Obituaries
Mr. Flenoy Ables, 73, of Toney, Ala., died Jan. 1, 2010.
He was born Jan. 30, 1936, in Ardmore, Ala.
He is preceded in death by his parents, William and Vinnie Jones Ables; his wife, Helen Neeley Ables; brothers, Weldon Ables and Eugene Ables; and sister Marie White.
Survivors include sons, Ronald Ables and wife Doris and Bobby Ables and wife Nancy, all of Toney; daughters, Cheryl Geske and husband Ken of Toney and Carol Sims and husband Randy of Elkmont, Ala.; brothers, Wilburn Ables of Ardmore and Paul Ables of Taft; sisters, Peggy Richardson of Taft and Mary Fowler of Florida; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Kenneth Ferguson, 73, of Ardmore, Ala., died Jan. 1, 2010.
He was born June 2, 1936, in Ardmore, Ala.
He is preceded in death by his father, O.T. Ferguson; step-father Grady Pepper; and wife Louise Smith Ferguson.
Survivors include his mother, Edith Mitchell Allen of Madison, Ala.; sons, Dickie Ray Ferguson and Mike Ferguson and wife Peggy, all of Ardmore, Ala.; daughter Dana Ferguson of Prospect; brothers, Stanley Ferguson of Wetumpka, Ala., Steve Pepper of Ardmore, Ala., Kelly Ferguson of Florida, Larry Ferguson of Georgia and Ricky Ferguson of Mississippi; sisters, Sandra Hunter and Nancy Ferguson, both of Huntsville, Ala.; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Martha Ann Derryberry, 75, of Pulaski died Jan. 6, 2010, at Hillside Hospital.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Brown and Annie McCaskill Foster; and brother Don Foster.
Funeral service were held Jan. 9 in the chapel of Bennett-May-Giles County Funeral Home with the Rev. Niles Worsham and the Rev. John Birdsong officiating. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Memorial donations are suggested to, Berea Methodist Church or the Giles County Child Development Center.
Survivors include her son, Cecil Derryberry and wife Sharon of Pulaski; daughter Catherine Derryberry Dunnavant and husband Pat of Pulaski; brothers, Robert Foster and wife Peggy of Louisiana and John Foster and wife Sharon of Pulaski; sisters, Linda Stafford and husband Loyd of Goodspring, Gertrude Dickey of Pulaski and Nancy Birdsong and husband Joe of Pulaski; grandsons, Tyler Derryberry and Nathan Dunnavant of Pulaski; sister-in-law Rheba Garner and husband Carrell of Pulaski; special aunt Maureen Foster of Pulaski and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Louetta Borocki, 85, of Pulaski died Jan. 6, 2010, at Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville.
She was born March 4, 1924, in Mogadore, Ohio. She was an active member of Welcome Valley Baptist Church, where she was the organist. The family said she will be missed by everyone.
She is preceded in death by husband Lawrence Carris; husband Sam Borocki; daughter Georgene Borocki; a brother; and a sister.
Funeral services were held Jan. 11 at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial was in Giles Memory Garden.
Survivors include sons, Larry Carris and wife Deborah, Carl Carris and wife Barbara, all of Giles County, Bill Borocki of Millersurg, Ohio; and four grandchildren.
Mr. Ralph A. Boatright, 95, of the Blue Creek community died Jan. 8, 2010, at his residence.
A life-long resident of the Blue Creek community, he was a farmer and member of Cornersville First Baptist Church.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Earnie and Mary Lee Birdsong Boatright; two brothers, Floyd Boatright and Will Boatright; and an infant sister.
Funeral services were held Jan. 10 in the chapel of Cornersville Funeral Home. Burial was in Mars Hill Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Caris Health Care, 1412 Trotwood Ave., Columbia, TN 38401 or Cornersville First Baptist Church Building Fund, 2966 Pulaski Highway, Cornersville, TN 37047.
Survivors include his wife of 73 years, Virginia Clark Boatright of Blue Creek; two sons, Larry Boatright and wife Phylis of Lewisburg and Gary Boatright and wife Susie of Cornersville; sister Peggy Ingram of Pulaski; brother Dean Boatright of Pulaski; three grandchildren, Michael Boatright of Lebanon, Chris Boatright of Cornersville and Carrie Riner of Clarksville; two great grandchildren; nieces and nephews; and two special friends, Stephanie Smithson and Patsy Staggs.
