Stories from Wednesday, June 8, 2005

Funeral services for Jerry L. Brown, 58, of Shelbyville, who died Sunday in Talladega, Ala., will be noon Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Kathy Brown and the Rev. Herbert L. Stewart officiating. Burial will follow in Holden Cemetery.

A memorial service for Francis "Peggy" Rice, 81, of Shelbyville, who died May 27, will be held 3 p.m. Saturday at Shofner Lutheran Chapel with the Rev. Mark Ashley officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Graveside services for James Lyon Marshall, 57, of Unionville, who died Wednesday, will be 10:30 a.m. (Eastern) Friday at National Cemetery in Chattanooga. Heritage Funeral Home, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent at www.heritagefh.com...

Mrs. Patricia "Pat" Ann Hill of Lewisburg, 59, died Tuesday after an extended illness. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Lewisburg with burial following at Hopper Cemetery in Laws Hill. Paul Lucas will officiate.

From mistrial to jail time like what Martha Stewart served -- those are just two of the reactions of a dozen area residents asked Tuesday what they think will come from the trial of pop star Michael Jackson. Yet just as frequently, people declined to comment and one woman explained her household does not have a television and she walked away after indicating there was a deliberate attempt to ward off pop culture...

The 19-year-old mother of two who's charged with killing her third child right after birth had her case bound over to the Bedford County grand jury after a preliminary hearing in General Sessions Court on Tuesday. And, after having argued for release of the autopsy report on Mariafelix Morales' dead baby, Jesus, her defense attorney, John Norton, sought to exclude the report because state law says it is to be produced by a deadline that was missed and an explanation on why it's late hasn't been sent to the deceased's next of kin as required.. ...

Funeral services for Delmous Parker Paschal, 74, of Halls Mill, who died Tuesday at the Alvin C. York Veterans Administration Medical Center in Murfreesboro, will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Gowen-Smith Chapel. The Rev. Richard Smith will officiate and burial will follow in Crowell's Chapel Cemetery in Halls Mill...

Brig. Gen. David Stringer, commander of Arnold Engineering Development Center, was guest speaker for Leadership Bedford graduation ceremonies held last month at The Plantation House. Sheila Roark, board president, opened the meeting by welcoming members and guests, including Stringer, who told Leadership members that "Your place in the community matters a lot, especially in the South. If you see a new person take an opportunity to get to know the person. It makes a difference."...

Beginning Saturday and continuing every Saturday through October, a new Farmer's Market will be held in the downtown Wartrace square. Designed to showcase locally produced farm produce, homemade canned and baked goods, and handmade crafts, the market will be held from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday on the square. The event is sponsored by the Wartrace Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Wartrace...

Local high school basketball teams are hot and heavy into summer team camps as they prepare for the 2005-06 season. The Cascade Champions and Community Vikings are working out presently in both Eagleville and Unionville. The Cascade Lady Champions and Shelbyville Eaglettes are working the roundball around here on the courts at the Shelbyville Recreation Center and Central High School...