Mrs. Janie Louise Fisher Smithson, age 73, entered into eternal rest Friday, October 2, 2009, at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Sunday, October 4, 2009, at First Christian Church in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Reverend Bryan Elliott will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born February 28, 1936, in Bedford County, to the late Tommy Lee and Willie Sanders Fisher. She was a veteran of the United States Navy and retired from Bell South. She also held membership in the Town and Country Garden Club and Daughter of the American Revolution. She always saw the best in other people and brought out the best in them. She was never in a room of strangers, but only people she had not met yet. She was born in Shelbyville, Tennessee and after a stint in the Navy serving her country, she returned. She was always willing to volunteer whether it was at a local school, civic or church function. She was an active member of First Christian Church.
She was preceded in death by two sons, Timothy Lee Jorgenson and James Robert Jorgenson. A brother, James Fisher and a sister, Lucille Blessing, also preceded her in death.
She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Albert Lee Smithson, of Shelbyville; two sons, Cliffton Gene Jorgenson, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida and David Michael Jorgenson, and his wife Kat, of Tullahoma, Tennessee; a daughter, Kathy Lynn Reed, and her husband, Johnny, of Shelbyville; eight grandchildren, Rachel Rose Jorgenson Livesay, and her husband, Josh, of McMinnville, Tennessee, Collin Jorgenson, and his wife Lisa, Ashley Reed, Tripp Reed, Stephen Jorgenson, and Rebecca Jorgenson, all of Shelbyville, Dakota Bowen and Amanda Bowen, both of Tullahoma; four great grandchildren and one brother, Robert Fisher.
Memorials may be made to First Christian Church Building Fund.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Robert “Larry” Arnold, age 55, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, October 03, 2009, at his home after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 1 PM Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Emmett Arnold will officiate, with burial to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be 4-7 PM Sunday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born September 26, 1954, in Cook County, Illinois. He was retired from the Marshall County Ambulance Service and worked previously with the Bedford County Ambulance Service. He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Louella Arnold and a brother, James E. “Fuzzy” Arnold.
He is survived by a daughter, Jennifer Arnold, and her companion Roger lynch, of Shelbyville; Jennifer’s mother, Theresa Overcast, of Shelbyville; a brother, Roger Arnold, of Christiana; two grandchildren, Kanani Rose Arnold and Berkley Coleman Lynch.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Jennings Renick Lambeth, age 88, of Shelbyville, formerly of Pennsylvania, died Saturday, October 3, 2009, at The Heart Remembers.
Graveside services will be 3 PM Tuesday at Willow Mount Cemetery. Reverend Dr. Lloyd Doyle will officiate.
There will be no visitation.
He was born October 26, 1920, in Bols D’Arc, Missouri, to the late Virgil and Katherine Renick Lambeth. He was a retired executive in the steel industry, and a member of Shady Side Presbyterian Church in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in World War II.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Josephine Wiley Lambeth, of Shelbyville; a son, Jennings C. Lambeth, and his wife Suzanne, of Shelbyville; two grandchildren, Jennifer Hinds, of Nashville, and Dr. Melissa Kemp, of Atlanta, Georgia; three great grandchildren, Josephine Hinds, Sarah Hinds, and William Lyle Hinds, III.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Jessie Marie Fears Hill, age 61, of Wartrace, died Wednesday, October 7, 2009, at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Saturday, October 10, 2009, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Mark Ashley will offciate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born January 18, 2948, in Wartrace, Tennessee, to the late Robert and Sarah Fulmer Fears. She was a homemaker and a Great Mom.
She was preceded in death by a son, Wesley Campbell, a brother, Roy Fears and two sisters, Betty Fears Judge and Mary Ann Fears Haradon.
She is survived by a son, Kenny Campbell, and his wife Christie, of Shelbyville, and a daughter, Shannon Sullenger, and her husband David, of Shelbyville; a brother, Milton Fears, of Shelbyville, and three sisters, Bobbie McCullough, of Manchester, Monnie Fears Dixon, of Shelbyville, and Nancy Fears Reynolds, of Murfreesboro; five grandchildren, Shana Cleek, Michael Corter, Tyler Tawwater, Hannah Campbell, and Delanie Sullenger.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Bobby Gene Goetz, age 43, died Friday, October 09, 2009, at Maury County Regional Hospital in Columbia, TN.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Sunday, October 11, 2009, at Lighthouse Church, in Shelbyville, TN. Pastor Jay Pope will officiate. Per his request his remains will be cremated following the service.
