| Billy Doss, 73, of the Underwood Community,
passed away Friday, April 8, 2005 at Macon County General Hospital in
Lafayette, Tennessee. The Macon County, Tennessee native was born Thursday,
July 2, 1931, a son of the late John Doss and Zula Bohanon Doss, was a
member of White Oak Church of Christ, and a retired supervisor for F & M
Manufacturing. On December 13, 1952, he was united in marriage to Catherine
Roark Doss. He is survived by his wife of over 52 years, Catherine
Doss, of the Underwood Community; 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Terry and
Melinda Doss, of the Keystone Community; David and Teresa Doss, of the
Brattontown Community; a brother and sister-in-law, J. T. and Lois Doss, of
Lafayette, TN; and 3 grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was also
preceded in death by 2 sisters, Durene Jones and Willie Mae Doss.
Funeral services for Billy Doss were conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April
10, 2005 at Alexander-Goad Funeral Home with Mike Roger officiating. Burial
was in Underwood Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bart Jones, James Mahaney, Ricky
Roark, Scotty Roark, Jerry Driver, Tim Roark, Randy Driver, Chris Phillips,
and Shane Phillips. Alexander-Goad Funeral Home in Lafayette, TN was
in charge of arrangements. Eldie Mai Durham,
age 92, of Mill Street, Westmoreland, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2005.
Funeral services were held Friday, April 8, 2005, 2 p.m. at Anderson &
Woodard Funeral Home. Burial was in New Hope Cemetery. She was the
daughter of the late Razzie and Jennie Perry Trout. She was married to Hardy
Wesley Durham, who also preceded her in death. She was also preceded in
death by sons, Michael and Fred Durham. She is survived by two
daughters, Patsy Collins of Louisville, KY, Velma Keen of McDaniels, KY;
three brothers, Roby Troutt of Camden, TN, Bryson Troutt of Indianapolis,
IN, Douglas Troutt of Detroit, Michigan; one sister, Cammie Frank of
Sarasota, Florida; eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and eight
great-great-grandchildren. Anderson & Woodard Funeral Home in
Westmoreland was in charge of arrangements.
| Dock Haley, 92, of Warren Co., TN, passed
away April 8, 2005 at River Park Hospital. He was born February 27, 1913
in Warren Co., TN, a son of the late Joe Haley and Bertha Davenport. He
was married to Thelma Rulene West Haley, who passed away August 15,
1986. He was a retired supervisor at Kingsboro Mill and a farmer.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Jackie & Shirley Haley,
McMinnville, TN; a sister, Mary Elizabeth Gillespie, Della, FL; two
granddaughters, four great-granddaughters, several nieces & nephews. He
was also preceded in death by brothers, William Thomas & Joe Hubert
Haley; and sisters, Icie Mae Womack & Frances Simpson. Funeral
services were held at High's Chapel on Sunday, April 10, 2005, at 1 p.m.
with burial in Mt. View Cemetery. Mrs.
Patricia Diane Jones, age 56, of Gordonsville, TN, died Wednesday,
April 6, 2005 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN. Mrs. Jones
was born May 10, 1948 in DeKalb County, TN, the daughter of Henry Garth
Coffee and the late Beulah Harding Vanderpool. She was married to Miles
Edward Jones on April 2, 1981 and they have lived in the Gordonsville
area the last six years. She had been with First Insurance Group in
Lebanon, TN as a customer service representative for the last 10 years.
She was a member of Bide Russell Missionary Baptist Church in Riddleton,
TN. She is survived by her husband, Bro. Miles Jones of
Gordonsville; daughter, Jennifer Sherri Blakemore, Gallatin, TN; three
grandchildren; father, Henry Garth Coffee, Liberty, TN; two brothers,
David Coffee of Liberty, TN and Johnny Coffee of Smithville, TN; two
sisters, Sharon (Tom) Moore of Woodbury, TN and Lisa (Bruce) Brown of
Smithville, TN. Funeral services for Mrs. Jones were held at
Carthage Chapel of Bass Funeral Homes on Saturday morning, April 9,
2005, conducted by Bro. Tracy Deering and Bro. Joey Gregory.
Interment was in Anderson & Son Memorial Park, Lafayette, TN. Bass
Funeral Homes, Carthage Chapel, directors.
| James Lloyd McCormick, age 81, of
Dutch Creek Road in Westmoreland, TN, passed away Friday, April 8,
2005. Funeral services were held Monday, April 11, 2005, 11
a.m. at Providence General Baptist Church with Bro. Larry Emery and
Bro. Bobby Sutton officiating. Burial was in Roberts Tabernacle
Cemetery. He was the son of the late William Richard and Mary
Tula Lyles McCormick. He played bluegrass music for over 55 years
with the McCormick Bros. Bluegrass Band, played on the Grand Ole
Opry and toured with numerous Grand Ole Opry stars, recorded music
at Acme Records for two years, with Hickory Records for 8 years and
Metro Media Records for 1 year. He is survived by three
brothers, Haskell McCormick & William Harold McCormick, both of
Bethpage, Gerald Lee McCormick, Hendersonville; a sister, Louise
Troutt of Gallatin. He was preceded in death by a brother, Henry
Kelly McCormick. Anderson & Woodard Funeral Home in
Westmoreland, TN, was in charge of arrangements.