Mr. Carl Fred Green, 78, of Pulaski died Jan. 9, 2010.
He was retired as owner and operator of Carl’s Flowers.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Flavel Carl and Maggie Mae Thompson Green; and brother Haywood Green.
Funeral services were held Jan. 12 at Carr and Erwin Chapel. Burial was in Giles Memory Garden.
Survivors include three daughters, Leisa Chapman and husband Barry, Carla Wynne and husband Joe, all of Pulaski, Tanya Green of Athens, Ala.; five grandchildren, Cody Chapman, Shelby Chapman, Courtney Dickey, Crystal Rose and Chas Luna.
Mrs. Eunice Johnson Gregory, 77, of Pulaski died Jan. 10, 2010, at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro.
The Giles County native was born Nov. 7, 1932. She was retired from Aladdin Industries of Nashville.
She is preceded in death by her husband, James Gregory; her parents, Jody James and Annie Mae Stanford Johnson; son Jimmy Dale Hollandsworth; sisters, Ruth Snelson and Dorothy Johnson; and brothers, Robert Johnson, Billy Wayne Johnson and Paul Johnson.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 13, at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.
Visitation was to have been today (Tuesday) from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association.
Survivors include sons, Jackie Hollandsworth of Nashville, Jeffrey Gregory of Smyrna; daughter Peggy Moore of Murfreesboro; four brothers, Jack Johnson of Winter Park, Fla., Frank Johnson and J.W. Johnson, both of Prospect, and Carl Johnson of Jacksonville, Fla.; sisters, Katherine Daily and Elizabeth Johnson of Pulaski, Georgia Hensley of Houston, Texas; grandchildren Jared Hollandsworth, Tristen Hollandsworth, Dustin Hollandsworth, Josh Rivet, Trevor Gregory and Ian Gregory.
Mr. Clinton L. (Sal) Hovis, 75, of Toney, Ala., died Jan. 11, 2010.
He was born June, 8, 1934, in Huntsville, Ala. He is preceded in death by his parents, Allie and Bertha Smith Hovis; son Dennis J. Hovis; and two brothers, Alton Hovis and Arnell Hovis.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Batrum Hovis of Toney; daughters, Debbie Sims of Toney and Janet Hovis of Athens, Ala.; sister Mildred Robinson of Harvest, Ala.; grandchildren, Kevin Hovis, Brad Hovis, Chris Hovis, Brandy Gaines and Adam Sims; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Peggy Dugger Tomerlin, 76, of Pulaski died Jan. 13, 2010.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Mary Jane Dugger; sister Joyce Taylor; and brother Kenneth Dugger.
Funeral services were held Jan. 15 at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home.
She is survived by her devoted husband of 56 years, Robert Dalton Tomerlin; children, Vicki Gattis and husband Tom, Kathy Cardinal and Steve Tomerliin; brothers, Tommy Dugger, Jimmy Dugger and Larry Dugger; sister Ruth Rhye; two grandchildren, Zach Gattis and John Gattis; and a great-granddaughter.
Mr. William Roy Lee, 80, of Columbia died Jan. 14, 2010, at Maury Regional Medical Center.
He was born Dec. 1, 1929, in Hickman County.
In addition to working on lawn mowers, he was employed as a driver for Victory Van Lines. Also, he was a member of Cross Bridges Baptist Church.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Benton and Lucy Lee; sister Kathleen Thurman; and three brothers, Wayne Lee, Thomas Lee and Alton Lee.
Funeral services were held Jan. 16 at Williams Funeral Home in Columbia with the Rev. J.D. Brooks officiating. Burial was in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by the Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19.
Local survivors include his sister Beulah Lee; brother Robert Lee; nephews Richard Thurman and Tony Lee, all of Pulaski; as well as his wife, Blondell Ray Lee; Judith McCall; step-children, Charlotte Rector and husband Philip, Sammy Warren, Kenneth Warren and wife Ann and Sheila Thomas; step-grandchildren, Heather Thomas, Brittney Hill, Kim Hay, Corey Hay, Melanie Delacruz, John Rumbaugh, Nicki Counts, Chad Rector, Jerri Warren, Brandy Nelson and Angela Potts and 19 step-great-grandchildren; and nephew Ronnie Thurman.
