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Obituaries
Wednesday, March 2, 2005
Palmer Lee Barmore
1941-2005
BRUCETON: Services for Palmer Lee Barmore, 64, were conducted Monday,
February 28, at 1:00 p.m. at the Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church with
Rev. Rufus Anderson officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Barmore died Thursday, February 24, at the Regional Burn Center in Memphis.
She was born January 30, 1941, in Carroll County, to the late Eddie Gene Dupree
and Veddie Foulks Dupree. She was a homemaker and a member of the Mt. Pleasant
Missionary Baptist Church where she was a member of the choir and an usher. She
was preceded in death by an infant brother and two sisters, Addie Mae Harris and
an infant sister.
Survivors include her husband, Albert Henry Barmore; two sons, Albert Henry
Barmore, III of Bruceton and Michael Lynn Barmore of Huntingdon; four sisters,
Eddie Mae Pearson, Jennie McCain, and Avarena Porter, all of Bruceton, and
Avalena Newbill of McLemoresville; and four brothers, J.C. Dupree, Manuel
Dupree, J.R. Dupree and Eddie Gene Dupree, Jr., all of Bruceton.
Chase Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Hazel Marie Bush
1924-2005
HUNTINGDON: Services for Hazel Marie Bush, 80, were conducted Monday,
February 28, at 3:00 p.m. in the Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Robert
Simmons and Bro. Jim Holt officiating. Interment followed in the Mt. Comfort
Cemetery.
Mrs. Bush died Saturday, February 26, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in
Huntingdon.
She was born September 23, 1924, in Dollar, to the late Euless Grant Hollowell
and Buelah Horn Hollowell. She was a homemaker and member of the New Spring Hill
Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilburn H.
Bush; a sister, Hettie Parish; and two brothers, Larie Hollowell and Arden
Hollowell.
Survivors include a daughter and son, Dainn Crossett and Harold Grant Bush, both
of Huntingdon; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Harry Gambill
1916-2005
EVA: Services for Harry Gambill, 88, were conducted at 11:00 a.m. Thursday,
February 24, at New Crossroads Missionary Baptist Church with Brother Scott
Carter officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Mr. Gambill died Monday, February 21, at Life Care Center in Bruceton.
He was born March 27, 1916, to the late Harry and Anna Gambill. He was a retired
switch engineer for L&N Railroad. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Ivene
Gambill Dickens and Evelyn Gambill Lambuth.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys Mae Gambill; four sons, Henry E. Turner of
Ormond Beach, Florida, Marshall O. Turner of Edenton, Georgia, Harold L. Turner
of Camden and Larry D. Turner of Eva; a daughter, Martha T. Griffin of
Huntingdon; ten grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. www.dilday.com
Dorothy “Dot” Byars Lopez
1936-2005
HUNTINGDON: Services for Dorothy “Dot” Byars Lopez, 68, were conducted at
2:00 p.m., Monday, February 28, at Holy Family Catholic Church with Father Ed
Fisher officiating. Interment followed in Long Rock Cemetery.
Mrs. Lopez died Saturday, February 26, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.
She was born April 7, 1936, to the late Sam Byars and Lorees Bobbitt Byars.
Survivors include three daughters, Mary Cooper of Huntingdon, Diane Adams of
McKenzie, and Lori Caruthers of Spring Hill; a brother, Carl Byars of
Huntingdon; three sisters, Joye Russell of Springville, Iris Fry of Omaha,
Nebraska, and Sammie Best of Jacksonville, Florida; three grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. www.dilday.com
Mary Louise Thedford Ward
1912-2005
MCKENZIE: Services for Mary Louise Thedford Ward, 92, were at 11:00 a.m.,
Thursday, February 24, at the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church with the Rev.
Tony Janner and Dr. Robert Prosser officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery.
Mrs. Ward, a retired bookkeeper, died Tuesday, February 22, at McKenzie Regional
Hospital.
She was born November 23, 1912, in McEwen, to the late William Alford Thedford
and Rena Gregory Thedford. She was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, Circle #3 at the church, and was a Sunday school teacher for over 50
years. She was a 1935 graduate of Bethel College, full-time volunteer in the
mail room at Bethel College and a member of the Ornithological Society.
