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Obituaries For Monday, August 9
Mrs. Margie Christian, age 73 of the Buffalo Valley Community, died Monday morning, August 9, In Vanderbilt Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete.
Mrs. Martha Wagner, 72 of Baxter, died Monday morning August 9 in Signature Health Care of Putnam County inn Algood. Arrangements are incomplete.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sylvia “Sammy” Florence McGee, age 84 of Cookeville, will be held Tuesday, August 10th at 1:00 p.m. in the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Cookeville City Cemetery. Rev. Michael McLaughlin will officiate. Mrs. McGee died Thursday August 5, 2021 at her residence. Her family will receive friends Monday evening, August 9th from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and again Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.
Funeral Services For Ray Norrod, Age 91, Of Hanging Limb, Will Be Conducted On Tuesday, August 10, 2021, At 1:00 PM From The Chapel Of Goff Funeral Home. Rev. J B Harris Will Officiate With Interment To Follow In The F.A. Norrod Cemetery. Mr. Norrod Was Born On Friday, January 17, 1930, In Overton County, Tennessee, To The Late Elbert And Effie Bowman Norrod. Mr. Norrod Passed Away On Saturday, August 7, 2021, At His Home. Mr. Norrod Was A Retired Construction Worker Working With Poston And Poston Oil Company And Highways Inc. After Retirement, He Worked With Wilson Elementary School. He Was Baptist In Faith. He Is Survived By His Wife Of 67 Years, Willene Bowman Norrod Of Hanging Limb, TN; Son, Sam Ray Norrod Of Hanging Limb, TN; Sister, Alice Reed Of Hanging Limb, TN; Sisters-In-Law, Louise (And Earl) Phillips Of Hanging Limb, TN, Edith Norrod Of Livingston, TN; And Several Nieces And Nephews. In Addition To His Parents, He Was Preceded In Death By 2 Sisters, Naomi Norrod And Anna Barker; And 3 Brothers, Ralph, Roger, And Richard Norrod. The Family Will Receive Friends At Goff Funeral Home On Tuesday, August 10, 2021, From 11:00 AM Until Time Of Services At 1:00 PM.
A graveside service for Mrs. Joyce Bonita Smith, age 84 of Livingston, Overton Co., will be held on Tuesday, August 10 at 2 PM from the Green Hill Cemetery in Alpine, Overton Co. Officiating the service will be Bro. James Sherrill. Mrs. Smith passed away in home on Sunday, August 8 surrounded by her loved ones. oyce was a loving Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother and Great-Great Grandmother. Survivors include her children, Vickie Neathery, Tammy (Bryan) Robbins, Mike (Jan) Smith, and Tim (Sandra) Smith.
A Memorial Service for Timothy Wayne George, 57 of Spencer, will be held on Tuesday, August 10 at Oak Lawn Funeral Home at 6 PM with Bro. Donnie Lawson officiating. Mr. George passed away at his home on Tuesday, August 3. He enjoyed fishing, motorcycles, woodworking, and spending time with his children and grandson. Survivors include his daughters, Sasha Heiser (Jason) of McMinnville, Brittany George (Raouf) of Ypsilanti, MI, and Rozalyn Woods of Petersburg, MI. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, at the funeral home, from 4 PM till the time of service.
Funeral services for Mr. Bill W. Ragland, age 78 of Jackson County, will be conducted at 12 noon on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 in the Chapel of Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home with Bro. Johnny Fox and Tommy Pedigo officiating. Burial will follow with military honors at John L. Clark Memorial Cemetery. He was born May 30, 1943 in Jackson County, TN and he passed away on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Signature Healthcare of Putnam County in Algood, TN at the age of 78. Mr. Bill was the son of George William and Lassie York Ragland. He was a member of the Church of Christ and a retired hospital administrator. Mr. Ragland served in the US Army during the Vietnam Conflict. Survivors include very loving and caring companion, Betty Lacy of Cookeville, daughter, Laura Ragland of Florida. Visitation will be on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 from 4-8 pm and on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 from 10 am to 12 noon.
