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Obituaries For Tuesday, May 15
Evelyn Jean (Rumler) Davis, 90 of Hilham, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018 at her sons’s home in Hilham. Evelyn was born Sunday, September 11, 1927 in Huntsville, Indiana, to the late Doris Edith (Ferguson) and Clinton A. Rumler. Evelyn chose cremation and the family followed her wishes and a Celebration of her life may be held at a later date.
Funeral services for Ms. Donna Marie Waters, age 58, of Cookeville, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday May 16 at Dyer Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Stewart Cemetery. Donna passed away Sunday afternoon May 13, 2018 at her home. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 5 – 8 p.m. and again Wednesday from 9 a.m. until service time. Donna passed away Sunday afternoon May 13, 2018 at her home. She was born September 4, 1959 in Cookeville, TN to the late Bobby Sr. and Notie Clouse Waters. Donna worked formerly at UCHRA and retired from Upper Cumberland Electric Corporation. She enjoyed being outdoors, tending flowers, and caring for her animals. Donna loved spending time with her family and friends and especially her grandsons. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Waters Jr. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Brandon and Casey Garrison; daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Ronnie Smith; brother and sister-in-law, Rick and Dawnetta Waters; and grandchildren, Collin and Brody Garrison, all of Cookeville. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Memorial contributions may be made to Cookeville/Putnam County Animal Shelter, 2650 Gainesboro Grade, Cookeville, TN, 38501.
Funeral services for A’Shaii Duprae Miles, 5 month son of Joshua Spicer and Oriyana Miles, will be Wednesday, May 16 at 1 PM from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Algood Heritage Cemetery. A’Shaii died Monday, May 7, 2018 at The Children’s Hospital at Tri Star Centennial in Nashville. He was born December 1, 2017 in Cookeville. He was preceded in death by great grandfather, William Cartwright. Survivors in addition to his parents include grandparents: Mitzi Cartwright of Algood, Jamal Miles of Nashville, Cathy Spicer of Ripley, great-grandmother Linda Cartwright of Algood. The family will receive friends from 11 AM until service time at the funeral home.
Funeral services for Mr. Aubrey Lee Stockton, age 87, of Algood, will be held Wednesday, May 16th at 4:00 p.m. at Algood Family Event Center, 124 1st Avenue, Algood. Interment will follow at Algood City Cemetery. He was born July 19, 1930 in Cookeville to the late Boyce and Mary Lee Bartlett Stockton. He attended Bangham School. Mr. Stockton retired after many years as an employee of Algood Limestone Company, and then took a position as a maintenance supervisor for the city of Algood. Mr. Stockton was a member of Algood Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Bonnie Warren Stockton; daughter, Elizabeth and husband, John Hudson of Cookeville; grandchildren, Matthew Hudson and wife, Julie of Lancing, TN and Laurie Cipriani and husband, Jim of Nashville; great grandchildren, Maeve and Henry Hudson and Jack and Dean Cipriani; one sister, Betty Reed of Algood; a beloved caregiver who became one of the family, Carla Bundrant; a faithful night time sitter, Stephanie Gallagher; care givers, Teresa, Sandy, Rebecca, Kimberly, Kristin and Caroline; and his loving family of Algood Church of Christ. Mr. Stockton’s family will receive friends Wednesday from 2:00 p.m. until time for the services. He died Monday, May 14, 2018 at Signature Health Care in Algood. In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions be made to Willow Meals, c/o the Willow Avenue Church of Christ, 1150 S. Willow Ave Cookeville, TN 38506 or Happy Haven Children’s Home, POB 2311 Wakefield Dr. Cookeville, TN 38501.
Funeral service for Leta Jo Gullett, 88 of Sparta, will be held at 2pm on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at The Pentecostals of Sparta with Bro. Michael Weedman officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Leta passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 13, 2018, at her home. Born Sunday, July 14, 1929 in Davidson, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late William Threet and the late Roxie Daniels Threet. Mrs. Gullett attended the Pentecostals of Sparta for many years. Surviving are daughter, Lydia Gordon (Chuck) of Sparta; sister, Bonnie Billings (Olen) of Walling; grandchildren, Danielle Nicole Riis (Andy) of Walling; David Matthew Woodall of Redkey, Indiana; Shawn Rollin Gordon (Sierra) of Williamstown, Kentucky; and great grandchildren, Jessica Leigh New of Sparta, Tristan Dalton New of Walling, Ethan Andrew Riis of Walling, Mark David Woodall of Redkey, Indiana, Kennedy Monroe Gordon of Williamstown, Kentucky, and many nephews, nieces, friends, neighbors also survive. Preceding her in death are her husband, Rollin Kerrigan; husband Roy Gullett; daughter, Aleta Renee Kerrigan; brother, Billy Ray Threet; and sister, Margarert Nell Rader. Family will receive friends from 12pm until the time of service at the church.
