Mr. Ira David Swindle, 58, of Ardmore, Tenn., died Dec. 2, 2009.

He was born Oct. 8, 1951, in Lafayette, Ind., and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

Survivors include his parents, Ira Daner and Marjorie Baker Swindle of Ardmore, Tenn.; sons, David James Swindle of Florida, Westley Swindle of California and Justin Swindle of Mississippi; sisters, Cynthia Buchanon of Spring Hill and Jill Lohman of Ardmore, Tenn.; and eight grandchildren.

Mr. Arthur W. Sulser, 88, of Ardmore, Ala., died Dec. 2, 2009.

He was born May 2, 1921, in Taft. He is preceded in death by his parents, George Washington and Bertha McCluskey Sulser.

Survivors include his wife, Ida Sulser of Ardmore, Ala.; daughter Mildred Mitchell and husband Aaron Mitchell of Ardmore, Tenn.; brother G.W. Sulser of Fayetteville; sister Irene Hay of Eagleville; grandson Jerry Mitchell and wife Melinda of Ardmore, Tenn.; great-granddaughters, Madison Mitchell and Kaya Mitchell, both of Ardmore, Tenn.; and several nieces and nephews.

Mr. Urel Tarris Newton, 75, of Elkton died Dec. 5, 2009.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Earnest and Mary Jan Parks Newton; his wife, Ruth Ann Mcknight Newton; and daughter Darla Shannon.

Graveside services were held Dec. 6 at Elkton Cemetery.

Carr and Erwin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

The family requests that memorial donations be made to Elkton Baptist Church.

Survivors include his sons, Neil Newton of Pulaski and Brian Newton of Dechard; daughter Kelly Hill of Elkton; sister Shirleen Molenhouse of Illinois; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Lurlie T. Rose, 83, of Pulaski died Dec. 7, 2009, at NHC HealthCare of Pulaski.

She was born June 21, 1926, in Giles County. She is preceded in death by her parents, George and Nettie Cates Barnickle; and son Myron Dale Rose.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Giles Memory Garden.

Visitation will be today (Tuesday) from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church.

Survivors include her husband, W.C. Rose of Pulaski; son Billy Ray Rose and wife Lesha of Pulaski; three daughters, Wanda Rose Russell and husband Billy of Pulaski, Connie Taylor of Columbia and Jan Rose of Clarksville; daughter-in-law Tae Rose of Pulaski; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Avis Tomerlin Henderson, 89, of Ardmore, Tenn., died Dec. 7, 2009.

She was a lifelong member of Cash Point Baptist Church, where she was a beloved Sunday school teacher and director and teacher of Vacation Bible School for more than 50 years.

She was a revered elementary school teacher for 30 years, a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International since 1974 and was named Giles County Teacher of the Year in 1981.

She is preceded in death y her husband, Eugene Wilson Henderson; parents Myron Grant and Lois Smith Tomerlin; brother William Lester Tomerlin; and son-in-law Charles Ray Hicks.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Suddarth and the Rev. Derrick Moose officiating. Burial will be in Blanche Cemetery.

Visitation is today (Tuesday) from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home and Wednesday prior to the funeral service.

Survivors include her children, Sharon Chaney and husband Bill of Hendersonville and Marilyn Hicks of Fayetteville; brother Gene Tomerlin and wife Lena of Ardmore, Tenn.; grandchildren, Daniel Chaney of Bowling Green, Ky., Alison Ferguson of Elora, David Chaney of Hendersonville and Kristin Masterski of Hazel Green, Ala.; and four great-grandchildren.

Ms. Dorothy Jean Hobbs, 74, of Ardmore, Ala., died Dec. 13, 2009, at her residence.

She was born Aug. 31, 1935, in Ardmore, Ala. She is preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Pauline Norman McGuire; son Stanley Hobbs; sisters, Sara Morningstar and Barbara Tramell; and brother Richard McGuire.

Survivors include daughter-in-law Pam Hobbs of Ardmore, Tenn.; brothers, J.C. McGuire of Jeffersonville, Ind., Carl McGuire, Jimmy McGuire, both of Ardmore, Ala., and Donnie McGuire of Athens, Ala.; sister Helen McGuire of Ardmore, Ala.; and granddaughters Kristen Blakely, Brooke Hobbs and Brittany Hobbs.