Survivors include a daughter, Donna Louise Ward of McKenzie; a stepson, John R.
Ward of Brandon, Mississippi; a brother, Robert Denney Thedford of McKenzie; and
a sister, Ruth Thedford Goodman of Trenton.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Don Geoffrey Ward.
Lavinia Merle Snyder
1918-2005
PARIS: Services for Lavinia Merle Snyder, 86, were held at 11:00 a.m.,
Saturday, February 26, at Ridgeway Funeral Home with Jerry W. Massey and Charles
Orr officiating. Interment followed in the Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Snyder was dead on arrival Wednesday, February 23, at Henry County Medical
Center.
She was born October 21, 1918 in Paris to the late Edward Petway McFadden and
Mary Levinia Roy McFadden. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist
Church in Paris since November 11, 1927.
Survivors include her husband, Duward Snyder; two sons, Dennis Matlock of
McKenzie and Don Matlock of Paris; five grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Carolyn Wallis and Eleanor
Elizabeth McFadden.
Hazel Prince Smith
1909-2005
HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA: Services for Hazel Prince Smith, 96, were conducted on
Sunday, February 27, at Berryhill Funeral Home in Huntsville with burial in the
Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville.
Mrs. Smith died Friday, February 25, in Huntsville, Alabama.
She was born in Benton County to the late Noah and Mattie Faves Prince. She was
preceded in death by her son, Edgar Eugene Smith, Sr. and three brothers, Wayne
Prince, Fred Prince and Leo Prince.
She graduated from Clarksburg High School and attended UT Martin and Memphis
State University. She was a rural schoolteacher in Carroll County for a number
of years. During World War II, she worked at a naval base in Jacksonville,
Florida. She was a member of the Clarksburg Church of Christ.
Survivors include four grandsons and nine great-grandchildren including Guy
Prince and Jean Hester, both of Clarksburg.
Verlie “Odell” Townsend
1914-2005
HUNTINGDON: Services for Verlie “Odell” Townsend, 90, were conducted on
Thursday, February 24, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro.
Larry DePriest and Bro. J.L. Fortner officiating. Interment followed in the
Palmer Shelter Cemetery.
Mrs. Townsend died Tuesday, February 22, at the Huntingdon Health and
Rehabilitation Center.
She was born May 9, 1914 in Gibson County to the late Quitman Mann and Una Mae
Massey Mann. She was a retired seamstress for the Publix Shirt Corporation and a
member of the Tates Pentecostal Church. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Kenneth Townsend; one brother, James Mann; and four sisters, Lena
Wilkes, Claris Lowe, Lorene Bell and Ruby Lane.
Survivors include a daughter, Ann Green of Oakdale; three sons, Larry Townsend
of Huntingdon, Donald Townsend of Lexington, and Terry Townsend of Huntingdon; a
sister, Willodean McGee of Huntingdon; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren
and four great-great-grandchildren.
Harold Rowe
1931-2005
HUNTINGDON: Services for Harold Rowe, 73, were conducted at 7:00 p.m.,
Thursday, February 24, at Dilday Funeral Home with Brother Scott Carter
officiating. Interment took place at 9:00 a.m., Friday, February 25 at Hickory
Flatt Cemetery.
Mr. Rowe died Wednesday, February 23, at Huntingdon Health and Rehabilitation
Center.
Mr. Rowe was born August 29, 1931 to the late Lessie Blankenship Duncan.
He is survived by several cousins. www.dilday.com
Joseph W. Smarsh, Jr.
1939-2005
HUNTINGDON: Services for Joseph W. Smarsh, Jr., 65, were conducted at 2:00
p.m., Monday, February 21, in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Wayne
Burton officiating. Interment followed in the Natchez Trace Baptist Church
Cemetery.
He was born April 17, 1939 to the late Joseph Wishard Smarsh, Sr. and Ruth Dice
Smarsh.