Funeral services for Mr. Clarence Odell Foister, age 82, of Cookeville, will be at 1 p.m. Friday May 18 at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home with Bro Gary Norton officiating. Interment will follow at Sand Springs Cemetery. Mr. Foister passed away Tuesday morning May 15, 2018 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. The family will receive friends Thursday from 5 – 8 p.m. and again Friday from 12 noon until service time.
Viewing for Shirley Teresa Rodgers (née Tamburri), 82, of Cookeville will be held Saturday, May 19, 2018 from 8:45 am to 10:45 am at Earle Funeral Home, 122 W. Church St., Blackwood, NJ with Mass to be held at 11:30 am at Our Lady of Hope Parish/St. Agnes Church, 701 Little Gloucester Rd., Blackwood, NJ with burial to follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. After several months of declining health, Shirley passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, May 13th in her daughter’s home in Cookeville. She is reunited with her mother, Stella, husband, Robert, eldest son, Michael, and her daughters Kathleen and Denise. Shirley was born January 11, 1936 in Camden, NJ and raised there by her mother and grandmother. As a young woman she met and married Robert Rodgers. They moved to Cherry Hill, NJ where they built their own home and raised seven children together. Shirley had an adventurous spirit, and in her later years, she enjoyed traveling the country in her RV, selling jewelry at flea markets, and spending time at her vacation home in Florida. She loved to dance, eat good food, and tend her flowers. She loved chocolate ice cream, her grandbabies (and great-grandbabies) and being at the sea. When a stroke left her partially paralyzed, she moved to Cookeville, TN to live out the rest of her life close to her daughters, though she always retained a fondness for her New Jersey home and loved ones. Shirley leaves behind her remaining four children and their spouses; Robert and Edyta Rodgers, Michelle and Chuck McFalls, Jacquelyn and Sam Brown, Jeffery and Sherri Rodgers; and the spouses of her predeceased children, Jim Vance, Neal Quinn and Debbie Rodgers; along with her many cherished grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and her faithful cat, Alfie.
A celebration of life for Wiley Anthony Tindle, 70 of Sparta, will be held Saturday, May 19, 2018, from 2pm until 4pm at Doyle Methodist Church. The family has chosen cremation. Wiley passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018, at Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital. Born Tuesday, September 30, 1947 in Sparta, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Wiley and Mary Smith Tindle. He is survived by his children, Anthony Tindle of Baxter; Angela Tindle of Baxter; David Kirby of Quebeck; Kimberly Smiley of Cookeville; Clifton Lee Tindle of Quebeck; Sammy Tindle of Sparta; Joel Tindle of Quebeck; Evelyn Tindle of Quebeck; Douglas Tindle of Quebeck; Michael Tindle of Quebeck; Kayla Tindle of Quebeck; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sisters, Mildred Angel of Knoxville; Linda Herren of Knoxville; Alice Vinson of Sparta; Kathy Van Winkle of Crossville; and special friends, Mike and Betty. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, R.T. Tindle.
A Celebration of Life Service for Joan Hendrix Tansil, 73 of Cookeville, will be at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 19 at the First United Methodist Church of Cookeville with Dr. Martin Thielen officiating. The service of Christian Committal will be conducted by the Reverend Jane Taylor on Sunday, May 20 at 1:00 p.m.(E.S.T.) in the Hendrix Family Cemetery, 2426 Elizabethton Highway, Johnson City, TN 37601. Joan passed away Monday, May 14, 2018 at UT Hospital, Knoxville. Joan is survived by her two children, Tice Hendrix Tansil and Parish Ivey Tansil (Knoxville). She is also survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Novice Hendrix Gross and Stephen Gross (Johnson City), a nephew, Taylor Stephen Gross and wife Amy (Washington, DC), and a niece, Mollie Gross Warren and husband Cooper (Chapel Hill, NC). She adored her great nephews and nieces, Taylor S. Gross, Jr., Hendrix Nelson Gross, Lillian Elaine Gross and Clare Elaine Warren. Additionally, she is survived by her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Gerald and Faye Tansil Freeman (Cape Girardeau, MO), nephew, Mike Freeman (Cape Girardeau) and niece Mona Freeman Church (Kingsport). Joan also leaves behind a multitude of close friends and family who provided amazing support through prayers, visits, and overwhelming acts of kindness as she traveled this very difficult final journey. The family will remain forever grateful. Prior to the service, the family will receive friends at the church from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. (C.S.T.). In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to:First United Methodist Church 165 East Broad Street Cookeville, TN 38501, or The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke: DUMC Box 624 Durham, NC 27710.
Funeral services for Mr. Charles Darty, age 79, of Cookeville, will be held Saturday, May 19th at 3:00 p.m. at the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. He passed away Wednesday May 9, 2018 at NHC of Cookeville. Mr. Darty’s family will receive friends Friday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and again Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.
