Stories from Monday, December 12, 2011

Junior Lee Simmons, age 79, of Shelbyville died Sunday at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. His remains were cremated. A celebration of life service will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Brent Lokey officiating. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m.

Emmett Russell McGee, Sr. of Shelbyville died Friday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bird Street Church of Christ. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. at the church. Nelson & Sons Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

THIS IS MY 19 MONTH OLD GRANDDAUGHTER (MARLI ANMARIELINES BAUMAN) WATCHING ELMO ON THE COMPUTER. THE LOVE OF NANA'S LIFE!

Retha Brown Vogel, 87, of Shelbyville died Sunday at Emeritus Assisted Living of Tullahoma. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron DeWitt officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday.

Dean Victor Nadeau, 87, of Murfreesboro, father of Diane Forbes of Shelbyville, died Saturday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Woodfin Funeral Chapel in Murfreesboro with Teb Beaty officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Monday and beginning at noon Tuesday.

Mr. F.R. "Roosevelt" Leverette, 77, of Unionville died Sunday following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with the Rev. Larry Chatman officiating. Burial will follow at Cothran Cemetery in Rover. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.

Mai Dee Hendricks, 81, formerly of Bell Buckle, died Nov, 28, 2011 in Columbia, Mo. A meditation and rosary will be said at 9 a.m. Saturday followed by a memorial service at 9:30 a.m. at St. William Catholic Church in Shelbyville. The family will receive visitors from 3-7 p.m. Friday at the Carriage Lane Inn in Murfreesboro.

We found these turkeys hanging out at a customers house here in Bedford county.

Lorraine tried her best to get that kite to fly, but there just wasn't enough wind.

Jr. loves to have fun on his swing!

Evan experiencing his first snow.

Issac and Logan Nickelson.....enjoy a pony ride Sunday afternoon