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Obituaries from Macon County Times

June 1,  2005

 

Garnett Rose Bonomo, 83, of Lafayette, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2005 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, Tennessee. She was born Tuesday, June 14, 1921, in Toledo, Ohio, a daughter of the late Harry Van Zandt and Louise Cook Van Zandt. She was a member of Beech Grove Methodist Church, a retired nurses aide, and wife of the late Anthony Bonomo.  She is survived by 2 sons and a daughter-in-law, Ronald Arthur and Donna Jean Suydam, of Clayton, Michigan; and Richard Charles Wohlgamuth, Westmoreland, TN; 2 daughters and a son-in-law, Susan and Steve Naylor and Tonya Lynn Wohlgamuth, all of Lafayette, TN; sisters, Alberta Gibbs, Harkers Island, North Carolina; and Carol Rae Watson, Hudson, Florida; 10 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband and parents, she was also preceded in death by 2 brothers, Arthur VanZandt and William Ira VanZandt.  Funeral services for Garnett Rose Bonomo were conducted at 1:00 PM Saturday, May 28, 2005 at Alexander-Goad Funeral Home with Rev. Caroline Farmer and Rev. Mark Templeton officiating. Burial was in Drury Cemetery. Pallbearers were Tyson Bray, Jeff Lashley, William Naylor, Bobby Naylor, George Naylor, and Mark Ford. Alexander-Goad Funeral Home in Lafayette, TN was in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Verne Osbin Browning, Sr., age 87, of Forkum Lane, Lafayette, TN, were conducted Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. from the chapel of Phillip Anderson & Son Funeral Home in Lafayette with Rev. Michael Welch officiating. Honorary pallbearers were Kenneth Browning, Girvous Browning, Michael Jones, Barry Witcher, Verne Browning II, Audie Browning and Ronnie Browning. Friends served as active pallbearers. Interment followed in Anderson & Son Memorial Park.  Verne Browning, Sr. passed away Saturday afternoon, May 28, 2005 at The Palace in Red Boiling Springs.  A native of Clay County, TN, he was the son of the late Hove and Dora Birdwell Browning. On July 6, 1954, he was married to Colleen Dingess, who survives. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Barbara Witcher and Mae Clevenger; and brothers, Andrew, Buford, Hubert and Audie Browning. He was a retired bus driver from the Cleveland Transit System in Cleveland, OH.  Survivors besides his wife include daughters, Dianna (Michael) Jones of Lafayette and Juanita Kipp; sons, Ronnie (Rebecca) Browning of Kingston Springs, TN, Audie (Faye) Browning of Lafayette, Verne Browning, II of Antioch, TN and Jack (Jan) Browning of Wilmington, CO; sisters, Myrtle Rhoton of Clarksville, IN, Madge Bean of Red Boiling Springs; brothers, Girvous Browning of Red Boiling Springs, Kenneth Browning of Indianapolis, IN; five grandchildren.  Arrangements by Phillip Anderson & Son Funeral Home, Lafayette, TN.

Bettie Gwindlene Driver, 68, of the Haysville Community, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2005 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, Tennessee. The Macon County, Tennessee, native was born Thursday, March 11, 1937, a daughter of the late Ernest Eugene Oliver and Dovie Gregory Oliver. She was a retired factory worker and member of Old Beech Bottom Missionary Baptist Church.  She is survived by 3 daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy and Bill Gordon; Judy and Eld. Roger Holland, Kimberly and Connie Gammon, all of Lafayette, TN; 7 grandchildren, Ronald and Kristy Gordon, Brandi and Gary McEwen, B J Gordon, Sharon and Tommy Daughtery, Jeremy and TeLina Holland, Amy Mitchell, and Justin Gammon; and 8 great-grandchildren, Addison Gordon, Brayli Gordon, William Gordon II, Avery McEwen, Austin Daughtery, Haley Daughtery, Logan Daughtery, and Jessie Holland. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a sister, Shirley Oliver Douglas, and 2 brothers, Earnest Oliver and Billy Oliver.  Funeral services for Bettie Gwindlene Driver were conducted at 2:00 PM Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at Alexander-Goad Funeral Home with Bro. Randall Oldham officiating. Burial was in Nelson McDonald Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Jeff Johnson, Shane Holland, Jeff Tucker, Michael Tucker, James Bradley, and Lonnie Douglas. Honorary pallbearers were Ron Gordon, B J Gordon, Jeremy Holland, and Justin Gammon.  Alexander-Goad Funeral Home in Lafayette, TN was in charge of arrangements.