Mrs. Mildred Christine Campbell Stafford, 85, of Kentucky died Dec. 13, 2009, in Louisville.

She was born Aug. 23, 1924, and was homemaker, loving mother, loving sister and a member of Calvary Church of the Nazarene for many years.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Garland and Nancy Campbell; and her husband, Leslie Clifford Stafford.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 16, at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.

Survivors include sister Ruby Jackson and husband Ozell of Georgia; three sons, Buford Clayton Stafford, Robert Lee Stafford and wife Wanda, and David Neal Stafford, all of Kentucky; daughter Debra Kay Messer of Kentucky; six grandchildren, Tony Lee Powell, Marvin Spencer Powell, Kimberly Renee Stafford, Robert Lee Stafford Jr., Autumn Gail Burgin and husband Aaron, and Christy Devine and husband James; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Mr. David Allen Robinson, 57, of Athens, Ala., died Dec. 12, 2009, at Athens-Limestone Hospital in Athens.

The Athens native was born May 6, 1952. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Vietnam era.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Hubert and Virginia Smith Robison; and his wife, Margaret Scott Robinson.

Graveside services were held Dec. 14 at Reunion Cemetery in Athens with Anthony Andrews officiating.

Survivors include daughters, Lori Robinson of Athens, Ashley Smith of Chattanooga and Amanda Robinson of Athens; step-children, Tracy Hovis and Laura Hovis, both of Athens, and James Hovis of Elkton; brothers, Delton Robison of Athens and Bobby Joe Robison of Prospect; sisters, Polly Nunley of Norcross, Ga., Judy Batrum of Toney, Ala., and Nancy Sutton of Athens; and six grandchildren.

Mr. Stephen Randall Keith, 49, of Prospect died Dec. 11, 2009.

He was born Oct. 19, 1960, in Atlanta, Ga.

Survivors include his fiancee, Tammy Seely of Hazel Green, Ala.; parents Stanley and Ann Keith of Blanche; two sons, Thomas Keith of Auburn, Ala., and Christopher Keith of Prospect; daughter Madison Keith of Prospect; brother Ed Keith of Dellrose; and sister Cynthia Snell of Blanche.

Mr. Perry Nelson, 65, of Lynnville died Dec. 10, 2009.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Carl William and Edna Carpenter Nelson; brother LeRoy Nelson; and sisters, Ruby Pearl Nelson and Essie Lou Meyers.

A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.

Bennett-May-Giles County Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

He is survived by his brothers, Jerry Nelson and wife Judy of Lynnville and Carl Nelson and wife Sheila of Spring Hill.

Mrs. Lillian Jackson, 82, of the Rose Hill community, died Dec. 8, 2009, at her residence.

The Giles County native was born Dec. 31, 1926, and was retired from Fafnir.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Coleman and Helen Davis Higgins; and her husband, Carroll Jackson.

Funeral services were held Dec. 10 at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.

Survivors include two sons, Ricky Jackson and wife Anita of Rose Hill and David Jackson and wife Rhonda of Pulaski; daughter Brenda Shrader of Rose Hill; step-daughter Kay Belz of Baltimore, Md.; sister Helen Norfleet of Granite City, Ill.; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Mr. James (Jim) Lee Hargrove Jr., 46, of Pulaski died Dec. 5, 2009.

A memorial service was held Dec. 13 at Welcome Valley Baptist Church.

Memorial donations may be made to the James Hargrove memorial at The Bank of Frankewing.

Carr and Erwin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include his wife, Pam McGee Hargrove; and her children, Will Boatright and Megan Boatright, of Pulaski; mother Tommie J. Ferguson of Spring Hill; and sisters, Kathy Mendenhall and husband Ray and Ashley Nicole England and husband Kirk of Spring Hill.

Mrs. Marvelyn Bevels Lineberger, 79, of Fayetteville died Dec. 14 at Alive Hospice in Nashville.

She was a native of Lincoln County and a member of the First Baptist Church.

She is preceded in death by he parents, Erskine and Stella Hobbs Bevels; and her husband, Joe Moore Lineberger.

Funeral services were held Dec. 18, at Higgins Funeral Home with Ron Bevels officiating. Burial was in Wright’s Cemetery.

