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Dianne Thompson
1959-2005
LAVINIA: Dianne Thompson, 46, died Friday, December
30. Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 3, in
the chapel of Replogle-Lawrence Funeral Home in Medina.
Burial followed in Antioch Cemetery in Madison County.
Thomas A. Kennedy
1933-2005
HUNTINGDON: Thomas A. Kennedy, 72, died Friday,
December 30. Funeral services were Monday, January 2, at
Brummitt Funeral Home in Trezevant. Burial followed in
Obion Chapel Cemetery in McLemoresville. Bro. Darrell
Harris officiated the services.
Mr. Kennedy was born May 13, 1933, in Carroll County, to
Hersey Glen Kennedy and Margie Alice West Kennedy, both
deceased. He was a farmer and a member of the
McLemoresville Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Eugene Kennedy.
He is survived by one brother, James C. Kennedy of
McLemoresville; three sisters: Edith Evelyn Jamison of
Houston, Texas, Dorothy Glen White of Helena, Arkansas,
and Helen Blankenship of Cedar Grove.
Carl Freeman Braden, Sr.
1921-2005
BRUCETON: Carl Freeman Braden Sr., 84, died Tuesday,
December 27, at Select Specialty Hospital in Nashville.
Services were Friday, December 30, in the Bruceton
Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in Prospect
Cemetery in Hollow Rock. Rev. Terry Bradshaw officiated
the services.
Mr. Braden was born April 17, 1921, in West Virginia, to
the late Calvin Braden and Mrs. Bessie Hardman Braden,
both deceased. He was a Baptist by faith and a member of
the Moose Lodge in Richwood, West Virginia. He was
formerly of Summersville, West Virginia.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Carol Nadine
Braden; one sister, Leota Braden Starr; and three
brothers, Doyle Braden, Harold Braden, and Robert
Braden.
He is survived by one son, Carl Freeman (Rose) Braden
Jr.; two daughters, Carol Ann Braden of Antioch and
Debra (PJ) Braden Cochran of Union City.
Lela Esteen Maddox
1910-2005
DRESDEN: Lela Esteen Maddox, 95, died Wednesday,
December 28, at Hillview Community Living Center in
Dresden. Funeral services were conducted Friday,
December 30, at Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel. Burial
followed in Matheny Grove Cemetery near Palmersville.
Elder Houston Patrick officiated the services.
Mrs. Maddox was born in Weakley County to the late Ras
and Bertha Grubbs Roberts. She was a member of Matheny
Grove Primitive Baptist Church near Palmersville.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Emerson
Maddox.
She is survived by one daughter, Evelyn Melton of
Dresden; two sons, Dwayne Maddox of Dresden and Doug
Maddox of McKenzie; seven grandchildren, 17
great-grandchildren; and 18 great-great-grandchildren.
Margaret Ruth Taylor
1917-2005
CAMDEN: Margaret Ruth Taylor, 88, died Monday,
December 26, at Camden Healthcare and Rehabilitation
Center. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday,
December 28, in the Bruceton Funeral Home Chapel. Rev.
Walter German officiated the services. Eulogy was given
by Charles T. Cates Sr. Burial followed in Camden City
Cemetery.
Mrs. Taylor was born August 25, 1917, in Rutherford, to
the late Robert Gilford McGee and Freda Davidson McGee.
She was a retired director of laundry and women's
service at Vanderbilt University and a member of
Blakemore Methodist Church in Nashville.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Frances Cox
and Joyce Ragland.
She is survived by her husband, W.L. "Bandy" Taylor of
Camden; one daughter, Elaine T. Cates of Germantown; one
son, Thomas R. Taylor Sr.; eight grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
Ermon "Doc" Bush
1929-2005
HUNTINGDON: Ermon "Doc" Bush, 76, died Saturday,
December 24, at Life Care Center. Funeral services were
conducted Monday, December 26, at Huntingdon Missionary
Baptist Church. Interment followed in the Christian
Chapel Cemetery. Brother Lynn Stapleton officiated the
services.
Mr. Bush was born January 10, 1929, to the late William
Bennett and Georgia Ann Kee Bush. He was retired from
Publix Shirt and was a timber cutter and a member of the
Huntingdon Missionary Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Virgie Bush,
William Bush, and Graydon Bush; and two sisters, Martha
Hall and Ruth Smith.
He is survived by his wife, Francis Lee Bush, one
brother, Willie Bush of McKenzie; two sisters, Faye
Harris of McKenzie and Floy Smothers of Huntingdon; a
step-son, Robert (Gaye) Nolen, three step-grandchildren,
several nieces and nephews, great-nieces, nephews, and a
brother-in-law.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Lenora Alice Carter
1920-2005
MEMPHIS: Lenora Alice Carter, 85, formerly of
Huntingdon, died Saturday, December 24, at Millington
Health Care. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday,
December 27, in the chapel of Dilday Funeral Home.
Interment followed in McLemoresville Cemetery. Brother
Billy Morphis officiated the services.
Ms. Carter was born January 20, 1920. She was a retired
secretary for the Carroll County Clerk and a member of
the McLemoresville Methodist Church.
She is survived by one brother, John David Carter of
Huntingdon, and several nieces and nephews.
Rita Faye Stair
1964-2005
HENRY: Rita Faye Stair, 41, died Friday, December
23, at National Healthcare Center in Milan from an
injury suffered in 2003. Ridgeway Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Ms. Stair was born April 14, 1964, in Chicago, to
Carolyn Faye Hart of Henry and the late Morris Dean
Stair. She was formerly employed with Carhartt in
McKenzie.
She leaves two daughters, Brittany Leigh Stair and
Sabrina Reena Stair, both of Henry; one son, Justin
Warriner of Bartlett; two sisters, Linda Lindsey of
Henry and Barbara Warriner of Bartlett; and one brother,
Robert Allen Stair of Henry.
John B. Miller
1926-2005
TEXAS: John B. Miller, 80, died Wednesday, December
21, at the Community Hospice of Texas. A mass of
Christian burial was held in Mexico City. A memorial and
celebration of his life will take place in the United
States at the next Miller family reunion.
Mr. Miller was born November 23, 1926, in Bowling Green,
Kentucky, to the late John and Mary Miller. His family
moved to McKenzie where his mother was the only woman
student at the Cumberland Presbyterian Seminary in the
early 1930s. He graduated from high school in Maysville,
Kentucky, but considered McKenzie his hometown. He was a
World War II veteran, fighting in the Battle of the
Bulge and a member of the occupation forces in Berlin.
After obtaining a business degree at the University of
California in Los Angeles, he lived in Texas, Washington
state, Alaska, and Mexico, where he worked for the
Mexican newspaper, Noticias, and the English newspaper,
The News.
He was preceded in death by his first wife of 35 years,
Yolanda Sosa Miller.
He is survived by one son, John B. Miller Jr. of Mexico
City, Mexico; one daughter, Jacqueline Miller Greason of
Arlington, Texas; three sisters, U.T. Miller Summers of
Rochester, New York, Mary Beth Miller Lampert of
Sarasota, Florida, and Caroline Miller Blakely of
Syracuse, New York; and seven grandchildren. |
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