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Obituaries For Tuesday, June 15
Mrs. Dang Thi Farris, better known to her friends and family as Ms. Lee, passed away Sunday, June 13 at her residence. In honor of her wishes, she will be cremated and no formal services are planned.
Funeral services for Mr. Noah Glenn Ward, known by friends as Glenn, age 75 of Sparta, will be conducted 1:00pm Wednesday, June 16 from the Chapel of Hunter Funeral Home. Burial with military honors presented by the Veterans’ Honor Guard will follow in Anderson Cemetery. Mr. Ward passed away Monday morning, June 14 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He was a United States Army Veteran where he served as a cook. He retired from Forest Nursery after 23 years of service and then went on to work 13 years at Cumberland Lumber. Glenn was an avid fisherman and rabbit hunter. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Sandra Ward of Sparta; and daughters, Sonya Myers of McMinnville, and Roxanne (Jerry) Hensley of Sparta. The family will receive friends from 10:00am until service time Wednesday at Hunter Funeral Home. Danny Rogers will officiate.
Funeral services for Mrs. Tammie Lynn Green age 52 of Livingston, will be held on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 1 PM from the chapel of the Hall Funeral Home of Livingston with burial to follow in the Green Family Cemetery. She passed from this life on Sunday evening, June 13, 2021 at the Livingston Regional Hospital. Mrs. Tammie Lynn Green was born in Elkhart, Elkhart Co., IN on Monday, November 18, 1968 to the late Ivan and Phyllis (Moore) Green. Tammy worked in the health care system as a R N and she loved her family very much and they will greatly miss her. Family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, June 16th starting at 11 AM prior to the services. Officiating with the service will be Bro. Paul Lawson
Funeral services for Janet Roberts Allen, age 74 of Gainesboro, will be conducted on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 2 pm in the Chapel of Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home with Bro. Jimmy Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in New Salem Cemetery. She was born February 22, 1947 in Jackson County, TN and she passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center at the age of 74. She was the daughter of Everett Earl Roberts and Lydia Frances Stout Roberts. She was a beautician and a member of the New Salem Church of Christ. She was married to Ronnie J. Allen who passed way on August 12, 2020. Survivors include son, Ricky (Christie) Allen of Gainesboro; daughter, Kristi (Anthony) Brown of Gainesboro. Visitation will be on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 4-8 pm at Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home and again on Wednesday, 11 am to 2 pm. Memorials maybe made to the New Salem Cemetery by contacting the funeral home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Maxine Harvey, age 82 of the Taylors Crossroads Community, will be conducted 11 AM Thursday, June 17th from the chapel of Speck Funeral Home in Livingston. Bro. Wayne Taylor will officiate. Burial will be in Nelson Cemetery. Mrs. Harvey passed from this life on Monday evening, June 14 from her residence. Maxine loved spending time with her family, sewing, crocheting, working crossword puzzles, and watching westerns. Maxine leaves behind her children, Renee ( Ronald) Wilborn, Steve Harvey, and Alex Harvey, all of the Taylors Crossroads Community. The family will welcome friends on Wednesday evening from 5 until 8 PM.
Graveside services for Robert Ossian Rohlander, 91 of Sparta, will begin at 4 PM at Oak Lawn Memorial Cemetery on Thursday, June 17 with Barry Vinson officiating. Mr. Rohlander passed away Tuesday, June 15 at his home surrounded by family and friends. Bob was an accountant by trade. He retired after 41 years from Wagner Lighting as plant manager and then worked for 15 years for UPS. He proudly served his country for 20 years in the National Guard. He enjoyed golf, tennis, bowling and beating everyone at pinp pong and corn hole. He is survived by his children, Robert (Donna) Rohlander, Evelin (Clint) Havens, Lillith Kay (Patrick) King, and Mathew (Libby) rohlander. The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Oak Lawn Funeral Home from 2 PM – 4 PM.
A Celebration of the life of Logan Jade Bohannon, 25 of Cookeville, will be held on Friday, June 18, 1:00 pm, at Oaklawn Funeral Home in Sparta. A private burial at Elrod Cemetery will follow the service. Miss Bohannon left this world too soon on June 13. Jade’s smile lit up any room she walked into. Those she met along the way will miss her engaging personality, ability to make people laugh, and loyalty to her friends. Her beautiful soul surpassed her striking physical beauty. Jade believed herself to be blessed by her children, the true loves of her life. Jade blessed the life of her family and friends. She leaves behind her children, John Princeton Bohannon, and Gabrielle Ja’zelle Scott. The family will greet friends at Oaklawn from Friday at 11:00 am until the time of the service.
