Roger Nathan Roberts
1944-2005
HUNTINGDON: Mr. Roger Nathan Roberts, 60, of Huntingdon, passed away Monday,
January 17, at his home.
Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, January 19, at 1:00 p.m. at the
Huntingdon First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the Oak Hill
Cemetery. Dr. Paul Mullikin will officiate the service.
Mr. Roberts was born August 21, 1944 in Clarksburg to the late Raymond Bryant
Roberts and Nellie (Reed) Roberts. He retired from the Huntingdon Police Force
after twenty-four years of service, graduated from the Police Academy in 1981,
was the operation and training officer for the Civil Defense of Carroll County,
owned and operated the Silver Grill restaurant on the court square during the
90s, a locksmith in his off-duty hours, a member of the Huntingdon First United
Methodist Church, Jaycees of Huntingdon, Fraternal Order of Police and the local
chapter representative, Child Fatality Review Team for the 24th Judicial
District, and the Huntingdon Rotary Club. He was also preceded in death by one
sister, Rae Ann Roberts.
He is survived by his wife, who he married January 23, 1965, Joyce June (Murray)
Roberts; one daughter, Ginger Darlene Roberts of Huntingdon; one son, Charles
Ray "Chuck" Roberts (wife Janica) of Arlington; two sisters, Rachael Deaton
(husband Jim) of New Market and Diane Rich (husband Paul) of Huntingdon; three
brothers, Ross Roberts (wife Tracey) of Mt. Juliet, Robin Roberts of Hermitage,
and Ray Roberts of Nashville.Paula Kaye Arnold
1958-2005
Gleason: Services for Paula Kaye Arnold, 46, were at 2 p.m. Saturday,
January 15, at Gallimore Funeral Home, with the Rev. Donald Doster officiating.
Burial was in Hopewell Cemetery.
Mrs. Arnold, a homemaker, died Wednesday, January 12, at McKenzie Regional
Hospital.
She was born March 16, 1958, in Dresden, to the late Herchell Lee and Lela
Halloween Roberts Gallimore. She was a member of Davis Memorial Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Keith Arnold; four sons: Brent Arnold, Chad
Arnold, Ryan Arnold, and Cory Arnold, all of Gleason; three brothers: Ronald
Gallimore, Gerry Gallimore and Terry Gallimore, all of Dresden; and five
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Patsy Boane and Linda Spain.
Ethel Beasley
1907-2005
Dresden: Services for Ethel Beasley, 97, were at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 16,
at Gallimore Funeral Chapel in Gleason, with the Rev. Dale Mathis officiating.
Burial was in New Valley Cemetery.
Mrs. Beasley died Friday, January 14, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union
City.
She was born January 21, 1907, in Gleason, to the late Oscar and Mattie Price
Williams. She was a member of New Valley Methodist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Janice Lamb of Dresden; two half-brothers, Johnny
Montgomery and Tommy Montgomery, both of Lansing, Michigan; a half-sister, Opal
Taylor of Paris; three grandchildren: Donna Hickman, Jessica Hickman, and Greg
Lamb; and two great-grandchildren, Kendra Lamb and Chase Lamb.
Gary Wallace Powley
1948-2005
Paris: Services for Gary Wallace Powley, 56, were at 2 p.m. Sunday, January
16, at First United Methodist Church, with Randy Stephens, Roger Black, John
Dale, and Rev. Guy McCombs officiating. Burial was in Memorial Cemetery.
Mr. Powley, who was a broadcaster and worked in sales for station W.T.P.R./W.A.K.Q
for 13 years, died Friday, January 14, at Henry County Medical Center. He was a
U.S. Army veteran during the Vietnam era, stationed in South Korea, and a member
of Helping Hands, Relay for Life, and several other organizations. He was a
member of Sulphur Wells Church of Christ.
He was born December 12, 1948, in Hollow Rock.
Survivors include his wife, Patty Powley; his mother, Irene Starks Powley; one
daughter, Shyanna Frazee of Woodstock, Georgia; three sons: Crispin Powley of
Lavergne, Dylan Powley of Paris and Damon Nash of Goodlettsville; and a sister,
Denise Umstead of Huntingdon.
He was preceded in death by his father, Wallace Powley, and a sister, Diane
Rogers.
Viola Lavinia Crider
1914-2005
Hollow Rock: Mrs. Viola Lavinia Crider, 90, died Monday, January 10, at her
home.
Funeral services were Wednesday, January 12, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Chase
Funeral Home. Interment was in the David Chapel Cemetery. Bro. Steve Davis and
Bro. Joe Abbott officiated the service.
