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Obituaries For Friday, May 14
Hollis Buckner, Age 87 Of Monterey, Passed Away On Friday, May 14 At His Home. Arrangements Are Incomplete.
George Paskell Denson, 60 of Gainesboro, died Friday morning, May 14 at his home. His wishes of cremation and no service are being honored.
Kathleen Wilson, Age 82, Of Monterey, Passed Away On Thursday, May 13, 2021, At The Cumberland Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Kenneth Ray Davidson, 74 of Cookeville, passed away on Wednesday, May 12 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. The family has chosen cremation, with no services at this time.
Funeral services for Mr. Jeffrey Allen Mohr age 78 of Hilham, will be held Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 10 AM at the Hall Funeral Home of Livingston with burial to follow in the Overton County Memorial Gardens with Military Honors. Mohr passed away at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center on Monday, May 10, 2021. Mr. Jeffrey Allen Mohr was born in Rossburg, Ohio on Thursday, June 18, 1942 to the late Dewey Mohr Jr. and Iola J. “Thornhill” Mohr. Mr. Jeffrey Mohr was a U. S. Army Veteran. Survivors include Wife Pamella Mohr; Daughter Sheri Taylor; Son Robert Curfman. The family will receive friends on Friday, May 14, 2021 from 6 PM until 8 PM. Officiating will be Bro. Nolan Cantrell and Tim Lafever.
A Memorial Service for Lonnie “Ruth” Sledge Van Beber, age 87 of Cookeville, will be held at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper–Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at 1:00 pm with Reverend Bill Stone officiating. She passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, after a brief illness. She was born on August 1, 1933, in Springville, MS to the late Reverend W.C. and Mrs. Lottie McCharen Sledge. Ruth attended Blue Mountain College where she studied voice and music. At an early age, Ruth developed a love for music and a passion for singing. She had a beautiful soprano voice that inspired many who were blessed to hear her sing in her Father’s churches. Ruth was also an accomplished pianist and served as a pianist for multiple churches over the years. The family will receive friends from 12:00 pm to service time at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in her honor to the Van Beber Endowed Scholarship at California Baptist College.
Funeral Services for Malcolm Eugene Page, 82 of Sparta, will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Oak Lawn Funeral Home with Tim Lewis officiating. Burial will follow in Smith Chapel Cemetery. He passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. He was a resident of Cumberland County. Malcolm was born January 30, 1939 to Jay Page and Lillie Watley Page. Malcolm is survived by his wife of 58 years, Sandra Page; one daughter, Sharon Mills; and two sons, Donald (Seleta) Page and Eric (Michelle) Page all of Sparta. The family will welcome friends on Saturday from 11:00 AM until time of the service at the funeral home.
Funeral Services For Larry Keith Looper, Age 80 Of The Dry Hollow Community Of Overton County, Will Be Conducted On Saturday, May 15, At 1:00 PM From The Chapel Of Goff Funeral Home. Bro. Nolan Cantrell And Bro. Randy Stephens Will Officiate With Interment To Follow In The Davis Cemetery. Mr. Looper Passed Away Suddenly On Wednesday, May 12, At The Livingston Regional Hospital. Mr. Looper Was A Graduate Of Tennessee Technological University. He Was A Retired School Teacher With 32 Years’ Service. He Started His Teaching Career In A One Room School House At Vines Ridge And Then Went To Wilson, Rickman, And Livingston. He Was A Girls Basketball Coach For Many Years Taking Numerous Teams To The TSSAA State Tournament. He Was A Board Member For The Overton County School Board, Baptist In Faith, And Loved To Farm And Fish. He Is Survived By His Wife Of Almost 62 Years, Roberta Smith Looper Of The Dry Hollow Community; and Son, Tim Looper And Carole Newman Of The Dry Hollow Community. The Family Will Receive Friends At Goff Funeral Home On Friday, May 14 From 5:00 PM Until 8:00 PM.