Fred Hale, 92, of Plainfield, Indiana, and a native of Macon County, Tennessee, passed away Friday, May 27, 2005. He was an assembler for General Motors Allison for 25 years, retiring in 1978. He was a charter member of the Southside Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Vera Overton Hale.  He is survived by his second wife, Lucille Hale, of Indiana-polis, IN; a son, John W. Hale, Fishers, IN; daughters, Jo Helen Bottoms, Clayton, IN; Vera Joyce Griffin, Ft. Collins, Colorado; Patricia Ann Hale, Loogootee, IN; step-children, Charlotte McReynolds, Jacksonville, FL; Charles McReynolds, Franklin, KY; brother, Norman Hale, of the Rocky Mound Community; sisters, Mrs. Huey Brooks, and Irene Crowder, both of Lafayette, TN; and Ineiah Edwards, Hurst, Texas, 9 grandchildren, 1 step-grandchild, 11 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great-grandchildren.  Funeral services for Fred Hale were conducted at 11 AM Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at Flanner-Buchanan Funeral Center-Decatur with burial in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Greenwood, IN.  Obituary notice a courtesy of Alexander-Goad Funeral Home in Lafayette, TN.

Deana Hauskins, 57, of Gallatin, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2005 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, Tennessee. The Macon County, Tennessee native was born Thursday, August 28, 1947 a daughter of the late Dick Hauskins and Idell Sanders Hauskins. She was a member of Brattontown Missionary Baptist Church and a retired quality control worker for Bosch.  She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Chris and Samantha Read, Greenbrier, TN; 2 brothers and sisters-in-law, Jerry and Bertha Hauskins; Keith and Angie Hauskins; a brother-in-law, Jimmy Claywell, all of Lafayette, TN; 3 grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a sister, Sandra Claywell.  Funeral services for Deana Hauskins were conducted at 2:00 PM Sunday, May 29, 2005 at Alexander-Goad Funeral Home Chapel with Eld. Guthrie Thompson officiating. Burial was in Drury Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dickie Claywell, Mark Hauskins, Kevin Hauskins, Ron Allen Powell, Brad Tuttle, and Daniel Claywell.  Alexander-Goad Funeral Home in Lafayette, TN was in charge of arrangements.

Henry Guy Hinton, age 59, of 744 Noah Lane, Scottsville, KY, passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2005 at The Medical Center in Bowling Green. The Allen Co., KY native was a farmer, a border collie trainer, a member of Harmony Missionary Baptist Church and U.S. Border Collie's Handler's Association. He was a son of the late Ludie Burton Hinton and Mary Lucille Henson Hinton of Scottsville, KY, who survives.  He is also survived by his wife, Jill Wix Hinton, Scottsville; two step-daughters, Angela Haskins, Rocky Mound, TN and Tonya Riddle, Lafayette, TN; two sisters, Dianna McPeak and Martha Bray, both of Scottsville, KY; one sister-in-law, Beverly Hinton, Scottsville; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one brother, James Hinton.  Funeral services for Henry Guy Hinton were held Sunday, May 29, 2005, 2 p.m. at Harmony Missionary Baptist Church with Bro. Dean Dyer, Bro. Rodney Carter and Bro. Robert McCabe officiating. Burial was in Eulia Cemetery.  Goad Funeral Home in Scottsville, directors.