Mrs. Helen Julia Krauss Stafford, 90, of Decatur, Ala., died Jan. 16, 2010, in Athens, Ala.
She was born in Victorville, Calif.
She is preceded in death by her husband, A.G. Stafford; and brothers, Fritz Krauss and Julius Krauss Jr.
A private burial will be officiated by Pastor Eddie Scheler.
Visitation will be 1-6 p.m., Friday, Jan. 29, at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home, who is in charge of arrangements.
Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Mrs. Louise Childers, 92, of Minor Hill died Jan. 16, 2010, at NHC HealthCare, Pulaski.
A homemaker, she is preceded in death by her parents, Ed Wiley and Grace Victoria Glover Rogers; and husband Mauta Childers.
Funeral services were held Jan. 18 at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Survivors include son Roger Childers and wife Nancy of Franklin; and two grandchildren, Andrea Smalling-Childers and John Childers.
Mrs. Ruth B. Travis, 89, of Toney, Ala., died Jan. 17, 2010.
She was born Sept. 1, 1920, in Hobbs Island, Ala. She is preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Willie Mae Robinson Barnett.
Survivors include son Herman Willner Beach of Toney; step-son James Vernon Travis of Toney; step-daughters, Ida Green of Toney, Almeda Crowson of Ardmore, Ala., Mary Jo Ables of Toney and Gail Jeans of Fayetteville; sisters, Louise Jones of Huntsville, Ala., and Maurine Nichols of Ardmore, Ala.; grandchildren, Andrea Clayton, Andrew Beach and Alex Beach; and two great-grandchildren.
Mr. Ernest E. (Junior) Miller, 89, of Pulaski died Jan. 19, 2010, at NHC HealthCare of Lawrenceburg.
A native of Giles County, he was retired from Richland Mills and was a member of First Baptist Church of Pulaski.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert Collie and Ida Lee David Miller; his wife, Fannie Irene Waits Miller; brother Robert (Bob) Miller; and six sisters, Flossie Branch, Ruth Jones, Nell Gordon, Sara Morrell, Anna Belle Miller and Rachel Lawter.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Jan. 22, at Neal Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, at 1 p.m. with Jeff Vanlandingham officiating. Burial will be in Lawrence County Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 21, at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorial donations be made to Ingram Sowell School Library.
Survivors include daughter Shirley Shaddix and husband Doyce of Lawrenceburg; granddaughter Rachel Shaddix Johnson and husband Paul of Lawrenceburg; and several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Buster Garrison, 71, of Elkton died Jan. 19, 2010, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.
He was born Aug. 29, 1938. He was retired from Teledyne and Brown Engineering in Huntsville, Ala.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Arthur Clarence Sr. and Velma Holland Garrison; and sister Sally Shrewsburg.
Funeral services were held Jan. 22, at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial was in Giles Memory Garden.
Survivors include his wife, Sandra Dunnavant Garrison of Elkton; two sons, Keith Garrison and Kevin Garrison, both of Pulaski; six grandchildren, Whittney, Logan, Saige, Morgan, Rylee and Kase; and two nieces.
Mr. William Douglas Spivey Sr., 66, of Lewisburg died Jan. 20, 2010, in that city.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Casey and Joanna Collins Spivey; and brother Alexander Spivey.
Memorial services will be announced at a later date.
Bennett-May-Giles County Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include his daughter, Tina Houston and husband Gerald of Pulaski; son William Douglas Spivey Jr. and wife Leanna of Columbia; daughter Jackie Braden of Pulaski; companion June Caldwell of Cornersville; brothers, Allen Spivey of Louisiana and Gordon Spivey of Lynnville; sisters, Della Mae Rudd, Jo Ellen Haislip, both of Cornersville, and Dorothy Garrett of Pulaski; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Tina Madeline Carter, 61, of the Pleasant Hill community died Jan. 20, 2010, at her residence.
She was born June 17, 1948, in Altoona, Pa.
She is preceded in death by a son, Russell Wayne Carter; and grandson Rilee John Franklin Pressnell.
Funeral services were held Jan. 22, at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Tony Carter of Pleasant Hill; son Richard Carter of Ardmore, Ala.; daughter Jeana Pressnell and husband John of Ardmore, Ala.; brothers-in-law, Jackie Carter and wife Tammy of Pulaski and Terry Carter of Pleasant Hill; mother-in-law Mattie E. Griffin of Pulaski; four grandchildren, Tara Carter, Laura Carter, Reed Carter and Carson Pressnell.
