Kaczmarek,
Joyce
Joyce Elaine Kaczmarek, 66,
passed away Monday, March 5th,
2007, at her residence in
Smithville. She will be cremated
and no public service will be
held.
She was a retired factory
worker.
Ms. Kaczmarek was precede in
death by her parents, Benjamin
and Onolee Hatch Skidmore;
daughter, Tammy Kaczmarek;
and brothers, Jim and Steve
Skidmore.
She is survived by her
children; Mary (Mike) Streamer
of Smithville, Rick (Jenny)
Kaczmarek of McMinnville,
Todd Kaczmarek of Bliss, New
York, Misti Kaczmarek and
companion,
Lamar,
of
Smithville;
grandchildren,
Amber Johnson and companion,
Nathan,
Karena
Streamer,
Shannan
Schillaci
and
companion, Jeff, of Smithville;
Jayson (Amanda) Schillaci of
Silver Springs, NY, Kayla
Spencer of NY, Javontae Martin
of Smithville; three great-grandchildren;
sisters,
Annette
Kaczmarek of Dale, NY and
Anita Burns of Warsaw, NY;
brother, Ron Skidmore of
Warsaw, NY; and special
friends; Ron and Sandy Carney
of Orangeville, NY.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel was in
charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
March 14, 2007
Karn, Josie
Services for Josie Cripps Karn,
86, were held Feb. 5 at LoveCantrell Chapel. Bro. Bretton
Tucker officiated. Burial was in
DeKalb Memorial Garden.
Mrs. Karn died Feb. 3 at
Baptist DeKalb Hospital.
She was the daughter of the
late Sam and Martha Johnson
Cripps.
She was a Baptist.
She was preceded in death by a
daughter, Robbie Bond Ervin;
brothers, Johnnie R. Cripps Sr.,
Dewey Cripps, Wilson Cripps
and Harvey Cripps and sisters,
Bertha Allen and Alpha Bain.
Surviving is a daughter,
Charlene
Bond
Metts
of
Smithville.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
of Smithville was in charge of
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
February 14, 1996
Kaser, Linda
Linda Kaser, age 53, a
homemaker
(formerly
of
Smithville) died June 28, 2001
from
complications
of
osteoporosis. A member of St.
Elizabeth's Episcopal Church,
Memphis, TN., and the wife of Ed
for 32 years, she leaves
behind a sister, Geraldine of
Alabama. She is preceded in
death by her mother Mary
Tarbert and father Glenn Scott.
A memorial service will be held
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 at
6:30p.m. at New Hope Christian
Church, 3300 Kirby Whitten
Pkwy, Bartlett, TN. In Lieu of
flowers, a memorial gift may be
made
to
the
National
Osteopotosis Foundation.
FYI: The address of the NOF is:
ATTN: MEMORIALS 1232 22nd
ST. N.W., WASHINGTON, DC
20037-1292. or at www.nof.org
Information is courtesy of
husband, Ed Kaser.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
July 4, 2001
Keaton, Bobby
Last rites for Bobby Ray
Keaton, 62, of Smithville, were
held Saturday, April 24, at
DeKalb
Funeral
Chapel.
Thurman Seber and Leonard
Herman
officiated.
Burial
followed in Mt. Holly Cemetery.
Mr. Keaton died Wednesday
night, April 22, at Nashville
Memorial Hospital. He was
preceded in death by his parents,
Johnny Melton and Fannie Bell
Hale Keaton.
He
was
a
retired
maintenance worker and a U.S.
Army veteran.
He is survived by a
daughter, Rosie Arnold of
Smithville; three brothers:
James of Alexandria, Doyle of
Cottage Home Community, and
Larry Keaton of Only, TN.; a
sister, Johnnie Oleta Malone of
Murfreesboro;
two
grandchildren and several nieces and
nephews.
Serving as pallbearers were
Chris Blackburn, Darrell Brown,
Danny Ray Keaton, Steve
Keaton, Donnie Malone, and Tim
Malone.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel of
Smithville was in charge of
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
April 28, 1999
Keaton, Buford
Funeral services for Buford
Hall Keaton, 79, of Hubbard,
Texas and formaly of DeKalb
County, will be held Sunday,
June 19, at 4 p.m. at Anderson
Funeral Home in Alexandria.
Bro. Thutman Seber will
officiate and burial will be in
Cottage
Home
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 2
p.m. to 4 p,m. Sunday.
He died May 25 in Hubbard,
Texas. He was preceded in death,
by his parents, Wilford and Mary
Jo Anderson Keaton, and by one
brother, Paul Anderson. He was
a DeKalb County native.
He is survived by a
stepdaughter, Doris Riddle of
Cottage Home; a step-son, Gary
(Lori) Anderson of Cottage; one
aunt, Willette Anderson, and
several cousins.
Anderson Funeral Home in
Alexandria is in charge of
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, Tn
June 15, 2005
Keaton, Donald
Mr. Donald Lee Keaton, 56, of
Brush Creek, TN., died suddenly,
Friday, October 17, 2005 at
Smith
Copunty
Memorial
Hospital, Carthage, TN.
Mr. Keaton was born August
16, 1949 in Wilson County, TN.,
the son of Norma Dean Baker
and the late John Donald Keaton.
A half-brother, James Harold
Smith preceded him in death. He
was a graduate of Gordonsville
High School. He was a Veteran
of the Viet Nam War, serving in
the U.S. Armyfrom 1967 to
1969. He was married to Joyce
Marie Scott. He was an employee
of Wynn's Precision Inc. of
Lebanon and was a member of
First
Baptist
Church
in
Alexandria.
Mr. Keaton is survived by his
wife, Joyce Scott Keaton; four
children: Susie (Tommy) Turner
of Hickman, Donna (Scott)
Howard of Lcbanon, Brandy
(Phillip) Huffines of Defeated,
and, Dusty Keaton of Hickman,
TN; mother, Norma Baker
Keaton of Brush Creek, TN.; one
brother, Jeff (Jennifer) Keaton of
Smithville; two sisters: Jocelyn
Keaton of Alexandria and Lori
(Jim) York of Alexandria; three
step-sons:
Chris
(Joanie)
Blackburn
of
Auburntown,
Johnathan Johnson and Jeremy
Johnson of Alexandria; nine
grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews.
Serving as pallbearers were
Tommy Turner, Phillip Huffines,
Scott Howard, Cody Winfree,
Jerry Mullinax and Tony Fowler.
Avant Funeral Home in
Alexandria, TN. Was in charge
of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
October 19, 2005
Keaton, Fannie
Mrs. Fannie Redmon Keaton,
aged 32 years, died at her home
in the Bright Hill community last
Friday after a brief illness. She
became worcelast Thursday night
and was taken to the hospital, but
was returned to her home.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, conducted by Rev. Geo.
M. Davenport, and burial was in
the Salem Cemetery of Liberty.
Besides her husband she is
survived by her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Redmon; two sisters,
Misses Evelyn and Elsie
Redmon; and five brothers,
Clarence, William, Cephus and
Dillard Redmon, all of the Bright
Hill community.
The Herndon Funeral Home in
charge.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
May 18, 1939
Keaton, Flora
Funeral services for Flora P.
Keaton, age 87 of Chapel Hill and
Native of DeKalb County; were
held Sunday, June 8, 2003 at
DeKalb Funeral Chapel.
Rev. Douglas Paul, Bro. Wayne
Arrington and John Wilson officiated and Interment was in
Salem Cemetery.
Ms. Keaton died Friday, June 6,
2003 at her daughters residence in
Chapel Hill of an extended
illness. She was retired from the
Dry Cleaning Business and was a
member of Freeland Baptist
Church.
She was survived in death by
two daughters: Billie Jean Steele
of Chapel Hill and Clara Mai
Bowles of Nashville; one stepson
Willie Thomas Keaton of
Goodletsville; six grandchildren:
Doris Gann, Geneine Duff, Trina
Maynard, James Wilson, John
Wilson and Janice Spencer, six
great-grandchildren and twelve
great-great-grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were
John Edward Wilson, James
Wilson, Daniel Wilson, Lester
Hayes. Ricky Campbell and Pat
Duff.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel was in
charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, Tn
June 11, 2003
Keaton, Henry
McMinnville, Route 1 resident
and Cannon County native Henry
B. Kenton, 74, died April 15 at
St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville
after an extended illness.
A member of the Unity Church
of Christ, he was the son of the
late Walter and Lula Mae
Davenport Keaton.
He is survived by his wife,
June Harris Kenton; two sons,
Henry B. Kenton Jr. and Jerry
Lynn
Keaton,
both
of
McMinnville; three daughters,
Eva Lois Holt, Sharon Conner
and Beverly Woodlee, all of
McMinnville; four sisters, Pat
Allen of McMinnville, Dollie
Ritchey of Smithville, Christine
Hughs of Lebanon and Jo Adams
of Erin; and eight grandchildren.
Services were held Friday at 3
p.m. at McMinnville Funeral
Home Chapel with Denver
Farley officiating. Burial was in
Unity Cemetery.
McMinnville Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
April 22, 1992
Keaton, Jack
The funeral for Jack Keaton,
age 67, of Smithville, was held
today Wednesday, February 10,
1999 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of
Walker Funeral Home. Burial was
in Mt. Holly Cemetery. Bobby
Thomason and Leonard Herman
officiated.
Mr. Keaton died of an extended
illness at Baptist DeKalb
Hospital. He was a resident of
Cannon County, a carpenter, and
a member of the Covenant Baptist
Church in Smithville. He was also
a member of DeKalb Masonic
Lodge #358 in Liberty, TN and
the Al Menah Shrine Temple in
Nashville, TN.
