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Obituaries For Thursday, August 2
Patricia Ann Stanakis Broyles, 78 of Cookeville, Tennessee passed from this life August 1, 2018 at her home in Cookeville peacefully. Everyone called her Patsy or Nana. She was born August 7, 1939 in Picayune, Mississippi. She married her beloved husband, Ralph Douglas Broyles on December 22, 1957 in Sparta, Tennessee. Ralph truly was the love of her life and he felt equally the same. Private family services will be held.
Funeral Services For Glenna Conley, Age 71, Of Mayland, Will Be Conducted On Friday, August 3, 2018, At 10:00 AM From The Chapel Of Goff Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Floyd And Rev. Carl Hubbard Will Officiate With Interment To Follow In The Mayland Cemetery. Mrs. Conley Was Born On January 23, 1947, In Baxter, To The Late Edgar And Sadie Rittenberry Grogan. Mrs. Conley Passed Away On Monday, July 30, 2018, At Her Home. Mrs. Conley Was A Real Estate Agent And A Factory Worker. She Is Survived By Her Husband, Michael Conley Of Mayland; 2 Daughters And A Son-In-Law, Nella Shultis Of Crossville, Jennifer And Adam Phillips Of Crossville; 2 Sons And A Daughter-In-Law, Eric And Kim Floyd Of Crossville, Ronald “Bubba” Floyd Of Crossville; 11 Grandchildren; 18 Great Grandchildren; 1 Great Great Grandchild; 5 Sisters, Faye McClain Of Morrison, Juanita Raines Of Cookeville, Billie Grogan Of Monterey, Rhonda Blaylock Of Monterey, Crystal Grogan Of Kenton, OH; 3 Brothers, Anthony Grogan Of Monterey, Rick Grogan Of Kenton, OH, Greg Grogan Of Cookeville. In Addition To Her Parents, She Was Preceded In Death By Her Daughter, Rachel Bowman; Sister, Sue Reagan; And Grandson, Justin “Nick” Floyd. The Family Will Receive Friends At Goff Funeral Home On Thursday, August 2, 2018, From 5:00 PM Until 8:00 PM.
Funeral services for Mrs. Claudine Johnson Branch, age 88, of Cookeville, will be 12 noon Friday August 3 at Cookeville First Baptist Church. Pastor Mike Head will officiate. Interment will follow at Cookeville City Cemetery. Mrs. Branch passed away Monday morning July 30, 2018 at her home. The family will receive friends Friday from 11 a.m. until time of services at the church.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Bernice Lee Turner, age 80, of Hilham will be conducted 12 noon Friday, August 3, 2018, from the chapel of Speck Funeral Home. Bro. Nick Turner will officiate. The family will welcome friends on Thursday, August 2nd, from 5 to 8 P.M.. Burial will be in the Holly Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Turner passed from this life on Tuesday morning at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Bernice was born in Overton County on September 3, 1937, to the late Jim and Nannie Allred Bybee. She loved her family dearly and enjoyed tending to her pets and interacting with animals. Mrs. Bernice Turner leaves her loving husband, Ted Turner of Hilham; son, Jackie Sidwell and wife Linda of Livingston, and brother, Bill Bybee.
Graveside services for Mr. Malcolm Wayne Ownby, age 64 of Gainesboro, formerly of Sparta, will be conducted 1:00pm Friday, August 3, 2018 at Lower Cherry Creek Cemetery. Malcolm passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018 at Mabry Health and Rehabilitation in Gainesboro. Malcolm was born July 17, 1954 in Nashville to the late Malcolm William & Dorothy Louise Fry Ownby. He was a former painter. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by a daughter Stasha Ownby; sister Dottie Ownby; brother Marshall Ownby. Surviving family include his daughters Heather Ownby of Crossville and Deanna Ownby of Nashville; Son: Shane Ownby of Nashville. The family will receive friends Friday from 11:00am until departure for the cemetery at 12:30pm at Hunter Funeral Home.