Funeral services for Bradley "Brad" Evan Jackson, age 22, of Grandview Drive, Red Boiling Springs, TN were conducted Sunday afternoon, May 29, 2005, 4:30 p.m. from the chapel of Phillip Anderson & Son Funeral Home in Lafayette with Bro. Tim White and Eddie Moss officiating. His family and friends served as pallbearers. Interment followed in Anderson & Son Memorial Park.  Brad Jackson passed away suddenly Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2005 at Cumberland River Hospital in Celina from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.  He was born on March 8, 1983 in Sumner County, TN, the son of Teresa Goad Colwell of Lafayette and Richard Jackson of Red Boiling Springs. On Feb. 19, 2005, he was married to the former Jessica Rice, who survives. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Jack Jackson. He was employed as a logger for Jack Rice Logging Company in Red Boiling Springs, TN.  Survivors besides his wife and parents include a daughter, Brianna "Keeley" Jackson, Red Boiling Springs; step-father, James Colwell; sister, Tanisha Colwell; brother, Deven Colwell, all of Lafayette; maternal grandparents, Baxter and Jean Goad; paternal grandmother, Mary Jackson, all of Red Boiling Springs; mother-in-law, Bobbie Jo Knight, Lebanon; father-in-law, Jack Rice, Red Boiling Springs, TN.  Arrangements by Phillip Anderson & Son Funeral Home, Lafayette, TN.

Funeral services for Beatrice Thomas King, age 77, of the Kirbytown Community, were conducted Friday, May 27, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. from the chapel of Phillip Anderson & Son Funeral Home in Lafayette with Elder Michael Brawner officiating. Honorary pallbearers were Travis Thomas, Larry Spivey, Mickey Harp, Skip Massey, Bobby Young and Kenneth Moss. Active pallbearers were Carson Forshee, Billy Andrews, William King, J.C. West, Bobby Cassity and Paul Barton. Interment followed in Anderson & Son Memorial Park.  Beatrice King passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at Macon County General Hospital in Lafayette.  A native of Smith County, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Lillian Givens Thomas. She married Boyd Clemons King on Feb. 9, 1946 who preceded her in death on October 7, 1998. She was a homemaker and a member of Union Camp Missionary Baptist Church. Her greatest love in life was sharing the fun and excitement of her culinary skills with family and neighbors. The world was a better place because of "Bea."  She is survived by her son, Charles King of the Kirbytown Community; sisters, Bessie Mai Tuck, Russell Hill Community, Callie Pearl Parkhurst, Lafayette; brother, Flodie (Opal) Thomas, Red Boiling Springs; nieces Barbara (Larry) Spivey, Russell Hill Community, Carolyn (Skip) Massey, Lafayette, Shirley Thomas, Red Boiling Springs and nephew, Travis (Michelle) Thomas, Red Boiling Springs.  Arrangements by Phillip Anderson & Son Funeral Home, Lafayette, TN.

Della Delcie West Parker, 89, of Lafayette, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2005 at Westmoreland Care and Rehab in Westmoreland, Tennessee. The Macon County, Tennessee native was born Tuesday, October 19, 1915, a daughter of the late Silas West and Vester Snider West. She was a member of Brattontown Missionary Baptist Church and a retired nurses aide at Smith-Chitwood Hospital, now Macon County General Hospital. She was united in marriage on August 2, 1941 to Bratton Parker, who preceded her in death on November 3, 1956.  She is survived by 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Wayne and Hazel Parker, Adolphus, KY; Ronald L. and Anna Parker, Gallatin, TN; a brother, Dortch West, Lafayette, TN; 7 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband and parents, she was also preceded in death by a brother, Odell West, and a sister, Vergie West.  Funeral services for Della Delcie West Parker were conducted at 11:00 AM Monday, May 30, 2005 at Alexander-Goad Funeral Home with Eld. Stanley Cook and Rev. Tim McCaleb officiating. Burial was in Haysville Cemetery. Pallbearers were Terry Parker, Ronald Parker, Donald Parker, Kris Ford, Kristopher Ford, and Andrew Parker.  Alexander-Goad Funeral Home in Lafayette, TN was in charge of arrangements.

Nancy Jean Morgan Stinson, age 48, of Fountain Run passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2005 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.  She was born in Macon County, TN on Aug. 10, 1956, a daughter of the late Laird Morgan and Lauvell Thrasher Morgan who survives. She was married to Junior Neal Stinson on April 13, 1991. She was a retired factory worker with Flex Technology and a member of White Oak Church of Christ.  Survivors include two sisters, Melinda Sewell and Marie Tuck, both of Lafayette, TN.  Services were held at Hughes Funeral Home on Monday, May 30, 2005, at 2:00 p.m. Interment was in Akersville Cemetery. Pallbearers were Thomas Stinson, Joey Ausbrooks, Jason King, Jamie Lawhorn, Clyde Jones, Kendell Tuck, Mike and Kim Shrum.