Mr. Keaton is survived by
his wife, Barbara Johnson
Keaton; a son, Steve Keaton of
Smithville; a daughter, Christie
Brown of Smithville, a sister,
Olida Malone of Franklin, TN;
four brothers: James Keaton
of Alexandria, Doyle Keaton
of Cottage Home, TN, Bobby
Ray Keaton and Larry Keaton
both of Dowelltown, TN.; and
three grandchildren.
Serving as Pallbearers were
Ronnie
Tramel,
Johnny
Pack, Donnie Malone, Tim
Malone, Danny Keaton and
Larry Johnson. Honorary Pall
Bearers were Gary "Gus"
Johnson,
Randy
Tramel,
Richard
Lockhart,
Jerry
"Buckwheat"
Johnson,
Danny Wayne Hale, Eddie
Hutchins, Jr. Hawkins, Mike
Johnson, H.B. West, Willie
Chapman, Leonard Prater and
Nelson Duke.
Walker Funeral Home in
Smithville was in charge of
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
February 10, 1999
Keaton, John
Funeral services for Mr. John
Donald Keaton, age 72, of Brush
Creek were held on Saturday,
January 26 at the Brush Creek
Baptist Church.
Bro. Wayne Jamison and Bro.
Robert Amason officiated and
interment was in Brush Creek
Cemetery.
Mr. Keaton died on Thursday,
January 24 at Baptist Hospital in
Nashville. He was born May 10,
1929 in Cottage Home, Tn., the
son of the late Effie Ray Smith
and Arthur Lee Keaton. He was
married to Norma Dean Baker on
June 27, 1947 and they have lived
in the Brush Creek Community
their entire married life. He was a
farmer and worked as a carpenter
for several years working with
different contractors. He was a
member of the Brush Creek
Baptist Church. He was preceded
in death by a brother and three
sisters: Tom Rye Keaton, Irene
Williams, Charles Wood, and
Lola Clark.
He is survived by his wife,
Norma Baker Keaton of Brush
Creek; four children: Don Keaton
of Brush Creek, Lorie York of
Brush Creek, Jeffery Keaton of
Smithville, and Jocelyn Johnson
of Brush Creek; a step-son:
James Smith of Nashville; 11
grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; and 6 step-grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were
Jerry Mullinax, Tony Fowler, Joe
Agee, Larry Hall, Ralph Coble,
Billy Denney, Larry Boles, and
Donnie Winfree.
Avant Funeral Home in
Alexandria was in charge of the
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
January 30, 2002
Keaton, Nellie
Funeral services for Nellie
Jane Johnson Keaton, 66, of
Dowelltown, were held on
Friday, December 22, 2006, in
the Chapel of Love-Cantrell
Funeral Home. Burial followed
at DeKalb Cemetery. Bro. James
Williams officiated.
Ms. Keaton passed away
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
at DeKalb Community Hospital.
She was a construction worker
and a Baptist.
She was preceded in death by
her parents, Willie and Annie
Reynolds Wood.
She is survived by her
daughters, Debra (Kenneth)
Bain, Teresa A. Johnson and
Janice R. Johnson, all of
Smithville; son, George M.
Johnson,
Jr.
of
Walling;
grandchildren, Nelda Bandy and
Kenneth Bain; Jr. of Smithville
and
Stacey
Martin
of
McMinnville;
greatgrandchildren, Jacob, Tanisha
and Briana Bandy of Smithville;
sister, Betty McDaniel of
Alabama and several nieces and
nephews.
Serving as pallbearers were
A.J. Bain, Dustin Bain, James
Tindell, Brian Pack, Patrick
Clayborn and Kenneth Bain, Jr.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
in Smithville, TN was in charge
of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
January 3, 2007
Keaton, O.D.
O.D. Keaton, 83, of Old
Hickory, TN., passed away
December 5th, 2007. Mr Keaton
was a member of Dowelltown
Baptist Church and a graduate of
DeKalb County High School,
Cumberland State University and
Vanderbilt University. He was a
veteran of the United States
Navy. Mr. Keaton was Chief
Chemist for the Water Quality
Control Division of the State of
Tennessee. He was an avid HAM
Radio operator and a lifetime
member of the American Radio
Relay League (AARL).
Mr. Keaton was the son of the
late, Oscar and Alma Tramel
Keaton. He was also preceded in
death by his wife, Annie John
Keaton in 1998, and his son,
Hugh Gordon Keaton.
He is survived by his children,
David Keaton of Ft. Worth,
Texas, Loretta (Donnie) Walker,
and Brian (Kathy Joann) Keaton,
both of Old Hickory, TN.;
grandchildren, Kathryn Keaton,
Clay (Jennifer) Keaton, Daniel
Keaton, Mitchel Keaton, Melodie
Keaton, Ladonne Walker, and
Deanne (Jason) McGill; greatgrandchild, Tyler Clay Keaton;
step-grandchildren, Richard A.
Van Oden and Jeremiah R. Mull.
Funeral
services
were
Saturday, December 8th, 2007, at
Bond Memorial Chapel. Brother
Wayne Malone officiated and
interment followed in Salem
Cemetery
in Liberty with
Military Honors.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
December 12, 2007
Keaton, Willie
Services for Ms. Willie Louise
Keaton, 77, of Dowelltown were
held April 22 at Walker Funeral
Home Liberty Chapel. Don
Mathis and Leonard Herman
officiated. Burial was in Salem
Cametery.
Ms. Keaton died April 20 at
Williamson County Medical
Center in Franklin.
She was the daughter of the
late Willie and Hattie Hale
Keaton.
She was a member of Cummin
Church of Christ in Franklin.
Surviving are a sister, Bertha
Adamson of Detroit, Mich.; a
sister in law, Flora Keaton of
Nashville and several nieces and
nephews.
Walker Funeral Home Inc.
Liberty Chapel was in charge of
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN.
April 24, 1996
Keen, Jane
Funeral services for Jane
"Bunny" Keen, 61, of Smithville,
TN were held Saturday, January
29, 2005 at DeKalb Funeral
Chapel with Bro. Ray Gilder
officiating and burial in DeKalb
Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Keen passed away
Thursday, January 27, 2005 at
DeKalb Hospital of an extended
illness. She was a cook at
DeKalb Hospital and a member
of Gath Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by
her parents: John B. and Georgia
White
Judkins;
son-in-law,
Rickey D. Ford and three sisters:
Frankie Lauderdale, Betty Beard
and Bobbie Doe.
She is survived by her
husband, Thomas Keen; two
daughters; Terrie Ford and
Michelle Washer and husband,
Carl; four granddaughters: Holly
Ford Bullard and husband,
Richard, Carla Washer Pedigo
and husband, Mark, and Amanda
and Amy Washer; one greatgrandson, Caden Ross Washer;
one brother, Bill Judkins and
wife, Karen; one half-sister,
Melissa Pirtle and husband,
Danny, and special niece, Karri
Lynn Judkins, all of Smithville
and special niece, Brenda
Davidson
George
of
McMinnville.
Serving as pailbearers were
Thomas Judkins, Lash and Jason
Rice,
Burton Jones,
Tim
Redmon, Scott Kelly, Jeff
Womack and Bill Green.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel was in
charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, Tn
February 2, 2005
Keenan, Robert
Funeral services for Mr.
Robert Wayne Keenan, 22, of
Smithville, were held Saturday,
September 2, 2000 at 11 a.m. at
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home in
Smithville. Bro. Terry Fessler
officiated with burial following in
New Union Cemetery.
Mr. Keenan died Wednesday,
September 30, 2000 at Baptist
Hospital in Nashville. He was a
Baptist and a tree trimmer.
Survivors of Mr. Keenan
include: his mother, Robbin
Keenan of Smithville; one sister,
Amber Keenan of Smithville;
one brother, B.J. Ittayem of
Smithville;
and
father
Mohammad S. Ittayem of
Florida.
Pallbearers for Mr. Keenan
were Josh Murphy, Johnny Ball,
David Cobb, Billy Strickland,
Chris Bogle, and Mike Woods Jr.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home in
Smithville was in charge of the
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
September 6, 2000
Keith, Audrey
Funeral services for Mrs.
Audrey Marine Keith, age 73 of
Smithville, were held Saturday,
August 7, 2002 at DeKalb
Funeral Chapel.
Bro. Marvin Pryor and
Randall Thomas and interment
was in DeKalb Memorial
Gardens.
Mrs. Keith died Thursday
September 5, 2002 at her residence following an extended
illness.
She
was
a
homemaker.
She was preceded in death by
her parents Willie and Mary Alice
Cantrell Hill and brother Lonnie
B. Hill.
She is survived by her husband
Corbin Keith, son Dennis Keith
both of Smithville, daughter
Kathy DeBord of Lawton,
Oklahoma, four grandchildren,
Stephanie Matthews, Lori Keith,
Cara DeBord and Jason DeBord,
six great-grandchildren Alanna
Young, Lance Keith, Janda
Emmons, Arrion Matthews,
Arianna
Matthews,
Juana
Matthews, three sisters Martha
Hill of Smithville, Aleen
Mashburn of Cookeville and Juan
Thomas of Nashville and one
brother J. C. Hill of Smithville.
Serving as pallbearers Philip
DeBord, Jason DeBord, Randall
Thomas, Larry Thomas Jr.,
Buddy Mashburn and Justin
Mashburn.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel in
Smithville was in charge of the
arrangements.
SMITHVILLJ REVIEW
Smithville, TN
September 11, 2002
Keith, Cloie
DeKalb County native, Cloie
Candice Keith, 78, died Oct. 6 at
Stones River Hospital in
Woodbury. She was the wife of
Ray Keith who died in 1982.
Mrs. Keith was the daughter of
the late John and Alice Young
Luna.
A member of the Baptist
church,
Mrs.
Keith
died
following an extended illness.