Luke Aaron Morehead was stillborn Tuesday
at the T.J. Samson Community Hospital. He was the infant son
of Rev. Jaime and Christal Sewell Morehead of Glasgow. In addition
to his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Stephen Tyler
Morehead and Jacob Andrew Morehead; paternal grandparents, Harold
and Margaret Morehead of Hodgenville, KY; maternal grandmother,
Teresa Crowe and husband Dewayne of Glasgow; maternal grandfather,
Jerry Sewell, Lafayette, TN; and his maternal great-grandmother,
Pauline Stinson of Glasgow. Private funeral services were
held. A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
| Carthage native Ronald "Ron" Smith
Pierce, Sr., age 62, of Nashville, died Tuesday evening,
April 5, 2005 at the Alive Hospice in Nashville of complications
from a brain tumor. A Celebration of Life was conducted
Friday, April 8 from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral
Home with Bro. Jim Hamilton, Bro. Dickie Johnson and Rev. Ron
Powe officiating. Burial following the 1 p.m. celebration was in
the family plot in Ridgewood Cemetery. Mr. Pierce married
his childhood sweetheart, Dr. Camilla Daffo Deckard of Lafayette
on Jan. 26, 1963. He was born one of two sons in Detroit,
Michigan on March 30, 1943 to the late Herschel Edwin Pierce of
Carthage and Daisy Pauline Smith Pierce Stanley, who preceded
him in death. His step-father,, Charles Stanley, also preceded
him in death. He graduated from the Smith Co. High in 1961. He
was a 1965 graduate of Middle Tennessee State University in
Murfreesboro with a Bachelor of Science degree in General
Business and did post graduate work at M.T.S.U. graduating in
1966. At the time of his death, he served as supervisor of the
Transportation Security Administration, a Federal Government
position, at Nashville International Airport. He also was a
former sales director and training agent for several multi-state
trucking companies. He was also a member of Hamilton Road United
Methodist Church, where he served as Trustee. He had also served
as president of the Nashville Traffic and Transportation Club in
1991, vice-president of Delta Nu Alpha Chapter 135, Director of
Tennessee Trucking Association, on the Board of Directors of Big
Brothers of Nashville, Team Captain of Walk America for the
March of Dimes, 1977 President of Nashville Motor Freight Assoc.
He had served as an officer of M.T.S.U. Alumni Association and
was a life member of the Middle Tennessee "T" Club.
Surviving in addition to his wife of 42 years are two sons, Ron
Pierce, Jr. and wife Lisa and their sons, Luke Smith Pierce and
Jake Bridges Smith of Gordonsville; Sean Pierce and Pam and her
daughter Carla of Orlando, FL; brother, Edwin Pierce and wife
Carolyn of College Park, GA; sister-in-law, Mildred Clark of
Jackson County. Sanderson of Carthage, directors.
Ms. Julia Judith Schmansky, age 79, of
Hartsville, TN, died Saturday, April 2, 2005, at Vanderbilt
University Medical Center in Nashville. She is survived by
two sons, Calvin (Connie) Cothron, Springfield, TN, Bruce
(Patricia Gammons) Cothron, Lafayette; two daughters, Judith
Williams, Oklahoma City, OK, Pamela Hunt, Hartsville; six
grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; brother, John Schmansky,
Windham, CT; sister, Marcelina Schmansky, Windham, CT.
Funeral services were held in the chapel of Anthony Funeral
Home, Tuesday, April 5, 2005, 2 p.m., conducted by Elder Harold
D. Linville. Pallbearers were Henry & Kenny Linville, Chad, Eric
& David Cothron, Terry Smith, Henry Huffines and Larry Gerritsen.
Interment was in Hartsville Memorial Garden.
Hillous Eugene "Hot" Warner, 75, of
Carr Branch Road, Lafayette, Tennessee, passed away Friday,
April 8, 2005 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin,
Tennessee. The Macon County, Tennessee native was born Sunday,
September 1, 1929, a son of the late John Taylor Warner and
Jennie Ann Presley Warner, and was a retired farmer. He was the
husband of Eula Frye Warner, who preceded him in death on
December 14, 1991. He is survived by 3 daughters and a
son-in-law, Maie Warner, Red Boiling Springs, TN; Victoria and
Jonathan Bray, Castalian Springs, TN; and Linda Harris,
Indianapolis, IN; 2 sons and a daughter-in-law, Timmie Warner,
Lafayette, TN; Jimmy and Ramona Warner, Bethpage, TN; his
companion, Mattie Wright, of Lafayette, TN; 2 brothers, Jim
Warner and Lewis Warner; 2 sisters, Emma Blackwell and Annie
Andrews, all of Lafayette, TN; 11 grandchildren and 5
great-grandchildren. In addition to his wife and parents, he was
also preceded in death by 3 sons, Larry, Norman, and Ricky
Warner; a brother, Jessie Warner; a sister, Vick Wix; 3
half-brothers, John, William, and Jeff Warner; 2 half-sisters,
Laura Warner and Mary Warner; and a grandson. Funeral
services for Hillous Eugene "Hot" Warner were conducted at 1:00
p.m., Monday, April 11, 2005 at Alexander-Goad Funeral Home with
Eld. James Ray Lawson officiating. Burial was in Cedar Bluff
Cemetery. Pallbearers were David Cornwell, Jonathan Bray, Jeff
Armour, Sonny Rednour, George Walters, and Wayne Warner.
Alexander-Goad Funeral Home in Lafayette, TN was in charge of
arrangements.
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