Stories from Monday, April 15, 2013

Claude Watt Giles, 91, of Shelbyville died Sunday, April 14, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Bobby McGee officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

BOSTON (AP) -- Two bombs exploded near the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people, injuring 23 others and sending authorities rushing to aid wounded spectators, race organizers and police said. One runner, a Rhode Island state trooper, said he saw at least two dozen people with very serious injuries, including missing limbs....

Wendell Scott Polk, 52, of Chapel Hill died suddenly Saturday, April 13, 2013. Funeral services will be held at noon Wednesday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Golden officiating. Burial will follow at College Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m.-noon.

Pictured: Mason Wright and Greg Allison Mason Wright killed his 1st turkey during the juvenile hunt weekend recently. This turkey was found in the Flat Creek area.

Grady Brake, 55, of Eagleville died Saturday, April 13, 2013. There will be no services. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

Virginia Dee Mitchell, 91 of Unionville died Monday, April 15, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Jimmy Gray officiating. Burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday.

Clarence Eugene Curtis, 87, of Murfreesboro died Sunday, April 14, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with J. R. Pugh officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday.

Marie Holton Dailey Bennett Neece, 99, of Shelbyville died Friday, April 12, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, April 19 at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Darrell Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Bennett Cemetery in Eagleville. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Thursday.

Rhonda Searcy Sims, 38, of Manila, Ark., died Thursday, April 12, 2013 while visiting her father, Ron Searcy, in Shelbyville. A memorial service will be held in Manila at a later date. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting with arrangements.

Bobby Lee Souders, 67, of Shelbyville died Saturday. There will be no services held at this time. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

George Carter Arnold, 68, of Nashville died Saturday, April 13, 2013. A Celebration of Life will be held from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, April 21 at the Pavilion at Harpeth Hills in Nashville.