She is survived by three
brothers, Leonard Luna and Arie
Luna of McMinnville and James
Luna of Cannon County; two
sisters,
Mattie
Franks
of
McMinnville and Alma Jaco of
Morrison. She was preceded in
death by a brother, Will Luna
and a sister, Eva Judkins.
Services were held Oct. 8 at
High's Chapel at 1 p.m. Burial
was at Jaco and Judkins
Cemetery in DeKalb County.
High Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
October 14, 1992
Keith, Dennis
Funeral services for Dennis
Layne Keith, 51, of Smithville,
TN were held Saturday, April 23,
2005 at DeKalb Funeral Chapel
with Bro. Ronald Whited
officiating and burial in DeKalb
Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Keith passed away
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
suddenly. He was employed with
McMinnville Screw Machine and
a member of Allen's Chapel
UMC.
He was preceded in death by
his mother, Marie Hill Keith;
grandparents: Willie and Mary
Alice Hill and O'Fallon and Ewin
Pack.
He is survived by his father,
Corbin Eudene Keith; three
daughters: Lori Keith and
Stephanie Matthews all of
Smithville and Crystal McCloud
of Spencer; nine grandchildren;
Janda Emmons, Shea, Arianna
and Arrion Matthews, Dylan and
Lance Keith, Alanna Young and
Corey and Alyssa McCloud;
sister, Kathy DeBord and
husband, Phillip; nephew, Jason
DeBord; niece, Cara Everson and
husband, Shawn; great-nephew,
Kaleb Everson and several aunts
and uncles.
Serving as pallbearers were
Jason DeBord, Shawn Everson,
Larry and Randall Thomas,
Steven Cantrell and Ray Holman.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel was in
charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, Tn
April 27, 2005
Keith, Eva
Services for Eva Keith, 89, of
Smithville were held May 9 at
the chapel of Walker Funeral
Home. Jerry Smith officiated.
Burial was in DeKalb Memorial
Gardens.
Mrs. Keith died May 6 at
University Medical Center. She
was a member of Smithville First
Baptist Church.
A son, Donald Keith, preceded
her in death.
Surviving are two sons, T. D.
Keith of Hartsville and Houston
Keith of Smithville; a daughter,
Ophie Lea Hayes of California;
three sisters, Willie White of
Smithville, Geneva Gibbs of
Dowelltown and Pear Ferrell of
Lebanon; eight grandchildren; 18
great grandchildren and seven
great great grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were
Jimmy White, W. J. White,
Corbin Keith, Ceylon Taylor Jr,
Mike Snyders and Joe White.
Walker Funeral Home Inc. of
Smithville was in charge of
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
May 12, 1993
Keith, John
Services for John B. Keith, 53,
were held Aug. 19 at the chapel
of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home.
Thurman Seber and Leonard
Herman officiated. Burial was in
DeKalb Memorial Garden with
Masonic rites.
Mr. Keith died Aug. 17 at his
redidence in the Cross Roads
Community.
He was the son of Hattie Keith
and the late Elvia Keith, Sr. He
was a 32nd Mason and a veteran
of the Korean War.
Others survivors are his wife,
Mrs. Dorothy Johnson Keith of
Smithville; two sons, David
Keith and Robert Keith of
Smithville; a daughter, Mrs.
Vicky Buterbaugh of Liberty;
three brothers, Lovel, Elvia, Jr.
and Tom Keith, all of Smilhville;
a sister, Mrs. Bonnie Childress of
Smithville,
and
three
grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were
Wayne Keith, Randell Keith,
Ralph Keith, Jimmy Keith, Doug
Tramel, Roger Tramel.
Honorary pallbearers were
members of Short Mountain
Lodge #373.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
August 22, 1984
Keith, Junnie
Funeral Services for Mrs.
Junnie Josephine Dennis Keith,
72, of Smithville, TN, were held
Tuesday afternoon, October 12,
1999 at 2:00 p.m. at High's
Funeral Chapel in McMinnville.
Sammy Lee officiated. Burial
was at Centertown Cemetery in
Centertown.
Mrs. Keith died Sunday
morning, of an extended illness,
October 10, 1999, at Baptist
DeKalb Hospital in Smithville.
Mrs. Keith was a nurse at
Good Samaritan Hospital in
Woodbury and was the daughter
of Mr. Leslie Claren & Rosie D.
Dennis, both Deceased. She is
preceeded in death by her
husband, Albert W. H. Keith.
Mrs. Keith is survived by her
son, Larry Keith of Smithville; a
daughter, Unita Butcher of
Smithville; one grandchild,
Keeble Jones of McMinnville;
five great-grandchildren: Amber
Holt, Jerry Holt, Angel Jones,
Jerald Jones III, and Charles
Hale
III (C.J.), all of
McMinnville; and a brother, R.P.
Dennis of McMinnville.
High Funeral Home in
McMinnville was in charge of
arrangements.
older inhabitants, died at his
home on Pea Ridge a few days
ago, at the advanced age of 90
years. He served in both the
Mexican and Civil War. It is said
of Uncle Ross that he had made
and bottomed enough chairs to
seat the people of DeKalb
County, and sold enough tar to
grease all the wagons ever sold
by the Smithville Hardware
Company. It is said of Uncle
Ross and Jonas Noakes, that in
their young days they traveled
and sold tar from their wagon,
and that when sales on tar
became dull they would do some
preaching.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
October 13, 1999
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
February 17, 1910
Keith, Ralph
Funeral services for Ralph E.
Keith, 54, of Smithville, TN were
held Wednesday, December 1,
2004 at DeKalb Funeral Chapel
with Bro. James Williams
officiating and burial following
in DeKalb Memorial Gardens.
Mr.
Keith passed away
Monday, November 29, 2004 at
DeKalb Hospital of a sudden
illness. He was employed with
Carrier and was a member of
Whorton
Springs
Baptist
Church.
He was preceded in death by
his parents: George Edward and
Evelyn Smith Keith.
He was survived by one son,
Chad Keith; one daughter, Tavia
Keith;
three
grandchildren:
Brady Gill, Dakota White and
Ariana Keith; two sisters:
Carolyn Maynard and Helen
Redmon all of Smithville.
Serving as pallbearers were
Ryan, Phillip and Scott Clayton,
Joe Giles and David and Eddie
Adcock.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel was in
charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, Tn
December 8, 2004
Keith, Ross
Ross Keith, well known to the
Keith, Ruby
Funeral services for Ruby
Carnell Keith, age 83, of
Smithville, were held Saturday
June 23, 2001 at DeKalb Funeral
Chapel. Bro. Dave Carden and
Bro. Bill Walkup officiated with
burial in the Whorton Springs
Cemetery.
Mrs. Keith died Thursday,
June 21, 2001 in River Park
Hospital in McMinnville.
She was a Retired Shirt
Factory Worker, and a Member of
Mt. Herman Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by
her parents: Martin and Novie
Yates Taylor; son: William Carl
Keith; brother: Albert Taylor;
husband: and William Claudie
Keith.
Survivors include: five sons:
and three daughters-in-law:
Vernon and Shirley Keith of
McMinnville, Phillip and Evelyn
Keith of McMinnville, Paul and
Phyllis Keith of Nashville,
Bobby Keith of Smithville, Steve
Keith of LaVergne; one daughter
and son-in-law of Brenda and
Tommy
Hildreth
of
McMinnville; three brothers:
James P. Taylor of Nashville,
Doyle and Solon Taylor both of
Smithville; four sisters: Martha
Elizabeth Young and Jo Parton of
Smithville, Patty Trusty of
Nashville, Barbara Fuson of
Nashville; 18 Grandchildren; 33
Great-Grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Mark Keith,
Randy Griffith, Jimmy Lewis,
Richie Keith, Lane Keith, Lane
Keith, and Bryan Hildreth.
Honorary Pallbearers were
Cathy Brown, Lori Chilcutt, Any
Cantrell, Terry Keith, Troy
Keith, Brad Hildreth, Donna
Walker, Regina Lewis, Ashley
Keith, Nicky Keith, and Dori
Mooneyham.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel in
Smithville was in charge of the
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
July 3, 2001
Keith, Samuel
Services for Samuel Ray
Keith, 75, will be held today at 3
p.m. at the chapel of Walker
Funeral Home. Wesley Jones and
John Jones will officiate. Burial
will be in the Keith Cemetery.
Mr. Keith died July 24 at Good
Samaritan Hospital, Woodbury.
Surviving are his wife, Cloie
Luna Keith of Woodbury; two
sons, Houston of Smithville and
Thomas D. Keith of, Hartsville; a
daughter, Ophie Lea Baker of
California; a sister, Mrs. Ofallon
Pack of Smithville; eight
grandchildren and 11 great
grandchildren.
Walker Funeral Home will be
in charge of arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
July 26, 1979
Keith, Susan
Funeral services were held Jan.
26 at Love-Cantrell Funeral
Home Chapel for Susan Paulette
Keith, 47. Robert Prichard
officiated and burial followed in
DeKalb Memorial Gardens.
A DeKalb County native, she
was a retired Director of Medical
Records and CQI Manager at
Baptist DeKalb Hospital, a
member of the Allen's Chapel
United Methodist Church; and a
member of AHIMA.
She is survived by her
husband, Bobby Keith of
Smithville; a son, Charles Lane
Keith of Smithville; a daughter,
Dori Leigh Keith of Smithville;
her parents: Charles M. and
Carrie Fuson of Smithville; three
sisters: Cathy Fuson Frazier and
Dianna Carter both ofSmithville,
and Rita Fuson-Frazier of
Nashville;
and
three
grandchildren: Brandon Lane
Keith, Charles Hennessy Ellis,
and Katie Leigh Mooneyham.
Pallbearers were James and
Ronald Frazier, Harry Lasser,
Bob Sandlin, Steve Lintz, and
Alan Markowitz.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
in Smithville was in charge of
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
Jan. 29, 1997
Keith, T. D.