Mrs. Brenda Campbell Wilburn of Pulaski died Jan. 19, 2010, in that city.
She was a member of Minor Hill First Baptist Church, and was a real estate broker in Giles County.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Lonas and Hattie Will Davis Campbell.
Funeral services were held Jan. 23 in the chapel of Bennett-May-Giles County Funeral Home with the Rev. David Jones, Toby Powell and Kevin C. Wilburn officiating. Burial was in Minor Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include son Tracy Wilburn and wife Debbie of Minor Hill, daughter Angie Conner and husband Reginald of Pulaski and son Kevin C. Wilburn and wife Mandy of Opp, Ala.; and grandchildren: Wesley, Paizley, Treasure, Mercedes, Porsha and Levi.
Mr. Billy Beets, 72, of the Rose Hill community died Jan. 20, 2010.
He was a member of Rose Hill Free Will Baptist Church, retired as a Giles County Commissioner and a veteran of the United States Navy.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Betty Shelton Beets; his parents, Roy and Alta Mae Pinkelton Beets; sisters, Wilma Beets, Callie Beets, Clara Mae Williams, Barbara Dell Henderson and Reba Higgins; and brothers, Eddie Beets and Vernon Beets.
Funeral services were held Jan. 23 in the chapel of Bennett-May-Giles County Funeral Home with J.B. Higgins and Randy Strickland officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include his son, Greg Beets and wife Petra of Germany; sisters Mary Grace Whidby of Kentucky, JoAnn Russell of Pulaski and Larry Sue Smith and husband George of Lewisburg; brother Paul Dennis Beets of Pulaski; grandchildren: Billy Ross Beets II, Nola Marie Evelyn Beets and Tiffany Beets; one great-grandchild; and several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Mrs. Bernice Louise Mathis, 85, of Ardmore, Tenn., died Jan. 21, 2010.
She was born April 18, 1924, in Eastaboga, Ala. She is preceded in death by her parents, Gerome and Lena Kilgore Ragan; her husband, G.J. Mathis; daughter Kay Newman; brother Earl Ragan; and sister Edna McCann.
Survivors include son Gilbert Mathis and wife Denise of Toney, Ala.; half-brothers Willis Ragan and Ray Ragan, both of Lacey Springs, Ala.; half-sister Joyce Lamb of Ardmore, Ala.; step-sister Frances Shaver of Ardmore, Ala.; three grandchildren: Cole Mathis, Nicole McNatt and Tabatha Whitehead; and five great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Annie Lee Bauer Ferguson Willingham, 87, of Toney, Ala., died Jan. 22, 2010, at Huntsville Hospital.
Born Sept. 16, 1922, near Athens, Ala., she lived all her life in this area. She was a member of Wooley Springs Baptist Church, where in past years she had been very active.
She was a member of Oak Grove Homemakers Club and was a columnist for the Athens News Courier and The Ardmore Shopper for more than 40 years, writing her “Wooley Springs News.” She worked as a poll worker in elections for many years and volunteered as a senior citizen bus driver.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Frederick Aron and Emma Boeswetter Bauer; and her husbands, R.L. Ferguson and the Rev. George Taylor Willingham.
Funeral services were held Jan. 24 at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Tony Boyles officiating. Burial was in Gatlin Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made, at the family’s request, to the Oak Grove Homemakers Club, 26190 Beulah Road, Elkmont, AL 35620 or to the Alabama Baptist Children’s Home, 2681 Rocky Ridge Lane, Birmingham, AL 35216-4809.
Survivors include two sons, Robert Lee Ferguson and Ray Ferguson, both of Toney; daughter Anita Faulkner and husband Calvin of Toney; brother Carl Bauer of Ardmore, Ala.; three sisters, Cora Patterson of Elkmont, Ala., Alma Williams of Athens and Jeanette Davis of Elkmont; three grandchildren, Stacy Faulkner, Leigh Ann Bradley and Karla Williamson; and six great-grandchildren.
Mr. Scott King, 36, of Ardmore, Ala., died Jan. 22, 2010.
He was born May 17, 1973, in Huntsville, Ala.
