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Obituaries For Tuesday, September 11
John Cleveland Pearson, age 70 of Cookeville, passed away Monday, September 10, 2018 at Bethesda Health Care in Cookeville. John Cleveland Pearson was born Sunday, February 22, 1948 in Cookeville to John Willie Pearson and Minnie Ella Davis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
A Gathering of Family and Friends for Mrs. Donna M. Clay Wilson, age 67, of Allons will be held at a later date. Mrs. Donna Wilson passed from this life on Sunday evening, September 9, 2018 in Monroe. She was born March 10, 1951 in Loganville Georgia. Donna worked as a cashier at Tractor Supply. She enjoyed working in her rose and flower garden, she also loved animals.
Prayer services for Mrs. Dolores Langford, age 86 of Cookeville will be held Tuesday September 11 at 7 p.m. in the Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Rev. Bill Stone will officiate. Her family will receive friends Tuesday from 4 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Graveside services and interment will be Saturday September 15 at 1 p.m. (E.S.T) at Bellbrook Cemetery in Bellbrook, Ohio. Mrs. Langford died Friday September 7, 2018 at 1:48 a.m. in Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Ruth Rawley Gentry, age 87 of Cookeville, will be held Wednesday September 12 at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Crest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Gentry died Sunday morning, September 9th at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Her family will receive friends Tuesday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 a.m. until service time at Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Brenda Jean Meredith, 70, of Gainesboro, will be held at 7 P.M. on Thursday, September 13, 2018, at Anderson – Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro. The family has chosen cremation. She passed away on Monday, September 10, 2018, at Life Care Center of Sparta. She was born February 4, 1948, in Detroit, MI, to the late C.J. Mabery and Barbara Jean Gale Mabery. She was married to Don Meredith, who survives. She was a homemaker, and a member of the Center Grove Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by 2 Sisters: Jo Ann Ledbetter and Frances Dee Mabery. Survivors include her Husband: Don Meredith of Gainesboro; 2 Daughters: Cheryl Flatt of Gainesboro, and Dawn Meredith and Jessica Eaton of Sparta; 3 Stepchildren: Chris Meredith of Cookeville, Cory Meredith of Cookeville, and Carrie Sumnik of MI; 11 Grandchildren: Brooklyn Burris, Cheyenne Collier, Austin Winningham, Janelle Michels, Elizabeth Sumnik, Alexandra Sumnik, Nicholas Sumnik, Iggy Sumnik, Donna Meredith, Caelon Eaton, and Calie Eaton; 2 Great Grandchildren: Briella Hix and Silas Hix; 2 Brothers: John (Barbara) Mabery of Gainesboro, and Kenneth (Cindy) Mabery of Cookeville; and 1 Sister: Sandy Haney of Gainesboro. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 4 P.M. until time of services.
Visitation for Cynthia Mary Grosklaus, 61 of Cookeville, will be held at Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home in Cookeville from 4:00 – 6:00, Friday Sept 14th, with a public prayer service to follow. A Private Family Service and Internment will be at a later date. She passed away at her home with Family after a long battle with Cancer. Cindy was born in New Haven, CT to the late Clayton & Virginia Finer. She married Mike Grosklaus in 1985 in New Haven, CT where they lived for 18 years. Cindy worked for Seton Name Plate Company and Bic Company in Customer Service until the birth of her first child. She and Mike moved to Cookeville in 1999 where Cindy was active in many local activities. Cindy had a Brain Tumor removed in 2000 and with the help of many Prayers and great Doctors she fought and survived well past most expectations. She always had a positive attitude and refused to give up. She is survived by her husband Mike and Children James of Cookeville, and Katie of Nashville. She has 2 Sisters Lillian Staron and Virginia Budeit & her Husband Mark Budeit that still reside in the New Haven CT area. In lieu of flowers, the Family asks that you make a donation to the Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter.
Funeral services for Ann Mellema, 73, of Gainesboro, will be held at 2 P.M. on Sunday, September 16, 2018, at Anderson – Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro. The family has chosen cremation. She passed away on Sunday, September 9, 2018, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. She was born June 21, 1945, in Wadesboro, NC, to the late Fred H. Terry and Jessie Mae Terry. She was married to the late Dean Mellema. She was an LPN, and of the Baptist faith. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by 1 Brother: Edmund Robins; and 2 Sisters: Girtie Ann Lawhon and Donna Cassidy. Survivors include 1 Son: Charles D. Brown II of Gainesboro; 2 Daughters: Lori Rush of Gainesboro, and Katherine Naidenoff of Gainesboro; 1 Stepson: Robert (Remonia) Mellema of Cookeville; and 7 Grandchildren: Jacob Brown, Caleb Brown, Chris Brown, Justin Hurt, Joshua Scantland, Rachel Mellema, and Justin Long. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 10 A.M. until time of services.
Memorial services for Patricia Levenne Dillon, age 69, of Cookeville, will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday September 22 at Holladay Church of Christ. Bro. Johnny Fox will officiate. Mrs. Dillon passed away Sunday morning September 9, 2018 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. The family will receive friends Saturday September 22 from 10:30 a.m. until time of service at the church.