Funeral Service for Wilma Inize (Forsyth) Williams will be at 1pm on Friday, August 3, 2018 at Oak Lawn Funeral Home. Burial will be at Gravel Hill Cemetery in Van Buren County. Graveside Services will be prior to entombment. There will be no viewing. Wilma departed this life on July 30, 2018 and went to heaven to begin her eternal life. She was born in Sparta, TN and was residing there at the time of her death. Born April 16, 1937 to Arlin Forsyth and Mamie (Lawson) Forsyth. Preceded in death by husband of 52 years, David M. Williams, her parents, one brother, two sisters, and a very dear aunt Beulah Jacobson. She was married to her husband David, a minister of the gospel and pastor, on July 20, 1957. They pastored two churches in MS, one church for four years and 8 months, and the other church fourteen and a half years. They moved to Ada, OK in 1976 and pastored The First Pentecostal Holiness Church for 18 years. They lived in Ada for another 10 years before moving to Sparta in 2003. She was survived by her two brothers, Junior Forsyth and wife Marilyn of Sparta, TN; James C Forsyth and wife Sylvia of SC; and 33 nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends from 5pm until 8pm on Thursday, August 2 at the funeral home.
Funeral services for Jeremy Ray Scheaffer, age 38, of Cookeville will be held Friday, August 3rd, 2018 at 2:00 pm in the chapel of Presley Funeral Home with Seth Presley officiating. Interment will follow in Boiling Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, August 3, 2018, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM and at Presley Funeral Home. Jeremy Ray Scheaffer passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, Tennessee. He was born Tuesday, October 23, 1979 in Dearborn, Michigan to John Scheaffer and Robin Diane Bailey Diets. Jeremy graduated from Cookeville High School. He worked different jobs throughout his life. He loved family, his children, friends, and spending time with his best friend, Bettiejo Anderson. He just enjoyed life.
A funeral service for Minnie Elizabeth “Lib” Smith, 98 of Sparta, will be held at 7pm on Friday, August 3, 2018 in the chapel of Oak Lawn Funeral Home with Father James Harvey officiating. Minnie passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in Pleasant Hill. She was born Monday, January 19, 1920 in Monroe, North Carolina. She was the daughter of the late George and Minnie Brewington Goforth. She enjoyed 61 years of marriage to the late Richard Smith. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Crossville. She is survived by her daughter, Elaine Mullen and husband Fred of Crossville; son, Rick Smith and wife Margie of Sparta; grandchildren, Wendy Steele, husband Shane and children of Sparta; Casey Mullen, wife Meredith and children of Crossville; Corey Miller, husband Zack and children of Crossville; Bill Pedro of Crossville; Amy Edmonds, husband Ryan and children of Sparta; Aaron Smith and wife Meg of Nashville; Steven Young, wife Kirsty and children of Sparta; and 1 great-great-grandchild. The family will receive friends from 5pm until time of the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Funeral services for Charles Glen Stewart, 86 of Baxter, will be Saturday, August 4 at 3 PM from the Baxter Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home. Interment with military honors will follow at Crest Lawn Cemetery. Mr. Stewart died Monday, July 30, 2018 at NHC of Cookeville. He was born July 27, 1932 in Overton County, TN to the late John Pleasant and Ella Veachel Franklin Stewart. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death first wife Anna Ruth Lee Stewart, son Danny Stewart, infant daughter Jennifer Beth Stewart, a sister-in-law Wanda Smellage Stewart and a brother-in-law Willard Boles. He was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a retired press operator with Teledyne-Stillman of Cookeville. Survivors include wife Doris “Dot” McHood Stewart of Baxter, sons Earl (Pam) Stewart of Baxter, Robert (Teresa) Stewart of Cookeville, daughter Amy (Michael) Fox of Baxter, sister Jane Boles of Cookeville, brothers Albert Stewart of Fortville, Indiana, Morgan (Patricia) Stewart of Cookeville, grandchildren: Corey Stewart, Kayla Stewart, Amanda Stewart, Tiffany Coffee, Daniel Poston and Samantha Fox, 10 great-grandchildren. Family will receive friends Friday from 4 to 8 PM and after 12 Noon Saturday at the funeral home.
Funeral services for Mr. Walter Carroll Drake, age 89, of Cookeville, will be at 11 a.m. Monday August 6 at Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ. Bro. David Powell will officiate. Interment with military honors will follow at Smyrna Cemetery. Mr. Drake passed away Thursday evening August 1, 2018 at his home. The family will receive friends Sunday from 5 – 8 p.m. at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston and Horner and again Monday from 10 a.m. until service time at the church.
