Stories from Monday, December 19, 2011

Barbara Jo Pyrdum, age 74, of Lewisburg died Friday at her home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Tullahoma Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 3-6 p.m. Monday.

James Wesley "Tooter" Stem, 49, of Shelbyville died Saturday. Funeral services will be 11 AM Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Jay Pope officiating. Burial will follow at Shofner Lutheran Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.

Jerry Church Sr., 72, of Shelbyville died late Sunday night at his residence after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Ron Skeeters and Ray Wiser officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery.

Fannie Louise Williams, 78, of McMinnville, a native of Unionville and aunt of Patsy Taylor of Shelbyville, died Monday at River Park Hospital after an extended illness. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Mt. View Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10:30 a.m. Wednesday at High Funeral Home in McMinnville.

Wanda Gayle Kelley Shirley, 61, of Holts Corner died Saturday. Memorial services for Mrs. Shirley, along with her grandson, Michael Aaron Polk, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Lawrence Funeral Home with the Rev. Frank Edwards and Dean Delk officiating. Burial will follow at Swanson Cemetery in Chapel Hill. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday.

Michael Aaron Polk, age 9, of Holts Corner died Saturday. Memorial services for Michael, along with his grandmother, Wanda Shirley, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with the Rev. Frank Edwards and Dean Delk officiating. Burial will follow at Swanson Cemetery in Chapel Hill. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday.

Brenda Magdaline Carpenter, 71, of Halls Mill died suddenly Saturday at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Larry Kelly officiating, Burial will follow at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery in Wheel. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Donald Harvey, 48, of Shelbyville died Saturday at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.