Survivors include his parents, Moody and Betty King of Ardmore, Ala., the mother of his children, Summer King of Ardmore, Ala.; son Datan King of Ardmore, Ala.; daughter Elysa King of Ardmore, Ala.; and brother Lee Gray of New York, NY.
Mr. Roy Lee Eaton, 63, of Ardmore, Ala., died Jan. 22, 2010.
He was born April 21, 1946, in Huntsville, Ala. He is preceded in death by his parents, William and Susie Branch Eaton; and brother Jerry (Butch) Allen Eaton.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy Eaton of Ardmore, Ala.; son James S. Eaton and wife Cassandra of New Market, Ala.; daughter Brenda S. Eaton of Prospect; sister Mattie Jane Jones of Arab, Ala.; and four grandchildren: Lee A Eaton, Allen D. Silas, Ashton B. Lee and Ethan A. Lee.
Mrs. Jessie Mae Tolliver Owens, 74, of Lewisburg died Jan. 23, 2010, at her residence.
A native of Lynnville, she was a homemaker, a domestic worker and a member of the Second Avenue Church of Christ.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Laura Alexander Tolliver and Jessie Tolliver Sr.; two sisters, Edna Tolliver and Rose Scribner; and daughter Rosemary Davis.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 27, at Second Avenue Church of Christ in Lewisburg with Bruce Frierson officiating.
Visitation will be held today (Tuesday) from 4-8 p.m. from the chapel of Bills McGaugh Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church.
Mrs. Owens’ online registry may be signed at www.billsmcgaugh.com
Survivors include her loving husband of 47 years, Albert Owens Jr. of Lewisburg; daughter Debbie Rhodes of Lewisburg; three sons, Craig Owens, Douglas Owens, both of Lewisburg, and Matthew Owens of Cornersville; brother Jessie Tolliver Jr. of St. Louis, Mo.; sister Sallie Mae Scribner of Columbia; nine grandchildren, one great-grandchild; and numerous nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
Mrs. Mary Alice Clark Story, 94, of Pulaski died Jan. 24, 2010, at NHC HealthCare of Pulaski.
She is preceded in death by her husband, B.J. Story; and her parents, Roy A. and Hester Clark.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 27, in the chapel of Bennett-May-Giles County Funeral Home with the Rev. Wayne Davis officiating. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.
Memorial donations are suggested to First United Methodist Church or Diana United Methodist Church.
Survivors include sons, Dennis Story of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa and Don Story of Lynnville; daughter Diane Butler of Pulaski; sister Jean Wolaver of the Diana community; sisters-in-law, Lois Hyatt of Pulaski and Jewel Story of Oklahoma; seven grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Mary Sue Bass, 82, of Pulaski died Jan. 24, 2010, at NHC HealthCare of Pulaski.
Mrs. Bass is preceded in death by her parents, Dan B. and Johnnie Sue Chapman Marks; her husband, William Grady Bass; and daughters, Sara Ann Clifton and Charlotte Bass.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Giles Memory Gardens.
Visitation will be today (Jan. 25) from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Survivors include her son, William Wade Bass; daughter Glenda Hutton, both of Pulaski; sister Rebecca McNeese of Columbia; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson and special friend, Jean Wilburn of Pulaski.
Mrs. Julia Mae Carson Benson, 80, of Giles County died Jan. 16, 2010, at Meadowbrook Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Pulaski.
She was retired from factory work.
Funeral services were held Jan. 20 at The Greater Richland Creek Missionary Baptist Association’s Central Building with the Rev. Winford Smith officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
The Rose of Sharon Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include children: Terry Benson of Paris, Tenn., Larry Benson and wife Carol of Prospect and William (Bill) Benson of Lynnville; two grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Mr. William (Billy) Walker Sr., 78, of Cornersville died Jan. 17, 2010, at Countryside Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Lawrenceburg.
He was a veteran of the United States Army, a retired bank employee and a member of St. Matthew African Methodist Episcopal Church, Cornersville.
Funeral services were held Jan. 23 at St. Matthew African Methodist Episcopal Church, Cornersville, with the Rev. Ashley Cox officiating. The military salute and burial were held in Beechwood Cemetery, Cornersville.