Mr. T.D. Keith, age 73 of
Hartsville, TN died Thursday
evening, September 8, 2005, at
his home.
He is survived by one stepson,
Mr. Charles Bert Gammons of
Hartsville; one stepdaughter, Ms.
Brenda Carol Gammons of
Smithville, TN; one son-in-law,
Mr. Albert Colwell of Smithville,
Tn; three grandchildren: Tim,
Tracy and Chad Colwell; six
step-grandchildren; one brother,
Mr. Houston (Helen) Keith of
SmithvilIe; TN; one sister, Mrs.
Oppie Hayes of Smithville, TN;
special friends, Mr. David
(Andrea) Rader and children of
Hartsville
and Nurses
of
Guardian Angel: Serena Shauna,
Rick and Melissa.
Funeral services were held in
the chapel of Anthony Funeral
Home on Saturday, September
10, 2005 conducted by Bro. Jerry
Watson. Burial in the Keith
Family Cemetery.
Pallbearers were William
Rolin, James Swindle, Richard
Johnson, Robert Johnson, Ken
Buckmaster, Richard Johnson Jr.,
Debbie Johnson and Chester
Mungle.
This information is a courtesy
of DeKalb Funeral Chapel.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
September 21, 2005
Keith, Tom
Funeral services for Mr.
Tom Floyd Keith, age 74 of
Smithville,
were
Friday,
November 15, 2002 at LoveCantrell Chapel.
Bro. Kenneth Mason Tramel,
Bro. Tracy Gross and Bro. Jason
Lovhorn officiated and interment
was in DeKalb Memorial
Gardens.
Mr. Keith died Tuesday,
November 12, 2002 at Baptist
DeKalb Hospital. He was a
retired self employed owner of
Keith Trucking. He was also a
member and Deacon of the
Calvary Baptist Church, U. S.
Army veteran of the Korean War,
Mason and member of Short
Mountain
Lodge;
former
Smithville Alderman for 10
years,
former
County
Commissioner for 2 years,
Chairman of the DeKalb County
Beer Board, Shriner and he
served as Vice Chairman
several times for the DeKalb
County Democratic Party.
He was preceded in death by
his parents Elvie Keith Sr. and
Hattie Mae Wooden Keith, five
brothers, Robert, James, Lovell,
George and John Keith.
He is survived by his wife
Pat
Foutch
Keith,
three
daughters Kim Keith, Tammy
Ashburn, and Tina Stephens,
son-in-law Ronald Ashburn, six
grandchildren Leslie Ashburn
Houchin,
Betsy
Hildreth
Colwell and husband Jason
Colwell, Stacie Winfree and
husband Mark Winfree, Molly
Johnson, Thomas Owen and
Kristina Stephens, two great-
grandchildren Brady Colwell
and Rilee Winfree, brother Elvie
Keith Jr.; Bonnie Childress and
several nieces and nephews all
of Smithville.
Serving as pallbearers were
Brad Taylor, Mark Winfree,
Larry Parsley, Roger and Doug
Tramel, Ryan and Nathan
Magness and Kenneth Tramel.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
was in charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
November 20, 2002
Keith, W. S.
Funeral services for Mr. W.S.
Keith, age 75, of Mt. Juliet were
held on Saturday, December 1
at Bond Memorial Chapel in Mt.
Juliet.
Bro. Gary McCaleb officiated
and burial followed at Banks
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Cemetery in Smithville.
Mr. Keith died on Wednesday,
November 28 at Vanderbilt
University Medical Center. He
was a native of DeKalb County.
He was a member of Mt. Olivet
Baptist
Church
and
was
employed by Vanderbilt since
1956. He is the son of the late
Thomas Berry and Glisson
Taylor Keith.
He is survived by his wife of 57
years: Magdalene Miller Keith of
Mt. Juliet; sons and daughters-inlaw: Freddy and Chris Keith of
Ellijay, Ga., and Mike and Teresa
Keith of Murfreesboro, Tn.; a
sister: Verna Miller of Detroit, Mi.;
a brother: Dallas Keith of
Franklin, Tn.; grandchildren:
Jason, Kenny, and Blake Keith;
and great-grandchild: Andrew
Keith.
Serving as active pallbearers
were Steve Miller, Kerry West,
Mike Ferrell, Lynn McGee, Larry
Nealy, and Mike Edwards.
Honorary
pallbearers
were
Malcolm Sloan, Pete Hunt,
Melvin Anglin, Will Brown,
Tommy Horn, Burt Johnson, and
the Adult Mens Sunday School
Classes 1 and 2.
Bond Memorial Chapel in Mt.
Juliet was in charge of the
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
December 5, 2001
Keith, Wilson
Funeral service for Wilson
Keith, 91, of Smithville, TN was
held Friday, August 27, 2004 in
the Chapel of Love-Cantrell
Funeral Home with burial
following in Forest Lawn
Cemetery in Goodlettsville.
Mr. Keith passed away
Wednesday, August 25, 2004 at
NHC Healthcare-Smithville. He
was a retired route supervisor at
the
Tom
Huston
Peanut
Company and a member of the
First
Baptist
Church
of
Smithville.
He was preceded in death by
his parents: Marvin and Bonnie
Stanley Keith; two brothers:
Claudie and W.J. "Dub" Keith.
He is survived by his wife,
Allene Keith of Smithville: one
daughter, Jane Robertson of
Virginia: three sisters: Maggie
Braswell of Smithville; Florene
Stenson of Goodlettsville and
Evelyn Garrison of Greenbrier.
Serving as pallbearers were
Terry, Jerald and Bobby Cripps,
Mike Jones, Ricky Turner, James
Pirtle and Doug Mullican.
Honorary pallbearers were Dan
Hancock. Ralph Wood, John
Thweatt, Tyree Smith, George
Brent, Ezell McMurtry, Gerald
Webb, Feller Brown, William
Waite, Kent Robinson, Luther
West, Dr. Hugh Don Cripps, Dr.
Jack Rhody and Marie Colvert.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
was in charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
September 8, 2004
Kelly, Edith
Funeral services for Edith
F. Kelly, 61, were held Sunday,
July 19, 1998 at Love-Cantrell
Funeral Chapel. Bro. Bobby
Colvert officiated and burial
was in Gordonsville Cemetery.
She died Thursday, July 16,
1998 at Baptist DeKalb Hospital
after a ten month illness. She
was a resident of Liberty and a
native of DeKalb County. She
was a Baptist and an employee
of
Omega
Apparel
in
Smithville. She was preceeded
in death by her husband, Elzie
Kelly and her father, R.S.
Maynard.
Mrs. Kelly is survived by
a daughter, Rose Driver of
Liberty;
mother:
Pearl
Maynard of Temperance Hall;
one brother: Sanford Maynard
of Elmwood, TN; two sisters:
Reba Dedmon of Temperance
Hall and Virginia Petty of
Gordonsville. Several nieces
and nephews also survive.
Pall Bearers were Tommy
Maynard,
Timmy
Maynard,
Randy Petty, Richard Petty,
Chris Collins and Richie
Roberts.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
July 22, 1998
Kelly, Edna
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna
Beatrice Carden Kelly, age 84 of
Lawrenceburg, TN, were held
Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at Neal
Funeral Home Chapel in
Lawrenceburg, TN.
Rev. James Tilar, Rev. Bobby
Scott and Rev. Tim Pollock officiated and interment was in
Unity Cemetery.
Mrs. Elledge died Sunday,
January 5, 2003 at Crockett
Hospital in Lawrenceburg, TN.
She was a retied minister and
housewife and a member of
Unity Church of God.
She was preceded in death by
three brothers and four sisters.
She is survived by husband
Albert J. Kelly of Lawrenceburg,
one daughter Arbarie Irelan of
Summertown, TN, one son and
daughter-in-law Rev. Donnie and
Kathy Kelly of Smithville, five
grandchildren two local Valeshia
and Cassie Kelly, three greatgrandchildren and three stepgrandchildren.
Neal Funeral Home in
Lawrenceburg, TN was in charge
of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
January 8, 2003
Kelly, Jake
Services for Jake Kelly, 56,
were held March 21 at 1 p.m. at
Love-Cantrell Chapel. Brother
Bobby Colvert officiated. Burial
was in Pisgah Methodist Church
Cemetery.
Mr. Kelly died March 19 at his
home in the Temperance Hall
Community.
He was the son of the late Ben
and Mary Martin Kelly.
Surviving are a son, Robert
Wayne Kelly of Temperance
Hall; two brothers, Elzie and Edd
Kelly of Temperance Hall; a
half-brother, John Oval Murphy
of Smithville; three step brothers,
Alton Bates of Waverly, Robert
Presley of Warren County and
Donald Presley of Donelson; a
step sister, Evie Carter of
Carthage.
Serving as pallbearers were
Lem Beene, Hoyte Duke, Donald
Trapp, Mike Wood, J. E. Bain
and Odell Lewis.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
of Smithville was in charge of
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
March 25, 1987
Kelly, Loucetta
Blend-December 12.
Miss Loucetta Kelly, age 23
years, died at home last Thursday
night at 9 o’clock and was buried
at the Methodist cemetery Friday
afternoon, Rev. J. D. Dickens
saying the last sad rites at the
grave.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
December 16, 1909
Kelton, Hilda
Funeral services for Hilda
Frances Prater Kelton, 88, of
Woodbury, TN were held
Monday, February 2, 2004 in the
Chapel of Woodbury Funeral
Home.
Bro. Odell Powell officiated
and burial followed in Leoni
Cemetery.
Mrs. Kelton died Saturday,
January 31, 2004 at the
Woodbury Nursing Center of an
extended illness. She was a
retired seamstress from White
Stag and a member of the East
Main Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by
parents: John and Lillie West
Prater.
