Stories from Monday, October 24, 2011

John V. Fanning, 92, of Lynchburg died suddenly Saturday at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lynchburg Church of Christ with Richard Logan officiating. Burial will follow at Lynchburg Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Monday at Jennings Moore-Cortner Funeral Home in Lynchburg.

Joe A. Powell, 80, of Antioch died October 21, 2011. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Woodbine Funeral Home, Hickory Chapel, in Nashville with the Rev. James Cole officating. Burial, with military honors, will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Shelbyville.

These are 9 of the 13 girls adopted in 2005 when our group traveled to China. Our daughter, Sarah Morgan Brock, is second from the right. Standing next to her, on her right, is Savannah her cribmate. Although they had not been together in six years they still shared an amazing, special bond...