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Obituaries For Friday, June 8
Dewayne Carr, age 56 of Baxter died Thursday, June 7, 2018 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in DeKalb County. Funeral Arrangements are incomplete.
Funeral services for Mr. William Quitman Ledbetter, age 73 of Livingston, will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 10 AM from the chapel of the Hall Funeral Home Of Livingston with burial to follow in the Ferrell Cemetery located in Alpine, Overton Co., TN. Family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, June 8th starting at 6 PM until 9 PM. Ledbetter passed away from this life on Wednesday, June 06, 2018 at the Overton Co. Health and Rehab. Mr. William Quitman Ledbetter was born on Saturday, December 16, 1944 in Livingston, Overton Co., TN to the late Sewell and Lois Ledbetter. Quitman worked on Construction as a block and brick layer.
A memorial service for Mr. Kenneth Carter, age 87 of Algood, will be held Saturday, June 9th at 1:00 p.m. at Algood United Methodist Church. Rev. Albert Willis will officiate. Mr. Carter’s family will receive friends Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until service time at the church. Mr. Carter died Sunday morning, June 3rd at Signature Healthcare of Putnam Co. in Algood.
Memorial services for Ed Edenfield, age 66, of Baxter, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday June 9 at Cookeville First Methodist Church. The family will receive friends Friday from 5 – 8 p.m. at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home and again Saturday from 1 p.m. until service time at the church. Mr. Edenfield passed away Thursday morning May 24, 2018 at his home.
Funeral Services for Kenneth Edward Grizzle, 54 of Cookeville, will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, June 10 , 2018 from the chapel of Crest Lawn Funeral Home with full military honors. Interment will follow in the Crest Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Grizz passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Grizz was born Wednesday, October 23, 1963 in Cookeville, he was the son of the late Charles Grizzle and Maria (Libed) Grizzle. Grizz graduated from Upperman High School in 1982 and then enlisted in the United States Air Force where he completed the Fire Protection Specialist Course which allowed him to serve as a fire fighter. After his Air Force service, he attended trade school for Union Carbide at the Y-12 Oakridge Plant where he learned to be a Pipefitter. He also attended Florida Community College in Jacksonville, where he recieved his Postsecondary Training Certificate in Business Software Applications. He later went on to be a Combination Welder which he received his training from the State Area Vocational-Technical School in Livingston. Grizz is survived by: Mother: Maria Tresa (Libed) Grizzle of Cookeville and formerly of San Juan, Puerto Rico. 2 Brothers: Glenn Grizzle of Knoxville; John Grizzle of Cookeville; Niece: Tia Johnson of Cookeville. Grizz was preceded in death by his father. Visitation with the family will be held from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Saturday, June 9, 2018 and Sunday, June 10, 2018 from 1:00 pm until time of services at Crest Lawn Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Velma Jo Norton 73, of Gainesboro, will be held at 2 P.M. on Sunday, June 10, 2018, at Anderson – Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro, TN. Burial will follow in the Rob Draper Memorial Cemetery in the Stone community of Jackson County. She passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. She was born May 2, 1945, in Jackson County, to the late Norman and Hattie Harris Chaffin. On June 14, 1963, she was married to Gary Norton who survives. She owned and operated Jo’s Beauty Shop. She was a member of the Starlighters and Mastersingers and was a member of the Gainesboro Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by 1 Son: Tom Norton; 1 Grandson: Trent Norton; 1 Brother: Perry N. Chaffin; and 2 Sisters: Jamie Chaffin Hix and Mary Lucinda Chaffin Myers. Survivors include her Husband: Gary Norton of Gainesboro; 1 Son: Glenn (Kathy) Norton of Lebanon; 4 Grandchildren: Taylor (Katie) Norton, Gregory Norton, Kimberly Norton, and Nicholas Norton; 1 Great – Grandson: Jonathan Taylor Norton; 2 Sisters: Matilda Craighead of Cookeville and Geraldine (Jon) Collins of Portland, TN; and Special Friend: Sue Fox of Cookeville. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 11 A.M. – 7 P.M. and on Sunday from 12 noon until time of services. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Chaffin Family Cemetery Fund, Gainesboro Church of Christ Wednesday Night Youth Fund, or the Charlie Norton Christmas Fund by contacting the business office of the funeral home.
Funeral services for Lenell Stoglin, age 84 of Sparta, will be conducted 2:00pm Sunday, June 10, 2018 from the Chapel of Hunter Funeral Home with burial in Elrod Cemetery. Lenell passed away Thursday, June 7, 2018 at the Life Care Center of Sparta. Surviving family members include his daughter: Sherry Howard and husband Rob of Sparta; Son: Dennis Stoglin and wife Lauri of Sparta; Three grandsons: Travis Howard and wife Macee, Matthew Howard, Jacolby Stoglin; Two granddaughters: Brianna Selby and husband Kirk, Allison Stoglin; Great-granddaughter: Hayden Selby. The family will receive friends Sunday from noon until service time at Hunter Funeral Home.