She is survived by one daughter, Gwen K. (Donald) Pedigo;
two granddaughters;
Rae
Constantine and Amy (Jason)
Rigney and one great-gandson,
John Constantine, Jr, all of
Murfreesboro; two brothers:
Leon Prater of Woodbury and
Lynwood Prater of Prescott, MI.
Woodbury Funeral Home was
in charge of the arrangement.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville,TN
February 4, 2004
Kemper, Louise
Funeral services for Mrs.
Louise Kemper, age 73 were
held Friday, June 5, 2002, at
the DeKalb Funeral Chapel.
Bro. Dan Gulley officiated and
the interment was in the DeKalb
Cemetery.
Mrs. Kemper died Wednesday
morning at Baptist DeKalb
Hospital.
June
5,
2002
following an extended illness.
She was a retired daycare
owner, and a member at the
Smithville Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by
her parents John Garrett and
Annie Pryor Maynard, her
husband
Thomas
Jefferson
Kemper, and two brothers John
and Frank Maynard.
She is survived by two
children Ronnie Kemper of
Antioch, TN, and Connie
McCracken of Smithville, four
grandchildren Tammy Cantrell,
Jeff Kemper, Bo McCracken,
John Kemper, three greatgrandchildren
Tiffany
and
Taneah Cantrell, and Madison
Kemper, one brother Herbert
Maynard, two sisters Lillian
Whitted of Gallatin and Susan
Carver of Mt. Juliet, seven
nieces and nephews.
Serving as pallbearers were
Paul Cantrell, Rob Willingham,
Larry Henry, Shawn Jacobs,
Ronnie Garrett, and Scott
Cripps.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel was
in charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
June 19, 2002
Kennedy, Arzo
Funeral services for Azro
Ralph
Kennedy,
54,
of
Dowelltown, TN were held
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
in the Chapel of Love-Cantrell
Funeral Home with Bro. Tim
Woodward officiating and burial
followed in Canady Cemetery.
Mr. Kennedy passed away
Monday, December 20, 2004 at
his residence. He was a retired
construction worker and of the
Baptist Faith.
He is survived by his wife,
Sharon Kennedy of Dowelltown;
two sons: Rex Allen Kennedy of
East TN and Stephen Micheal
Kennedy of Dowelllown; one
grandchild; three
brothers:
Sonny and Rex Kennedy both of
Maynardville and Steve Comer
of Woodbury; two sisters:
Maibelle Kennedy of East TN
and Dora Hardwick of Dayton,
OH.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
was in charge of the arrange-
ment.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, Tn
December 29, 2004
Kennedy,
Margaret
Mrs. Margaret E. Kennedy
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Frank Capshaw, in Warren
county, and was buried Sunday
in the Kennedy cemetery, this
place.
Mrs. Kennedy was nearly 76
years of age. Her husband, Jack
Kennedy, who endowed the city
with the cemetery were her
remains were interred, died about
thirty years ago. She is survived
by two daughters Mrs. Frank
Capshaw of Warren County, and
J. S. Dunlap of Dallas, Texas.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
January 14, 1909
Kent, Iva
Funeral services for Ms. Iva
Dell Kent, 79, of Watertown
were held Friday, May 19th at
Hunter Funeral Home. Rev. Don
Mathis officiated with burial
following at the Wilson Co.
Memorial Park.
Ms. Kent passed away
peacefully at her residence on
Wednesday, May 17.
Ms. Kent was retired from the
Texas Boot Company and was
affiliated with the Liberty Hill
Presbyterian Church. She was
preceded death by her parents,
Claude Johnson and Lula
Elizabeth
Johnson
Vanatta;
husband of 52 years, C.E. Kent;
daughter, Peggy Faye Kent;
brother,
William
Claude
Johnson.
Mrs. Kent is survived by her
children,
Linda
(William)
Farmer, Shirley (Bob) Lowe of
Lebanon, Jerry (Regina) Kent of
Smithville, Mike (Lynn) Kent
and Terry (Lisa) Kent of
Alexandria. She was known
affectionately as "nanny" to her
nine grandchildren, Paul (Tracey)
Garrison, Christie (Tony) Morris,
Kelly (Brad) Driver, Cindy
(Jamie) Kemp, Kevin (Beth)
Kent, Jeremy Kent; Tyler Kent,
Gabriel and Erica Lowe; four
great-grandchildren, Brady and
Levi Driver, Preston Kemp and
Caley Isabella Morris.
The pallbearers were Thermon
Harrison,
Donnie
Uselton,
Mickey Malone, John Reynolds,
George Allen, Creed Clifton.
Hunter Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
May 24, 2006
Kephart,
Grady, Mrs.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Grady Kephart, 90,
of
Alexandria, were held Thursday,
November 8, 2005 at the
Anderson Funeral Home Chapel.
Bro. Phillip Dougan officiated.
Burial followed in Harpeth Hills
in Nashville, Tn.
Mrs. Kephart passed away on
Sunday, November 6, 2005, at
her residence. She was born on
May 28, 1915 in Smith County.
She worked with antiques and
was a Baptist.
She was preceded: in death by
her parents, Harv and Sudie
Thompson Hensley; her husband,
Emmitt Lewis, and one son,
Terry Lewis.
She is survived by three
daughters: Linda Williams of
Alexandria;
Kathy
(Bubba)
Holloway of Bon Aqua, Tn.,
Patricia Ann Frame of Nashville;
two sons: Eddie Kephart of
Nashville and Bobby (Donna)
Kephart of Manchester; 18
grandchildren;
33
greatgrandchildren; five great-great
grandchildren; one half-sister,
Beatrice Byrd, and one stepson,
Tracy Kephart.
Anderson Funeral Home in
Alexandria, TN. was in charge of
the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
November 16, 2005
Kerr, Frances
Funeral services for Frances
Oleda Hale Kerr, 54, of
Dowelltown, were held on
Saturday, December 16, 2006, in
the Chapel of Love-Cantrell
Funeral Home, with burial
following at DeKalb Memorial
Gardens. Officiating were Elder
Sue Hutchinson, Elder Linda
Barnes and Elder Lewis Sandlin.
Miss Kerr passed away,
Wednesday, December l3, 2006
at Vanderbilt Medical Center in
Nashville. She was a nurse, a
member of Emmanuel Bread of
Life, and a youth leader at her
church.
She was preceded in death by
her father, Bratten Hale; brother,
David
Hale;
maternal
grandparents, Cridner and Nancy
Martin; as well as paternal
grandparents, Cecil and Lela
Hale.
She is survived by her parents,
Frances and Louis Foster of
Smithville; sister, Doretta (Jerry)
Hutchins
of
Smithville;
stepsister, Donna Swain of
Memphis;
nephews,
Jerry
(Laura) Hutchins of Dowelltown
and Chris (Leslie) Phillips of
Chicago; niece, Jerretta (Terry)
Certain
of
Murfreesboro;
stepnephew, Hunter Swain of
Colorado; great nieces and
nephews, David, Katlin and
Kristen Hutchins of Dowelltown,
Joel and Grace Certain of
Murfreesboro; and several aunts
and uncles.
Serving as pallbearers were
Chris Vanatta, Delbert Colwell,
Kenneth Colwell, Kyle Hill,
Terry Certain and Gary Goff.
Honorary pallbearers included
Joel Certain, Kadin Hutchins,
Grace Certain, Kristen Hutchins,
Robert Self, Danny Stewart,
David Christian Phillips and
Luther Martin.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
in Smithville, TN was in charge
of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
January 3, 2007
Key, Lona
Graveside services for Lona
Mae Key, 97, of Smithville,
were held Nov. 16 at Rose Hill
Cemetery in Sardis, MS.
She died at her home Nov. 12.
She was preceded in death by
a son, Jack M. Key; a
grandson, Steve E. Plummer;
five sisters and a son-in-law,
Gary Plummer.
A seamstress, she was a
member of the Smithville
Church of Christ.
She is
survived by a daughter,
Marilyn Plummer of Smithville;
three grandchildren: Joan Hoeck
of Dublin, Maryland, Joyce Napper of Wise, Virginia, and Judy
Stevens
of
Middlesburg,
Florida;
and
seven
great
grandchildren.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
in Smithville was in charge of
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
November 22, 2000
Keyt, W.C.
W.C. Keyt, 77, of Fairfield
Glade, TN went to be with his
Lord on October 18, 2006, after a
long illness. Mr. Keyt was born
in Crossville, TN and moved to
Smithville at the age six months.
He attended school in Smithville
and
graduated
from
the
University of Tennessee in 1951,
with a degree in their first School
of Transportation. He stayed in
the transportation field for next
53
years,
beginning
his
employment with the MasonDixon Lines of Kingsport, TN.
He ended his employment with
Mason-Dixon after 10 years as
District Manager and started his
own
trucking
company,
Cookeville Motor Lines. In 1962,
he merged with Potter Freight
Lines and after another 10 years
sold to Transcom of California.
In 1979, Mr. Keyt became the
founder of Service Transport,
Inc. The company grew to
employ over 1,000. He enjoyed
watching it grow and helping his
employees. The company was
sold in 2002, and Mr. Keyt
retired to fish at Fairfield Glade
Resort and also in Scottsdale,
AZ.
Mr. Keyt was a Korean
Veteran, serving in the Army as
Transportaton Officer for Atomic
Energy of the Nevada Proving
Grounds from 1952 to 1953 and
returned home as a First Lt. To
resume his position as Terminal
Mgr. for Mason-Dixon in
Nashville.
