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Obituaries For Thursday, December 21
Vivian Ruth Prine, age 92 of Sparta, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at her home. She was born March 10, 1931 in Canfield, Ohio, and she was the daughter of the late Donald Berkey and the late Mae Krause Berkey. She raised her family in Youngstown, Ohio. Vivian also shared her joy of music teaching many students how to play the piano, organ, and accordion. She was a member of Christian Life First Assembly of God. She was very involved in her church and mission work. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, James Rusinka and Douglas Prine; and her son, David Rusinka. Survivors include: Daughter- Sandy Magnuson of Sebastian, FL; 4 Grandchildren; 1 Great-Grandchild; Brother- James Berkey; Sisters- Irene Hixon and Carol Clemance. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Arrangements are incomplete.
Funeral Services for J.V. Roberts, age 88 of Sparta, will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, December 22, 2023, at North Sparta Church of God with Emory Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Lawn Memorial Cemetery. He passed away on Monday, December 18, 2023, at his home. He was born January 31, 1935 in Sparta, and he was the son of the late William Vance Roberts and the late Liddie Virginia Smith Roberts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 66 years, Jean Roberts; daughter, Leah Faith Roberts; 13 sisters, LoQuita Joy Judkins, Lella Jean Luna, Ruby Nell Edge, Betty Rowena Roberts, Ola Vee Roberts, Beulah Mae Oakwood, Margaret Cole, Jessie Rice, Christine Swift, Vera Lee Wagoner, Mary Kostelny, Brenda Lou Brown, and Linda Sue McGinniss; and 4 brothers, Vivian Roberts, William Carl Roberts, Richard Roberts, and Robert Douglas Roberts. Survivors include: Daughters- Dena Simmons (Mike) of Sparta; Hope Brown (Jim) of Sparta; and Loel Thompson (Emory) of Sparta; Grandchildren- Jill Thomas (Anthony), Jay Simmons (Mica), Alicia Baker (Bryan), Josh O’Connor, Jordan Brown (Andrea), Jinya Martin (Preston), Whitney Newport (Allen), and Isaac Thompson (Cassidy). 7 Great-Grandsons and 4 Great-Granddaughters also survive. The family will welcome friends on Thursday, December 21, 2023, from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM and again on Friday, December 22, 2023, from 9:00 AM until time of the service at the church.
Funeral services for Shirley “Nannie” Carr Douglas, age 74 of the Grant Community in Smith County, will be conducted at 1 P.M. on Friday, December 22, 2023 at the Gordonsville Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Shane Smith officiating. Burial will immediately follow in the Brush Creek Cemetery located in the Brush Creek Community. She passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at TriStar Summit Medical Center in Hermitage. Shirley was born on April 28, 1949, in Silver Point to the late Othel Carr and Levola Anderson Carr. On May 20, 1967, she married Randall (Randy) Douglas of Grant, TN. She was a retired factory worker and a cafeteria worker at Gordonsville High School. Shirley was a special person, especially to her grandchildren and great grandchildren. It’s hard to think of a childhood memory without her in it. She meant the world to her family. Shirley has left lasting memories not only with her family but with all the other kids she has loved and spent time with over the years. In addition to her parents, Shirley was preceded in death by her sisters: Jean Mackie, Hilda Maxwell, Ann Neely, Margaret Thomas, Tincy Strahin, Becky Maynard; brothers: Jimmy, Jerry, Bobby, Marty and Mike Carr. Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Randy Douglas of Grant, TN; daughters: Donna (Garry) Jones of Brush Creek, Lori Douglas of Lebanon, TN; granddaughters: Brittany (Jordan) Lankford of Willette, TN, Brook (Christian) Jennings of Sarasota, FL, Brandy Massey of Gainesboro; great-grandchildren Kyleigh Douglas, Remington, and Elli Jennings all of Sarasota, FL and Colynn, Lane, and Clay Lankford all of Willette, TN; sister, Jan Greene of Gordonsville. She had numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and extended family and friends that also survive. Visitation for family and friends will be held on Thursday December 21, 2023, 4 P.M. – 8 P.M. at the Gordonsville Church of the Nazarene in Gordonsville, and again on Friday December 22, 2023, from 10 A.M. until 1 P.M. Memorials can be made in memory of Shirley to the Gordonsville Church of the Nazarene PO Box 15 Gordonsville, TN 38563.
Funeral services for Bettie Mae (Winningham) Dowdy, age 75 of Byrdstown, will be held Friday, December 22, 2023 at 1:00 PM from Brown Funeral Chapel with Bro. Travis Simpson and Bro. Rick Cross officiating. The burial will be in Edgefield Cemetery. She passed away Monday, December 18, 2023 at Livingston Regional Hospital. She was born November 15, 1948 in Byrdstown, TN to Willis ‘Buster’ Winningham and Sibbie Arlene (Franklin) Winningham. She attended Calvary Bible Church, was a former dispatcher for Pickett County Sheriff’s Department and a homemaker. Bettie is survived by her husband: Edward ‘Hawkeye’ Dowdy; (1) daughter: Tammy Asberry and husband: Michael; (2) sons: Dana Dowdy and wife: Misty, David Dowdy and companion: Angie Pickens; (10) grandchildren and (3) great-grandchildren; (1) sister: Ruby Prodromides. Also survived by other family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her father: Buster Winningham; mother: Arlene Rock; (2) sisters: Johnnie Starkey and Peggy Petree. The family will receive friends Thursday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Brown Funeral Chapel.
