Stories from Friday, February 22, 2008

Martha Frances Stevens, 83, of Fayetteville died Friday at Lincoln Care Center. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Gallant Funeral Home in Fayetteville with Randy Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Diana Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday.

Funeral services for Mary Nelle Haynes Helton, 66, of Chapel Hill, who died Thursday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with James E. Griggs and the Rev. Charles Melvin Collins officiating. Burial will follow at Osteen-Helton Cemetery near Chapel Hill. Visitation will begin 4 p.m. Saturday.

Funeral services for Maebelle Lamb King, 90, of Shelbyville, who died this morning at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Old Orchard Cemetery in Petersburg. Visitation with the family will be 4-8 p.m. Saturday.

The Bedford County Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday night to pass the third, and final, drafted proposal of a school dress code. Amendments were made allowing more shirt colors and longer shirts before the final vote. The dress code will go into effect at the beginning of next school year...

Denver Charles Richards, 65, of Shelbyville died Thursday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Greenview Funeral Home in Florence, Ala., with the Rev. Alan Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Rhodesville Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be noon-2 p.m. Saturday.

Lawrence "L.E." Byard, 79, of Clarksville, died Thursday at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church of St. Bethlehem, where he was a member and deacon, with the Rev. Jeff Burris and the Rev. Steve Murphree officiating. Burial will follow at Austin-Smith Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3-9 p.m. Saturday at McReynolds-Nave & Larson Chapel in Clarksville and from 1 p.m. until the time of service Sunday at the church

Mary Artie Raby Burton, 85, of Lynchburg died Wednesday at her home after an extended illness. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Lynchburg Funeral Home with Carl Tucker officiating. Burial will follow at Lynchburg Cemetery.

Robert Bean Reese, 68, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at Bedford County Medical Center. Per his request, his remains were cremated. No services will be held. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel handled arrangements.

The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration announced that its 70th world championship horse show and the 38th Annual Celebration Spring Fun Show will be affiliated with the National Horse Show Commission (NHSC). The Celebration will select its judging panel for both shows from the NHSC's pool of judges. The NHSC will also provide DQPs (Designated Qualified Persons) to inspect all entries at each of the events...

Two Bedford County men were indicted Thursday in separate cases on charges of vehicular assault. John Bryant Hofstetter, 31, of U.S. 231 North, Deason, and Tristan Scott Klipa, 18, whose address is listed in court records as Bell Buckle, were among two dozen defendants indicted by the Bedford County grand jury...

Starting March 1, plastic recycling will be available in Bedford County thanks to the Solid Waste Authority accepting an offer from a local company. The authority agreed to work with the Shelbyville Recycled Fiber Company Division of RockTenn on Cedar King Road, which will begin to accept plastic from the public at the site at the first of the month...

The Region 4-AAA tournament starts tonight at the higher seed in girls action while the boys take the court Saturday. Both Shelbyville Central teams claimed District 8-AAA tournament championships and are primed and ready to make a run to the TSSAA state tournament...

The patience of a community spilled over onto the diamond in more ways than one as Cascade Middle played their inaugural baseball game in school history on a chilly Thursday night, which also allowed them to utilize their newly-installed lights as well...

Webb Middle opened up their soccer season on the losing end of a 2-0 decision at the hands of Riverside Christian Academy in Bell Buckle on a dreary Thursday afternoon. Regan Eldridge put the visitors ahead with a goal in the first half and their slight edge remained until Payton Putnam added another net-thinner in the final minutes for insurance. Jacob Sain manned the nets in the shutout...