The Rose of Sharon Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Campbell Walker of Cornersville; son William Walker Jr. and wife, Mae Carol, of Pulaski; sisters, Thelma Henry and Margaret Allen, both of Cornersville; brothers, Bobby Walker and James Walker, both of Lewisburg; five grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Mr. Frankie E. Sawyer, 65, of Madison died Jan. 18, 2010, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a retired supervisor at E.I. DuPont DE Nemours & Co, Old Hickory, Westinghouse-Savannah River Site, Aiken, S.C. A Celebration of Life Service was held Jan. 23 at Terrell Broady Funeral Home, Nashville. Honoring his request, a funeral was held at noon, Jan. 24 at Harris Chapel Baptist Church. Burial was in Lewisville Cemetery in Lewisville, Okla., under the direction of Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Stigler, Okla.
The Rose of Sharon Funeral Service is in charge of local arrangements.
Survived include his wife, Julia Mitchell Sawyer, formerly of Columbia; two daughters, Jean Sawyer and Michelle Price; two sisters, Savannah Sawyer and Nokhata Daniels; brother Jessie Sawyer; four grandchildren; and other relatives.
Mr. Earl Clinton Lemoine, 81, of Nunley died Jan. 21, 2010, at his residence.
He was the proprietor of the Nashville Carriage Service and a veteran of the United States Army.
A memorial service was held Jan. 27 at the family home with the Rev. William Howard Smith officiating.
The Rose of Sharon Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements
He is survived by his wife, Blanche Toothman Lemoine; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Mr. Malcolm Junior Posey, 57, of Ardmore, Ala., died Jan. 26, 2010, at his residence.
He was born April 6, 1952, in Athens, Ala. He is preceded in death by his parents, U.F. (Pug) and Lizzie B. Peoples Posey; brother Calvin Posey; and sisters, Hazel Gilbert, Daisey Swint and Dovie Bland.
Survivors include son, Josh Posey and wife Amber of Elkmont, Ala.; daughters, Brandy Leonard of Prospect and Heather Sanders and husband Phillip of Elkmont, Ala.; brothers, Marvin Posey of Cash Point, L.D. Posey of Athens, Ala., James Posey of Elkmont and Charles Posey of Toney, Ala.; sisters, Hester McNeese of Elkmont, Juanita McCown of Franklin, Voncile Wales of Prospect, Carrie Mitchell and Carolyn Mitchell, both of Elkmont; and grandchildren, Rebecca Sanders, Madison Sanders and Austin Penley.
Mr. Clyde Dexter Newton Jr., 58, of Pulaski died Jan. 28, 2010, at Ardmore on Main in Ardmore, Tenn.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Clyde and Alice Wright Newton.
Funeral services were held Jan. 31 at Bennett-May-Giles County Funeral Home with Mr. Rev. Mike Hume and Neil Price officiating. Burial was in New Zion Cemetery.
The family requests that memorial donations be made to the funeral home to help with funeral expenses.
Survivors include by his sister, Judy Harrington and husband Duane of Pulaski; niece Kelly Mateyko and husband Miles of Pulaski.
Mr. Carl A. (Veno) Aymett, 72, of Nashville, formerly of Giles County, died Jan. 28, 2010.
He was a member of Thompson Chapel Baptist Church.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Katie B. Aymett; brother Thomas W. Aymett; grandparents, Ruby and Nick Butcher, Sallie and Thomas Aymett; and niece Dr. Angela Aymett-Tucker.
A memorial service will be held Thursday, Feb. 4, at McCabe Golf Course.
Marshall and Donnelly Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include his wife, Linda H. Aymett; daughters, Carla Fletcher and husband Grant of Nashville, Ginia Portz and husband John of Eugene, Ore.; sisters, Betty Murray and husband William, and Carolyn Merrill, all of Pulaski; sister-in-law Lois H. Aymett; three grandchildren, Madison, Grayson and Mason; and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Dodie Cline-Lofton, 52, of Pulaski died Jan. 29, 2010, at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Shelby and Goldie Ray Kelly Lofton.
Funeral services were held Feb. 2 at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Survivors include son Roger Borne III of Florence, Ala.; daughter Tammy Borne of Columbia; three brothers, Kenny Lofton of Hazel Green, Ala., Shelby Lofton of Minor Hill and Floyd Lofton of Slidell, La.; two sisters, Tammy Wren of Pulaski and Lillie Taylor of Louisiana; three grandchildren DaVeon Ingram, Darrius Borne and Adrieanna Patrick.
