Stories from Monday, June 17, 2019

John Thomas Anderson, 48, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, June 13, 2019. Funeral services will be 12 PM Thursday, June 20, 2019, at Scott United Methodist Church. Dr. Robin Kimbrough will officiate, and William Glass, Jr. will be eulogist. Burial will follow in Cooper Green Cemetery. The family will receive visitors 5-8 PM Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel, and again Thursday one hour prior to service at the church.

Mrs. Sharon Rayleen Baldovin, 76, of Shelbyville died June 8, 2019. Funeral Services will be held 3:00 P.M. Saturday, June 22, at Hillcrest Funeral Home, Rev. Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 2:00 P.M.

Kenneth Ray Hawthorne Sr., 68, of Manchester died Friday, June 14, 2019. Arrangements pending from Hillcrest Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Ernest C. “Ernie” Scott, Sr. 58, of Shelbyville, will be held 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2019, in the Chapel of Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Brother Scott Reed officiating and Jeff Gilley speaking. Burial will take place in his hometown at New St. Mary’s Cemetery in Bellmawr, NJ. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until service time Wednesday, at the funeral home.

Celebration of life services for Samuel Ray Messick will be held on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. from the chapel of Gowen-Smith with Brother Jimmy Gray officiating. Per his wishes, he will be cremated. Sammy passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2019 very unexpectedly. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4:00 pm until the time of service.

William Robert “Rob” Taylor, II, 60, of Shelbyville died Monday, June 17, 2019. Private graveside services will be held Wednesday. The family will receive visitors 5-8 PM Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

Bedford County firefighters captured a man allegedly stealing items from vehicles outside a Prince Street body shop early Saturday. The suspect, Anthony Vaden McPheron, 28, of Estill Springs, told Shelbyville police he is homeless and uses meth. "I made a mistake," McPheron allegedly told officer David Dye...

When Shelbyville City Council approves its 2019-2020 budget Tuesday night, discussions will likely surround how the city is in a good financial state to: keep the same tax rate, pay off debt and save for some long-term capital improvement projects. On the council agenda is a public hearing and final council approval of the 2019-2020 operating and capital improvements budget. ...

Bell Buckle held its 25th Annual RC Cola-Moon Pie Festival on Saturday, and apparently no one was seriously injured from the continuous hurling of Moon Pies at spectators during the parade and at the coronation ceremony of the 2019 King and Queen. Country singer T. Graham Brown and his wife Sheila served as king and queen of the festival...