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Funeral services for Marcus Anthony "Tony" Merritt,
age 16, of the New Harmony Community of Macon County, TN were
conducted Tuesday, December 14, 1999 at 10:00 am from the Phillip
Anderson & Son Funeral Home in LaFayette, TN with Elder
Walter Andrews officiating. Honorary Pallbearers were the 1999
Macon County High School Junior Class. Active pallbearers were:
Gary Worrell, Gary Worrell, Jr., Terry Worrell, Charlie Schewe,
Daniel Bartley, Anthony Sanders, Jason White, Matthew Carter.
Interment was in the Anderson & Son Memorial Park.
"Tony" Merritty was pronounced dead on arrival at
the Macon County General Hospital on Saturday, 11 December 1999
from injuries sustained in a horse related accident.
A native of Davidson County, TN, he was the son of Mark and
Kim Merritt, who survive. He was preceded in death by a sister,
Stevie Merritt, maternal grandmother, Dona Schewe, and paternal
grandfather, Bill Merritt. He was a studen at Macon County High
School where he was a member of the junior class.
Survivors besides his parents include; sisters, Markie and
Charlie Merritt, paternal grandmother, Mary Frances Merritt, all
of the New Harmony Community of Macon County, and maternal
grandfather, Dick Schewe, of Lexington, KY.
Arrangements by the Phillip Anderson & Son Funeral Home,
Lafayette, TN.
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88, a resident of Knollwood Manor in Lafayette, TN, died
Saturday, November 20, 1999 at Macon County General Hospital in
Lafayette. She was born Monday, February 6, 1911, in Macon
County, TN, a daughter of the late Jim Parker and Molly Hughes
Parker, and was a homemaker and a member of Long Creek Missionary
Baptist Church. She was married to Forest Meador, who died June
21, 1966.
Survivors include three daughters and a son-in-law; Shirlan
Meador, Lafayette, TN; Gwendolyn and Billy Smith, Dixon Springs,
TN; and Wilma McMillan, Murfreesboro, TN; four sons and
daughters-in-law, Wayne and Ruby Meador and Gordon and Ruth
Meador, of Lafayette, TN; Fred and Gail Meador, Nashville, TN;
and Roger and Doris Meador, Smyrna, TM; fifteen grandchildren;
eighteen great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was also preceded in
death by 2 grandchildren, Oal McMillan and Tracy Meador; 2
brothers, Lester Parker and Lloyd Parker, and 3 sisters, Lassie
Franklin, Lamon Johns, and Lillie Smith.
Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 pm, Sunday, November
21, 1999 at the Alexander-Goad Funeral Home Chapel, Lafayette, TN
with Eld. Thomas Earl Roark and Eld. Billy Joe Shoulders
officiating. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Barry Meador, Ronald Meador, Ricky Meador,
Mikie Meador, Robby Meador and David Wayne Meador. Visitation
will be after 2 pm, Saturday at Alexander-Goad Funeral Home.
Alexander-Goad Funeral Home in Lafayette is in charge of
arrangements.
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92, a resident of The Palace in Red Boiling Springs, TN, and
formerly of the Enon Community, died Monday, November 29, 1999 at
Macon County General Hospital in Lafayette. She was born Sunday,
February 10, 1907, in Macon County, Tennessee, a daughter of the
late Charlie Biles and Elizabeth Deckard Biles, and was a
homemaker and a member of Enon Missionary Baptist Church. She was
married to Tilvis Andrew Murray, who passed away February 26,
1969.
Survivors include one daughter, Lorene Coulter, of the Enon
Community; one son and daughter-in-law, Genie and Nellie Murray,
Gamaliel, KY; two daughters-in-law, Daffo Murray and Patsy
Murray, both of the Enon Community; eleven grandchildren and
twenty five great-grandchildren, and several great
great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, she
was also preceded in death by a sister, Vadie Andrews and 2
brothers, Carlos Biles and Andrew Biles.
Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 pm, Wednesday,
December 1, 1999 at the Enon Missionary Baptist Church with Eld.
J. E. Shoulders and Eld. Terry Austin officiating. Burial will be
in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Kenneth Murray,
Richard Murray, Rex Murray, David Presley, Wayne Longmires and
Lloyd Andrews. Visitation will be after 3 pm, Tuesday at
Alexander-Goad Funeral Home.