Funeral services for Mr. Walter Lytal, 97 of Cookeville will be held Friday December 22 at 1 pm in the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Crestlawn Cemetery. His family will receive friends Friday from 11 am until service time at the funeral home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Anna Kent Thompson, age 89 of Sparta, will be conducted 1:00pm Friday, December 22, 2023 at Central Church of Christ with burial in Oak Lawn Cemetery. She passed away at 1:50pm Monday, December 18, 2023 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville after a brief illness. Mary Anna was born November 29, 1934 in Sparta to the late Malcolm Perry and Eunetta Mason Kent. She was an employee of Mallory Timers. After her retirement, she and Dean settled into their new life. Dean played golf while Mary Anna visited with her mother every day. With Dean’s passing, she found solace in her girl friends and developed a love for dancing at the Senior Citizens Center. Mary Anna was devoted to her family. She allotted an hour every weekday to her enjoyment of The Young and the Restless. She was a faithful member of Central Church of Christ where she was active with the Primetime group. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her husband Carroll Dean Thompson; grandson Mark Davis Manus and Amber and sister Betty Lou Moore Weaver. Surviving family members include her daughters, Pam (Monte) Manus, Annette (Roger) Fuqua, Karen Rogers Hogan, Laurie Sewell, Candice (Jorge) Abeledo; Son: Robert Wayne (Pam) Thompson, Kenneth Thompson; Grandchildren: Ashley (Brad) Wright, Kenneth Thompson, Josh (Renee) Thompson, Kelley (Andrew) West; Great-grandchild: James Wright; Nieces: Teresa & Chris Colby, Cindy & RJ Hickey, Sandy & Allan Clouse, Faye Moore, Kaye Moore, Renee & Kevin Henry; Special friend: Bill Adams. The family will receive friends after 10:00am Friday at the church.
Funeral services for Danny Joe “Squirrley” Locke, 64 of Gainesboro, will be conducted at 10 am on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023 in the chapel of Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home with Bro. Jimmy Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Collier Family Cemetery in Granville. He was born September 29, 1959 in Jackson County, and he passed away on Tuesdays, December 19, 2023 in Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Danny was the son of Jim T. and Dorothy Jean Henson Locke. He was a former employee of Dacco Corp. in Cookeville. A member of the Church of Christ he married Penny Lynn Collier on March 3, 1984 for a total of 39 years of marriage. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Jack Locke, Landon Locke and David Locke; sisters, Sandy Spurlock and Debbie Hensley. Survivors include his wife Penny Locke of Gainesboro; sons, Donnie (Paige) Locke and Danny A. (Lindsay) Locke both of Gainesboro, and Nick Locke of Nashville; daughters, Makenzie Page of Smithville, Kylie Locke of Nashville, brother, Harold Locke of NC; grandchildren, Macy, Haylee, Mollie, Dannie Brooke, Jordyn, Peyton, Kendal and Ryder. Visitation will be on Friday, December 22, 2023 4-8 pm and again on Saturday, December 23, 2023 8-10 am at the funeral home.
Funeral Services for Mr. Thomas Wayne Hargis, age 69, of Livingston will be conducted 2 p.m., Saturday, December 23, 2023, from the chapel of Livingston Funeral Home. Burial to follow in the Poplar Springs Cemetery. Tom passed from this life on Monday, evening December 18, 2023, from the Livingston Regional Medical Center. He was born in Overton County on December 31, 1953, to the late Thomas Buren and Bess Deck Hargis. Tom was Baptist in faith and enjoyed coon hunting with his old coon dog Dusty. Tom always had a smile and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Tom leaves behind his son, Shane Hargis and wife Lisa of Livingston; daughter, Amber Masters of Livingston; grandson, Daniel Geesling; brothers, Jack Hargis and wife Sheila of Indiana, and Bill Hargis and wife Carol of Rickman; sister, Debbie Jones and husband Bruce of Cookeville; cousin, Michael Deck of North Carolina; nieces and nephews, Amy Hargis Maxwell and husband David, Roy Ogletree, Angela Hargis Sullivan and husband Dale, Paula Hargis Whitehead, and Melissa Hargis Knowles. In addition to his parents, Tom was preceded in death by his wife Diann Hargis; brothers, Earl, Ronnie “Possum”, Paul, J.B., and Otis Hargis; sisters, Emma Jean Ogletree, Carolyn Sue Elizer, Betty Harris, Vicki Birdwell, and Wanda Lois Cross. The family will welcome friends on Saturday from 11 a.m. until time of services at the Livingston Funeral Home. Memorial Donations may be made to the family by contacting Livingston Funeral Home.
A celebration of life for Marine Bumbalough, age 83, of Cookeville, will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 3pm in the Chapel of Hunter Funeral Home in Sparta. She passed away on November 4, 2023, in Apopka, Florida. She was born on February 14, 1940. Marine was a brilliant homemaker, devoted wife of 59 years to Terry Bumbalough, loving mother of two children, grandmother (Emma) to five grandchildren and blessed by many great friendships. Marine was an artist, known for her talent in painting. She started her artistic journey when her husband went to Vietnam, and she began creating beautiful paintings. Over time, her passion evolved into craft books, and collectible dolls that were cherished by collectors across America. She created art pieces under the label ‘Sweet Expressions’, referencing lyrics from the hymn ‘Sweet, Sweet Spirit’ by Doris Mae Akers, and for the doll’s unique hand painted faces that highlight the individual qualities of all God’s people. Marine is survived by her loving husband, Terry Bumbalough, her sister Hellan (Teen) Shown, her son Randy Bumbalough, and five grandsons: Whitten, Alex and Rhye Bumbalough, and Parker and Chase Robinson. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Marci Robinson, her parents, Orley and Dorothy Maynard, and her sisters, Barbara Thomas, and Mable Willoughby. A visitation will be held from 1pm to 3pm on Saturday, January 20, 2024 in the Chapel of Hunter Funeral Home in Sparta. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association in memory of Marine Bumbalough.