Visitation will be 3-8 PM Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born May 29, 1966, to Otto Eugene and Patricia Ann Tindell Goetz. He was retired from the Tennessean Truck Stop in Cornersville. He was a member of Lighthouse Church.
He is survived by his ex-wife; Wanda Griffin, of Belfast; daughter, Bobbi Jean Goetz, sons, James “Bubba” Goetz and Jonathan Lee Griffin; sister, Tammy Crumley; brother-in-law, Clarence B. Crumley, all of Belfast, TN; brother, Billy Joe Goetz, sister-in-law, Pamela Goetz, both of Lewisburg, TN; nephews, Michael Crumley, of Antioch, TN; Christopher Bryan Crumley, of Belfast, TN; Zachary Polly-Goetz, of Lewisburg, TN, Andrew Brady, of Petersburg, TN; nieces, Tammy Marie Crumley, of Belfast, TN; Penny Jo Goetz, of Lewisburg, TN.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
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Mrs. Jessica Scales Moss, age 20, of Murfreesboro, formerly of Shelbyville, died Thursday, October 8, 2009, in an automobile accident in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Funeral services will be 12 noon, Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at Bright Temple COGIC in Shelbyville. Visitation will be 10 AM until service time Tuesday at the church. Family visitation will be 11 AM until service time Tuesday.
She is survived by her husband, Skacey Deshaun Moss, of Murfreesboro; two children, Xialin Elise and Kingston Kayshaun, of Murfreesboro; her parents, Wayne And Sheila Scales, of Murfreesboro; two brothers, Jason Scales, and his wife Barbara, of Antioch, and Jonathan Scales, and his wife Brandy, of Gainesville, Florida; grandparents Clyde and Nancy Buchanan, of Shelbyville, and Yvonne Scales, of Shelbyville.
She was preceded in death by a grandfather, George Scales.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Virginia Evelyn Barrett McHaffie, age 87, of Shelbyville died Saturday, October 10, 2009, at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 3 PM Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Jeff Smith will officiate, with burial to follow at Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle.
Visitation will be 3-8 Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel and again two hour prior to service Tuesday.
She was born June 30, 1922 in Beech Grove, TN, to the late William Vivian and Alberta Timmons Barrett. She was a graduate of Bell Buckle High School and a 1944 graduate of Vanderbilt University. She was a retired nurse and a member of Southside Church of Christ.
She is survived by sons, Phil McHaffie, and his wife Patricia, of Shelbyville, TN; Doug McHaffie, and his wife Debbie, of Nashville, TN; daughter, Mary Tim Cook, and her husband Gary, of Shelbyville; a sister, Mary Melson, of Shelbyville, TN; granddaughter, Amanda Cook, all of Shelbyville, TN.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Kenneth Ray (Kenny) Hudson, age 42, of Shelbyville, died Friday, October 9, 2009, at home of an apparent heart attack.
A Celebration of Life service will be 8 PM Tuesday, October 13, 2009.. The family will receive visitors 5-8 PM Tuesday, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Following the visitation, and per his request, his remains will be cremated.
He was born August 5, 1967, in Shelbyville, to Charles Kenneth and Margaret Ann Smith Hudson, of Shelbyville. He was owner/operator of Hudson’s Auto Repair and a welder. Kenny loved his family very much. His favorite place to be was on the river, and he also enjoyed good movies and working crossword puzzles. His highlight of the day was telling a good joke to make you laugh, and he also enjoyed gardening and was known for growing big tomatoes. He enjoyed metal detecting, hunting, and fishing. His favorite saying was, “My God, Magnum”. He was also known to carry a happy box around occasionally and it kept him pretty happy.
