Stories from Monday, March 3, 2008

Funeral services for Ruth Glascoe Damron, 76, of Normandy, who died Sunday at her home, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home in Tullahoma. Ricky Smith will officiate and burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 11 a.m. Wednesday until sertice time...

Constituents had a wide variety of questions and complaints for State Sen. Jim Tracy as he held a series of town hall meetings around the 16th District on Friday. A group of about 30 citizens and several local officials attended a meeting at the Shelbyville/Bedford County Chamber of Commerce where Tracy fielded questions for over an hour before traveling down the road for another meeting in Lynchburg...

Bailey Little of Shelbyville was among 13 new members inducted into the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration Hall of Fame during a Feb. 23 dinner at Calsonic Arena on the Celebration grounds. The hall recognizes both horse industry professionals and others who support the operation of the annual show...

An image of Christian Golczynski, published here nearly a year ago, may be used in a documentary and music video to illustrate psychological impacts of war on Americans. The photograph, by now-retired Times-Gazette editor Kay Rose, portrays the son of slain Staff Sgt. Marc Golczynski, who grew up in Lewisburg. Her photo shows an 8-year-old boy receiving the American flag that had been draped across his father's coffin at Wheel Cemetery...

"We're going to the state, we're going to the state!" That was the chant from the Shelbyville Central student cheering section as the final seconds ticked off the clock in the Eaglettes' impressive 66-37 dismantling of visiting Bradley Central in a TSSAA Class AAA sectional matchup Saturday night...

Mary Ethel Clanton, 73, of Columbia died Sunday at Rosewood Manor after an extended illness. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Burns Cemetery in Bedford County with J.R. Pugh officiating. Visitation with the family will be 5-8 p.m. today at Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

Joan Crutcher Ferguson, 77, of Wartrace died Sunday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center after an extended illness. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with the Rev. Jack Carney officiating. Burial will follow at Hollywood Cemetery in Wartrace. Visitation with the family will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday.

Hubert S. Crick, 92, of Chapel Hill died Saturday following an extended illness. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today at Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill, with Mike Giles officiating. Burial will follow at Simpson Cemetery in Rover.

Brenda Lee Evitts, 47, of Bell Buckle died Sunday at Medical Center of Manchester. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today at Manchester Funeral Home with Larry Sanders officiating. Burial will follow at Gnat Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon.

Billy Lunn McDaniel, 66, of Bedford died Sunday. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at London Funeral Home in Lewisburg with burial at Lone Oak Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 4-8 p.m. today and until the funeral Tuesday.