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October 7, 2008


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TROY ELBERT OATSVALL
1944 - 2008
HUNTINGDON: Troy Elbert Oatsvall, 64, died Thursday, October 2, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Funeral services were Sunday, October 5, at 2 p.m. at Chase Funeral Home with Bro. Fred Ward and Bro. James Brooks officiating. Burial followed in Palmer Shelter Cemetery.
Mr. Oatsvall was born July 13, 1944 in Carroll County. He owned and operated Troy's Barber Shop; he received his real estate license in 2001 and joined Century 21 Abbott Realty in 2005. Troy was a member of the Tennessee Valley Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. He had been a consistent multi-million dollar producer with Century 21 and was in the top ten in 2007 with TVAR. He was also a former Carroll County Commissioner, a current member of the Carroll County Civil Service Commission, a Ruritan Club member, and a member of First Baptist Church in Huntingdon. He was preceded in death by his father, William Elbert Oatsvall.
Survivors include: his wife, Linda (Dotson) Oatsvall of Huntingdon; his mother, Cluster Mae (Ashby) Oatsvall of Huntingdon; one daughter, Dayna (Van) Smith of Huntingdon; one stepdaughter, Lisa (Charles) Beard of Nashville; one son, Stephen Troy (Lisa) Oatsvall of McKenzie; two stepsons, Mike (Mia) Spence of Korea and Tommy (Becky) Spence of Ashville, North Carolina; one sister, Patsy Marie (Clevie) Gooch of Jackson; and ten grandchildren.

TIMOTHY EDWARD HOLLAND
1980 - 2008
HUNTINGDON: Timothy Edward Holland 28, died Monday, September 29, in Fayette County from an automobile accident. Funeral services were Friday, October 3, at 2 p.m. at Chase Funeral Home with Bro. Wayne Burton and Bro. Bobby Jordan officiating. Burial followed in Hampton Cemetery.
Mr. Holland was born May 3, 1980 in McKenzie. He was a member of the Solid Rock Ministries Church and a truck driver for Big Rig Express. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Bill and Mae Evelyn Campbell; paternal grandparents, Carl and Letha Holland; and paternal great-grandparent, Paralee Stewart.
Survivors include: his wife, Gwen Holland; parents, Ed and Jean Holland; fiancée, Valerie Collins; paternal great-grandparents, Bill and Floye Holland; two daughters, Grace Holland and Morgan Qualls; three sons, Dylan Collins, Ethan Galvan, and Grant Qualls; one brother, Josh Holland; all of Huntingdon.

GEORGE FRANCIS OGNIBENE
1937-2008
MCKENZIE: George Francis Ognibene, 70, died Sunday, October 5, at McKenzie Regional Hospital. Funeral services were Tuesday, October 7, at 11 a.m. at McKenzie Funeral Home with Bro. Greg Barker officiating. Burial followed at 3 p.m. in Oak Grove Cemetery near Lexington with Bro. Dennis Trull officiating.
Mr. Ognibene was born December 7, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Francis Patrick Ognibene and Stella Rakowski Ognibene. He was a traffic manager for the WF Hall Printing Company in Dresden, a U.S. Army veteran, and member of McKenzie First Baptist Church.
Survivors include: his wife, Beulah Mae Keen Ognibene of McKenzie; one daughter, Patricia Ann (Steve) Cothran of Milan; one son, George (Jennifer) Ognibene of McKenzie; and five grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the McKenzie First Baptist Church Youth Ministry Fund or the Relay for Life for Carroll North.

JEWELL L. HASTINGS
1918-2008
SOUTH FULTON: Jewell L. Hastings, 90, died Monday, October 6, at Weakley County Rehab and Nursing Center in Dresden. Funeral services are Wednesday, October 8, at 11 a.m. at Hornbeak Funeral Home in Fulton, Kentucky with Bro. Miles Mayo officiating. Burial will follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens in Union City.
Mrs. Hastings was born April 24, 1918 in Obion County to the late Jordan Alvin and Mina (Bondurant) Ferguson. She was a homemaker and member of the Smith Church of Christ in South Fulton.
Survivors include: two sons, Jerry and Samma Hastings of Bruceton and Larry and Trudy Hastings of South Fulton; one sister, Juanita Johnson of South Fulton; two brothers, Clifford Ferguson of South Fulton and Ray Ferguson of Union City; five grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942 or Relay for Life, 302 Carr Street, Fulton, KY 42041.