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Obituaries are presented by Presley Funeral Home, West Jackson Street in Cookeville.
Obituaries For Thursday, January 30
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bryant, 87 of Cookeville died Wednesday January 29, 2020 at 10:20 pm at her daughter’s home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Mr. Thomas T. Brymer, age 74, of Monroe passed from this life on Wednesday morning, January 29, 2020 from the Overton County Health & Rehab. He was born in Sparta on February 17, 1945 to the late Will & Catherine Youngblood Brymer. Tom was a appliance repairman for many years. He enjoyed tending to his cattle and riding his side by side on the farm. Tom leaves behind his wife, Edna Mae Worley Hair of Monroe; and brother, Tilbert Brymer of Sparta. In addition to his parents, Tom was preceded in death by his brothers, Erbie & Lucky Brymer. There are no services scheduled at this time for Mr. Thomas T. Brymer.
A Celebration Of Life Services For Connie McGhee, Age 52, Of Cookeville, Tennessee, Will Be Conducted On Thursday January 30, 2020, At 7:00 PM From The Chapel Of Goff Funeral Home. Dr. Jerry Huffman Will Officiate With Inurnment To Follow At A Later Date In The Whittaker Cemetery. Mrs. Connie Was Born On January 16, 1968 In Monterey Tennessee, To The Late Watson And Thelma Whittaker Watson. Mrs. Connie Passed Away On Sunday, January 26, 2020, At Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Mr. Connie Was A Member Of The Monterey First Baptist Church, A Certified Nursing Assistant, Dietary And Occupational Therapist, And Was Presently Employed At Dollar General on Jefferson Avenue In Cookeville, TN. She Is Survived By, Husband, James H. McGhee Jr. Of Cookeville, TN; Aunts, Lucy Buttram Of Monterey, TN, Mary Matheny Of Oak Ridge, TN, Mabel Tabors Of Monterey, TN; Uncle, Dave Whittaker Of Monterey, TN; Her Pet Companion, Evy. In Addition To Her Parents, She Was Preceded In Death By Her Brother Danny Lee Tabors. The Family Will Receive Friends At Goff Funeral Home On Thursday, January 30, 2020, From 5:00 PM Until Time Of Services At 7:00 PM.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Lee Wilhite Saylors, age 87 of Sparta, will be conducted 11:00am Friday, January 31, 2020 from the Chapel of Hunter Funeral Home with burial in Saylors Cemetery. She passed away Monday evening January 27, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. Saylors was born February 9, 1932 in White County to the late Chester Burl and Anna Lee Howell Wilhite. She was a banker with Commerce Union Bank for 42 years. Mrs. Saylors was a loyal member of Almyra Methodist Church and enjoyed being active in her community, especially the O’Connor Homemakers Community Club. She loved working with her flowers and cooking for her large family. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her husband William Gaines Saylors; sister Norma Sue Farris; brothers William Reed Wilhite and Roy Hoover Wilhite. Survivors include her Son: Richard (Brenda) Saylors; Daughter: Kimberly (Phillip) Murdock; Granddaughter: Tara Saylors Loftis; Grandson: Kalland Saylors; Sisters: Nell Moore, Virginia Delatorre, Wilma Lee, Trena Little; Brother: Ralph Wilhite; A host of nieces and nephews also survive. The family will receive friends Thursday from 4-8:00pm at Hunter Funeral Home.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Ruby Page Ledbetter, age 93, of Livingston will be conducted 12 noon, Friday, January 31, 2020 from the chapel of Speck Funeral Home. Bro. Eugene McCowan will officiate. Burial to follow in the Overton County Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Ruby passed from this life on Wednesday evening, January 29, 2020 from the Overton County Health & Rehab. She was born November 14, 1926 to the late Roy & Melvina Sims Page in the Wilder Community. She was a member of the First Freewill Baptist Church in Livingston. Ruby loved reading her Bible, books, doing crossword puzzle and going to church. She was a wonderful mother, friend and neighbor. Ruby leaves behind her sons, Larry Ledbetter & wife Dianne of Concord, NC, and Allen Ledbetter & wife Kathy of Haw River, NC; grandson, Eric Ledbetter; granddaughter, Kimberly Hamilton; several nieces and nephews; special friend, Charlotte Masters & husband James of Livingston. In addition to her parents, Ruby was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Wheeler Ledbetter; sons, Gary Ledbetter, and Steve Ledbetter; brothers, Walter Page, and Otis D. Page; and sisters, Bonnie Maxwell, and Ethel Bullard. The family will welcome friends on Friday morning from 10:30 until time of services at Speck Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Myrtle Emogene Sitz, age 92, of Cookeville, will be at 1 p.m. Friday January 31 in the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Crest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Sitz passed away Wednesday morning January 29, 2020 at Bethesda Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born March 3, 1927 in Putnam County, TN to the late Jesse Herman and Vella Holloway Peek. Mrs. Sitz was a member of Cookevlle Freewill Baptist Church. She was retired from McCord-Winn in Cookeville. She is survived by thee daughters, Judy (Joe) Vaughn, Patsy Miller, and Sandra (Allan) Martin, all of Cookeville; grandchildren, David Tucker, Diana Rodgers Lovellette, Lisa Miller Maynor, Jason Miller, Britt, Cole, and Sampson Martin, Laila Martin Dunham, and Andrea Martin Carr; 15 great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.Her family will receive friends Friday from 10 a.m. until service time.