Alexander-Goad Funeral Home in Lafayette is in charge of
arrangements.
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88, of the Rocky Mound Community in Macon
County, died Friday, October 1, 1999 at Royal Care of
Westmoreland. She was born Sunday, November 20, 1910, in Macon
County, TN, a daughter of the late Elijah P. Meador and Bessie
Bera Bradley Meador. Inez was a homemaker and the oldest living
member of Rocky Mound Missionary Baptist Church, where she joined
in 1921. On October 13, 1924, she was married to Fred Meador, who
preceded her in death on October 10, 1974.
Survivors include one daughter and
son-in-law, Louise and Earl Keen of the Rocky Mound Community;
three sons and daughters-in-law, Billy W. and Jeannie Meador,
LaFayette, TN; Joe and Dianne Meador, Westmoreland, TN; and James
R. and Mary Ruth Meador, Chickamauga, GA; nine grandchildren;
nineteen great-grandchildren, 9 great-great grandchildren, four
step-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren. In addition
to her parents and husband, she was also preceded in death by a
son, Jessie Ray Meador and a sister, Lorene Meador.
Funeral services were conducted at 3:00 pm,
Sunday, October 3, 1999 at the Rocky Mound Missionary Baptist
Church with Eld. Thomas R. Carter and Eld. Ricky White
officiating. Burial was in Rocky Mound Cemetery. Pallbearers were
Kenny Meador, Mike Meador, Jeff Johnson, Jonathan Dean, Kevin
Johnson and Ryan Hartley.
Alexander-Goad Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
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Graveside funeral services for Clyde
McCullough, age 71, of the Hillsdale Community, of Macon County,
Tn, were conducted Sunday, July 11, 1999 in the Anderson &
Son Memorial Park with Reverend Gene McCullough officiating.
Pallbearers were family members.
Clyde McCullough passed away Saturday, July
10, 1999 at the Macon County General Hospital in LaFayette, TN.
A native of Cannon County, TN, he was the son
of the late Eugene and Beatrice Paterson McCullough. He was
married to the former Margaret Jackson on June 6, 1949, who
survives. He was a retired truck driver with Consolidated Freight
Ways in Nashville.
Besides his wife of 50 years, he is survived
by: daughters, Elaine Hagar, Mt. Juliet, Billie Holloway, Mt.
Juliet, Sons, David and Roger McCullough of the Hillsdale
Community, Sisters, Frances St. Charles, Maine, Judy Green,
Manchester, Jackie McCluchen, Manchester, Brother, Reverend Gene
McCullough, Burns, and 7 grandchildren.
Arrangements by the Phillip Anderson &
Son Funeral Home, LaFayette, TN.
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Funeral services for Florene Painter Maxey,
age 78, of Red Boiling Springs, TN, were conducted Tuesday,
August 10, 1999 at 1:00 pm from the Phillip Anderson & Son
Funeral Home Chapel in Red Boiling Springs with Jimmy Cook
officating. Interment was in Hermitage Springs Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Keith Tillman, Dannie Green, James Chitwood,
Johnny Marshall, Jimmy Davis, and Calvin Potts.
Florence Painter Maxey passed away Sunday,
August 8, 1999 at Mariner Health Care in Lebanon, TN. She was
born in Jackson County, Tennessee to John George Painter and the
late Gillie May Watson Painter.
Besides her 110 year old father, she is
survived by a daughter, Joan Tillman, LaFayette, Son, P.J. Maxey,
Hermitage Srpings, Sister, Doris Potts, Mt. Juliet. Devoted
companion, Walter Webb, Celina, three grandchildren, and 4
great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Maxey was a retired Garment factory
worker and a member of the Hermitage Springs Missionary Baptist
Church.
Arrangements by Phillip Anderson & Son
Funeral Home, Red Boiling Springs, TN.
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Age 86, of LaFayette, TN passed away on 15
July 1999 at Knollwood Manor, LaFayette. Born on 03 January 1913
in Macon County, Mr. Meador was the son of Joe Wilson Meador and
Minnie Adge Meador. He married Gracie Green on 21 December 1935,
who survives.
Services for Mr. Meador were conducted on 17
July 1999 in the Chapel of Phillip Anderson & Son Funeral
Home in LaFayette with Ron Roberson officiating. Interment
followed in the Anderson & Son Memorial Park.