Survivors include tow sons, Joe Michael Lineberger and wife Cynthia of Elizabethtown, Ky., and Todd Lineberger and wife Jan of Nashville; brothers, Lavon Bevels of Pulaski and Bobby Bevels of Flintville; sisters, Reba Johnson of Fayetteville and Barbara Watson of Pulaski; and grandchildren, Colin Michael Lineberger, Kaitlyn Joe Lineberger and Conor Lee Lineberger.

Mrs. Joan M. Humphreys, 77, of Columbia died Dec. 15, 2009, at Maury Regional Medical Center.

The Pulaski native was born March 6, 1932, and was a former realtor, small business owner and member of the Church of Christ.

She was known as a loving wife, mother and grandmother.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Lady Will Jones Morrow.

A memorial service was held at the family’s Giles County home on Campbellsville Pike, Lynnville.

Williams Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.williamsfh.com.

Survivors include her children, Tammi Wells and husband Keith of Madison, Miss., and Terri Williams and husband Dale of Fruitland, Md.; sisters, Jean Walls and husband Fagan, Judy Smith and husband Bobby of Huntsville, Ala., Donna Morrow and Connie Jackson, and husband David, all of Nashville; grandchildren, Jenny Oliphant, Beau Wells, Katie Wells and Kyle Williams; and two great-grandchildren.

Elkton Mayor Billy D. Ware, 77, died peacefully in his sleep Dec. 17, 2009, in a Huntsville, Ala., hospital.

The mayor was a member of Elkton United Methodist Church and was retired from the U.S. Army as a master sergeant with 27 years of service. He served during the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.

He also was retired from the Department of Defense after 20 years of service, a member of the Patriot Guard, a Shriner and 32 degree Mason and was a longtime mayor of the city of Elkton.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Fall and Marge Ware; daughter Heidi Henderson; brother William Ware; and sisters, Grace and Hazel.

A memorial service was held Dec. 20 at Elkton U.M. Church with the Rev. Richard Garlen officiating.

Memorial donations are suggested to Elkton U.M. Church.

Bennett-MayGiles County Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Ware of Elkton; sons, Roy Ware, Erhard Ware and Billy Ware Jr.; and daughter Marion Ware.

Mr. John Laxson of Pulaski, formerly of Athens, Ala., died Dec. 17, 2009.

He was a well-known businessman in Giles County as owner of No. 6 Service Station, partners with the late David Rose in Edmundson Shoe Store on the Pulaski Square, manager of A&P Super Market and Dixie Foods for a number of years and a hobby farmer.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Henry Laxson; and two brothers, Melvin Laxson and Clifton Laxson.

Funeral services were held Dec. 19 at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial was in Giles Memory Garden.

Memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist church Building Fund.

Survivors include his wife, Bobbie Whitt Laxson of Pulaski; daughter Debbie Stevens and husband David of Memphis; three sons, Barry Laxson and wife Cathy, Farion Laxson and wife Nancy and Bill Laxson and wife Debbie, all of Pulaski; four sisters, Arlene Pressnell, Ruby Singer, Linda Carter, all of Athens, Ala., and Faye Cox of Rome, Ga.; three brothers, Joe Laxson of Athens, Ala., Marion Laxson of Decatur, Ala., and Mahlon Laxson of Chicago, Ill.; four grandsons, Drew Laxson, Rob, Laxson, Matt Laxson and Whitt Laxson; four granddaughters, Jennifer Jordon and husband Jared, Ashley Springer and Tory, Meredith Garvin and husband Hunter, Courtney Fay and husband Britt; 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Patricia Steede Carey, 72, of Prospect died Dec. 17, 2009, at Maury County Regional Hospital.

Born May 8, 1937, in Bedford County, she was a member of Fairlane Church of Christ. She is preceded in death by her father, J.D. Steede.

Survivors include her mother, Nan Cyree Steede of Shelbyville; her husband of 50 years, Charles H. Carey of Prospect; son Michael D. Carey of Prospect; sister Kitty Steede of Shelbyville; and she also leaves her faithful companion, “Little Bit,” to mourn her passing.

Mr. Jerry Dalton Mitchell, 82, of Taft died Dec. 18, 2009.

He was born July 30, 1947, in Fayetteville and was of the Baptist faith. He is preceded in death by his parents, Dalton and Arnell Collins Mitchell; and brother Jackie Dale Mitchell.

