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Obituaries For Monday, May 21
Margie Ray, Age 89, Of Monterey, Tennessee, Passed Away On Saturday, May 19, 2018, At The Standing Stone Care And Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Ray Was Born On March 10, 1929, In Baltimore, Maryland, To The Late Lawrence And Mary Ellen Reese Brandenburg. Mrs. Ray Was A Factory Worker And Had Worked With Oster And With Standing Stone Care And Rehabilitation Center. She Is Survived By, 2 Daughters And Sons-In-Law, Dianna And Dan Polidoro Of Long Island, NY, Sonya And James Lee Of Brandon, MS; Son And Daughter-In-Law, Tim And Thelma Phillips Of Monterey, TN; 6 Grandchildren; And 5 Great Grandchildren. Her Family Has Chosen Cremation With No Services Planned At This Time.
Funeral services for Mr. William “Bill” Hampden Barnett, 70 of Cookeville will be held Tuesday May 22 at 12 noon in the Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment with Military Honors will follow in Algood Heritage Cemetery. Bill’s family will receive friends Tuesday from 11a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Mr. Barnett died Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He was born June 7, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan to the late William Bartlett Sr. and Emily Grace Cullom Barnett. He completed his education in Detroit. William gave his heart to the Lord at an early age. He was a Veteran having served his country in the United States Army. He worked as a carpenter.
Funeral services for Mrs. Willodean “Dean” Sells Holman, age 85, of Rickman will be conducted 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 22, 2018 from the Netherland Church of Christ. Bro. Mark Loftis & Bro. Marlon Winningham will officiate. Burial will be in the Netherland Cemetery. The family will welcome friends on Monday evening from 5 until 9 p.m., then on Tuesday from 12 noon until time of services at the Netherland Church of Christ. Mrs. Dean Holman passed from this life on Sunday afternoon, May 20, 2018 from the Cookeville Regional Medical Center surrounded by loved ones. She was born in Pickett County, Tennessee on November 17, 1932, to the late Booze & Elmer “Tood” Taylor Sells. Dean Holman was a member of the Netherland Church of Christ. She was a retiree of Wilson Sporting Goods. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, attending church, and serving others. She also loved spending time with her neighbors, friends, & family.
Graveside service and interment for Frank Kenneth Herald, 87, of Baxter, will be Wednesday, May 23 at 1:30 PM at Palmer Cemetery in Silver Point. Mr. Herald died Monday morning May 21, 2018 at his home. He was born November 12, 1930 in the Cherry Hill Community of DeKalb County. to the late Nulin and Maggie Maynard Herald. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by an infant sister Mary Ruth Herald, brothers Ralph Herald and Hunter “HOWARD” Herald. He retired as operator engineer public relations in pipeline construction. He was a Teamster with Ready Mix in Detroit. Frank enjoyed golf and riding his lawn mower. He was an avid sports fan, going to local sporting events and watching on TV. He was a passionate Atlanta Braves fan. Survivors include his wife of 69 years (Married September 18, 1948 in Rossville, GA) Wanda Ashburn Herald of Baxter, daughter Carol (Richard) Biniecki of Cookeville, sons Donnie (Jenny) Herald of Cookeville, Jeff ( Joetta) Herald of Baxter, Rod Herald of Decatur, AL, brother Dwight (Sue) Herald of Cookeville, grandchildren: Alissa (T.J) Fetcho, Kevin (Andrea) Herald, Kelly Herald and partner Victoria Edmonds, Kyle Herald, Kris Herald, Justin Herald and partner Stephen Curtis, Jason (Jordan) Herald, Betty Herald, 13 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 10 AM until 1 PM.
Graveside services for Ronald Lee Herndon, age 50, of Cookeville will be held Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018 at 1:00 pm at Bethel Church Cemetery in Abingdon, Virginia. Interment will follow in Bethel Church Cemetery. Ronald Lee Herndon passed away Saturday, May 19, 2018 at his home in Cookeville, Tennessee following extended illness. He was born Tuesday, October 17, 1967 in Johnson City to the late Calvin Herndon and France Arlene Keen Herndon. He is survived by: his wife Crystal Herndon; daughters, Courtney Herndon of Bristol, Tennessee and Chasity Herndon of Cookeville; step-son, Cory Riner of St. Paul, Virginia; sixteen brothers and sisters; best friend, Ron Morrison of Cookeville. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to Presley Funeral Home to help with funeral expenses.
