Stories from Monday, October 2, 2006

Funeral services for Dr. Carl Rogers, 94, of Shelbyville, who died Sunday at his home following an extended illness, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Ronnie Rogers will officiate and burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 2-8 p.m. today...

No services are planned for Norma Mae Duke, 83, of Shelbyville, who died Saturday at Bedford County Nursing Home. Per her request, her remains were cremated. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Four years and counting. For the fourth year in a row, Harris Middle's Eaglettes have won the Central Tennessee Conference championship. The Eaglettes (15-2-2) downed Coffee County Middle 5-1 on Saturday. Seventh-grader Hayley Roark led the way with a hat trick while the Eaglette defense played steady the entire game...

NASHVILLE -- A traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was on display last week in Nashville where the names of those 58,253 who died during the war were read aloud on Sunday. Sam Baird of Nashville, a volunteer with the replica, searched the organization's computer records with the names of the municipalities and nearby communities of Bedford and Marshall counties. He reported the following names of local servicemen who died in the Vietnam War...

NASHVILLE -- While it's a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall seems to have the same effect on people, prompting somber remembrance and reflection. That was the response from Randy Gentry of Nashville who has family ties to the Wheel community. He was at the Dignity Wall at Woodlawn Cemetery Sunday with Cynthia Burch of Antioch who looked for her brother's name on the replica...

Forty-nine classes were filled with competition during the 28th annual International Grand Championship horse show held in Murfreesboro this past weekend. Hosted by the Walking Horse Owners' Association (WHOA), the show, according to Tommy Hall, show chairman, was a resounding success...

A Bedford County woman indicted on a charge of filing a false report about a child in state custody wants to see internal investigation files of the state Department of Children's Services in connection with her arrest. Deborah Adele Westbrook, 46, of Pass Road, is represented by defense attorney Ted Daniel of Bedford County, who has offices in Murfreesboro. ...

Arguments that Daryl Holton must have another and perhaps more complete hearing on whether he's making rational decisions about his pending execution only appear to present the truth, but are actually misleading and include invalid inferences. That's part of the Tennessee Attorney General's response for Ricky Bell, the warden of Riverbend Maximum Security Institution where Holton's Sept. ...

Shelbyville Central soccer fans were the recipient of a special treat Saturday night. The evening was highlighted by great food, an emotional Senior Night ceremony and a great soccer match by outstanding teams battling for the District 8-AAA regular season championship...

NASHVILLE -- Tennessee rookie quarterback Vince Young got his first-ever NFL start, but the result remained the same as the Titans were dominated by the Dallas Cowboys 45-14 Sunday afternoon at LP Field. Young found out about his first start earlier in the week. Titan coach Jeff Fisher has indicated that the team is Young's to run...

Funeral services for Clarice G. Arnold, 94, of Shelbyville, who died Monday at Bedford County Nursing Home, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Frank Edwards will officiate and burial will follow in Old Orchard Cemetery in Petersburg. Visitation with the family will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.

Funeral services for Cecil Knois, 81, of Haskins Chapel, who died Monday in Shelbyville, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. The Rev. Aubrey Knois and the Rev. Ronnie Grooms will officiate and burial will follow in Hopper Cemetery in Marshall County...