Mr. Charles E. Ausburn, 63, of Powdersville, S.C., died Jan. 29, 2010, in Beaufort, S.C.
One of eight children, he was born and reared in Powdersville and attended Clemson University.
Mr. Ausburn, an influential philanthropist, was a real estate developer for the Milky Way Farm in Pulaski, who developed properties in many other states, including South Carolina, North Carolina and West Virginia. He is best known in Beaufort, S.C., for The Islands of Beaufort and Bermuda Bluff Island.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Homer H. and Morene Pritchett Ausburn; brothers, Ralph and Edward; and sister Patsy Ann.
Burial will be private, but the family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m., today (Tuesday) at Robinson Funeral Home in Easley, S.C., which is in charge of arrangements. Friends will gather for a Celebration of Charles’ Life at The Islands of Beaufort and a separate gathering in the Nashville area at a later date.
Memorial donations may be made to the Boys and Girls Club of the Lowcountry, 1100 Boundary St., Beaufort, SC 29902.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com.
Surviving is his wife, Janie, to whom his devotion has been enduring during their joyous years together; two brothers and three sisters.
Mr. Jimmy Young, 62, of Elkton died Jan. 30, 2010, in Ardmore, Tenn.
An EMT since 1972, Mr. Young served the people of Giles County for 23 years with the Giles County Ambulance Service. He retired from the National Guard with 29 years of service and also was a licensed practical nurse.
He is preceded in death by his parents, James Archie and Hazel Elizabeth Paul Young.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 3, at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Elkton Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-9 p.m., today (Tuesday) at the funeral home.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Young of Elkton; sons, Kenny Young and wife Kris of Murfreesboro and Jeff Birdsong and wife Jeri of Leoma; daughter Malynn Clark and husband Roy of Taft; brothers, Steve Young and wife Cheri, Mike Young, all of Chapel Hill, and Jeff Young and wife Lisa of Lewisburg; sister Debbie Dunn and husband James of Chapel Hill; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mr. Stevie Woodson, 51, of Pulaski died Jan. 30, 2010, at Hillside Hospital.
He was a master carpenter.
He is preceded in death by his nephew, Phillip Stephen Wicks.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 3, at Bennett-May-Giles County Funeral Home with Bryan Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m., today (Tuesday) at the funeral home.
The family requests that memorial donations be made to the First National Bank in Mr. Woodson’s name to help with funeral expenses.
Survivors include his wife, Lisa Woodson of Pulaski; daughters, Lanita Ward and husband Richard of Columbia, Taryn Heise and husband Josh, Amber Newsom and husband Joseph and Shayla Owen, all of Pulaski; his parents, Bobbie and Sondra Woodson of Pulaski; sisters, Donna Appleton of Pulaski, Cindy Ead and husband Doug of Prospect; special friends, Johnny Chapman and Jerry and Linda Hayes; nine grandchildren, four nieces; three nephews; and two great-nephews.
Mrs. Juanita Swinea Vance, 52, of the Elkton-Prospect community died Jan. 30, 2010, at NHC HealthCare of Pulaski.
A native of Giles County, she was a special education aid in the Giles County School System and a member of the Jehovah’s Witness faith.
She is preceded in death by her father, Howell Douglas Swinea.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Jehovah Witness’s Kingdom Hall in Pulaski.
Survivors include her mother, Ora Mae Stevenson Swinea Sherrell and step-father Homer N. Sherrell of Canton, Ohio; husband Larry Vance of Elkton; two daughters, Tamika Vance of Elkton and Paula Smith and husband Josh of Pulaski; three sisters, Brenda Kaye Swinea Patterson and husband Emmanuel, Leisha Brack and husband Johnny, Tracy Davidson and husband Donvan, all of Canton, Ohio; brother Homer N. Sherrell Jr., and wife Christine of Mansfield, Ohio; maternal grandmother Ora Lee Stevenson Crutcher of Elkton; three granddaughters, Tierra Johnson, Teondra Williams and Jayla Smith of Pulaski; step-granddaughter Jakiya Smith of Pulaski; aunt Nora Short of Canton; four uncles, Bobby Swinea, Calvin Stevenson, of Elkton, John Robert Stevenson of Clarksville and James Allan Stevenson of Norfolk, Va.; three nieces, Senetta, Ashley and Tamara; two nephews, Traynal and Elme; four sisters-in-law, Jewell Runion, Eva Meadows, Ellen Calloway and Paula Magee, all of Chicago, Ill.; brother-in-law, William Vance and wife Sandy, Knob Noster, Mo.; godsister Gloria Bailey of Chicago; goddaughter Wilecia Starks and husband Adrian of Pulaski; three special cousins, Christopher Swinea, Billy Howell and James Howell; and a host of relatives and friends.