Mr. Keyt is survived by his
wife, Antha Smith Keyt of
Fairfield Glade and formerly of
McMinnville; daughter, Janice
Marie Burris of Nashville; two
sons, Timothy Wade Keyt of
Cookeville and Robert Keyt of
Chattanooga;
sister,
Louise
Frazier of Dowelltown; two
brothers
Lloyd
Keyt
of
Springfield, TN and James Keyt
of Columbus, GA; as well as
several nieces and nephews.
Celebration
and
funeral
services
were
conducted
Monday, October 23rd, at
Whorton Springs Baptist Church
in Smithville, where his pastor,
the Rev. Roland Smith of the
Central Baptist Church in
Crossville, officiated. Bural
followed in DeKalb Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Jerrt White,
Gary Keyt, Mark Smith, Dave
Smith, Randy Smith, Tony
Russell, Timothy Keyt, Jeff
Womack, Matthew Hodges, and
David
Womack.
Honorary
pallbearers were Clarence Evans,
Malvern Rohrer, Larry Tretterno,
Ron Reynolds, James Cantrell,
William Womack, Tom Russell,
Larry Smith, David L. Smith and
all the Service Transport
Employees from 1979-2002.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel was in
charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
November 1, 2006
Kilgore, Alfred
Last rites for Alfred Kilgore,
79, of Smithville, were held
Monday, June 18 at the LoveCantrell Funeral Home Chapel.
Robert Presley and Buford Bain
officiated and burial followed in
Hale Cemetery.
He died Saturday, June 16, at
Manchester Healthcare Center in
Manchester. He was preceded in
death by his parents, Emmit and
Estie Dickerson Kilgore; two
sisters: Delores Meyers and
Omielee Meeks, and a brother,
Clayton Kilgore.
A self-employed repairman,
Kilgore was a member of the
Church of Jesus Christ.
He is survived by his wife,
Eddie Kilgore; three sons: Larry
Kilgore of Viola, Danny Ray
Kilgore of Hillsboro, and Clinton
Stephens of Beech Grove; one
daughter: Bonnie Corven of
McMinnville;
one
stepson:
Ernest Ray Bain of Smithville;
two
stepdaughters:
Nancy
Wallace of Smyrna and Mary
Hill of Smithville; three brothers:
Blanton Kilgore of Manchester,
Harold Wayne and Frank Kilgore
both of Altamont; a sister:
Josephine Nunley of Pelham; 18
grandchildren and 23 great
grandchildren.
Pallbearers
were
Wayne
Kilgore, Junior Myers, Ben
Parsons, Ronnie Wilder, Samuel
Kilgore, Jamie Meeks, Dennis
Poff, Jr., and Scotty Kilgore.
Serving
as
honorary
pallbearers
were
Claude
McMahan and Leroy Prince.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
in Smithville was in charge of
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
June 20, 2001
Kilgore, Aubrey
Funeral services for Aubrey
Kenneth
Kilgore,
54,
of
Smithville were held June 25 in
the Chapel of Love-Cantrell
Funeral Home. Author Redmon
officiated and the burial was in
Bethel Cemetery.
He died June 22 in South
Pittsburg, Tn. from injuries
sustained in a traffic accident.
He was a Baptist and a
nurseryman.
His parents were the late
Howard Kilgore and the late
Nettie Miller Johnson. He was
also preceeded in death by a
brother, Edsel Kilgore.
He is survived by three sons:
Aubrey and Kenny Kilgore both
of Dowelltown and David
Kilgore of McMinnville and six
grandchildren.
Serving as pall bearers were
Ralph Tramel, Billy Miller,
Danny Certain, James Edward
Certain, Gordon Summers and
Kenneth Martin.
Love-Cantrell
Funeral
of
Smithvitle was in charge of
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
July 2, 1997
Kilgore, Kenny
Funeral services for Kenny
Kilgore, 43, of Nashville, were
held Thursday, September 22,
2005 at DeKalb Funeral Chapel.
Bro. David West and Bro.
Michael Hale officiated, with
burial following in Bethel
Cemetery.
Mr. Kilgore passed away on
Monday, September 19, 2005 at
Vanderbilt Medical Center in
Nashville. He passed away from
injuries received in an accident at
work. He was a maintenance
worker at Grassmere Zoo. He
was a member of Liberty United
Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by
his father, Kenneth Kilgore and
grandfathers: John Edwin Turner
and Howard Kilgore.
He is survived by one
daughter, Chrissy Kilgore of
Nashville; mother and stepfather: Judy aud Ray Wiggins of
Dowelltown;
two
brothers:
Aubrey Kilgore of Dowelltown
and
David
Kilgore
of
McMinnville; one sister, Tonya
(Thomas)
Coode
of
Murfreesboro; one step-sister,
Rose
(Marshal)
Fish
of
Dowelltown; and several nieces,
and nephews.
Serving as pallbearers were
David Kilgore, John Kilgore,
Cody Kilgore, Turner Spears,
Reed Miller and Marshall Fish.
Honorary
Pallbearers
were
Wayne Kimball and John
Harman.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel in
Smithville, TN was in charge of
the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
September 28, 2005
Kilgore, Paul
Funeral services for Mr. Paul
David Kilgore, age 59, of
Alexandria were held on Friday,
December 14 at Avant Funeral
Home in Alexandria.
The funeral was conducted by
Sue Jones Woodard, Bro. Roger
Willis, and Bro. Clifford Spence
and
burial
followed
at
Gordonsville Cemetery.
Mr.
Kilgore
died
on
Wednesday, December 12 at
Baptist Hospital in Nashville. He
was born August 8, 1942 in
Victoria, Marion County, Tn., the
son of the late Mary Magdalene
Kilgore and E.L. Kilgore. He
attended school in Whitwell, Tn.
He worked for Coca-Cola
Company for 15 years. He
moved to Smith County, Tn. in
1988 and was a mechanic and
truck
driver
for Builders
Transport and Penske Leasing.
He enjoyed gardening, fishing,
computer and internet, along
with traveling. He was Church of
God in Faith. He was preceded in
death by two hrothers: James
Robert Kilgore, and Louie L.
Kilgore, Jr.
He is survived by his wife:
Joyce Cantrell Kilgore of
Alexandria; daughter and son-inlaw: Paula and Steve Nunley of
Chattanooga; sister and brotherin-law: Virginia and Bill
Workman of Chattanooga; two
sisters-in-law: Ruth Kilgore of
Jasper, and Dorothy Kilgore of
Chattanooga; and Special Teddy
Bear, Pugs.
Avant Funeral Home in
Alexandria was in charge of the
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
December 19, 2001
Kilgore, Vennie
Funeral services for Vennie
Ann Kilgore, 87 of Joelton, were
held Sunday, May 10, 1998 at
Mt. Hope Free Will Baptist
Church in Joelton. Bro. Vernon
Barker and Bro. Barry Simpson
officiated.
She died Friday, May 8, 1998
at Centennial Medical Center in
Nashville. She was a member of
the Mt. Hope Free Will Baptist
Church and a homemaker. Her
parents were the late James Lee
and
Dora
Ann
Waller
Hendrixson. She was preceeded
in death by her husband, W.T.
Kilgore; two sons: Erie and
Glenn Kilgore; one daughter:
Dora Kilgore.
Mrs. Kilgore is survived by
eight sons: Jack, Frank, and
Kelly Kilgore of Joelton, Jimmy
Kilgore of Nashville, Bryant
Kilgore of Ashland City, Harold
Kilgore of Orange Park, Florida,
Don and Sam Kilgore both of
Pleasant View; six daughters:
Ruby Hendrix of Smithville,
Virginia Knepper of Nashville,
Myrtle Reeder of Joelton,
Patricia Majors of Ashland City,
Gaynelle Walker of Pleasant
View, and Shearon Binkley of
Bluffton, S.C.; one brother: W.J.
Hendrixson of Smithville. Fortyfour grandchildren, fifty-six
great-grandchildren
and six
great-great-grandchildren
also
survive.
Anderson and Garrett Funeral
Home of Joelton was in charge of
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
May 13, 1998
Killough, Gracie
Funeral services for Gracie
Mae Grove Killough, 58, of
Winchester and formrly of
Smithville, were held Thursday,
September 20, 2005 at LoveCantrell Chapel. Bro. Tommy
Taylor officiated, with burial
following in DeKalb Memorial
Gardens.
Ms. Killough passed away on
Sunday, September 18, 2005 at
Vanderbilt Hospital. She was a
homemaker.
She was preceded in death by
her parents, George W. and
Delma Martin Grove and one
uncle, Odie Martin.
She is survived by two
brothers: Robert and Gene
Grove; one nephew, Carl Grove,
all of Smithville; two nieces:
Regina Nunley and Tina Grove,
both of McMinnville.
Serving as pallbearers were
Joe Lane Taylor, Carl Grove,
Prentice Cantrell, Jerry Bain,
Jackie Davis, Jeff McGinnis and
James Ester.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
in Smithville, TN was in charge
of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
September 28, 2005
Kimbrell,
Lawrence
Service
for
Lawrence
Kimbrell, 75, of St. Joseph were
held June 6 at 1 p.m. at Laretto
Memorial Funeral Chapel. Burial
was in Loretto Memorial
Gardens.
Mr. Klmbrell died June 4 at
Lawrenceburg Hospital.
Surviving are a son, Jimmy
Kimbrell of Dowelltown and a
daughter, Mrs. Judy Carter of St.
Joseph and four grandchildren.
Loretto Memorial Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
This information provided by
Walker Funeral Home Inc.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
June 12, 1991
Kimbro, Roberta
Funeral services for Mrs.
Roberta Parkerson Kimbro, age
53, of Antioch were held on
Wednesday, October 10 at the
Woodlawn Chapel of Roses.
Bro. Ronnie Smith officiated
and burial followed at Woodlawn
Memorial Park.
Mrs. Kimbro died on October
7th. She was employed by
Ingram Barge Company and was
a member of the Tusculum Hills
Baptist Church.