Survivors include son Jerry D. Mitchell and wife Cindy of Taft; daughter Michelle Mitchell of Murfresboro; brother Jimmy Mitchell of Cornersville; sister Peggy Clarkson of Dickson; aunt Inez Mitchell of Toney, Ala.; and granddaughters, Claire, Kathryn and Ava Mitchell.

Mr. Tim Kelly, 48, of Pulaski died Dec. 18, 2009, at Hillside Hospital.

He was born Oct. 16, 1961 in Giles County and was retired from Fafnir.

He is preceded in death by his father, J.B. Kelly.

Funeral services were held Dec. 20 at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial was in Giles Memory Garden.

Memorial donations may be made to the Ronald McDonald House or to Giles County Fire and Rescue.

Survivors include his mother, Geraldine Kelly of Pulaski; two brothers, Pat Kelly of Pulaski and Mike Kelly of Calhoun, Ga.; sister Pam Kelly Banta of Pulaski; six nieces and nephews; and 10 great-nieces and nephews

Mr. Myron (Pap) Wolaver, 101, of the Diana community died Dec. 19, 2009.

He was born Oct. 7, 1908, and “Pap” was a well-known owner and breeder of Tennessee Walking horses and mules.

The highlight and joy of his life was barbecuing goat and pork for the annual cookout he hosted for his many friends, family members celebrating his birthdays along with trail rides.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Oliver C. and Maxie Clark Wolaver; and brothers, Steger Wolaver, Harold Wolaver, Knox Wolaver and Duell Wolaver.

Funeral services were held Dec. 21 at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home with Monty Franklin and Bobby Sands officiating. Burial was in Diana emetery.

Memorial donations may be made to Diana Methodist Church or to the Diana Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 172, Cornersville, TN 37047.

He survived by his wife of 73 years, Jean Clark Wolaver of Diana; daughter Faye Davis of Nashville; sons, Douglas Clark Wolaver and wife Brenda and Myron Wolaver Jr. and wife Gail of Diana; grandchildren, Steve Wolaver and wife Quatina, Bryan Wolaver and Blake Wolaver, all of Diana, and Kathy Wolaver of Cornersville and one great-granddaughter.

Mr. Edward Stafford, 84, of Pulaski died Dec. 19, 2009, at NHC HealthCare, Pulaski.

He was retired from Genesco.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Edd and Hattie Ward Stafford; his wife, Doris Stafford; and son Kenneth Stafford.

Funeral services were to have been today (Tuesday) at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial was to have been in Giles Memory Garden.

Memorial donations may be made to Pisgah United Methodist Church or Pisgah Cemetery Fund.

Survivors include one son, Wayne Stafford and wife Pam of Pulaski; three grandchildren, Carrie Lynn Stafford, Rhonda Kay Riddle, Kayla Marie Stafford; two great-grandchildren; and special friend Joyce Gunter.

Mrs. Joyce Ann Yarbrough McMillen, 75, of Pulaski died Dec. 19, 2009, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.

She was a retired insurance sales person for United Family Life.

She is preceded in death by her parents, George E. and Sarah Lillie Belle Willeford Yarbrough; and son John Keith McMillen.

Funeral services were to have been held today (Tuesday) at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial was to have been in Giles Memory Garden.

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of donor’s choice.

Survivors include her husband, John R. (Bobby) McMillen of Pulaski; daughter Rhonda Kemp and husband David of Franklin; sister Dorris Todd of Madison, Ala.; nephew Stacy Witherow; and grandson Christopher Giorgio Kemp.

Mr. Robert Delmer McDougal, 86, of Goodspring died Dec. 20, 2009, at his residence.

He was retired as a supervisor a Maremont Corporation.

He is preceded in death by his parents, William Robert and Minnie Maude Cameron McDougal.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday Dec. 23, at Shores Baptist Church. Burial will be in Shores Memory Gardens.

Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today (Tuesday) at the funeral home.

Survivors include his wife Georgia McDougal; sons Ronnie McDougal and wife Brenda, Roger McDougal and wife Donna, all of the Shores community; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Cherry Lee Buckingham, 68, of Pulaski died Dec. 25, 2009, at NHC HealthCare of Pulaski.

She is preceded in death by her parents, James Avery and Mary Helen Secrest Lee; and brother Jimmy Lee.

Private family services will be held.