Mrs. Crider was born August 2, 1914, in Smithville, to the late Robert and
Bertha (Sanling) Byford. She was a homemaker and a member of the Marlboro
Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Crider; two
daughters, Larue Wafford and Wanda Hardin; and three sons: Justin Lee Crider,
Joe Crider and Glenn Crider.
She is survived by five daughters: Mae Helen Shelby, Margie Bridges, Dora
Dobson, and Estelle Glisson, all of Hollow Rock, and Kathy Russell of Bruceton;
three sons: Hubert Crider, Jr., James Crider and Paul Crider, all of Hollow
Rock; fifteen grandchildren, and twenty great-grandchildren.
Elsie Nell Hudson
1949-2005
Elsie Nell Hudson, 55, died January 12, at Paris Manor Nursing Home in Paris
after an extended illness.
Funeral services were Saturday, January 15, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Funeral
Home, with Rev. John C. Campbell Pastor of Evergreen Baptist Church in
Springville officiating.
Elsie Nell was born October 31, 1949, in Paris, to the late Jim Rowe and Hassie
Lee Palmer Rowe.
She was employed at the Tecumseh plant for seven years. She is a 1969 graduate
of Central High School.
She is survived by son Kevin Kevon (LeAne) Hudson of McKenzie, 2 grandchildren,
several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, and brother, Jimmy Rowe.
George E. Stanford
Atwood: Services for George E. Stanford, 61, were at 2 p.m. Thursday,
January 13, at Bodkin Funeral Home in Milan. Burial was in Pisgah Cemetery.
Mr. Stanford, a retired police dispatcher, died Tuesday, January 11, at Oak
Manor Healthy Care in McKenzie. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in
Atwood.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Stanford; a son, Mark Griffin of Atwood; a
sister, Linda Elkins of Germantown, and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Lisa McCartney, and sister, Clydean
Fitch.
The family requests memorials be made to the First Baptist Church in Atwood.
Carrie Marie Vickers
Huntingdon: Funeral services were held Friday, January 14, at Dilday Funeral
Home for Carrie Marie Vickers.
Mrs. Vickers, 87, died January 11. Rev. Robert Lawrence officiated the service
with burial in Liberty All Cemetery.
Mrs. Vickers was a homemaker and a member of Liberty All Methodist Church.
She was the daughter of the late Isaac and Mattie Brandon. She was married to
the late Herbie Vickers.
Survivors include three nieces, two nephews, numerous great-nieces, nephews,
cousins, special close friends and neighbors.
Virginia Mae Reed
1930-2005
Huntingdon: Mrs. Virginia Mae Reed, 74, died Friday, January 14, at her
home.
Funeral services were conducted on Sunday, January 16, at 2:00 p.m., in the
Chapel of Dilday Funeral Home. Interment followed in the Walnut Grove Cemetery
in Trenton. Brother Lynn Stapleton officiated the services.
Mrs. Reed was born October 14, 1930, to the late Henry Earl and Eltha Morgan.
She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Reed,
who died December 23, 1997; two sons, Patrick Reed and Robert Reed; four
brothers: Paul Morgan, Hardie Morgan, Ace Morgan, and Gene Morgan; and two
sisters, Hazel Datson and Wynetta Harp.
She is survived by two sons, James W. Reed of Evansville, Indiana, and Michael
Reed of Huntingdon; two brothers, John Morgan of Trenton and Tyray Morgan of
Chicago, Illinois; and two sisters, Joyce and Louise West of Skullbone. She also
leaves three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
John Prater
1921-2005
Mr. John Prater, 83, formerly of Huntingdon, died Thursday, January 13, at the
Summitt Medical Center in Hermitage.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday, January 15, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel
of Dilday Funeral Home. Interment followed in the Shiloh Cemetery in Natchez
Trace Park. Brother Johnny Boyd and Brother Wayne Prater officiated the
services.
Mr. Prater was born September 6, 1921, in Carroll County, to the late Herb and
Bessie Burns Prater. He was a self-employed millwright and a World War II
veteran.
He is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Garlits and Bonnita Bonnell-Rich, both
of Old Hickory; a son, David Prater of Holladay; 7 grandchildren; and 12
great-grandchildren.
Joe Kenneth Glisson
1935-2004
Huntingdon: Graveside committal services for Mr. Joe Kenneth Glisson, 69,
will be Saturday, January 22, at 2:00 p.m. in the Shiloh Cemetery near McKenzie
with Rev. Jim McGuire officiating.
