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Obituaries are presented by Presley Funeral Home, West Jackson Street in Cookeville.
Obituaries For Monday, March 11
Mr. Edward Tommy Hensley, age 74 of Sparta, passed away Monday morning March 11, 2019 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Memorial services for Fred W. Smith, 65, of Gainesboro, will be held at 6 P.M. on Monday, March 18, 2019, at Anderson – Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro, TN. The family has chosen cremation. The family will receive friends on Monday, March 18, 2019, from 3 P.M. until time of services. He passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He was born December 17, 1953, in Gainesboro, TN, to the late James E. Smith and Carol Sadler Shealy. He was a suit tailor by trade, and a member of the McClellan Church of Christ in Cookeville, TN.
Funeral services for Paul “David” Dailey, 58, of Gainesboro, will be held at 2 P.M. on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at Anderson – Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro, TN. Burial will follow in the Lynn Cemetery in the Burristown community of Jackson County. The family will receive friends on Monday from 3 P.M. – 8 P.M., and on Tuesday from 10 A.M. until time of services. He passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at his residence. He was born September 28, 1960, in Detroit, MI, to Helen Spivey Dailey and the late Paul Dailey. On July 10, 2002, he was married to Carol Dailey, who survives. He was a factory worker at Aeroquip, and a member of the Burristown Church of Christ.
Funeral services for Cecil Clarence Jernigan, age 98 of Cookeville will be held Wednesday, March 13, 2019 beginning at 12:00 PM from the chapel of Crest Lawn Funeral Home with Bro. Bill Stone officiating. Private family inurnment will be held at a later date. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. He passed from this life Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Signature Health Care of Putnam County. He was born Tuesday, October 19, 1920 in Tunnel Springs, Alabama. He was the son of the late John and Betty (Rikard) Jernigan. Mr. Jernigan was a loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, and friend. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Cookeville. Mr. Jernigan was retired from the United States Air Force and served during WWII and the Korean Conflict. He never met a stranger and was a great neighbor. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Cookeville Rescue Mission, Heart of the Cumberland, and Operation Christmas Child.
Funeral Services for Mr. Robert James “Bob” Bilbrey, age 82 of Livingston, will be conducted 1 p.m., Saturday, March 16, 2019, from the chapel of Speck Funeral Home. Bro. Steryl Parramore will officiate. Burial will be in the Mt. Gilead Cemetery. Mr. Bilbrey passed from this life on Saturday evening, March 9, 2019 from the Overton County Health and Rehab Center. He was born April 28, 1937 in Overton County to the late Stephen Lee & Ella Mae Brown Bilbrey. Bob was a member of the Faith Fellowship Church in Cookeville and a graduate of Livingston Academy. He loved and enjoyed playing the guitar, and playing with his praise team at church. Bob lived in Ohio from 1956 – 1979 and played with several bands all across the State of Ohio. Bob leaves behind his sisters, Chrys Peck of Alexandria, VA, Gail Bilbrey & husband Rick Nelson of Livingston, and Jean Hays of Scottsdale, Arizona; also several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Bob was preceded in death by his brothers, Estel, and Allen Ray Bilbrey; sisters, Ella Mae Bilbrey, and Frances “Bobbie” Rank; brother-in-laws, J.Loren Peck, and Clifford Hays; sister-in-law, Ann Bilbrey. The family will welcome friends on Friday evening from 5 until 8 p.m., then on Saturday from 11 a.m. until time of services. Memorial Donations may be made to the Mt. Gilead Cemetery Fund by contacting Union Bank and Trust at P.O. Box 39, Livingston, TN. 38570, or by contacting Speck Funeral Home.
A Celebration of Life Service for Mr. Gary Levon Seibers, age 67 of Quebeck, will be held from 10am until 2pm on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at Quebeck Community Center. Gary passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019 at NHC in Sparta. He was born November 5, 1951 in Sparta. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe Lee and Mable Bernice Hutson Seibers; sisters, Etta Ruth Seibers Dailey and Linda Frank Seibers Smart. He is survived by: Sons- Gary Levon Seibers Jr. (Bobbie) of Sparta, Steven Seibers of Sparta, Jamie Seibers of Sparta; Several granchildren also survive; Brothers- Harold Seibers of Quebeck, Carl Seibers of Sparta, Jerry Seibers (Betty) of Walling, Dwight Seibers (Helen) of Quebeck, Troy Seibers of Quebeck; Sisters- Joyce Matheney of Sparta, Anna Seibers of Livingston, Rhonda Seibers of Quebeck. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