She is survived by her
husband: Franklin C. Kimbro; a
son: Sr. Airman Matthew
Kimbro of Washington, D.C.,
U.S. Air Force; a daughter:
Rachel Kimbro of Antioch; a
step-son and daughter-in-law:
Steven and Elkie Kimbro of
Germany; her mother: Odessa
Parkerson; a brother and sisterin-law: Danny and Pat Parkerson
of Alexandria; and a niece: Kelly
Parkerson.
Woodlawn Funeral Home
(615)383-4754 was in charge of
the arrangements. A Dignity
Memorial Provider.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
October 17, 2001
Kincaid, Jerry
Funeral services for Jerry Don
Kincaid, age 54 of Smithville,
were held Thursday, October 31,
2002 at Grissom Funeral Home.
Bro. Bill Maynard officiated
and interment was in Union
Grove
Church
of
Christ
Cemetery.
Mr. Kincaid died Monday,
October 28, 2002 in a
Cookeville, TN hospital. He was
a veteran of the U. S. Army
having served in Vietnam. He
was a member of AmVet and
VFW.
He was preceded in death by
his father Carl Kincaid and two
brothers Johnny and C. L.
Kincaid.
He is survived by one son and
daughter-in-law
Jason
and
Brandi Kincaid of Cleveland,
TN, mother Inez Dean Kincaid of
Smithville, two grandchildren
Tanner and Karly Kincaid of
Cleveland, two brothers Ronnie
Kincaid of Atlanta, GA and
David Kincaid of California,
three sisters Doris Robinson of
Smithville, Glenda Lawson and
Naomi
Flowers
both
of
Cleveland, one special niece
Patty Lawson, several nieces and
nephews and one special friend
Wanda Grossard.
Grissom Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
November 6, 2002
King, Gayle
Funeral services for Mrs.
Gayle Atnip King, age 55, of
Lebanon were held on Saturday,
October 13 at Ligon and Bobo
Funeral Home in Lebanon.
Bro.
Johnathan
Watson
officiated and burial followed at
Cedar Grove Cemetery in
Lebanon.
Mrs. King died on October 11
at her residence in Lebanon. She
was a native of Wilson County
and was born on July 8, 1946.
She was the daughter of Delmar
D. Atnip of McMinnville and
Besse Lee Organ Atnip of
Smithville. She was a first grade
teacher at Watertown Elementary
School and was a graduate of
M.T.S.U.
She is survived by her
husband: Richard Hartley King
(Married August 30, 1968); her
father: Delmar D. Atnip of
McMinnville; her mother: Besse
Lee Organ Atnip of Smithville;
two children: Richard Eric King
and Cynthia Lynn King of
Lebanon; a sister: Phyllis Tramel
of Smithville; two brothers:
Charles Dale Atnip of Smithville
and John L. Atnip of Christiana.
Gayle was a devoted wife and
caring mother and was the leader
of their family values. She was a
dedicated teacher focusing on a
quality experience and education
for her first grade students and
their parents. She was a good
friend to all. She dearly loved her
family, friends, animals, and
geraniums. She will be greatly
missed.
Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home
in Lebanon was in charge of the
arrangements.
This information is a courtesy
of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
in Smithville.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
October 17, 2001
King, Hazel
Funeral Services for Ms. Hazel
Warren King, 75 of Ripley were
held Sunday, May 26 at the
Trinity Assembly of God
Church.
Bro. Clay Pritchett and Bro.
David Paseur officiated and
burial was in Tippah Memorial
Park.
Ms. King died Thursday, May
23 at Tippah County Hospital.
She was a housewife and was a
charter member of Trinity
Assembly of God Church.
She was preceded in death by
husband, Doulphus Waymond
King; parents, Henry Harrison
and Nora Watkins Warren; one
sister, Faye Warren Anders; three
brothers, James Edward, Ray,
and Pete Warren; one grandchild,
Erica Renay King.
She is survived by six
daughters and son-in-laws, Pam
and Bruce Schipper; Debby and
Dennis Harrison; Angie and
Houston Bridges; Brenda and
Lee Gaillard; Donna and Jim
Gaillard
all
of
Ripley,
Mississippi; Laura and Gregg
Bullock of Dry Creek; four sons
and daughter-in-laws, Rodger
and Patsy King; Michael and
Sharon King of Ripley; Jim and
Penny King of Smithville; and
Gary King of Dry Creek; four
sisters, Ruth Campbell of
Tuckerman,
Ark.;
Clara
Tilghman of Rosebud, Ark.;
Louise Nicoll of Oviedo, FL.;
Pauline Linton of Banning, CA.;
twenty-two grandchildren and
ten great grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were
Christopher Harrison, Brian
Schipper,
Kevin
Schipper,
Tommy King, Steve Turner and
Dallas
King;
Honorary
pallbearers were Nathan King,
Nathan Turner, Mark Turner,
Brandon Gaillard, Rob Gaillard,
Tommy Bullock, Jason McCoy,
Jon Brady and Dylan Reagan.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
June 5, 2002
King, Sampson
Funeral services were held on
Sunday,
Junuary
28,
for
Sampson Herahell King, 80.
The Rev. H. O. Allison
conducted services at Snow Hill
Methodist Church and burial was
in the Church Cemetery.
Mr. King died in a Lebanon
hospital on January 26 after an
extended Illness.
A native of DeKalb County,
his parents were the late James S.
and Nancy Ann Pardon King. He
was a farmer of the 24th district
of this county, and a member of
Emanuel Church of Christ.
Surviving are one stepson,
Jams Goodwin of. Smithville; a
daughter, Mrs. Ray Ashburn of
Smithville; a stepdaughter, Mrs.
Grant Dirting of Detroit,
Michigan; a grandchild and 15
step grandchildren.
Walker Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
February 1, 1962
King, Selmer
Services for Selmer T. King,
87, were held Friday at Avant
Funeral Home. Rev. F. W.
Greenwalt officiated. Burial was
in Hearn Hill Cemetery.
Mr. King dided Wednesday at
McFarland Hospital.
Surviving are two sons, Clyde
of Bush Creek, and J.W. King of
Pleasant Hill, Missouria; four
daughters,
Mrs.
Johnny
Humphrey of Kansas City, Mrs
Annie
Mai
Crowder
of
Alexandria, Mrs. Mate Ballew of
Harrisonville, Missouria, and
Mrs. Vernell McCllnahan of
watertown; five grandchildren
and four great grandchildren.
Avant Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
March 4, 1976
Kinnaird, Oliver
Private funeral services for
Oliver Paul Kinnaird, the infant
son of Billy Paul and Jeanna
Carol Clemons Kinnaird, were
held Tuesday, September 15,
1998 at the Clemons Family
Cemetery in Silver Point.
He died Friday, September 11,
1998 at Livingston Regional
Hospital
in
Livingston,
Tennessee.
In addition to his parents, he is
survived by a brother: Corey
Strahin of Silver Point; three
sisters: Carolann Strahin, Kenda
Strahin, and Chevelle Kinnaird
all of Silver Point; maternal
grandparents:
Gerald
and
Carolyn Clemons of Silver Point;
paternal
grandmother:
Mrs.
Mural Kinnaird of Gainesboro,
Tennessee.
Baxter Chapel of Hooper &
Huddleston Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
September 16, 1998
Kirby, Gertie
Funeral services for Gertie Lee
Kirby, 83, of McMinnville were
held Thursday, September 22,
2005 at Victory Freewill Baptist
Church,
McMinnville.
Bro.
David Lee England and Bro. Paul
Taylor officiated, with burial
following in Highland Cemetery
in Sparta.
Mrs.. Kirby passed away on
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
at her residence. She was a
merchant of a grocery store.
She was preceded in death by
her parents: Jessie L. and Oney
Ellen Freeman Graham; husband,
Chester Kirby; one brother,
Floyd Graham and one sister,
Edna Newman.
She is survived by two sons:
Kenneth (Sephfronia) Kirby and
Roger (Sandra) Kirby, both of
McMinnville;
three
grandchildren: Anglea Michelle Hill
and Valerie Dawn Hobbs both of
McMinnville and Ronald Alan
Kirby of Algood, as well as six
great grandchildren.
Thurman Funeral Home in
Sparta, TN was in charge of the
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
September 28, 2005
Klinger, John
Graveside services for Mr.
John Carlyle Klinger, 86, will be
held Saturday, February 3, 2001
at Mt. Holly Cemetery in
Smithville. The family has
chosen direct cremation, there
will be no visitation or services at
the funeral home.
Mr. Klinger died Thursday
afternoon, January 25, 2001 at
NHC Health Care Center in
Smithville.
He was a resident of Happy
Valley Circle in Dowelltown, the
retired Owner and Editor of the
Oildon Publishing Company in
New Jersey and a member of the
Dowelltown Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Johanne Marie Klinger
in 1994.
Survivors of Mr. Klinger
include: two daughters, Dorothy
Predmore of Smithville and
Carol Klinger of Dowelltown;
one son, John Klinger of
Hampton,
NJ;
nine
grandchildren; and 12 greatgrandchildren.
Walker Funeral Home in
Smithville was in charge of the
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
January 31, 2001
Knauer, Brenda
Funeral services for Brenda
Janine Knauer, 39, of Smithville,
were held Thursday, April 27, at
the DeKalb Funeral Chapel in
Smithville. Pastor Millie Pataky
and David Selin officiated with
burial following in Byers
Cemetery in Jackson County.
Knauer, passed away at her
home on Tuesday, April 25, of an
extended illness. She attended
the Lighthouse In
Home
Ministry. Knauer was a factory
worker and a babysitter.
She was preceded in death by
her father, Bert E. Carter.
