February 2010 Obituaries
Jo Terry Archer Craig, 89, passed away late Thursday afternoon, February 4, at Shelbyville’s Glen Oaks Convalescent Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, Zola Wilson Archer and Terry Archer, and her husband, Edward Burr Craig III. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee and attended Sullins College and the University of Chattanooga, where she was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. In 1949, she moved to Shelbyville and during her 61 years as a resident had quite an impact on the town. She was a member of the Tuesday Bridge Club, Town and Country Garden Club, First Presbyterian Church, a volunteer for Argie Cooper Public Library, and a charter member of the Riverbend Country Club. She will be missed greatly and remembered with love.
Jo Terry is survived by her son, Edward Burr Craig IV (Lucy), daughter Jo Anne Craig Anderson (Lorin), five grandchildren – Erin Craig Henrick, Christopher Craig Anderson, Nicolas Craig Anderson, Edward Burr Craig V, and John Bowman Craig – and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 1 PM Monday, February 8, 2010, at First Presbyterian Church in Shelbyville. Reverend Stephen Caine will officiate, with burial to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be in the church parlor beginning at 11 AM Monday.
Memorials may be made to Argie Cooper Library of First Presbyterian Church.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Mamie “Altie” Pinkston Rogers, age 82, of Bell Buckle, died Friday, February 12, 2010, at Christian Care Center of Bedford County in Shelbyville.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Monday, February 15, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Ron DeWitt will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4 – 8 PM Sunday, February 14, 2010 at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born December 12, 1927, in Bedford County, to the late Lester L. and Mamie Caroline Bell Pinkston. She was employed at Uniroyal Industrial and was a member of First Church of Nazarene.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Benton Rogers, Jr.
She is survived by her son, Ronald K. Rogers, and his wife Tracy, of Shelbyville; a sister, Allene Jennings, of Shelbyville; four grandchildren, Kristen Segroves, Kevin Rogers, Sarah Childress, and Ray Hathcock; and nine great grandchildren.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Cornell Cody “Gopher” Williams, age 59, of Dade City, Florida, formerly of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at Pasco County Regional Medical Center in Dade City, Florida.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Saturday, February 20, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Steve Powell will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born June 23, 1950, in Bedford County, to Geneva Shelton Williams, of Shelbyville, and the late Aubrey “Abe” Williams.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by two sons, Allen “Red” Williams, of Shelbyville, and Joseph Williams, of Lacoochee, Florida; a brother, Glen Williams, of Wartrace; two sisters, Marcia Perry and Lina Curry, both of Shelbyville; a grandson, Dwayne Williamson.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mr. Milton Calvin Cawthron, age 63, of Shelbyville, died Friday, February 19, 2010, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.
Funeral services will be 1 PM Monday, February 22, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bob Payne will officiate. Burial, will full military honors, will follow in Rose Bank Cemetery in Flat Creek.
Visitation will be 3-8 PM Sunday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
He was born November 6, 1946, in Bedford County, to the late Eaffie and Juanita Burks Cawthron. He was retired from Calsonic Manufacturing.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Eaffie Alvin Cawthron.
He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Cathy Hasty Cawthron, of Shelbyville; a daughter, Karen Bogle, and her husband Michael, of Shelbyville; a brother, Fred Cawthron, of Winchester; four sisters, Wilma Templeton and Lucy Sartin, both of Shelbyville; Edith Woods, of Lynchburg, and Janice Marie Clardy, of Unionville; two grandchildren, Ashley Bussell and Brian Bogle.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Maybelle A. Smith, age 79, of Massillon, Ohio, died Sunday, February 21, 2010, after an extended illness, at her daughter’s home in Beech Grove, Tennessee.
Arrangements will be held at Arnold-Lynch Funeral Home in Massillon, Ohio, 330-833-4839.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Edith Jewell Jobe, age 89, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, February 21, 2010, at Heritage Medical Center in Shelbyville, TN.
Graveside service will be 2 PM Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at Riverview Cemetery in Fayetteville, TN. Reverend Stephen Caine will officiate.
Visitation will be 11 AM - 1 PM Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born January 25, 1921, in Harms, Tennessee, to the late John Wilson and Malissia Sullenger Bryant. She was owner of former Jobe Market a Shelbyville landmark for many years and a member of First Presbyterian Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James White Jobe in 1982.
She is survived by her niece, Jo Anne Beardslee and her husband, Eric, of Madison, Mississippi; two great nieces, Karen Beardslee of Atlanta, GA and Amy Cox of Madison, MS; and one great great niece, Morgan Cox and one great great nephew Sam Cox.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Mrs. Lula Mae Jones, age 65, of Shelbyville, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at her home after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Saturday, February 27, 2010, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Donnie Jones will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
She was born August 9, 1944, in Columbia, Tennessee, to Monie Rowland Watkins, of Columbia, and the late Tom Ed Watkins. She was retired from Century Molding.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and William Watkins.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Steve Jones, of Shelbyville; two daughters, Paula Freeman, of Shelbyville, and Loletta Brown, and her husband Tommy, of Lascassas; a step son, David Jones; four brothers, Tommy Watkins, Eugene Watkins, and Donnie Watkins, all of Murfreesboro, and Dwight Watkins, of Columbia; four sisters, Gail Pylant and Carolyn Dodson, both of Columbia, and Peggy Hudson, of Lewisburg, and Joyce Pendleton, of Nashville; seven grandchildren, Christopher Dowell, Anthony Freeman, Andrew Freeman, Tony Freeman, Michael Stewart, Jonathan Stewart, and Kisha McGowen; four great grandchildren, Lacie Freeman, Evelyn Parks, Malachi Rankins, and Jamie Blankenship.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.