Survivors include two daughters, Amy Haywood of Lexington and Tina Wilson of
Huntingdon; a son, Chad Smarsh of Wildersville; a sister, Patricia Rose of
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania; a brother, John Smarsh of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania;
and five grandchildren. www.dilday.com
John Stanley “J.S.” Hall
1922-2005
BRUCETON: Graveside services for John Stanley “J.S.” Hall, 82, were at 2:00
p.m., Friday, February 25, at Prospect Cemetery in Hollow Rock with the Rev.
Steve Whitworth officiating. Military honors were conducted at the gravesite.
Mr. Hall, a retired insurance agent for Lovett’s Insurance Agency, died on
Tuesday, February 22, in Dublin, Georgia.
He was born in Madison County to the late Frank J. Hall and Lucille Rushing
Hall. He was a member of the Pine Forest United Methodist Church where he taught
a men’s Bible class. He was active in the Senior Foresters. Mr. Hall was a World
War II Navy veteran and a member of the Bruceton Masonic Lodge #731 for more
than 50 years.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Eason Hall; a daughter, Kay Haire of Destin,
Florida; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Frank Hall.
George Haskel Cook
1912-2005
ATWOOD: Services for George Haskel Cook, 92, were at 2:00 p.m., Saturday,
February 26, at Howse Baptist Church with Dr. Tony Latham and Rev. Everett McCoy
officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Bodkin Funeral Home was
in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Cook, a retied building contractor with Cook Builders, died on Wednesday,
February 23, at Milan General Hospital in Milan.
He was born October 31, 1912 in Henderson County to the late James Robert Cook
and Emmie Stanford Cook. He was the last surviving charter member of Howse
Baptist Church, which was established in 1947, serving as a deacon. He was a
member of the Pleasant Green Masonic Lodge #291 in Trezevant for more than 50
years.
Survivors include his wife, Vernie Gateley Cook; two sons, Haskel Cook and Ray
Cook, both of Atwood; a daughter, Janice Lewelling of Kingston; seven
grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Howse Baptist Church, 770 Howse Church Road,
Atwood, Tennessee 38220.
James “Jimmy” Lowe
1955-2004
PERU, INDIANA: Services for James Mitchell Lowe, III, 49, were held Tuesday,
February 21, in Peru, Indiana. He was buried next to his mother.
Mr. Lowe died Wednesday, February 26, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He was born May 25, 1955, in Detroit, Michigan to James Mitchell Lowe and Wanda
Morgan Lowe. He was an environmental inspector for LVI Environmental Services,
Inc., a nationwide abatement and demolition company. He also served as president
of the Philadelphia branch office.
He was inspecting property for demolition on the grounds of the old Philadelphia
State Hospital when he fell to his death.
Survivors include his father, James “Jim” Lowe, II of the Veterans’ Home in
Humboldt; a brother, Steve Lowe of Philadelphia; two sisters, Pat Sasso of Peru,
Indiana and Pam Nara of Arvada, Colorado; two aunts, Opal Prince and family of
New Concord, Kentucky, and Ruth James and family of Louisville, Kentucky; and a
cousin, Barbara Brewer and family of McKenzie.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Wanda Lowe; his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Mitchell Lowe of Huntingdon; and his aunt, Nell Miller-deLesdenier of
McKenzie.
Ronald Noel Gleason
1936-2005
MCKENZIE: Graveside services for Ronald Noel Gleason, 68, were at 1:00 p.m.,
Saturday, February 26, at Walker Cemetery with Dr. Gary S. Collier officiating.
Mr. Gleason, a retired distribution manager for Pepsi Cola in Chicago, died
Thursday, February 24, at his residence.
He was born July 10, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois to the late Roy A. Gleason and
Elsie Martin Phalen Gleason.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Paschall Gleason; three daughters, Lisa
Moncher of Huntingdon, Roni Whitworth of Gleason and Kristi Garrett of Sharon;
nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by a great-grandchild.
Jessie Faye Long Guerra
1938-2005
PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA: Services for Jessie Faye Long Guerra, 66, formerly of
Gleason, were Saturday, February 26, at 2:00 p.m. at Gallimore Funeral Home with
Mike Jeffers and Rev. Bob Copeland officiating. Interment followed in the New
Valley Cemetery.
Mrs. Guerra died Wednesday, February 23, at her mother’s home in Gleason.
