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Obituaries For Monday, May 23
Funeral services for Ms. Mary Alene Witt Rigsby, age 93 of Doyle, will be held Monday, May 23, at 1:00 p.m., in the chapel of Hunter Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Preston Heights Cemetery. Ms. Rigsby passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022, at NHC of Sparta. She was born February 25, 1929, in White County, the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson & Thena Wilson Witt. She was a former factory worker and hairdresser. Survivors include two sons, Jimmy Wayne (Carol) Rigsby and Jeffrey Layne (Robin) Rigsby; a daughter, Deon Revis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Jeannie Diann Rigsby. Visitation will be held Monday, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service.
Celebration of Life services for Mr. James Marshall Hancock, age 71 of Livingston, will be held Monday, May 23, at 2:00 p.m., in the chapel of Livingston Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Hancock Cemetery at a later date. Mr. Hancock passed away Friday, May 13, 2022, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He was born September 25, 1950, at his home in Monroe, the son of the late Walter and Veachel Beaty Hancock. James was a family man who enjoyed fishing and listening to Bob Seger. Survivors include a daughter, Sydney Hancock of Clarkrange; two sons, Scott (Chasity) Hancock of Monroe and Nathan Hancock of Livingston. Visitation will be held Monday, from 12:00 p.m. until the time of the service.
Funeral services for Darryl Camron Stockton, 56 of Sparta, will be conducted 7:00pm Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at Northfield Vineyards. Burial will be 10:00am Wednesday at Oak Lawn Cemetery. Frank Derrick will officiate. Mr. Stockton passed away following a brief illness on Saturday, May 21st surrounded by his family. Darryl was an excellent carpenter with a loyal following of customers willing to wait years for him to start their projects. Darryl liked spending time on his farm tending to the cattle and enjoyed the outdoors from the seat of his tractor. He was a family man putting his wife and kids before himself. He never minded when Amber and Joseph called needing help with a project (and they called often)…he actually enjoyed it! He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Angela Parker Stockton; Father, Joe (Cayolyn) Stockton; Daughter, Amber (Addison) Groves; and Son, Joseph (Brittany) Stockton. The family will receive friends from 4-7:00pm Tuesday at Northfield Vineyards.
Funeral services for Mr. James Thomas Webb, affectionately known as “Bear Track”, age 92 of Sparta, will be conducted 1:00pm Friday, May 27, 2022 from the Chapel of Hunter Funeral Home. Burial with military honors by the Veterans’ Honor Guard will follow in Oak Lawn Cemetery. Bear Track passed away Friday, May 20, at Tri Star Northcrest in Springfield. He was a retired shirt factory worker. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in Korea. Bear Track was remembered as a standout high school football player and he loved to take long walks twice a day. Survivors include his step-daughter, Dorthy Cullom. The family will receive friends after 11:00am Friday at Hunter Funeral Home.
A Celebration of Life for Mrs. Debbie T. Chapkovich, age 60 of Cookeville, will be held Saturday, May 28, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., at Cornerstone Church in Cookeville. Mrs. Chapkovich passed away Friday, May 20, 2022, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. She was born Friday, February 16, 1962, in Monterey, the daughter of the late William Garrett and the late Minnie Phillips Garrett. Debbie enjoyed fishing and liked being outdoors, whether it was walking, observing nature or having a picnic. Debbie was very quiet person, unless she was watching her son, Jeremy, playing football. She loved her grandchildren and being with them. She enjoyed being at church and with her church family. Most of all she loved Lord. Survivors include her husband of 25 years, Stephen Chapkovich; two sons, Lynn (Ashley) Garrett of Dunlap and Jeremy (Doris) Judd of Cookeville.
Celebration of Life services for Mr. William “Willie” Hill Johnson, age 68 of Cookeville, will be held Sunday, May 29, at 2:00 p.m., in the chapel of Crest Lawn Funeral Home. Mr. Johnson passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He was born Tuesday, August 4, 1953, in Cookeville, the son of the late Herschel Buford Johnson and the late Mattie Mae (Myers) Johnson. William was a loving son, brother, father, Pa Willie, uncle, and friend. He loved all sports, playing cards, figuring out sports statistics, being an animal lover, gardening, western books, and movies. He was a wonderful athlete, created a men’s basketball league, and played baseball. Survivors include a daughter, Kelly Johnson (Tony York). Visitation will be held, Sunday, May 29, from 12:00 p.m. until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cookeville Putnam County Animal Shelter.