Mrs. Larestine Clark, 87, of Pulaski died Jan. 30, 2010 at Pulaski NHC HealthCare.
Mrs. Clark is preceded in death by her parents, William and Mattie Sandridge Russell; husband Tobo Clark; brothers, Clifford Russell, A.J. (Jelly) Russell, Happy Russell, John Russell and Grady Russell; and sister Ruby Watson.
Funeral services were held Feb. 2 at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Frankewing Cemetery Fund in care of William Felty Sr., P.O. Box 734, Frankewing, TN 38459.
Survivors include her son, Toby Clark of Pulaski; granddaughters, Carey Anne Clark of Murfreesboro, Cacey Clark Moss of Pulaski; two great-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild.
Mrs. Betty Currin King, 62, of Ardmore, Ala., died Jan. 31, 2010.
She was born Dec. 21, 1947, in Fayetteville. She is preceded in death by her parents, T.F. and Lucille Landress Currin; and son Scott King.
Survivors include her husband, Moody King of Ardmore, Ala.; son Lee Gray of New York, N.Y.; daughter-in-law Summer King of Ardmore, Ala.; sister Landess Richards of Houston, Texas; and two grandchildren, Datan King and Elysa King, both of Ardmore, Ala.
Mr. Frank Fralix, 85, of Pulaski died Jan. 31, 2010, at Hillside Hospital.
He was born March. 1, 1924, in Giles County and was retired as a farmer.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Glennie and Roxie Jane Journey Fralix; and two daughters, Evelyn Joyce Fralix and Mary Tina Fralix.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 3, at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-9 p.m., today (Tuesday) at the funeral home.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ola White Fralix of Pulaski; three sons, Frank Lynn Fralix, Bennie Ames Fralix and Glennie Wood Fralix, all of Pulaski; two daughters, Hope Roberts and husband Randy of the Rose Hill community and Tiny Sue Johnson and husband Randy of Leoma; brother Richard Fralix of Pulaski; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Douglas Ray Carr, 69, of Toney, Ala., died Jan. 31, 2010.
He was born July 29, 1940, in Toney. He is preceded in death by his parents Millard and Lonnie Simmons Carr.
Survivors include two brothers, Thomas Carr of Ardmore, Ala., and Danny Carr of Toney; and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Margaret Cunningham, 95, of Fayetteville died Jan. 30, 2010, at Donalson Care Center.
A native of Lincoln County, she was a homemaker and member of the Boonshill Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
She is preceded in death by her parents, George and Naomi Giles Thomas.
Funeral services will be held at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 3, at Higgins Funeral Home with Thomas Smith officiating. Burial will be in Boonshill Cemetery beside her husband, William Harry Cunningham, who died in April 1987.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. today (Tuesday) at the funeral home.
Survivors include her children, Nancy Wright and husband Robert of Franklin, Billy Giles Cunningham of Eagan, Minn., Sally Sain of Fayetteville, William Harry Cunningham Jr. and wife Edwena of McBurg and Mary Bass of Warner Robbins, Ga.; brother Sam Thomas and sister Georgie Maday of Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.; 17 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Mr. David Joe Perry, 55, of Pulaski died Jan. 25, 2010, at Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point, N.J.
A native of Marion County, Ind., he was employed as a recycling supervisor for Chinook Sciences.
He is preceded in death by his father, Delbert Thurman Perry.
Funeral services were held Jan. 31 at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery in Fayetteville.
Survivors include his mother, Nellie Isabelle LeMasters Perry; wife Catherine Quarles Perry of Pulaski; children, Dylan Ray Perry of Georgia, Alissa Dawn Perry of Pennsylvania and Erica Lynn Perry of Tennessee; brother Daniel Perry of Indiana; sisters, Delores Perry of Indiana and Peri Fisher of California; and eight grandchildren.