She was born on June 17, 1938, in Elbridge to James Howard Long and Lessie
Virginia Sanders Long.
She was a graduate of Gleason High School and Nashville Business College. She
was also a former member of the Gleason First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her mother; a son, Darrell Guerra of Placentia, California; a
granddaughter; a sister, Joyce Marie Long Lofton of Antioch and a brother, Dr.
James Howard Long of Murray, Kentucky.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Guerra, and her father.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Maurice “Mo” Tafuro
1918-2005
MCKENZIE: Services for Maurice “Mo” Tafuro, 86, were at 11:00 a.m., Monday,
February 28, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Harrell Nation
officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mr. Tafuro died on Friday, February 25, at McKenzie Regional Hospital.
He was born July 1, 1918 in Westbury, New York to the late Maria Samesse and
Frederick Tafuro. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in
McKenzie.
Survivors include a son, Frederick “Rick” Tafuro of Ocean Beach, New York; a
brother, Anthony Tafuro of Bradenton, Florida; a brother-in-law, Henry Agricola
of Henry; a sister-in-law, Eddie Van Nostrand of McKenzie; two grandchildren;
and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Myra Tafuro, and a son, Robert Henry
Tafuro.
Roxye M. Crosser-Rauscher
1965-2005
LONGWOOD, FLORIDA: Memorial services for Mrs. Roxye M. Crosser-Rauscher, 39,
will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 5, at Long Heights Baptist Church in
McKenzie.
Mrs. Crosser-Rauscher died on Monday, February 28, at her home in Florida. Her
body was cremated.
She was born September 3, 1965 in Paris. She was an X-ray technician.
Survivors include a son, Dustin Deon Crosser of Nashville; her mother, Dianne
Doster of Longwood, Florida; her brother, Jeremy Burns of McKenzie; and a
sister, Megan Woodruff in Bradenton, Florida.
Memorials may be made to Long Heights Baptist Church in McKenzie.
Maudeline Boswell Markham
1918-2005
BRUCETON: Services for Maudeline Boswell Markham, 86, were at 2:00 p.m.,
Thursday, February 24, at Bruceton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Terry
Bradshaw officiating. Interment followed in Prospect Cemetery in Hollow Rock.
Mrs. Marham, a retired seamstress for Publix, died Tuesday, February 22, at
Camden General Hospital.
She was born April 23, 1918 in Benton County to the late Jerry James Boswell and
Lena Pinkston Boswell. She was a Baptist by faith.
Survivors include a daughter, Carol Moore of Bruceton, two grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Milburn J. Markham, and a brother,
Kenneth Boswell.
Wallace Hutchinson
1920-2005
MCKENZIE: Services for Wallace Hutchinson, 84, were at 10:00 a.m., Saturday,
February 26, at Brummitt Funeral Home with Bro. Dennis Beal and Billy Mcgarity
officiating. Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mr. Hutchinson, a service station manager, died Friday, February 25, at McKenzie
Regional Hospital.
He was born November 18, 1920 in Hickman County to the late Mattie Black
Hutchinson and Cliff Hutchinson.
Survivors include his wife, Pearl Millie Roberts Hutchinson; five daughters,
Linda Jo Trolinger of Buchanan, Carlean Floyd of McKenzie, Sandra Cooper of
Huntingdon, Mattie Fowlkes of Union City and Pearl Ann Buchanan of Humboldt; two
sisters, Pearlie Barton of McKenzie and Jodie Kernodle of Jackson; nine
grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Bobby Ray Bush
1941-2005
HUNTINGDON: Services for Bobby Ray Bush will be conducted on Wednesday,
March 2 at Eastview Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. with Brother Larry Dishman
officiating. Interment will follow in Wheeler Cemetery near McEwen.
Mr. Bush died on Monday, February 28 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Ruby Pearl Wheeler Bush and his wife
Martha Nell Bush. He was a member of Eastview Baptist Church.
Survivors include his father, Lonnie H. Bush of Huntingdon; one brother, Hulon
Bush of Paris; two sisters, Carolyn Loggans of Huntingdon and Jean Rodrigues of
Paris.
Dilday Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. www.dilday.com |
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