Stories from Saturday, August 15, 2009

Bernice Burks, 81, of Petersburg died Friday at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Jimmy Gray officiating. Burial will follow at Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle. Visitation with the family will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday.

Ophelia Stokes Lovely, 54, of Cornersville died Friday at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Cornersville First Baptist Church, where she was a member. Burial will follow at Beechwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held until 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Cornersville Funeral Home.

Sandra Carol Melnick, 64, of Nashville, formerly of Bedford County, died Friday at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Tommy Dye officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation with the family will begin at 11 a.m.

James Garvis Williams, 62, of The Dalles, Ore., died Tuesday after a brief illness. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2 p.m. PDT today at Sovereign Grace Baptist Church in The Dalles with Norman Wells officiating and Jason Williams speaking. Private cremation will be held at Win-Quatt Crematory in The Dalles with Spencer Libby and Powell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. He was the father of Charles Jason Williams and brother of Charles Williams, both of Shelbyville.