Obituaries

Joseph Anthony “Joe” DaCosta, 84, of Wartrace died Thursday, August 16, 2019. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Monday at Faith Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Redmond officiating. Burial will follow at the family cemetery, 145 Kellertown Road near Wartrace. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Funeral Home.

Frances Stanford Sanderson Taylor, 103, of Tullahoma, formerly of Shelbyville, died Thursday, August 16, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Tullahoma. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Tullahoma. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

Mary Elon McLendon, 68, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, August 16, 2019 at her home. Arrangements pending from Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

Clyde Wayland Logan, 93, of Lynchburg died Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Lynchburg Nursing Center. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Jennings Moore-Cortner Funeral Home in Lynchburg with Bro. Richard Logan officiating. Interment will be at Booneville Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 12 noon.

Jessica Jo-Lynn Brasher, 32, of Shelbyville died Monday, August 12, 2019. A gathering of friends will be held 3-6 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Funeral Home.

Barbara Howard, 79, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, August 14, 2019, after a lengthy illness. Arrangements pending from Feldhaus Memorial Chapel .

Mary Lou Reed Gusman, 86, of Cambridge, Ohio, formerly of Athens, Ohio, died August 3, 2019 at Cardinal Place in Cambridge, Ohio. A graveside service will be held at the Cave City Cemetery, Cave City, Kentucky at 1 p.m. October 24, 2019. Jagers & Sons Funeral Home of Athens, Ohio is handling arrangements.

Eugene Ray, 82, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, August 17 at Fairlane Church of Christ. The body will lie in state from 9-11:30 a.m. with family visitation 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Burial will follow at Wlllow Mount Cemetery. Nelson & Sons Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

Donald Wayne “Donnie” Corley, 69, of Beechgrove died in the early morning hours Monday, August 12, 2019. Funeral services will be held 5 p.m. Wednesday at Hillcrest Funeral Home, Steven Cottrell officiating. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. A private family graveside service will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

Brittany Marie Petty, 25, of Athens, Alabama died Sunday, August 11, 2019. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, August 16th, at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Rev. Lee Baucom officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Herman Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 4-8 p.m.

Dorothy “Dot” Stephenson Crowell, 91, formerly of Shelbyville and Signal Mountain, died June 23, 2019 in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina after a brief and unexpected illness. A private family burial ceremony will be held at Crowell's Chapel Cemetery in Halls Mill.

Wilene Sanders Bomar, 87. of Shelbyville died Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at her daughter's home. Funeral services will be 6 p.m. Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Rev. Bobby McGee and John Carney officiating. A private burial will be in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m.

Tommy Lee Dunnivant, 55, of Shelbyville died Monday, August 5, 2019 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home, Fayetteville. Burial will follow in New Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday.

Nina King DuBois, 95, died Thursday, August 1, 2019. A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, August 11, at Southside Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Old Orchard Cemetery in Petersburg. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Doak-Howell Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Jerry Wayne "Bubba" Jones, 52, of Shelbyville died suddenly Saturday, July 27, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, August 11 at Fellowship for Christ Church.

Dorothy Louise Gregory Roberts, 86, of Shelbyville died Monday, August 5, 2019 after an extended illness. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Brother Doyle Sherill and Brother Carl Roberts will officiate, with burial to follow in Mt. Hermon Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m..

Rowena “Jean” Mann, 77, of Bell Buckle died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville on Saturday, August 3, 2019. Arrangements pending from Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

Daril Ari Fannin, 81, died Saturday, August 3, 2019 after a valiant battle with vascular dementia and Parkinson’s. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Skaggs Family Cemetery, Sandy Hook, Kentucky. Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home of Fayetteville, Tennessee is handling arrangements.

Johnny Alvin Baker, 84, of Petersburg died Sunday, August 4, 2019, at his daughter’s home. Funeral services, with full military honors, will be 6 p.m. Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Brother Jimmy Gray will officiate. Following the service, Mr. Baker will be cremated. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m.

James E. Tracy Jr., 89, of Shelbyville died Friday, August 2, 2019. Funeral services will be held 10:00 A.M. Monday, August 5th, at Hillcrest Funeral Home, Jeff Smith officiating. Visitation will be Sunday evening from 3:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Graveside Services will be held 3:30 P.M. Monday at Ridgecrest Cemetery in Jackson.