 

James Fred Whitaker, 65, of Portland, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday May 24, 2005 at his residence.  The Macon County, Tennessee native was a retired carpenter and Baptist and a son of the late Pat Angelo Whitaker and Margie Lois Head Whitaker.  He is survived by his longtime companion, Faye Wix, of Portland, TN; a son Scott Whitaker, Franklin, KY; a step-son, James Wix, Jr., Portland, TN; a brother, Ben Whitaker, Decatur, Illinois; a sister, Alice Vaughn, Portland, TN; 2 grandchildren and a step-granddaughter.  Funeral services for James Fred Whitaker were conducted at 1:00 PM Friday, May 27, 2005 at Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home with a graveside service at 3:30 PM Friday at Moss Cemetery.  Alexander-Goad Funeral Home in Lafayette, TN was in charge of local arrangements.

 

Rev. Marvin Paul Wilhite, 75, of McMinnville, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at his residence. The McDowell, Missouri native was a retired minister and carpenter. Rev. Wilhite pastored several churches in Tennessee and Arkansas before retiring to McMinnville. He was a member of Locust Street Church of God. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Stella Elizabeth Baird Wilhite, a daughter, Stella Mae Wilhite, a son Walter Frank Wilhite, sisters, Mary Faulkner, Emma Evernight, and Ethel Hoskins, and a brother, Edward Wilhite.  He is survived by his wife Minnie Wilhite, McMinnville, TN; a daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Rev. Walter Isbill, Jefferson City, TN; grandchildren, Angela Isbill and Walter Paul Isbill, both of Jefferson City, TN; sister, Meda Call, Cassville, Missouri; brother, Farris Wilhite, Clinton Township, Michigan; brother and sister-in-law, Walter Leon and Barbara Wilhite, Sorento, Illinois.  Funeral services for Rev. Marvin Paul Wilhite were conducted at 7:00 PM Friday, May 27, 2005 at McMinnville Funeral Home with Rev. Roland Sharp and Rev. Jerry Feathers officiating. Graveside services were conducted at 11:00 AM Saturday, May 28, 2005 at Macon County Memorial Gardens in Lafayette, Tennessee.  Alexander-Goad Funeral Home in Lafayette, TN was in charge of local arrangements.

 

Mr. Gary William Wix, age 54, of Hartsville, TN died Wednesday afternoon, May 25, 2005 at Middle Fork Stock Farm in Hartsville.  He is survived by his wife, Patricia Wix, Hartsville; son, Michael (Elisha) Wix, Hartsville; daughter, Mrs. Casey (Nealy) Stovall, Hartsville; four grandchildren; parents, Doug and Mrs. Evelyn Wix; three brothers, Roger (Wanda) Wix, Rocky Wix, Kirk (Sonya) Wix; sister, Mrs. Paulette Blankenship, all of Lafayette.  Funeral services were held in the chapel of Anthony Funeral Home on Sunday, May 29, 2005, 2 p.m., conducted by Bro. Jerry Wix. Pallbearers were Robert Fuqua, Sid & Wayne Dyer, Randy Harrison, Nealy Stovall and Troy Wix. Interment was in Green Grove Cemetery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beatrice King passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at Macon County General Hospital in Lafayette.  A native of Smith County, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Lillian Givens Thomas. She married Boyd Clemons King on Feb. 9, 1946 who preceded her in death on October 7, 1998. She was a homemaker and a member of Union Camp Missionary Baptist Church. Her greatest love in life was sharing the fun and excitement of her culinary skills with family and neighbors. The world was a better place because of "Bea."  She is survived by her son, Charles King of the Kirbytown Community; sisters, Bessie Mai Tuck, Russell Hill Community, Callie Pearl Parkhurst, Lafayette; brother, Flodie (Opal) Thomas, Red Boiling Springs; nieces Barbara (Larry) Spivey, Russell Hill Community, Carolyn (Skip) Massey, Lafayette, Shirley Thomas, Red Boiling Springs and nephew, Travis (Michelle) Thomas, Red Boiling Springs.  Arrangements by Phillip Anderson & Son Funeral Home, Lafayette, TN.