He was preceded in death by grandparents, Don and Myrtle Bingham Hudson
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sons, Michael Kenneth Hudson and Zachary Alexander Hudson, both of Shelbyville; a sister, Aletha Hudson Jacobs, of Christiana; grandparents, John “Phillip” and Elizabeth Smith, of Bell Buckle; a niece, Shana Sellars Bryan, of Shelbyville, and nephew, Tanner Jacobs, of Christiana, and great nieces, Kaylee and Kensey Bryan, all of Shelbyville.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Lorraine Joyce Baermann, age 68, of Shelbyville, formerly of Denver, Colorado, died Monday, October 12, 2009, at Heritage Medical center.
Per her request, her remains will be cremated. There will be no services.
She was born February 16, 1941, in Denver, Colorado, to the late James Barker and Anita King. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Ann Moffett and Mae Filmore.
Survivors include a son, Thomas Dewayne Pope, of Shelbyville and a daughter, Lyana Pope; three grandchildren, Thomas Edwin Griffin, Dustin Kyle Pope, and Tyler Zachary Pope; two great grandchildren.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Louis E. Davis, age 47, of Shelbyville, formerly of Jackson, Mississippi, died Saturday, October 17, 2009, in a motor vehicle accident.
A Memorial service will be held a later date at the family home place in Tinnin, Mississippi. Per his request, his remains were cremated.
He was born August 25, 1962, in Jackson, Mississippi, to Frank Emerson and Karen Williamson Davis. He was truck driver for Great Wide Trucking and co-owner of Davis Brothers Motorsports. He was an excellent mechanic and attended the Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his twin brother, Lloyd Davis, and his wife Traci, of Shelbyville; a sister, Janelle Davis Moudy, and her husband, Robby, of Jackson, Mississippi; a nephews, Bret McLain and Hunter Moudy.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Bobby Wilson Gower, age 73, of Lewisburg, died Thursday, October 15, 2009, at NHC Oakwood in Lewisburg.
Per his request, his remains were cremated. There will be no services. His cremains will be buried in Mars Hill Cemetery.
He was born December 8, 1935, in Lewisburg, to the late Robert W. and Ruby Mae Kuna Gower.
He is survived by a daughter, Brenda Gower Hazlett, and her husband Randy, of Lewisburg, and a son, Bobby Gower Woodard, and his wife Starr, of Goodlettsville; a brother, Ronnie Gower, of the Wheel Community of Bedford County; five sisters, Faye Gower Sweeney, of Columbus, Ohio, Nannie Gower Dickson, of Dalton, Georgia, Linda Gower Whitehead, and her husband Jake, of Belfast, Tennessee, Peggy Gower Parris, of Cleveland, Tennessee, and Betty Gower Davis, of Lewisburg, Tennessee.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Gary LeTron Cordelle Thomison, age 23, of Shelbyville, died Friday, October 23, 2009.
Funeral services will be 12 Pm Wednesday, October 28, 2009, at Fairlane Church of Christ. Pastor Eric Cox will be eulogist, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 11 AM until service time Wednesday at the church.
He was born September 17, 1986, in Shelbyville, to Robert Preston Thomison, Sr., of Madison and Sharonita Gill Liles, of Shelbyville. He was a student at Motlow College in Smyrna. He was a member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Wendy Holman Thomison, of Shelbyville; his father, Robert Thomison, Sr., and his wife Deborah, of Madison; his mother, Sharonita Liles, and her husband Kelvin, of Shelbyville; grandmother, Virginia Gill, of Shelbyville; three brothers, Trynton Simmons, of Shelbyville, Kelvin Liles, Jr., of Columbia, and Robert Preston Thomison, Jr., of Madison; three sisters, Chasity Gilbert, of Indianapolis, Indiana, Nina Matthews, of Madison, and Tisha Dunlap, of Hendersonville.
Memorials may be made to a fund set up at Regions Bank.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Wilma Mae Allen, age 88, of Shelbyville, formerly, of North Lewisburg, Ohio, died Sunday, October 25, 2009, at Christian Care Center of Bedford County.
Per her request, her remains will be cremated. There will be no services.
She was born may 19, 1921, on Lawrence County, Ohio, to the late Samual J. and Cora Smith Jenkins. Survivors include a daughter, Winnie Grieshaber, of Shelbyville.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Lou Fannie Carpenter, age 65, of LaVergne, formerly of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro.
Funeral services will be 12 PM Friday, October 30, 2009, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Pastor Herbert L. Stewart will officiate, with burial to follow in Holden Cemetery.
