Stories from Saturday, January 3, 2009

Jimmy Lawson Melton, 27, of Shelbyville, died Friday at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Russ Countess officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

David Ward, 41, of Tullahoma, died Friday at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Tullahoma Funeral Home with Larry Roberts and Jack Hice officiating. Burial will follow at County Line Cemetery in Moore County. Visitation will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday.