We Remember: Obituaries For Tuesday, February 20

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Obituaries For Tuesday, February 20

Ms. Margaret Bennett, age 74 of Sparta, passed away Monday, February 19, 2024 at St. Thomas Riverpark Hospital in McMinnville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Graveside services and interment for Gary Ulrich Gantenbein, 83 of Silver Point, will be Wednesday, February 21 at 11 AM at Byers Cemetery in the Center Grove Community of Jackson County. Pastor Eric Vickers will officiate. Mr. Gantenbein died Monday, February 19, 2024 at his home. He was born November 12, 1940 in Long Beach, California to the late Ulrich and Virginia Viola Higgins Gantenbein. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter Tracy Cryder and a sister, Sandy Smithson. Gary was a retired general contractor in home construction. He enjoyed gardening, remodeling, woodworking, playing cards with “the Boys”, dominos and SkipBo. He attended Praise Cathedral Church of God in Cookeville and previously attended Madison First Assembly of God in Madison, TN. He had served as an usher at Trinity Assembly and Praise Cathedral, he and his wife served as “door greeters”. He volunteered as needed to help in any capacity with any of the needs of the church. He was a servant of God. Survivors include wife of 63 years (Married April 15, 1960) Geral “Geri” Dean Harley Gantenbein of Silver Point, sons Brian (Tina) Gantenbein of Chestnut Mound, TN, Bruce (Karen) Gantenbein of Hendersonville, sister Karen (Gary) Bierschwa of Fredericksburg, TX., brothers Richard Gantenbein of Texas and Chris (Cori) Gantenbein of Fredericksburg, TX, grandchildren; Jennifer Arnold, Garrett Cryder, Shannon Lungaro, Chris Gantenbein, Suzanne Casto, Brenna Garcia, Carlie Matlock, Ellie Gantenbein and Joey Gantenbein, step-grandchildren Taylor Cryder and Matthew Murphy, 11 great-grandchildren and one on the way. There will be no visitation at the funeral home, everyone will meet at the cemetery.

Funeral Service for Linda Faye Young, 77 of Sparta, will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at Oak Lawn Funeral Home with Steve Gerhart officiating, Burial will follow in Black Oak Cemetery, Sparta. She passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024, at Hospice of Cumberland County in Crossville. Linda was born on September 15, 1946, in Sparta, she was the daughter of the late Arnold Brown and the late Bessie Mabe Brown. In addition to her parents Linda is preceded by her sister Louise May and her stepdaughter Kim Armstrong. Surviving family include: Son – Lanny (Melissa) Selby; Granddaughter – Holly (Drew) Wharton; Brother – Tommy (Judy) Brown; Sisters – Martha Scott and Zelma (Charles) Steward; Husband – Justin Young; Stepson Curtis (Pam) Young. The family will receive friend on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM.

Funeral services for Mr. Eddie Holloway, 67 of Cookeville, will be held on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at 1:00pm from the Chapel of Whitson Funeral Home, with burial following at Cookeville City Cemetery. Bro. Gary Lee will officiate at the service. He passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Eddie was born on October 2, 1956, in Putnam County to the late L.D. and Evelyn (Lee)Holloway. He, along with his brother Freddie, owned and ran the Holloway & Sons Construction Company. He was a member of Rocky Point Baptist Church but also attended Salem Church. Eddie served on the Rocky Point Cemetery Committee. He was referred to as “The Mayor of South Pickard Avenue”. Eddie started the memorial flower fund for his neighbors. He lived on doing Acts of Service for others, but he was also an unselfish and giving man. Eddie made wooden hearts with different designs for Valentines Day each year, for 20 years. He would give these hearts out to different people each year. He surely had a passion for riding the old vintage Harley Davidsons. Besides his parents L.D. & Evelyn Holloway, he was also preceded in death by his brother & Sister-In-Law: Roger Dale & Sue Holloway, Mother-in-Law: Elizabeth Heiman, Nephew Jamie Holloway, and Great Nephew James Paul Holloway. He is survived by his Wife: Kim (Heiman) Holloway of Cookeville; Son & Daughter-In-Law: Levi & Holly Holloway of Cookeville; Daughter & Son-In-Law: Lindsay & Hethe Dyer of Cookeville; Brother & Sister-In-Law: Freddie & Janet Holloway; Sister: Wilma Brown of Cookeville; 2 Granddaughters: Olivia Ann & Allison Grace Dyer. 3 Sisters-In-Law: Candy Wentworth of Murfreesboro, Tracy (Paul) Chadwick of Manchester, and Kristi (Tony) Worrell also of Murfreesboro. In addition: 2 Brothers-In-Law: Greg and Nick Heiman both of Murfreesboro. Visitation with the family will be held Tuesday, February 20, 2024, from 4:00-7:00pm, and Wednesday, from 11:00am till time of service at 1:00pm.

Funeral services for Barbara “Sue” Mathis, 82 of Cookeville, will be Wednesday, February 21 at 1PM at the Dyer Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Crest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Mathis died peacefully at the home of her daughter in Silver Point, surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 11, 1941 in Putnam County, to the late Wiley Pearson Reeder and Viola Elise Lee Reeder. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, William Dewey Mathis on August 10, 2020, sister-in-law Martha Mathis Walker, brother-in-law Bob Mathis. Sue graduated from Cookeville Central High School. Sue retired as a supervisor with GTE of Cookeville with over 27 years of service. Her faith was a great part of her life attending Whitson Chapel Church of Christ. Sue enjoyed being outdoors working in her garden and taking care of her roses. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law Melissa and Radford Duke of Silver Point, sister and brother-in-law Mary Ellen and Herman Keith of Hendersonville, brother and sister-in-law Buddy and Linda Reeder of Cookeville, sister-in-law Carolyn Mathis of Baxter, nephews Johnny Mathis, Jeff (Donna) Mathis, special grands Steve Reeder, Lisa Porter, Tyler Reeder, Bo Reeder, Abbi Kline, Kaylin Mercer, Cole Porter and 9 great grands. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 4 to 8 PM and after 11 AM Wednesday at the funeral home.

Funeral services for Jerrold “Jerry” Bronson Fras age 56 of Cookeville, will be held on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 2 PM from the Hall Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Matthews Cemetery located on the Windle Community Road in Overton Co. He passed from this life on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at his residences. He was born on Sunday, October 08, 1967 in Flint, Genesee County Michigan to James Fras and the late Marilyn (Elmore) Fras. Jerrold who went by Jerry was a very nice and caring man. He loved his family and friends very much. He endoyed sports and loved watching the Michigan Wolverines and we are so proud that he got to see them win the championship. Jerry will be greatly missed by his family and all who knew him. Survivors: Wife of 5 years: Gina Fras; 1 Son: Jerrold Fras II; 1 Daughter: Samantha Fras; Father: James Fras; 1 Brother: Jim Fras and his wife Debbie; 1 Sister: Janelle Johnson and her husband Bill; Nieces and Nephews: James Fras III, Brittany Johnson, Bekah Fras, Philip Johnson, Chelsea Johnson, Aundrae Fras; 2 Great Nieces: Harleen Fras, Scarlett Fras and one on the way; 2 Great Nephews: Liam Johnson, Jaxson Johnson; 2 Brothers In-Law: Jamie Harris, Joe Harris; 1 Sister In-Law: Rhonda Harris; His best friend Greg Lyden. Preceded in death by: Mother: Marilyn Elmore Fras. Family will welcome friends at the funeral home on Tuesday evening, February 20th starting at 4 PM until 9 PM.

Funeral Services for Mr. Deuel White, age 88, of Cookeville will be held at 11AM Thursday, February 22, 2024 at the Algood Church of Christ. Interment will follow at Algood City Cemetery. Mr. White died Tuesday morning February 20, 2024 at his home. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 from 4-8PM at Hooper, Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home and again on Thursday from 9:30AM until time of services at Algood Church of Christ.

Graveside services for Ms. Debbie Lou Stoglin Rich, age 72 of Sparta, will be conducted 12:00pm Thursday, February 22, 2024 at Elrod Cemetery. She passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at her residence surrounded by her family. Debbie was born July 24, 1951 in the Cane Hollow community of White County to the late Walter Carson and Kitty Lou Clouse Stoglin. She was a longtime Tutco employee. She enjoyed working in her yard, gardening with her flowers and caring for her dogs. Her fighting spirit will always be remembered for the fight she gave in beating leukemia. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by a brother Randy Stoglin. Survivors include her two sons Jason Cooke and wife Peggy of Trenton, N.J., Nathan Cooke of Sparta; Three sisters: Linda Sue McCurtchey, Kathy Tenpenny and husband Mike, Tracy Hutchings; Brother: Jeff Stoglin; Special friend: Roy Winningham; Several nieces and nephews also survive. There will be no visitation prior to the service.