Funeral services for Jacob Wesley Stafford, 43, of Gainesboro, will be held at 2 P.M. on Friday, January 31, 2020, at Anderson – Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro, TN. Burial will follow in the John L. Clark Memorial Cemetery in the Stone community of Jackson County, TN. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 2 P.M. – 8 P.M., and Friday from 10 A.M. until time of services. He passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He was born November 13, 1976, in Jackson County, TN, to Donnie Stafford and Shira Stafford. On July 30, 2005, he was married to the late Sarah Lorene York “Bear” Stafford, who passed away October 22, 2015. He worked as a correction officer at the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, and was affiliated with the Beech Grove Church of Christ. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by Maternal Grandparents: Carsey and Gwen Sircy; and Paternal Grandfather: Doyle Pete Stafford. Survivors include his Parents: Donnie and Shira Stafford of Gainesboro, TN; Paternal Grandmother: Mildred Brown of Gainesboro, TN; Special Aunts: Cathy Stafford of Whitleyville, TN, Patricia Winegar of Gainesboro, TN, and Brenda Cannon of Gainesboro, TN; and Father and Mother in Law: Gary and Evie York of Red Boiling Springs, TN. Several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends also survive. Bro. Jimmy Anderson will officiate at the services. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to help with funeral expenses by contacting the funeral home.
Funeral services for Mr. Willard Brimer, age 84 of Quebeck, will be conducted 11:00am Saturday, February 1, 2020 from the Chapel of Hunter Funeral Home with burial in Sparkman Cemetery. He passed away Monday, January 27, 2020 at his home. Mr. Brimer was born October 20, 1935 in Spencer to the late Carl Brimer and Cleo Simmons Brimer. He worked for Scepter Hardwoods in Sparta for 44 years and later retired from White County Lumber Company. In addition to his parents, Willard is also preceded in death by his first wife Ethel Brimer, brother George Brimer and sister Estell Brimer. Mr. Brimer is survived by his Wife of 24 years: Ianthisa “Ann” Brimer; Children: Tammy (Douglas) Goolsby, Sandra (Shane) Cooper, Randall (Rachel) Duncan, Michael Duncan, Willie Joe Brimer; Grandchildren: Nicole (Jason) Knoxville, Kaylah (Jerry) Smith, Ashley Dorton, Jazmine (David) Babenko, Katherine (Gregg) Bruce, Danielle Duncan, Morgan Ann Richards, Anthony Duncan, Joey Brimer, Jeremy Brimer; Great-Grandchildren: Jaythen Rogers, Jeshua Smith, Nicali Smith, Leiara Dorton, Alona Dorton, Jacqueline Dorton; Brothers: Edward, Carl (Heather), Buster (Dot), Houston (Betty), Jimmy (Debbie), Larry Dale (Lisa), Joe (Bessie), Dwight (Helen) Brimer; Sisters: Margaret (Harold) Scott, Beatrice Mitchell; Sister-in-law: Evie Hale Brimer; Mr. Brimer also leaves behind many nieces and nephews as well. The family will receive friends Friday from 4-8:00pm at Hunter Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Jimmy Lloyd Stafford, 82, of Michigan and formerly of Cookeville, will be held at 2 P.M. on Saturday, February 1, 2020, at Anderson – Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro. Burial will follow in the John L. Clark Memorial Cemetery in the Stone community of Jackson County. He passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, in Michigan. Born August 5, 1937, in Gainesboro, Tennessee, Jimmy Lloyd Stafford was the youngest of five boys born to Comer Eldrige Stafford and Ersie Ann Patterson. With his father working in Michigan, Jimmy lived in both Tennessee and Michigan throughout his early years, until finally settling in the north, working for General Motors. During one of his many travels back home, he met the lovely Katherine Scott, who he married just three months later on December 21, 1959. Survived by his wife, Mary Katherine Scott, of 60 years and older brother John Landen Stafford (Doris), Jimmy lovingly leaves behind two children: Belinda Ellsworth (Chris Goosman) and Jeffrey Stafford (Kathy), eight grandchildren: Tiffany Ellsworth, Aaron Ellsworth, Drew Stafford, Ethan Stafford, Emma Stafford, Annaliese Stafford, Olivia Goosman and Gabriel Stafford and two great grandchildren: Sydney Cogswell and John Cogswell. Preceeding Jimmy in death are his other three brothers: Joe Stafford (Florence), Comer Jr. Stafford (Theresa) and Billy P. Stafford (Betty). Jimmy also leaves behind a host of nieces, nephews and other family and friends who are located throughout Tennessee, Kentucky and Michigan. The family will receive friends on Friday from 4 P.M. – 8 P.M., and Saturday from 11 A.M. until time of services.