Funeral services for James Howard Martin II , age 35 of Gainesboro, will be held Wednesday, August 11 beginning at 1:00 pm from the Chapel of Crest Lawn Funeral Home with Lakeland Barham officiating. Interment will follow in Pharris Cemetery in Jackson County. Mr. Martin passed from this life Saturday, August 7 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville. Born Friday, April 18, 1986 in Livingston, Tennessee, he was the son of James Martin and Sherry Harper Apple. James is survived by his mother, Sherry Jean Apple; father, James H. Martin; and his children, Diesel and Derrick Martin. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, August 11, from 11:00 am until the time of service at 1:00 pm.
Memorial services for Marion Lela Bohannon, age 101 of Cookeville, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday August 11 at Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home. Bro. Gary Lee will officiate. An Order of Eastern Star Ceremony will begin at 6:15 p.m. Mrs. Bohannon passed away Saturday July 17 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Bohannon was a member of Salem Church in Cookeville. She served on various community boards including Cookeville Rescue Mission, Salvation Army, and Putnam County Clearing House. She was a member of American Legion Auxiliary Post 46, Putnam County Kiwanis, and Past Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 152. She is survived by her grandson, Erik (Shannon) Augustson. Memorial contributions may be made to Putnam County Kiwanis, P.O. Box 9, Cookeville, TN 38503; or an organization of choice. Visitation for family and friends will be Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. until time of services.
Funeral services for Mrs. Barbara Ann Owens Rittenberry, age 76 of Livingston, will be Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 1 PM at the Milton Church of Christ located at 12155 Lascassas Pike, Milton, TN. Burial to follow in the Fairview Cemetery in Norene, Wilson Co., TN . Officiating with the service will be Bro. Teb Batey. The beloved wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, aunt, and friend, closed her eyes on earth and opened them in the arms of her Savior at 10:45 Am on Friday, August 6, 2021. Barbara Ann Owens Rittenberry was born in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN on Tuesday, November 21, 1944 to the late James Edwin and Margaret (Benson) Owens. She put her faith in Christ at an early age and followed Him until the end of her life. She was a member of Milton Church of Christ, and retired from the State of Tennessee. She loved nothing more than cooking for and spending time with her family, and have them all gathered around her table enjoying her delicious food, her family, her children and grandchildren, were the most wonderfully precious thing in her life, our sweet memories of the times we spent with her are forever engraved in our hearts, while we grieve her absence from us, we know that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord, and rejoice that she will never again know pain. Survivors include her husband of 39 years; Roger Rittenberry; 3 Daughters: Lisa (Tim) Duncan, Lynn (Roger) Lay, Carol Rittenberry; 5 Sons: Stephen (Kim) Clark, Brian (Angela) Clark, Jay (Kasha) Rittenberry, Mike Rittenberry, Roy Rittenberry. Visitation will be held at the Milton Church of Christ with family welcoming friends on Wednesday, August 11th starting at 3 PM until 8 PM, then on Thursday, August 12th starting at 12 noon until service time at 1 PM.
Celebration of Life Services for Mrs. Carol Sue Copeland, age 78 of Cookeville, will be conducted 11 a.m., Saturday, August 14 from the Livingston First Christian Church. Bro. Scott Copeland will officiate. Mrs. Carol Sue Copeland passed from this life on Wednesday, January 19, 2021 from the Cookeville Regional Medical Center from complications of COVID pneumonia. She grew up in Livingston, Tennessee and excelled academically, was well liked and had many friends. She was a cheerleader for Livingston Academy High School. Sue and Steve married at age 19 and Sue worked to support Steve through college at Tennessee Tech University and the Veterinary School at Auburn University, all while raising their young sons. When Steve completed his education at Auburn, the family returned to the Upper Cumberland, settled in Cookeville and established Copeland Veterinary Hospital. Sue was instrumental in the success of the practice and essentially did everything including managing the front desk, keeping the books, and assisting in the treatment areas as well as the kennel. Steve has always said that he gives credit to Sue for the success of Copeland Veterinary Hospital. She is Survived by her husband, Dr. Steve Copeland D.V.M; and, sons Dr. Scott (Mona) Copeland M.D., and Steven R. Copeland all of Cookeville. The family will welcome friends at the time of services.