Bennett-May-Giles County Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

She is survived by her daughters, Cheryl Dean McGlocklin and husband Terry of Pulaski and Carmen Cox; and two grandchildren.

Mr. John Wayne (Big Wayne) Williams, 63, of Nashville died Dec. 24, 2009.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29, at Spring Hill Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Ray Williams officiating. Burial will be in historic Spring Hill Cemetery.

Visitation will be today (Monday) from 3-8 p.m. and Tuesday from noon until time of service.

Survivors include his wife, Teresa Williams; sons, Jonathan Wilhite and wife Amanda, Kenneth Wilhite and friend Eric, Gregory Williams and wife Jolene, Wayne Williams and wife Penny, and timothy Williams; step-sons, Charles Hardin and wife Victoria and Toney Hardin and wife April; step-daughter Christy Hardin; sister Canzadee Birdsong of Pulaski; brothers, Dean Williams of Pulaski and Clarence R. Williams of Greenbrier; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Ruby Jane Hopper, 70, of Dellrose died Dec. 23, 2009, at Donalson Care Center.

She was a native of Lincoln County and retired from the Amana Corp. She was a member of Wheelerton Baptist Church.

She is preceded in death by her parents, James Marion Francis and Katie Lou Brooks Mitchell; her husband, Albert Hopper; sisters, Leona Beddingfield, Mamie Sanderson and Martha Christine Rose; brothers, James M. Mitchell Jr., Otis B. Mitchell, Jack Mitchell and Roy Mitchell.

Funeral services were to have been held today (Monday) at Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home with Joe Mitchell and Pastor Charles Mayor officiating. Burial was to have been in Bee Springs Cemetery.

Survivors include daughter Nancy Phillips and husband Richard of Dellrose; brothers, Joe Daniel Mitchell of Ardmore, Ala., and Jesse Mitchell of Hamptonville, N.C.; grandchildren Victoria Hopper, Brad Mitchell and Jesse Aron Phillips, all of Dellrose; and Richard Lee Phillips of Lewisburg; and two great-grandsons.

Mr. Vernon L. Overholt Jr., 26, of Pulaski died Dec. 23, 2009, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.

Funeral services were held Dec. 27 in the chapel of Bennett-May-Giles County Funeral Home with Wade West officiating. Burial was in Fralix Cemetery.

He is survived by his parents, Vernon R. Overholt and Pamela Fralix Overholt of Pulaski; brother Robin Overholt of Pulaski; sisters, Margaret Overholt and Michele Overholt, both of Pulaski; grandparents, Richard and Margaret Fralix of Pulaski, George and Silvia Bomihimmer of Florida; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Mrs. Beatrice Kathleen Harbison, 89, of Grayslake, Ill., died Dec. 22, 2009, at Condell Hospital in Libertyville, Ill.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Lee Roy and Lula Walls Defoe; husband James Floyd Harbison; son William Douglas Harbison; and daughters, Glenda Sue Harbison and Patricia Ann Harbison Slack.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Giles Memory Garden.

Visitation is 9 a.m. until funeral time on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Survivors include sons, Dennis Harbison and wife Mary of Waukegan, Ill., and Kenneth James Harbison of Grayslake; daughters, Dorothy Jean Harbison Payne of Red Bay, Ala., and Debra Fay Harbison of Grayslake; 24 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Mr. Raymond H. Abernathy Jr., 83, of Nashville died Dec. 24, 2009.

Funeral services were to have been held today (Tuesday) at Broadmoor Baptist Church, Nashville, with Pastor Darell Nimmo officiating. Burial was to have been at Forest Lawn Funeral Home.

Survivors include his wife, Ora Lucille Abernathy; four children, 10 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Mr. Robert Glenn Graves, 72, of Pulaski died Dec. 21, 2009, at Hillside Hospital.

He was retired from AT&T Telephone Company. He is preceded in death by his parents John Howard and Bessie Ellen Campbell Graves.

Funeral services were held Dec. 23 at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial was Dec. 28 in Washington Park North, Indianapolis, Ind.

Survivors include his wife, Sue Graves of Pulaski; sons, Robert Glenn Graves II and wife Donna of Lebanon, Ind., and Jon David Graves and wife Thelma of Moblesville, Ind.; brothers, John Howard Graves of Carmel, Ind., and Clyde Elmer Graves of Osccola, Ind.; sister Martha Storock of Mishawaka, Ind.; and two grandchildren, Jon Glen Graves and Daniele Graves.