Funeral services for Glenn Stage, Jr. age 79, of Bloomington Springs, TN, will be held on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at 1 P.M. at Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Sam Flatt Cemetery on Shepardsville Hwy. in Jackson County, TN. He passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at his residence. He was born May 10, 1942, in Cortland, NY, to the late Glenn Stage, Sr. and Bernice Dutcher Stage. On January 6, 1980, he was married to the late Barbara Ann Stage. He worked in construction and was an electrician. He was also an avid golfer. Survivors include 3 Sons: Chris (Susan) Stage of Cookeville, TN, Michael Currie of NY, and Rick (Emily) Currie of NY; 2 Daughters: Tracy (Nick) Fannin of Bloomington Springs, TN, and Jennifer (Dave) Currie of NY. Bro. Fabron Nicholson will officiate at the services. Due to COVID-19, the family asks that visitors please wear face masks. The family will receive friends on Friday from 4 P.M. – 8 P.M., and Saturday from 11 A.M. until time of services.
Funeral Services with full military honors for Ralph “Gator” Mounce Gann, 81 of Cookeville, will be held Saturday, May 15 at 2:00 pm from the chapel of Crest Lawn Funeral Home with Pastor Shane Warren officiating. Interment will follow in the Crest Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Gator passed from this life on Monday, May 10 at Bethesda Health Care Center. Ralph was a loving son, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. He proudly served in the United States Air Force and was in the Vietnam conflict. Ralph retired after 30 years as the plant manager of DACCO Incorporated. Ralph enjoyed watching The Bend Church online. He and his wife Judy loved to ride motorcycles and often they rode with multiple people. Ralph was loved by all that knew him and he will be greatly missed. Ralph is survived by 2 Children, Robert Gann and Laurie Ann Ross, and Tim and Dana Gann. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Friday, May 14 and again Saturday, May 15, from 12:00 pm until the time of service at Crest Lawn Funeral Home.
A Celebration of Life for Mr. Donnie Lavone Manning, age 53 of Sparta, will be conducted 2:00pm Sunday, May 16 at Rock Castle Emmanuel Church of Christ. Elder Fabon Nicholson will officiate. Fellowship with a potluck dinner will follow at the Twin Oaks Community Center. Mr. Manning passed away Friday, May 7 at his residence. He was an employee of Ficosa after a long career at Norcom. Donnie as an avid outdoorsman, he loved to hunt and to fish below his home at Tulip Bay on Center Hill Lake. He enjoyed working with his hands and tinkering in his shop. Donnie loved to spend time with family and friends as he enjoyed the simple comforts of life. He is preceded in death by his father Alvin Porter Manning. Surviving family members include his wife Hattie Manning of Sparta; and children, Andrew Billings of Sparta, Alesha Billings and Marty of Baxter, Donnie Adam Manning and wife Amy of Cookeville.
Funeral services for Luke Ralph Trovarelli, age 90 of Sparta, will be held on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. at First Community Church. He passed away on Saturday May 8, 2021 at Saint Thomas Rutherford, Murfreesboro, TN. Luke was born August 14th 1930 in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as one of 11 children and moved to Sparta, Tennessee with loving wife Shirley in 1974. He is survived by 3 daughters: Sheila (Houston) Hill of Fort Worth Texas, Joy (Rod) VanDertuin of Fort Worth Texas, and Cindy (Robert) Wek of Laguna Niguel California. Luke travelled across the country with his uncle starting from the young age of 8 participating in a singing ministry, where he fell in love with music. He took great pride in being a founder, choir director, and lifelong member of the First Community Church in Sparta. He also owned and continued to run Luke’s Vacuum Shop for the last 40 years and was a past president of Sparta-White County Chamber of Commerce. Luke and Shirley loved life on the farm together where they raised red angus cows and other farm animals. Today Trove’s Cove Ranch still has a few beefalos and 15 acres of property. Luke’s passions have always been God, family, friends, music, and of course his Italian meals. He has been blessed by incredible and irreplicable friends in Sparta over the past 47 years that he was always so grateful for. Luke always said that he was blessed with many friends, and his number one friend was the Holy Spirit. He will be greatly missed.
Graveside services for Ms. Mildred Carrie Good, age 80 of Livingston, will be conducted 10 AM Eastern Time, May 22nd, from Carpenter Cemetery in Mooresburg. Bro. Larry Cook will officiate. Ms. Good passed from this life on Tuesday afternoon, May 11 from her residence. She was born in Sneedville on May 14, 1940, to the late William Harrison and Oma Brewer Lamb. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren, studying Native American history, and enjoying her flowers. Mildred loved her friends, loved her life, and never met a stranger. Ms. Good leaves behind her sons Anthony Good of Glasgow, KY and Willie Douglas Peruzzi of Gainesboro; daughter Melissa Linder and husband Kenneth of Livingston. The family will welcome friends at the graveside.