Mr. Glisson, an operations research analyst for the Department of Defense, died
Friday, November 26, 2004, at Lifecare in Bruceton. He donated his body to
science. He was a native of Huntingdon, born May 21, 1935, to the late William
Edward Glisson and Lula Gay Smothers Glisson. Mr. Glisson also served in the
U.S. Air Force during the Korean War period.
He is survived by his wife, Beverly Jageman Glisson; two sons, Steven Glisson of
Jonesboro, Arkansas and David Glisson of Dallas, Texas; one brother, William
Glisson of Covington; and two grandchildren.
Louise Dillahunty
1927-2005
MCKENZIE: Services for Louise Bell Dillahunty, 77, will be at 1 p.m.
Thursday, January 13, at Brummitt Funeral Home. Burial will be in Henry County.
Mrs. Dillahunty, a retired S.S. Garment Company employee, died Monday, January
10, at McKenzie Regional Hospital.
She was born December 18, 1927, in Gibson County, to the late James V. Taylor
and Ollie B. Taylor Allen. She was a member of First Baptist Church in McKenzie.
Survivors include a son, Payton (Becky) Dillahunty of San Antonio, Texas; two
daughters, Diane (Dennis) Barton and Melinda Dillahunty, both of McKenzie; five
grandchildren, Nicholas (Wendy) Barton, Chase Barton, Ashlee Dillahunty, Conner
Dillahunty and Tyler Dillahunty; and one great-grandchild, Andrew Barton.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Reuben M. Dillahunty, and two sisters,
Mildred Harris and Earlene McNeese.
Alan Jeffrey Parker
Cape Coral, Florida: Alan Jeffrey (Jeff) Parker, 51, died December 30 after
a long bout with cancer. A memorial service will be at First Baptist Church, 313
North Poplar Street in Paris at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 22.
Jeff was a member of First Baptist Church at Paris, a graduate of Henry County
High School and Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky. He was district
executive with Boy Scouts of America, West Tennessee Council, then in 1984 moved
to Florida where he was senior district scout executive of the Southwest Florida
Council at Ft. Meyers, Florida. At the time of his death, he was employed by
AFSM International in Ft. Myers, Florida.
Survivors include his parents, Robert W. and Charleene M. Parker of McKenzie,
and a brother, Joe R. Parker of Virginia. In lieu of flowers, please make
donations to Hope Hospice, 9470 Health-Park Circle, Ft. Myers, Florida 33908 or
a charity or your choice.
Frederick Hart
MCKENZIE: Frederick Hart, 58, died Monday, January 17, at his home.
Arrangements were incomplete at press time. Brummitt Funeral Home is in charge
of the arrangements.
Robert B. (Bobby) Gwaltney
1940-2005
DALLAS, TEXAS: Services for Robert B. (Bobby) Gwaltney, 64, formerly of
McKenzie, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, January 20, at First United Methodist
Church in McKenzie. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mr. Gwaltney, a security guard, died Sunday, January 16, at Signature Point
Nursing Center in Dallas.
He was born June 18, 1940 in Milan to the late Clifford Gwaltney and Imogene B.
Gwaltney.
Survivors include his wife, Elaine Gwaltney; two sons, Joseph (Kim) Gwaltney of
Paris and Robert Gwaltney, Jr. (Tammy) of McKenzie; three brothers, Bill
Gwaltney of Huntingdon, Tommy Gwaltney of Dallas, Texas and Jim Gwaltney of
Houston, Texas; two grandchildren, Samantha Gwaltney of McKenzie and Hannah
Gwaltney of Paris.
Visitation will be from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Annie K. Toombs
1916-2005
MCKENZIE: Services for Annie K. Toombs, 88, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday,
January 19, at Brummitt Funeral Home with Bro. Dennis Beal officiating. Burial
will be in Liberty Cemetery.
Mrs. Toombs, a retired factory worker for Wilker Brothers, died Monday, January
17, at McKenzie Health Care Center.
She was born July 28, 1916 to the late Jesse Bush and Lucy McBride Bush. She was
a member of Grace Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Ruth Kemp and Linda Cochran, both of McKenzie;
three sisters, Roverta Bush of Henry, Retha Nelson and Elber Ruth Ellis, both of
McKenzie; ten grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and ten
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Virgil Bush, Buck Bush and Floyd
Bush, and one sister, Martha Barton.
Visitation will begin Tuesday from 4:30 until 9 p.m. |
