Obituaries

Jun 8, 2011

Mr. Corwin Vickery Venn, age 94 of Murfreesboro, died peacefully at his daughter’s home on June 8, 2011. Mr. Venn was a native of Conception Junction, MO and son of the late Henry and Nelly Dallas Venn, but spent his childhood in Des Moines, Iowa. He worked on the Southern Pacific Railroad for 40 years and was a longtime member...

Jun 6, 2011

Verba D. Hutton, age 70 of Clarksville, died Monday, June 6, 2011 at her residence. At her request, no services are to be planned.

Jun 2, 2011

Peggy Jean Wilcher died June 2, 2011 at her home in Tullahoma. Peggy was born March 6, 1947 in Houston, TX, the third of seven children of William and Mary Arnold. She grew up in Greenwood, LA and met her future husband, George Wilcher, at Louisiana Tech. They married in 1968. Peggy completed her college education at the University of...

May 28, 2011

Mrs. Beruta Y. Vanhook, age 72 of Columbia, died May 28, 2011 at her residence. Beruta was a native of Olaa, HI and daughter of the late William “Bill” and Helen Pzysk Yoeman. She is survived by her husband: Clinton J. Vanhook Sr. of Columbia; two sons: Clinton J. Vanhook Jr. of Conroe, TX and William L. Vanhook of Columbia;...

May 25, 2011

Ms. Clara Etta Taylor, age 73 of Pikeville, TN died peacefully at her residence on May 25, 2011. A native of Mabelton, GA, she was the daughter of the late Henry Celeste and Bessie Lee Harrington Taylor and retired from Scientific Atlanta. Ms. Taylor is survived by two brothers: Dennis Taylor of Mansfield, GA, and Ray Taylor of Walnut Grove,...

May 24, 2011

May 23, 2011

William Phillip “Bill” Burden, age 55 of Franklin, died Monday, May 23 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Bill was a native of Landstuhl, Germany and son of William Phillip Burden Sr and Suzanne Prevot Burden. He served his country in the United States Army, retiring as a Special Agent in Criminal Investigation. He is survived by his...

May 22, 2011

Eli Lewis Choate, age 79 of Ozark, Missouri, formerly of El Dorado Springs, Missouri, passed away at St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, MO on Sunday, May 22, 2011. He was born on December 17, 1931 in Wrigley, TN to Vernie and Lula Skelton Choate. Eli was retired with 39 years of service in the United States Navy. His...

May 15, 2011

Mr. Clyde Jesse Hester, age 83 of Summertown, died Sunday morning, May 15 at Hidden Acres Nursing Center in Mt. Pleasant, TN. Mr. Hester was a native of Frankfort, KY and worked with his wife, Sheila, in the mobile home industry making repairs and adding needed skirts and siding to homes. He served his country for a period of time...

May 15, 2011

Daniel James Tomblinson, age 25 of Mt. Pleasant, TN, died Sunday morning, May 15 at his residence. Daniel was a native of Osage Beach, MO and when he was able, was a truck driver. He is survived by his mother: Rayetta Rayhart Smith of Mt. Pleasant; step-father: Curtis Smith of Farmington, MO; sisters: Lacey Wallace of Farmington, MO, Samantha Sides...

May 14, 2011

Mrs. Bonnie M. Allen, age 86 of Simpsonville, SC, passed suddenly from this life on May 14 while visiting family in Smyrna, TN. Mrs. Allen was a native of Snyder, TX and daughter of the late William Henry and Opal Mae White Waldrip. he was a seamstress and taught others the skills of sewing and fashion. Even in retirement, her...

May 11, 2011

Thomas R. Dahn, age 56 of Iron City, TN, died Wednesday evening at his residence, with his family at his side. Thomas was a native of Columbus, IN, son of the late Thomas and Meda Chapman Dahn, and of the Catholic faith. He was active in real estate, owning properties in several Florida communities. He is survived by his son:...

May 7, 2011

Mrs. Patricia Ann “Pat” Meyer, age 70 of Nashville, left this life Saturday, May 7 in Baptist Hospital. Pat was a native Nashvillian and daughter of the late Al and Carlene Woodward Inman. She was Director of Human Resources department at Word Industries. Pat’s love for the Lord was a blessing and encouragement to all who knew her. Although her...

May 3, 2011

William P. Bidelman, an astronomer who played a vital role in the spectral classification of stars, died on Tuesday in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He was 92. Dr. Bidelman, known to family and friends as Billy, was emeritus professor of astronomy at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. His many academic contributions included the identification of the Barium class of “giant”...

May 3, 2011

Mrs. Janice Loraine Collins, age 68 of Columbia, died Tuesday, May 3 at her residence. Janice was a native of Sodus, NY and daughter of the late William and Lenora Russell Huff. She had worked for IEC Electronics in Newark, NY and Dynalec Corporation of Sodus, NY. Janice was an avid reader and loved to scrapbook with her girlfriends, and...

Apr 29, 2011

Ethel “Buffy” Box, age 63, died Friday, April 29, 2011 at her residence in Spring Hill, TN. Buffy was born on April 22, 1948 to John and Dorothy Chalfant Box. She was raised in Moscow, KS but lived a majority of her life between Denver, CO and the San Francisco Bay Area before locating to Tennessee in August of 2010....

Apr 29, 2011

Mr. Otto Birk, age 73 of Crossville, TN, died Frday, April 29 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Mr.Birk was the son of the late Petar and Rozina Kneisler Birk, a self-employed Painter, and a devoted Chicago Bears and Whitesox fan. He was a Horse Trainer for many years, and a Mentor and Baseball Coach of many. By...

Apr 27, 2011

Mrs. Leilani Ann Hale, age 72 of Prescott, WI and Spring Hill, TN died Wednesday, April 27 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Mrs. Hale was the daughter of the late Francis and Dorothy Johnson O’Neill, a homemaker, and widow of James Hale, who preceded her in death in 2000. She is survived by four children: Michael “Mike”...

Apr 24, 2011

For anyone who has ever asked the question “What will I ever do without my mom?” and had to answer that, we now join you on this journey. Her life was one of love, and the pain that follows when love is lost. Her birth occurred two years before The Great Depression in Coshocton, Ohio. This distinctly small town America...

Apr 24, 2011

Mr. Joseph J. Lailheugue, age 81 of Columbia, TN, died April 24 at NHC-Columbia TN. Mr. Lailheugue was a native of New Orleans, LA and son of the late Robert W. and Josephine Biane Lailheugue, and affiliated with the Southern Baptist Church. He was retired as a member of the mausoleum sales team with Lake Lawn Mausoleum & Cemetery in...