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Obituaries are presented by Presley Funeral Home, West Jackson Street in Cookeville.
Obituaries For Wednesday, October 30
Celebration of Life for Maria Aurora Trevino, age 97 of Cookeville, will be held Thursday, October 31, 2019, at 11:00 AM from the chapel of Crest Lawn Funeral Home-Cremation Center. She died on Saturday, October 26, 2019, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, Tennessee after a short illness. Maria was born on Saturday, February 11, 1922, in Fort Morgan, Colorado. Visitation with the family will be held Thursday, October 31, 2019, from 10:00 AM until time of service at Crest Lawn Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Harry Reinhart Freitag, age 91, of Cookeville will be held Thursday, October 31st, 2019 at 11:00 am at Presley Funeral Home with Pastors, Pamela Anders Rader and Paul Ramsey, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Rob Draper Memorial Cemetery in Gainesboro. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM and Thursday, October 31, 2019, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM at Presley Funeral Home. Mr. Freitag passed away Saturday, October 26, 2019 at his home in Cookeville, Tennessee surrounded by his loving family, following an extended illness. He was born Wednesday, March 7, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Gustav Freitag and Erna Posenauer Freitag.
Funeral services for Lt. Col. Army (Ret.) John C. Taylor, age 76, of Buffalo Valley, will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday November 1 at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home. Bro. Buddy Johnson will officiate. Interment with military honors will follow at 3 p.m. Friday at the Donaldson Cemetery in Clay County. Lt. Col Taylor died Sunday October 27, 2019 at NHC of Smithville. The Taylor family will receive friends Friday from 9:30 a.m. until service time.
Funeral services for Ms. Sheila Renee Riley, age 50, of Cookeville, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday November 2 at Hunter Funeral Home in Sparta. Rev. Hillier Duke will officiate. Interment will follow in the Story Cemetery in Pickett County. Sheila passed away Tuesday October 29, 2019 at Signature Health Care of Putnam County. Her family will receive friends Saturday 11 a.m. until service time at the Hunter Funeral Home in Sparta.
Funeral services for Mr. Willie Frank Rogers, Sr., age 70 of the Ravenscroft Community of White County, will be conducted 2:00pm Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Ravenscroft Church of God with burial to follow in New Bon Air Cemetery. Frank passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2019 at his residence. Frank was born December 12, 1948 in Byromville, Georgia to the late Jerry Patrick & Annie June Wisham Rogers. He was a heavy equipment operator. He was a Mr. Fix It, he loved working on equipment, vehicles, anything mechanical that needed work. He could diagnose a problem with a vehicle by only listening to it. When he was not working, he was an avid fisherman and faithful member of Ravenscroft Church of God. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by brothers Jerry William Rogers and Ricky Patrick Brannen. Family members left to cherish his memory include his wife of 45 years Cindy Rogers; Children: Linda (Rondell) Ford, Kandy (Ray) Smith, Willie Frank “Bubba” Rogers, Jr., Krystal Reagan, Shannon Sherrell, Brian Day; Grandchildren: Josha Rogers, Miracle Ford, Garrett Smith, Tymia Ford, Meagan Smith, Coby Rogers, Renzell Ford, Caleb Rogers, Emilie Ford, Ryan Adams, Jackson Adams, Izza Day, Jordan Day, Brittany Sherrell, Tiffany Sherrell, Tyler Sherrell, Chris Smith, Michael Smith, Curtis Smith, Natasha Smith, and Carter Smith; Siblings: Shelia Flinchum, Dorothy Craft, Ronnie Foster, Ernie Foster, Albert Foster, Jackie Foster; Special family: Cradis & Marshall Smith, Connie & Ralph Reagan, Allene Boles & Jackie Neal, Larry Johnson, Tamara Adams. The family will begin to receive friends Friday at 1:00pm at the church.
Memorial service for S.T. Nash age 79, of Baxter, will be held on Saturday November 9th from 2:00pm until 4:00pm at the Nash Grove Baptist Church. Bro. Gary west will officiate at the service. Mr. Nash was born on October 22, 1939 in Putnam County to the late Lilburn and Ella Dunn Nash. He passed away on Sunday October 20, 2019 at His residence in Baxter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: Wife: Julie Bilyeu and Infant Son: Joey Nash. His family includes 2 Sons and a Daughter in-law: Greg and Kathy Nash of Baxter and Marty Nash of Baxter; 1 Daughter and Son in-law: Donna and Brian Henry of Lenoir City; 2 Sisters: Lila Johnson of Baxter and Mary Ellen Donaldson of Cookeville; 7 Grandchildren: Rebecca Herron, Jaden Nash, Jacie Nash, Erica Nash, Joshua Russell, Jeremy Russell and Chloe Henry; 2 Great Grandchildren: Ella Russell and Kylie Pearce. In Lieu of Flowers Donations may be made to your Local Animal Shelter.