Funeral services for Carlos Henry “Hank” Herron, 70 of Baxter, will be Thursday, February 22 at 1 PM at Baxter Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Crest Lawn Cemetery. Bro. Dwight Henry will officiate. Mr. Herron died Saturday morning, February 17, 2024 at his home. He was born October 30, 1953 in Detroit, MI to the late Silas Roy and Maggie Deweese Herron. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters Dorothy Brown, Madeline Victory, Carol Ensor, Mary Hall, brothers Royce “Ross” Herron and Johnny Herron. Hank worked in Detroit at Chrysler Corporation in maintainence and in Cookeville for Duriron (now Flowserve). He moved with family back to Baxter in the mid 1970’s. He was an avid coon hunter and member of the Baxter Coon Hunter Association. He enjoyed playing his guitar and listening to rock and roll music. Survivors include daughter Melissa (Kristen) Herron Mahler of Lexington, KY, sons Robert Royce (Hope) Herron of Ooltewah, Curtis Henry (Lyndsay) Herron, sisters Shirley (Darryl) Maddux of Buffalo Valley, Barbara (Bill) Haggard, Janice Thomas of Knoxville, brother Lonnie (Jan) Herron of Gregory, MI, several nieces and nephews, grandchildren: Landis Mahler, Berkley Mahler, Raegan Herron, Carlisle Mahler, Aberdeen Mahler, Ellis Henry Herron and Emelia Herron, honorary brother Ernie Vinson. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 4 to 8 PM and after 11 AM Thursday at the funeral home.

Funeral services for Aline Herron, 98 of Cookeville, will be held Thursday, February 22nd at 3:00 p.m. at Stevens Street Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Crest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Herron died Sunday, February 18th at NHC Healthcare, Cookeville. Her family will receive friends Thursday from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the church.

Funeral services for Kay Crabtree, age 88 of Jamestown, will be held on Friday, February 23, 2024 at 11:00 am at the Jennings Funeral Homes Chapel in Jamestown. Burial will follow in the Fentress Memorial Gardens. She passed away on Monday, February 19, 2024 at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Kay is survived by her: Sister, Pat Officer; Nieces, Cheryl Huff, Sharon Stinson; Nephew, Michael Koger and wife Nikki; 6 Great Nieces and Nephews; 7 Great Great Nieces and Nephews; A host of other family and friends. She is preceded in death by her: Mother, Alma Marie (Crabtree) Smith; Step-father, Eather Allen Smith; Sister, Glenna Ruth Crabtree; Brother-in-law, Frank Officer. The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 22, 2024 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Jennings Funeral Homes Chapel in Jamestown.

Funeral Service for Rodger “Fatcat” Lynn Bumbalough, Sr., 70 of Monterey, will be held Friday, February 23, 2024, at 12:00 pm from the chapel of Crest Lawn Funeral Home with Bro. Benton Flatt officiating. Interment will follow in the Sand Springs Cemetery. He passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024. Fatcat was born Saturday, November 28, 1953, in Sparta, and he was the son of the late James Clinton Bumbalough and the late Mary Belle (Jones) Bumbalough. Fatcat was a loving son, brother, father, Poppie, uncle, and friend. He was very giving and loved everyone. He worked for Especially For You Florist and Polly’s Florist for many years. He was a caretaker for Albert Gore, Sr. for several years. Fatcat was loved by all who knew him and he will be greatly missed. Fatcat is survived by, 2 Sons, William Jones and his wife, Heather, and Rodger Bumbalough, Jr.; 7 Grandchildren; 3 Great-Grandchildren; 5 Siblings, Jim Bumbalough and his wife, Noreda, Steve Bumbalough and his wife, Chris, Janice Mitchell, Gary Bumbalough and his wife, Gail, and Amos Bumbalough and his wife, Vicki; Longtime Friends and Caretakers, Cody Thompson and Tonya Branson; A host of nieces, nephews cousins, and special friends. The family will receive friends from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Thursday, February 22, 2024, and again, on Friday, February 23, 2024, from 10:00 am until the time of service at 12:00 pm at Crest Lawn Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Ruth Maxwell Taubert, 88 of Baxter, will be 1 PM Friday, February 23 at Baxter Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Maxwell South Cemetery. Rev. Kevin Conrad will officiate. Mrs. Maxwell died Sunday morning, February 18, 2024 at her home. She was born December 18, 1935 in Baxter to the late Solon and Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Rodgers Maxwell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister Flossie Emogene Maxwell and a brother James “Jim” Fowler Maxwell. Ruth was a graduate of Baxter Seminary, received a Bachelor Degree in Education from Tennessee Polytechnic (now Tennessee Tech University), she graduated with a Masters Degree in Speech from University of Tennessee-Knoxville. She taught school in a one room schoolhouse at Ensor Bottom near Baxter for one year. Ruth continued as a speech therapist in Putnam County Schools prior to moving to Nashville. She then served as a librarian in several schools in Metro Nashville for 28 years. After retiring she moved back to Baxter and served as librarian at Baxter Elementary School from 1990 to 1995. Her faith sustained through the years attending Hermitage Methodist Church in Hermitage, but has been attending Cookeville First Methodist Church. Ruth loved working in the yard and taking care of her flowers. She also enjoyed camping trips to Florida with friends. Survivors include husband of 62 years (Married December 16, 1961) Doyle Taubert of Baxter, honorary son Chanse and wife Erika Herron of Baxter and their son Kase, several nieces and nephews and cousins. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 to 8 PM and after 11 AM Friday until service time at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Maxwell Cemetery South Fund, c/o Donita Maxwell, 7495 Lillys Chapel Rd., Baxter, TN 38544.

