christopher Wilson of Big Sandy; seven
grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Paul Barnett
1926-2004
HUNTINGDON: Mr. Paul Barnett, 77, passed away on
Sunday, July 4 at his home. Funeral services were
conducted on Tuesday, July 6 at 2:00 p.m. at the
Huntingdon First United Methodist Church with Dr. Mickey
Carpenter and Dr. Paul Mullikin officiating. Interment
followed in the New Liberty Cemetery.
Mr. Barnett was born July 10, 1926 in Cedar Grove to the
late Sterling Price Barnett and Mattie Iris Wall
Barnett. He was a grocery store owner, a World War II
army veteran, a halfback for the Huntingdon Mustangs, a
two-time Golden Glove boxing champion and a member of
the Huntingdon First United Methodist Church. He was
preceded in death by his wife, Mary Sue Hayes Barnett.
Survivors include three sons, Steve Barnett and Phillip
Barnett, both of Huntingdon and Johnny Barnett of
Atlanta, Georgia; one sister, Kay Provendo of Dallas,
Texas; one brother, Waldon Barnett of Huntingdon and
five grandchildren.
Wesley Phillip Flatt
1952-2004
MILAN: Graveside services for Wesley Phillip Flatt,
51, were held Sunday, July 4 at Gibson County Memory
Gardens in Gibson. Brummitt Funeral Home was in charge
of the arrangements.
Mr. Flatt, a roofer, died at his residence on Friday,
July 2.
He was born November 19, 1952 in Sweet Lips to the late
Clarence Allen Flatt and Cora Flatt of Milan, who
survives.
Survivors include four sons, Shaw Flatt of Huntingdon,
and Mathew Flatt, Jason Flatt and Johnathan Flatt, all
of Milan; one sister, Paula Pittson of Trenton; and five
brothers, Joe Flatt of Paris, Gerald Flatt and Tim Flatt
of Milan, Terry Flatt of McKenzie and Patrick Flatt of
Trenton.
Naomi Williamson Blanks
1917-2004
TREZEVANT: Services for Naomi Williamson Blanks, 87,
were on Tuesday, July 6 at the Trezevant First United
Methodist Church with Rev. Steven Cabot officiating.
Interment followed in the Trezevant Cemetery.
Mrs. Blanks, a retired schoolteacher, died on Friday,
July 2 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
She was born June 22, 1917 in Trezevant to the late
Clara Smith Williams and Hubbard T. Williamson. Her
husband Jeff J. Blanks, Jr. and one son, George Blanks
preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Jeff Blanks of Henning; a
daughter, Barbara Blanks of Winston Salem, North
Carolina; one brother, Garrett Williamson of Pocatello,
Idaho; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Peggy Sue Smith
1934-2004
MCKENZIE: Mrs. Peggy Sue Smith, 69, died Saturday,
July 3 at her home. Funeral services were conducted at
2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 6 at the Bethel Missionary
Baptist Church with Brothers Scott Carter and Phillip
Halter officiating. Interment followed in Carroll
Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Smith was born August 25, 1934 to the late Lucian
and Dolly Britten Butler. She was a retired employee of
Thomas Bradford and a member of Bethel Missionary
Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, William H. Smith of
McKenzie; one son, David Smith of McKenzie; one
daughter, Geniece Shands of Huntingdon; three
grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Sibyl Moseley Grammer
1913-2004
MEMPHIS: Sibyl Marie Moseley Grammer, wife of Rhea
Grammer, died on Tuesday, June 29 at Quince Nursing and
Rehab Center in Memphis. Funeral services were held July
1 at Family Funeral Care in Memphis and a graveside
service was held at Shiloh Cemetery in McKenzie.
She was born September 6, 1913 to the late Tom and Urma
Reynolds Moseley. She was preceded in death by her
daughter, Joan Young Brandon, her parents and her
brothers, J.T. Moseley of McKenzie and Richard Moseley
of Memphis.
Survivors include many nieces, nephews, great nieces and
nephews, and great-great-nieces and nephews. She was a
long-time member of the Highland Heights Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in Memphis and of the Tennessee
Poetry Society. She was a past contributor of "The Poets
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