Memorial services for Mrs. Shelia Barnes, age 62 of Cookeville, will be held Saturday June 19, 2021 at 11 am in the Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home with Father Joe Weatherly officiating. Shelia Patterson Barnes died on the snowy morning of 1 December 2020. She was in the presence of the four closest members of her family, two daughters, a Son, and her husband…And her God. Her death, at age 62, was the irreversible result of a 26 months fatal progression. She passed away a professing Christian, a loving wife and mother. (She may have loved her grandchildren most of all). Shelia’s immediate family is her husband Sam T Barnes, Mary Jessica Workman and Jesse Patterson Barnes; her children by conquest are Molly Lisa Forsyth, Dorothy James Merritt, and Dr. Frank H. Barnes and his wife Dr. Izabela Barnes. Shelia was born in 1958 on Wednesday June 11 in Nashville. She attended Hickman County High School and went on to become the honor graduate x-ray technician At Columbia Community College. She began working at Cookeville General Hospital in 1976. She and Sam were married at the Baths on the island of Virgin Gorda on the full moon of April 1982. Jessica was born into their lives in April 1983. The next life-changing event occurred in 1986 when Shelia and Sam became members of a worldwide anonymous 12-Step recovery program. Then in August 1987 Jesse was born. Shelia’s family will receive friends Saturday from 10 am until service time at the funeral home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Diana Garrett, 61 of Dunkirk, Indiana and formerly of Monterey will be held Saturday June 19 at 12 noon at Mt. Union Baptist Church in Clarkrange. Interment will follow in Campground Cemetery also in Clarkrange. Mrs. Garrett passed away Sunday June 13 at her home. Diana’s family will receive friends Friday from 5 until 8 pm at Horner Funeral Home and Saturday from 11 am until service time at church.
A Celebration of Life for Jamey Bobrick, 62 of Gainesboro, will be held Saturday, June 19 from 2:00 pm until 6:00 pm at the Gables, 75 East Veterans Drive, Cookeville. Mr. Bobrick passed away on Tuesday, June 15. Jamey was a loving son, brother, husband, father, grandpa, uncle, neighbor, and friend. Jamey is survived by his Wife, Rhonda Bobrick; and four Children, Jason Bobrick, Britnie Bobrick, Briana and Austin Mayberry, and Jenna Bobrick.
Funeral services for Ricky E. Strong, 60 of the Center Grove community of Jackson County, will be held on Saturday, June 19 at 2 P.M. at Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Grover Rich Cemetery in Clay County. A Masonic service will be held on Friday at 7 P.M. at the funeral home. Mr. Strong passed away on Tuesday, June 15 at Signature Health Care in Algood. He was a retired carpenter, and a member of Tannehill Lodge #133 – Eastern Star #503. He was a 33rd Degree Mason, and served as a board member of Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative for 14 years. Survivors include his Son, Brock Dillan (Marlanna) Strong of Tampa, FL; and two daughters, Atha Amanda (Kevin) Stinson of Hermitage, and Olivia Ann (Russell) Farley of Cookeville. Memorial donations may be made to the Shriners Children’s Hospital or the Twin Lakes Telephone Scholarship Fund by contacting the funeral home. The family will receive friends on Friday from 1 P.M. – 8 P.M., and Saturday from 10 A.M. until time of services.
Memorial Services for Rhonda Gail Lee, age 62 of Cookeville, will be held Saturday, June 19 beginning at 4:00 pm from the chapel of Crest Lawn Funeral Home with Bro. Gene Williams officiating. Mrs. Lee passed from this life Monday, June 14 at Tristar Summit Medical Center in Hermitage. She was a loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Sister, and friend to all who knew her. Rhonda is survived by her loving Husband, Young Tom Lee of Cookeville; her daughter, Tracey (Jamie) Johnson of Livingston; and three sons, Ronald (Theresa) Marshall of Cookeville, Michael (Arletta) Marshall of Livingston, and Walter (Darlene) Marshall of Livingston. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, June 19, from 1:00 pm until the time of service at 4:00 pm.
