Stories from Monday, June 18, 2007

Funeral services for LaSonya Faye Cason, 33, of Shelbyville, who died Friday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bright Temple Church of God in Christ with the Rev. Willie Rippy officiating. Burial will follow at the Hord family cemetery in Wartrace. Visitation will begin 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Maudie Ruth Smith, 53, of Bell Buckle, died Thursday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. William Thompson officiating. Burial will follow 10 a.m. Wednesday at Willow Mount Cemetery...

Eddie Guthrie judged the 26 classes of competition at Thursday night's Bedford FFA Horse Show. Held at the Ag Center, the show kicked off a weekend of competition that was as hot as the weather. Link Webb and The Blue Diamond claimed the show's Open Stake title for Holland and King. Herbert Derickson was reserve aboard Dr. and Mrs. John Brundige's Solar Generated. Third in the class was Robbie Black aboard Santana's Bad Boy for Bill Sloane...

Bedford County Bicentennial Organizing Committee has had a presence at recent events like the Spring Fun Show and the Wartrace Music Festival; the next stops will be the Duck River Cleanup this weekend and the Independence Day festivities July 4 at H.V. Griffin Park...

Storm clouds loomed on the horizon Friday night, but the 8th annual Liberty Lions Club Walking Horse Show at the Agricultural Extension Center was a dazzling success. Despite the uncertain forecast, about 1,000 fans turned out Friday night to watch 250 entries compete in 32 classes...

ANTIOCH -- The Shelbyville Sox proved to be the more relentless team as they rallied from four runs behind to defeat the Antioch Jammers 5-4 in Roy Hobbs Adult Baseball League play on a steamy Sunday afternoon. Jeremy Johnson worked a walk with the bases loaded and one down in the ninth to draw the Sox (6-5) to within 4-3. Jon Martin took a bean ball to the back to force home the tying score. Josh Simmons then squeezed home his brother Joey Simmons with the game-winner...

The 12th annual RC Cola-Moon Pie 10 Mile Run is world renowned for its beautiful Tennessee setting and for the grueling physical challenge that the hill at the four-mile mark presents to the runners. The race has put the town of Bell Buckle on the map and the businesses and the citizenry reap the economic benefits that come with an event of its growing stature...

Funeral services for Spike Tenpenny, 75, of Ojai, Calif., who died June 2 following a battle with cancer, will be held 3 p.m. Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Jack V. Carney will officiate and burial with full military honors will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery...