Obituaries from October 2005

Olivene N. Qualls (10/01/05)
Mrs. Olivene N. Qualls, 77, of Fayetteville died Friday at Sun Bridge Care and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Rosebank Cemetery in Flat Creek. Visitation will be noon-1:30 p.m. at Hillcrest Funeral Home.

Virginia Irene Krieg (10/03/05)
Mrs. Virginia Irene Krieg, 80, of Unionville died Saturday at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma. Funeral Mass will be Wednesday at Queen of World Catholic Church in St. Mary's, Pa. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling local arrangements...

Haggard Neal Johnson (10/04/05)
Funeral services for Haggard Neal Johnson, 90, of Shelbyville, who died Sept. 28 at Alvin C. York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro, will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Nathan Frey officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at Ray's Corner Cemetery in Unionville...

James Claude Harden (10/07/05)
Funeral services for James Claude Harden, 77, of Shelbyville, who died Thursday at Baptist Hospital, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Bird Street Church of Christ. Anthony Booker will officiate and burial will follow in Mt. Ararat Cemetery. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Harold Glen Phillips Sr. (10/07/05)
Harold Glen Phillips Sr., 86, of Nashville, a Wartrace native, died Thursday at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Phillippi Methodist Church with the Rev. Mark Womack officiating. Burial will follow at Hollywood Cemetery in Wartrace...

Donna Clifford Hardison (10/07/05)
Funeral services for Donna Clifford Hardison, 58, of Shelbyville, who died Thursday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at First Christian Church. Jeff Smith will officiate and burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements...

Helen Limburg Philpot (10/10/05)
Graveside services for Mrs. Helen Limburg Philpot, 91, of Shelbyville, who died Saturday at Bedford County Nursing Home, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Willow Mount Cemetery with the Revs. Bobby McGee and Stephen Caine officiating.

Eddie Harris (10/10/05)
Eddie Harris, 80, of Shelbyville died Monday at Bedford County Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Bobby McGee officiating. Private burial at Willow Mount Cemetery will occur at a later date.

John C. Floyd Jr. (10/11/05)
John Cullom Floyd Jr., 73, of Lascassas, a former Shelbyville resident, died Tuesday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church in Shelbyville with the Rev. Stephen Caine officiating. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Dorene Jeanette Ray (10/12/05)
Funeral services for Dorene Jeanette Ray, 45, of Shelbyville, who died Tuesday, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Emmett Arnold officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

David E. Pope (10/12/05)
David E. Pope, 45, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at Bedford County Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Willis Pope officiating. Burial will follow at Cothran Cemetery.

Viola P. Lanier (10/12/05)
Funeral services for Viola P. Lanier, 95, of Shelbyville, who died Monday at Life Care Center in Tullahoma, will be noon Saturday at Woodfork Chapel AME Church with the Rev. Nathan Frey officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Ararat Cemetery. H. Preston Scales & Sons Funeral Home of Murfreesboro is in charge of arrangements...

Robert Lee Woodson (10/12/05)
Funeral services for Robert Lee Woodson, 40, of Smyrna, who died Tuesday at his home, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home in Murfreesboro. John King will officiate and burial will follow in Mapleview Cemetery.

Steven Michael Cunningham (10/13/05)
Steven Michael Cunningham, 45, of Ft. Myers, Fla., died Thursday at Southwest Regional Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Hillcrest Funeral Home.

Virginia A. Reed (10/16/05)
Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia A. Reed, 95, of Shelbyville, who died Saturday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with the Rev. Kevin Minchey officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery.

John Kilby Tart Jr. (10/16/05)
John Kilby Tart Jr., 81, of Manchester died Friday at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Forest Mill Cemetery with Benny Benjamin offciating. Coffee County Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Olga Mae Horsley (10/17/05)
Funeral services for Mrs. Olga Mae Horsley, 87, of Shelbyville, who died Monday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Jimmy Tedder officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

Woodrow Teal (10/19/05)
Funeral services for Woodrow Teal, who died Friday at Lynchburg Nursing Center, were held Sunday at Noah's Fork Baptist Church. Burial followed at Farrar Hill Cemetery. Manchester Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

J.C. Burks Sr. (10/19/05)
Funeral services for J.C. Burks Sr., 74, of Shelbyville, who died Tuesday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Ray Armstrong and Mike Gregory will officiate and burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...

William Lane Abernathy (10/19/05)
A memorial service for William Lane Abernathy, 84, of Murfreesboro will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 315 E. Main St. in Murfreesboro, with a reception following. Abernathy died Oct. 9 at his home.

Algie Marie Green (10/19/05)
Funeral services for Algie Marie Green, 90, of Coffee County, who died Wednesday at Life Care Center in Tullahoma, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Gowen-Smith Chapel. Burial will follow at Concord Cemetery in Manchester.