Mrs. Mary Neely Deane McLean, of Franklin, formerly of Nashville and Huntington, W.V., died Dec. 29, 2009.

She was a member of Belle Meade United Methodist Church.

She is preceded in death by her husband, retired U.S. Army Col. Ralph Carter McLean; her parents, Dr. Allen Woodward and Annie

Neely Deane; brother William Allen Deane; and sisters, Dorothy Louise Deane Davis, Velma Virginia Deane Storey and Annie Laurie Deane Harris.

Graveside services were held Jan. 4 at Woodlawn Memorial Park with the Rev. Charles Poole officiating.

Memorial donations may be sent to Alive Hospice, 1718 Paterson St., Nashville, TN 3703.

Woodlawn-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

The family expresses thanks to Dr. Henry Harrell and staff and Alive Hospice and staff for Mrs. McLean’s care as well as gives special appreciation for Lisa Jones, her friend and primary health care aide.

Survivors include her daughter, LuCinda M. Wise of Franklin; grandson and wife, Timothy Jacob and Kristin D. Cason Wise; and two great-grandchildren, Ashton Grace Wise and Rachel Neely Wise, all of Nashville.

Mrs. Mary Daily Lumsden, 87, of Pulaski died Dec. 29, 2009, at NHC HealthCare.

She is preceded in death by her husband, David Lumsden; her parents, Ott Neal and Maude Witherow Daily; and sister Polly Hill.

Funeral services were held Dec. 30 at Bennett-May-Giles County Funeral Home with Brandon Britton officiating. Burial was in Giles Memory Gardens.

Survivors include her brother, Fagan Daily and wife Martha of Pulaski; and several nieces and nephews.

Mr. Joseph T. (Tommy) Jackson, 62, of Madison, Ala., formerly of the Stella community in Giles County, died Dec. 30, 2009, at Cogburn Health Facility in Huntsville, Ala.

He was retired from Solutia in Decatur, Ala.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Luster and Annie Appleton Jackson.

Funeral services were held Jan. 2 in the chapel of Bennett-May-Giles County Funeral Home with Paul Clements officiating. Burial was in Stella Cemetery.

Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice Family Care, 3304 Westmill Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805.

He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Barbara Smith Jackson of Madison, Ala.; son Philip Jackson of Madison; sister Beverly Dodd of Huntsville; nephews, David Dodd and wife Jill of Madison and Byron Dodd and wife Michelle of Owens Cross Roads, Ala.; three great-nephews and one great-niece.

Ms. Flora Darlene Yates, 50, of Ethridge died Dec. 19, 2009, at her residence.

She is preceded in death by brother Danny Lee Yates.

A graveside service was held Dec. 26 at Rose Hill Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Rose Hill Cemetery Fund.

Carr and Erwin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include her mother, Edith Yates of Ethridge; father J.D. Yates and wife Kathleen of Spencer; brother Ronnie Yates and wife Cheryl of North Carolina; sisters, Deborah Cole of Spencer, Linda Augustine and Cindy Thomas and husband Billy, all of Cleveland, Ohio; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Mitchell, 39, of the Rose Hill community died Dec. 25, 2009, at her residence.

She was born June 23, 1970, in Mount Clemens, Mich.

A memorial service was held Jan. 9 at New Zion Baptist Church with Larry Thomas officiating.

Carr and Erwin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include her parents, Frederick A. and Darlene Maintzer Simmons; twin boys Devon and Cal Mitchell; brothers, Frederick A. Simmons III and Frank P. Simmons II; and sister Mary Elizabeth Simmons.

Mr. Malcolm Winfield Jones, 88, of Pulaski died Dec. 14, 2009, at Hillside Hospital.

He was born Jan. 9, 1921, in Giles County and was retired as a senior engineer for the Tennessee Department of Transportation. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Otis Ezell and Jimmie Lou Phillips Jones; son Dennis Winfield Jones; brother Marion Jones; and sister Laura Anderson.

Funeral services were held De. 16, 2009, at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or to East Hill Church of Christ Building Fund.

Survivor include his wife, Martha Deane Jones; daughter Janice Jones Braly, both of Pulaski; brother Billy Don Jones of Decatur, Ala.; and grandchildren, Julianna Lawhorn and Drew Braly.