Visitation will be Friday 10AM until time of service.
She was born November 4, 1943, in the Flat Creek Community of Bedford County, to the late Frank and Virginia Yates Brown. She was a retired Nurses Aid from Bedford County Hospital and a member of Hurricane Creek Baptist Church.
She is survived by a son, Stacy Carpenter, of Shelbyville; two daughters, Tammy Bryant, and her husband Bruce, of LaVergne, and Kisa Bowen, and her husband Robert, of Smyrna; three brothers, James Brown, of Shelbyville, Frank “Uncle Bubba” Brown, Jr., of Springfield, Ohio, and Carl Brown, and his wife Jewel, of Nashville; five sisters, Cleo Johnson, of Springfield, Ohio, Hattie Stewart, and her husband Herbert Lee, Gladys Kathy Brown, Carlene Arnold, and her husband Thomas, and Doris Elaine Bowers, all of Shelbyville; five grandchildren.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Robert Ellis Pierce, age 68, of Shelbyville, died Monday, October 26. 2009, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 3 PM Friday, October 30, 2009, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Ron Dewitt will officiate, with burial in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born June 11, 1941, in Shelbyville, Tennessee, to the late Julius ‘Doc” Pierce and Francis Davis Peach. He was an Executive Chef and operated Rebecca’s Restaurant in the Shelbyville Inn for many years. He held membership in the First Church of The Nazarene.
He is survived by his wife, Beverly Ives Pierce, of Shelbyville; two sons, Robert Pierce, Jr., and his wife Christy, of Leominster, Massachusetts, and Eric Pierce, and his wife Lori, of Shelbyville; two daughters, Kim Deducca, and her husband Jack, of Italy, Texas, and Lisa Smith, and her husband James, of Henderson, Tennessee; a brother, J.D. Pierce, of Clebourn, Texas; two sisters, Geraldine Hampton, of Shelbyville, and Connie Johnston, of Williamsburg, Virginia; five grandchildren, Rebecca Jean, Shelby Pierce, Alex Milliken, Taylor Parker, and Tony Parker.
Memorial may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of Middle Tennessee, 2120 Crestmoor Road, Nashville, TN 37215-2613
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Roy F. “Buck” Carroll, age 77, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, October 31, 2009, at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Dr. Kevin Minchey will officiate, with burial to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
Masonic services will be 6 PM Monday.
He was born august 22, 1932, in Bedford County, to the late John F. and Lula McNeese Carroll. He was owner/operator of Carroll Automotive from 1964 until 1981 and was an Automotive Instructor at Shelbyville High School for twenty six years. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and Past Master of the Shelbyville Benevolent Lodge #122, and was a member of the Al Menah Shrine Temple. He was also an active member and Ordained Deacon of First Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Geneva Nichols and a brother, Avery “Bud” Carroll.
He is survived by his wife of 58+ years, Billie Fults Carroll, of Shelbyville; two sons, Mike Carroll, and his wife Nita, of Shelbyville, and Kevin Carroll, and his wife, Janet, of Nashville; three daughters, Cathy Earls, and her husband Ronnie, of Nashville, JeanneEdwards, and her husband Ronnie, of Shelbyville, and Susan Raulerson, and her husband Alan, of Shelbyville; a brother, Ben Carroll, of Huntsville, Alabama, and five sisters, Bettie Self, Sarah Hill, and her husband Guy, Sandra Smith, and her husband, Gene, all of Shelbyville; Jane Tittsworth, and her husband George, of Tullahoma, and Pat Waggoner, and her husband Roy, of Portland, Tennessee; 15 grandchildren, Derek Carroll, Megan Lawell, and her husband Ryan, Rachel Carroll, Tim Earls, and his wife, Alyssa, Daniel Earls, Matthew Earls, Katharine Carroll, Justin Carroll, Sam Carroll, Mark Edwards, Jonathan Edwards, Mary Margaret Edwards, Jeffrey Comstock, and his wife Crystal, Alan Raulerson, Jr., and his wife Julie, and Jordan Raulerson; seven great grandchildren, Michaela Carroll, Chloe Earls, Callie Earls, Elijah Earls, Harper Lawell, Gabriel Raulerson, and Alexis Comstock.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.