Paul E. Urban (10/20/05)
Paul E. Urban of Brookings, Ore., brother of Ruthie Shepherd of Shelbyville, died Tuesday. He was cremated.

Melody Dyer (10/20/05)
Funeral services for Melody Dyer, 45, of Shelbyville, who died Wednesday following a brief illness, will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Fayetteville. (Sledge Funeral Home, Fayetteville)

Algie Marie Green (10/21/05)
Funeral services for Mrs. Algie Marie Green of Manchester will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Gary Irvin officiating. Burial will follow at Concord Cemetery in Manchester.

Irma Banks Lentz (10/21/05)
Funeral services for Irma Banks Lentz, 91, of Shelbyville, who died this morning at Bedford County Nursing Home, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. The Rev. Mark Ashley will officiate and burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.

Beverly Pelonero (10/22/05)
Graveside services for Beverly Pelonero, 69, of Chapel Hill, who died Friday in Columbia after an extended illness, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Swanson Cemetery in Chapel Hill. The Rev. Glenn Forsee will officiate. Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill is in charge of arrangements...

Johnny Claude King (10/24/05)
Retired Shelbyville firefighter Johnny Claude King, 63, died suddenly Sunday morning at Bedford County Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Edgemont Baptist Church, where he was a member, with Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. (Doak-Howell Funeral Home)...

Jeremy C. Pope (10/24/05)
Jeremy C. Pope, 24, of Shelbyville died Saturday at Bedford County Medical Center. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Southside Baptist Church, where he was a member, with Ron Chilton and Joe Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. (Feldhaus Memorial Chapel)...

Jonathon Reed (10/24/05)
A four-year battle with cancer is over for Jonathon Reed, 18, of Shelbyville, who died Sunday at his home. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cothran Cemetery in Rover with the Rev. Jimmy Tedder officiating. Visitation will begin 4 p.m. Tuesday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill...

Vernon Dale Ruffatto (10/25/05)
Vernon Dale Ruffatto, 71, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at Bedford County Medical Center. Memorial services will be 6 p.m. Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Jimmy Gray and Ron Chilton officiating. Per his request, his remains were cremated.

Craig Edward "Sam" Blevins (10/25/05)
A memorial service for Craig Edward "Sam" Blevins, 63, of Shelbyville, who died Oct. 19, will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church.

Betty Frances Childress (10/26/05)
Funeral arrangements for Betty Frances Childress, 80, of Wartrace, are incomplete and will be announced by Gowen-Smith Chapel.

Frances Childress (10/26/05)
Funeral services for Frances Childress, 80, of Wartrace, who died Tuesday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 1 p.m. Friday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with the Rev. Bill Niles officiating. Burial will follow at Hollywood Cemetery.

Helen Oween Hix Smith (10/27/05)
Mrs. Helen Oween Hix Smith, 91, of Shelbyville, died Wed., Oct. 26, at Bedford County Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Gray and the Rev. Larry Roberts officiating. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...

Evalina Eslick (10/28/05)
Miss Evalina Eslick, 78, of Shelbyville died Thursday at Bedford County Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron Chilton officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

Wesley Alan Phipps (10/29/05)
Funeral services for Wesley Alan Phipps, 24, of Bell Buckle, who died suddenly Thursday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, will be 11 a.m. Monday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with the Rev. James Eidson officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery...

Richard McKinley Cowan (10/29/05)
Richard McKinley Cowan, 51, of Wartrace died Friday at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at High's Funeral Home in McMinnville. Burial, with military honors, will follow at New Union Cemetery in DeKalb County.

Ty W. Sullivan (10/31/05)
Funeral services for Ty W. Sullivan, 43, of Shelbyville, who died Sunday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Dr. Lloyd Doyle will officiate and burial will follow in Old Orchard Cemetery in Petersburg.

Opal Fletcher Jackson (10/31/05)
Graveside services for Opal Fletcher Jackson, 85, of Shelbyville, who died Saturday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Lloyd Doyle, Claire Doyle, Jay Fahey and Steve Fahey will officiate. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements...

David Wayne Moulder (10/31/05)
Funeral services for David Wayne Moulder, 60, of Jackson, who died Sunday at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, will be noon Wednesday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. The Rev. Bobby McGee will officiate and burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.

Ellen Ruth Freeman Bartlett Lovvorn (10/31/05)
Graveside services for Ellen Ruth Freeman Bartlett Lovvorn, 92, of Shelbyville, who died Saturday, were held Monday at Willow Mount Cemetery. Greg Gressel officiated. Cumberland Funeral Home in Monteagle was in charge of arrangements.