Survivors, other than his wife, include
daughters and son-in-laws, Launa and Bobby Sircy, LaFayette, and
JoAnn & Miles King, LaFayette. Sisters: Mrs. Velma Polston,
and Mrs. Ruby Swindle of LaFayette, Mrs. Dorothy Brooks,
Indianapolis, Indiana; and Mrs. Bonnie Walton of Nashville. A
granddaughter, Mrs. Stacy Gregory of LaFayette, Grandson Kyle
Sircy, LaFayette and Great Grandson Chase Gregory, LaFayette. He
was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters: Jewell Haley
and Georgia Guinn and three brothers: Louie, Herbert and Ernest
Meador.
Mr. Meador was a member of the LaFayette
Church of Christ and a retired employee of the Tennessee
Department of Transportation with 35 years of service. He was
also a member of LaFayette Masonic Lodge #543.
Phillip Anderson & Son Funeral Home,
LaFayette, was in charge of arrangements.
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Funeral services for Randall Lee Marshall, age 35, of Red
Boiling Springs, TN were conducted Friday, June 11, 1999 from the
Phillip Anderson & Son Funeral Home Chapel in Red Boiling
Springs by Reverend Steve Bode, Jimmy Cook, and Reverend Russell
Trotter. Pallbearers were John Cook, Danny Buck, George Kipp,
Colin Grant-Adams, Danny Green, and Jason Phillips. Interment in
the Smith Chapel Cemetery.
Randall Marshall passed away Tuesday, June 8, 1999 at the
Jackson County Hospital in Gainesboro, TN.
A native of Jackson County, North Carolina, he was the son of
Mary Lee Wilson Marshall Kipp and the late Ray Edward Marshall.
He was married to the former Delila Phillips on October 14, 1994.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in LaFayette, TN.
Survivors, besides his wife and mother, include a daughter,
Rachel Marshall, son, Christopher Marshall, sister, Vicki Buck
and grandmother, Mrs. Mae Kipp, all of Red Boiling Springs, TN.
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Funeral Services for Mr. Jesse Beasley
Massey, Jr., age 77 of Porter Rd. LaFayette, TN, were conducted
Sunday afternoon, 11 April 1999 at 3:00 pm from the Phillip
Anderson & Son Funeral Home in LaFayette by Elder Wesley
Briley and Elder Doug Curtis. Honorary Pallbearers were Danny
Hall, Larry Wagoner, Roger Wheeler, Jeff Wheeler. Active
Pallbears were Bernice Jones, Lerlay Jones, Ransom Jenkins, Glen
Ray, Jimmy Dallas, Carl Trent, Gary Kemp, Jackie Smith. Interment
was in the Anderson & Son Memorial Park with full military
honors.
Mr. Massey passed away Saturday morning 10
April 1999 at his residence.
A native of Trousdale County, the son of Mrs.
Thellie Oldham Massey of LaFayette and the late Jesse Beasley
Massey, Sr. He was married to the former Emogene Taylor, 03
September 1946, who survives. He was a member of the Dixon Creek
Missionary Baptist Church, a farmer, a WWII veteran and an
employee of the Macon County Highway Department.
Survivors, besides his wife and mother
include daughters, Mrs. Jessica Matthews, Carthage, Mrs. Teresa
Pope, Smyrna, Mrs. Tammy Seals, Gallatin; son, Stanley Massey,
Donelson; sisters, Mrs. Obera Morgan, Westmoreland, TN, Mrs.
Marie Gregory and Mrs. Thelma Lee Gregory both of Indianapolis,
IN, Mrs. Barbara Claridy, Donelson, Mrs. Marylin Goodman,
LaFayette; brothers, Maurice Massey, LaFayette, Burton Massey and
Brice Massey both of Donelson; five grandchildren.
Arrangements by the Phillip Anderson &
Son Funeral Home in LaFayette, TN.
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93, of 1215 Hollis Lane, LaFayette, TN, died Monday, April 5,
1999 at his residence. He was born Tuesday, January 9, 1906, in
Macon County, Tennessee, a son of the late Noah McClard and Dora
Cothron McClard, and was a retired farmer. He was an ordained
Missionary Baptist Church minister and a member of Meadorville
Missionary Baptist Church. He was married on 0ct. 3, 1926 to
Ruthie Sallie Oldham McClard, who survives.