Josie Vivian “Jo” Roland Maurer, 83, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, August 3, 2019 at her home. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, August 10 at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Visitation will begin at noon.

Kenneth Demumbreum, 64, of Farmington died Friday, August 2, 2019 in Nashville. There will be a time of visitation with the family from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill.

Nina Ruth DuBois, 95. of Shelbyville Thursday night, August 1, 2019, at NHC of Tullahoma following an extended illness. Arrangements pending from Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

Billy Ray Brown, 81, of Bell Buckle died Thursday, August 1, 2019 at Alive Hospice in Nashville. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 2 p.m. at Gowen-Smith Chapel. Burial will follow at Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Saturday and beginning at noon Sunday.

Robert B. “Bob” Castile, 83, of Murfreesboro, formerly of Shelbyville, died suddenly Wednesday evening at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Brother Larry Hames officiating. Burial will follow at Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg. Visitation will be held Saturday from 4-7 p.m.

Windona Goins, 85, of Wartrace died Monday, July 29, 2019. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Brother Larry Bush officiating. Burial will follow at Houston Whitworth Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.

Billy Joe Lollis, 85, of Christiana died Friday, July 26, 2019, at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Bell Buckle Baptist Church. Brother Tommy Dye will officiate. Burial, with full military honors, will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Murfreesboro. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday at the church. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

Jerry Giles, 87, of the Moon Bend community died Sunday, July 28, 2019 at his home after an extended illness. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with Rev. Mike Giles officiating. Burial, with military honors, will be in Simpson Cemetery in Rover. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.

Dorothy M. Jones, 73, of Shelbyville, died Friday, July 26, 2019, at her home. An informal gathering of family and friends will be held 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

Bill Faulkenberry Sr., 86, of Shelbyville, formerly of Chapel Hill, died Saturday, July 27, 2019 at his residence. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with Bro. Eddie Reed officiating. Interment will follow in Coleman Cemetery in the Wheel community. Visitation with the family will be 4-8 p.m, Tuesday.

Coy Wayne Moulder, 59, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at his home. A memorial service will be held 3 p.m. Sunday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Pastor Susan Springer officiating. His ashes will be buried at Crowell’s Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 12 noon.

Mitchell J. Greer, 63, died Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Graveside services 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 30 at Nashville National Cemetery.

Precilla Leslie, 71, of Shelbyville died Monday, July 22, 2019. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Brother Anthony Booker will officiate and Elder Jason Scales will serve as eulogist. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon.

Bernice Lee Dalton Smith, 99, of the Laws Hill Community in Marshall County died Monday, July 22, 2019, at her residence. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with Ruth Hughes and Esther Duncan officiating. Interment will follow at Hopper Cemetery in the Laws Hill community. Visitation with the family will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.

Amos Jones, 77, of Christiana died Friday, July 19, 2019. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with Dr. Lenny Farmer officiating. Burial will follow at Rocky Glade Cemetery in Rutherford County. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Wednesday,

Jackie Ruth Carter, 82, of Tullahoma died Saturday, July 20 at Manchester Healthcare, Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. at Manchester Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Hurricane Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

Mildred Evelyn Williams Herrod, 96, of Bedford County died Sunday, July 21, 2019 Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home in Murfreesboro with Jeff Collet officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.

John “Johnny/JJ” Wallace Hosford, Jr., 64, of Shelbyville passed away July 19, 2019. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Thursday at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home in Franklin with Jim Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in Williamson Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.

William Waymond Stamps Jr., 79, a Shelbyville native, died Sunday, July 14, 2019. A memorial gathering of family and friends was held Thursday.

George Roland Mills, 78, of Albany, Georgia died there Monday, July 15, 2019. He has several relatives in the Shelbyville area. At his request he was cremated. A family service will be held at a later date at Hargrove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Gordo, Alabama. Arrangements: J. L. Litman Memorial Funeral Home, Albany.

Jerry Gene Reed, 74, of Shelbyville died Thursday, June 18, 2019 at St. Thomas West. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Sunday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Brother Donnie Porter officiating. Burial will follow at Smith Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will start at noon.