Graveside services and interment for Reba Faye Roberts, 87 of Silver Point will be Saturday, February 24 at 11 AM at Smellage Cemetery in the Boma Community of Putnam County. Mrs. Roberts died Tuesday morning, February 20, 2024 at her home. She was born November 9, 1936 in Buffalo Valley, to the late Sam D. and Hattie Russell Sullins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband Herbert F. Roberts, son Ronnie Roberts, sisters Mary Betty Burgess and Sue Minton, brothers JB and KD Sullins, step-son Tim Hancock. She was a homemaker and enjoyed making and working in her garden and flowers until her health declined. Survivors include husband Arthur Hancock of Silver Point, sons Danny (Pam) Roberts of Baxter, Jimmy (Barbara) Roberts of Silver Point, step-son Leonard Hancock of Baxter, grandchildren: Christy Neal, Joseph Roberts, Jimmy Roberts II, Heather Roberts, step grandson Timmy Hancock, great-grandchildren Daniel Roberts, Eli Roberts, Jackson Neal, Zachary Neal, Ryan Roberts, Logan Roberts and Fowler Roberts. There will be no visitation at the funeral home, everyone will meet at the cemetery.

Celebration of Life Services, Honoring the life of Mr. Norman Carl Hambacher, age 90, of the Mitchell Creek Community of Overton County, will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday, February 24, 2024, from the Livingston Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Donald Fossey will officiate the Celebration of Life. Norman passed from this life on January 26, 2024, from the Livingston Regional Medical Center. He was born in East Orange, New Jersey on January 29, 1933, to the late Charles and Christene Lautenbach Hambacher. He was retired from the Airborne Express, where he had worked for many years. Norman enjoyed fishing, and ATV riding. Norman leaves behind his loving wife, Miriam Adele Pereyra Hambacher of the Mitchell Creek Community; sons, Michael Hambacher and wife Norma, Sean Hambacher and wife Trisha, and Chris Hambacher; daughter, Patricia and Husband Frank Dibiano; 3 grandchildren Michelle, Matthew, Richard and stepson, Richard Bishop; sister Carole and Husband Bob Hartman and several other family members. A fellowship of friends with the family will be held starting at 1 p.m at the Livingston Funeral Home.

A Memorial service for Theresia Ellen Grogg, 81 of Cookeville, will be at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Presley Funeral Home. She passed away on Friday, February 9, 2024, surrounded by her family. Born Tuesday, March 10, 1942 in Greenville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Leo Goubeaux and the late Mary Beyke Goubeaux. Theresia was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She raised her 5 children by herself while working and always providing for her children. She never missed one of their practices or ball games. She always nurtured her children, but was terribly scared when they got sick. Theresia loved her family, and enjoyed the gatherings during Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving. She was an awesome cook, cake decorator, even making several wedding cakes. She enjoyed going to the beach and loved eating at Calabash Seafood Restaurant. She worked at Fentress Industries as a seamstress and at Russell Stover’s Candies. She enjoyed sewing, making most of her children’s clothing. She never knew a stranger. Theresia was a member of the Catholic Church and loved the Lord. Jimmy was her favorite child! Actually, her favorite was who ever was doting on her at that time. Surviving are 3 sons Eric (Betty) Grogg of GA, James “Jimmy” Grogg of Monterey, Mike (Sandra) Grogg of Hendersonville; 1 daughter Rhonda Marie Tinch of Crossville; grandchildren Melissa Miller, Justin Laster, Jameson Laster, Tyler Tinch, Erin Grogg, and Ashlyn Grogg; great-grandchildren Dawson Miller, Melyssa Grogg, Masien Shelton, Lydian Laster, Jaylee Laster, Gavin Laster, and Jacob Laster; Special friends Mary LaPeer and Debbie Klem; siblings Larry (Jeanettia) Goubeaux, Doris (Dennis) Brown, and Cecil (Diane) Goubeaux; And a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Theresia was preceded in death by daughter Robin Laster, siblings Joan Franks, and George Goubeaux. The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM until time of service at 11:00 AM.