Survivors include his wife of over 72 years, Ruthie Sally
Oldham McClard; one daughter, Marell Carr; one son and
daughter-in-law, Jimmie and Betty McClard, all of LaFayette, TN;
twelve grandchildren; Roger McClard, Jerry McClard, Kenny
McClard, Andy McClard, Jean Shrum, Pam Gregory, Jill Flippin,
Mike McClard, Cheri Keller, Katrina Carr, Kendra Garmon, and
Kellye Carr; nineteen great-grandchildren, David McClard, Debbie
Brown, Brad McClard, Renee McClard, Jason McClard, Jamie Worrell,
Austin McClard, Travis Shrum, Lora Gregory, Evan Gregory, Jessica
Flippin, Micah McClard, Jason Campbell, Josh Campbell, Tamara
Cornwell, Heath Keller, Nathan Keller, Kyle Garmon, and Brandi
Garmon; and four great-great-grandchildren, David McClard, Andrea
McClard, McKayla McClard, and Lindsay Whitley. In addition to his
parents, he was preceded in death by a son, William Daley
"Monk" McClard, a grandson, Byron McClard, 2 brothers,
John McClard and Howard McClard, and 3 sisters, Lula Belle
Richardson, Leona White, and Minnie Frances Jenkins.
Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 pm, Wednesday, April
7, 1999 at the Alexander-Goad Funeral Home Chapel, LaFayette, TN
with Eld. Harold Dean Linville and Eld. Morris Cothron
officiating. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be at the Alexander-Goad Funeral Home after 5 pm
Monday.
Alexander-Goad Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Funeral services for Mrs. Velva Hudson
Massey, age 88, of Red Boiling Springs, TN were conducted
Thursday, May 27, 1999 at 11:00 am from the Phillip Anderson
& Son Funeral Home Chapel in Red Boiling Springs with Gene
Carter officiating. Interment was in the Whitley Cemetery in Red
Boiling Springs. Pallbearers were: Terry Lynch, Billy Holliman,
Brian Massey, William Fay Massey, Ronnie Hudson, and Lawrence
Hollis.
Mrs. Velva Hudson Massey passed away Tuesday,
May 25, 1999 at the Macon County General Hospital in LaFayette,
TN.
She was a native of Jackson County and the
daughter of the late John "Bunk" and Lula Franklin
Hudson. She was preceded in death by two sons, Dennis and John
Massey. She was married on November 20, 1939 to Malcolm Massey,
who preceded her in death on December 27, 1983. She was a
homemaker and a member of the Bakerton Church of Christ.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Geneva
Massey Ferguson, Red Boiling Springs, Son and daughter-in-law,
Benton and June Massey, Red Boiling Springs, Sister, Mrs. Gana
Hollis, Red Boiling Springs, grandchildren, Ms. Rita Massey,
Janie Ferguson, Terry Lynch, Garry Lynch, Brian Massey, all of
Red Boiling Springs and Great-grandchildren, Cassey Lynch, Shauna
Ferguson, and Eric Jones, all of Red Boiling Springs.
Arrangements by the Phillip Anderson &
Son Funeral Home, Red Boiling Springs.
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Graveside services for James Lucas Moss,
infant son of James and Lori Hunter Moss of Red Boiling Springs
were conducted Sunday afternoon, 11 April 1999 at 2:00 pm from
Smith Chapel Cemetery by Pastor Randy Roper.
James Lucas passed away Thursday morning 08
April 1999 at the University Medical Center in Lebanon.
Survivors, besides his parents include
brother, Tyler Moss, Red Boiling Springs; maternal grandmother
& step-grandfather, Mrs. Jenny Bates Creek & Randy Creek,
Red Boiling Springs; maternal grandfather & step-grandmother,
James & Cindy Hunter, New Middleton; paternal grandmother,
Mrs. Rachel Knight, Red Boiling Springs; paternal grandfather and
step-grandmother, Herman & Pat Moss, Red Boiling Springs;
maternal great-grandmothers, Mrs. Star Maynard Bates, Red Boiling
Springs, and Mrs. Sarah Mofield, Carthage.
Arrangements by the Phillip Anderson &
Son Funeral Home in Red Boiling Springs, TN.
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