She is survived by two
daughters; Athena Janine Knauer
and her fiance Matthew Royce
Neely, and Beverly Marie and
husband Ricky Clifton Stanley,
all of Smithville; mother, Ida
Willene Robbins of Smithville,
her fiance, David Bradley Laprad
of Smithville; two brothers,
Robert and Roger Carter of
Smithville; two sisters, Becky
George of Smithville and Ida
Lynn Selin of Utah.
Serving as pallbearers were
Joe George, Matthew Neely,
Rickey Stanley, Keith Carter, Zel
Carter, and Rickey Stanley, Sr.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel of
Smithville TN. was in charge of
the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
May 3, 2006
Knight, Charles
The funeral of Charles M.
Knight, 67 of Market St.
Smithville was held Wednesday
July 28, 1999 at the Chapel of
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home.
Bro. Mike Satterfield officiated
and interment was in Keith
Cemetery.
Mr. Knight died July 25, 1999
at Baptist DeKalb Hospital. He
was a construction worker at
Puckett's Construction Co. He
was preceded in death by his
parents, James Melvin and Reba
Lee Knight.
He is survived by his wife,
Emma Knight of Smithville; a
daughter Susie Blackford, of
Smithville; two sons: Shawn
Knight of Morristown, TN and
Bobby Knight of Pikeville, TN;
three brothers: Benny, Kenneth
and Tony Knight all of Muncie,
IN; two sisters: Margie Green
and Wanda Clark, both of
Muncie, IN; an aunt, Ruth
Meyers also of Muncie, IN. Mr.
Knight is also survived by seven
grandchildren,
one
local
grandchild, Clinton Maples of
Smithville, and two great
grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were
V.J. Morris, Bill Houston,
Douglas Blackford, Kenneth
Knight, Tony Knight, and Benny
Knight.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
of Smithville was in charge of
the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
August 4, 1999
Knight, Edward
Funeral services for Edward
Winfred
Knight,
83,
of
Smithville, were held Friday,
November 18, 2005 at DeKalb
Funeral Chapel. Bro. Michael
Hale officiated with burial
following in DeKalb Memorial
Gardens.
Mr. Knight passed away on
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
at the Raintree Manor Nursing
Home in McMinnville. He was a
retired steel worker and of the
Lutheran faith.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, Edward and Carrie
Knight, and three sisters: Alice
Knight, Opal Langley, and
Geneva Boyd.
He is snrvived by his wife,
Huddie
Clementine
(Tina)
Knight; one son, Edward Jr.
(Jennifer)
Knight
of
McMinnville; two daughters,
Jennifer Srabian of Boca Raton,
Florida and. Angela (Timothy
“Fud”) Banks of` Smithville;
eight grandchildre: Mica and
Sebastian Knight,
Richard,
Mary, and John Srabian, Jason
Sturdivant, Anthony Hasemann,
and Autumn Banks; one sister,
Dottie (Bob) Simmons of
Christian Co., KY and two
brothers: Kenneth (Maryanne)
Knight and Darrell (Barbara Sue)
Knight, all of Christian Co., KY.
Serving as pallbearers were Ed
Knight Jr., Steven Knight, Bob
Simmons,
James
Norris,
Anthony Haseman, and Jason
Sturdivant.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel in
Smithville was in charge of the
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Srnithville, TN
November 23, 2005
Knight, Emma
Funeral services for Mrs.
Emma Jo Knight, 66, of
Smithville, were held Friday,
October 27, 2000, at 2:00 p.m., at
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
Chapel, with burial following at
the Keith Cemetery. Bro. Mike
Satterfield officiated.
Mrs. Knight died October 25,
2000 in Morristown, Tn. She was
a homemaker and a Baptist.
Mrs. Knight was preceded in
death by: husband, Charles
"Jack" Knight; sisters, Frances
Phillips and Laurene Bonner;
brother, John Lee Pack; parents,
Horace and Lilly Smithson Pack.
Survivors for Mrs. Knight
include: sons, Shawn Knight of
Morristown, Tn., Bobby Knight
of Pikeville, Tn.; daughter and
son-in-law, Doug and Susie
Blackford of Smithville; sister
and brother-in-law, Bill and
Ruby Houston of Indiana;
brother and sister-in-law, Bruce
and Ruth Pack of Kentucky;
special sister-in-law, Mable Pack
of Smithville; dear friend, Dennis
Wheeler of Morristown, Tn.;
special grandson, Tad Maples of
Smithville; seven grandchildren.
Pallbearers for Mrs. Knight
included: Doug Blackford, Bill
Houston, Jeremy Fish, V.J.
Morris, Carlen Mabe and Bill
Houston.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
in Smithville, Tn were in charge
of arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIE
Smithville, TN
November 1, 2000
Knight, Mary
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Ellen
Knight,
78,
of
McMinnville, were held Friday,
October 20, 2000 at 11 a.m. at
McMinnville Funeral Home
Chapel. Bro. Eddie Glenn
Cantrell officiated with burial
following in Whorton Springs
Cemetery.
Mrs. Knight died on October
18, 2000 at River Park Hospital,
McMinnville after an extended
illness. She was a homemaker
and a member of Charles Creek
Baptist Church.
Mrs. Knight was preceded in
death by her husbands: Claude
Allen, Jr. and Roy Estel Knight;
daughter,
Josephine
Allen
VanHise; son, Claude Allen, Jr.,
sisters Louetta Young and Ruby
Mae Young.
Survivors of Mrs. Knight
include: son and daughter-in-aw,
Charles and Penny Allen of
Centertown Community; stepdaughter, Dorothy Weeks of
Flint, MI; step-sons, Thomas
Allen of Maryland, Eugene Allen
of Foley, Alabama; sister, Ruth
Sutton of Smithville; brother,
Waymon Young of Michigan;
grandchildren, Garry and wife
Shawn Smith of the Centertown
Community; Rebekah Lee Allen
and Amanda Rae Allen both of
Woodbury, Tn. and Jasmine
Allen Hayes of McMinnville;
three great-grandchildren.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
October 25, 2000
Knight, Shirley
Funeral services for Shirley
Knight, age 53 of Smithville,
were held Saturday, April 26,
2003 at Love-Cantrell Chapel.
Bro.
Bobby
Thompson
officiated and interment was in
DeKalb Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Knight died Wednesday,
April 23, 2003 at Souther Hills
Hospital. She was a homemaker
and a member of the Covenant
Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by
her parents, Douglas and Wilma
Whitaker; one brother, Marvin
Whitaker; and three sisters:
Loyce Ball, Pauline Lamb and
Mary Whitaker
She was survived by two
daughters & sons-in-law: Melissa
& Terry Hicks and Sherry &
Robert
Williams;
three
grandchildren: Carl Cantrell,
Kaitlyn Williams and Shea
Hicks, all of Smithville, and
three brothers: Jessie, Lonnie &
Dewey Hicks all of Chattanooga.
Serving as pallbearers were
Danny Gibbs, Bill Beach, Wayne
Hicks, Andy Williams, Ray
Cantrell and Mark Hunt.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
was
in
charge
of
the
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
April 30, 2003
Knott, Larry
Funeral services for Larry
Knott, 56, of Smithville were
held Friday, November 21, 2003
at DeKalb Funeral Chapel.
Bro. Dan Gulley officiated and
burial followed in Burton-Ponder
Cemetery.
He died Wednesday, Nov. 19,
2003 at his residence. He was
owner of Tennessee Land
Survey, a member of the
Tennessee
Association
of
Professional Surveyors and the
Church of Christ,
He was preceded in death by
his mother, Sammie Dell Knott
and daughter, Leslie Renee
Knott.
He is survived by his father,
Robert D. "Bob" Knott; wife,
Georgia Knott; two daughters:
Lori Panter and Jennifer Poss;
step-son, Josh Adcock; four
grandchildren: Jacob Pedigo,
Hanah Panter, Justin and McKay
Poss all of Smithville; sister,
Diane Long of Locust Fork, AL;
one niece; three great-nieces and
two great-nephews.
Serving as pallbearers were
Bebo Rohinson, David Fedak,
Bruce
Turner,
Terry
Maxwell,Wayne and Ken Taylor,
Jim and Robert Lefevre.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel was in
charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
November 26, 2003
Knott, Sammie
Funeral services for Mrs.
Sammie Dell Maxwell Knott, 73,
of Smithville, were held at
DeKalb Funeral Chapel on
Saturday, February 24, 2001 at 1
p.m. Bro. Dan Gulley officiated
with burial following in Burton-
Ponder Cemetery.
Mrs. Knott died of a short
illness on Thursday morning,
February 22, 2001 at her
residence. She was a housewife
and member of the Church of
Christ.
Mrs. Knott was preceded in
death by: her parents, Alger and
Zelma Puckett Maxwell; brother
Lloyd Maxwell; and sister, Lois
Malone.
Survivors of Mrs. Knott
include: husband, Robert Knott
of Smithville; daughter, Diane
Long of Locust Fork, AL; son,
Larry Knott of Smithville;
brother, Boyd Maxwell of
Smithville; four grandchildren;
and eight great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers for Mrs. Knott
were Gary Malone, Phillip
Malone, Tim Panter, Clay Farler,
Josh Adcock, and Robert
LeFevre.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel in
Smithville was in charge of the
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
February 28, 2001
Knowles,
Charles
Services for Charles (Dock)
Knowles, 73, of Route 10,
McMinnville, were held March 6
at 2 p.m. at McMinnville Funeral
Home Chapel with Glendon
Cantrell
and
Jack
Reed
officiating. Burial was at Mt.
View Cemetery.
Mr. Knowles died March 4 at
River Park Hospital.
A native of DeKalb County, he
was a member of the Warren
County Fair Association, a
35year
employee
of
the
Tennessee Highway Department
and a member of the Dibrell
Church of Christ. He was the son
of the late Charlie and Ether
Dunham Knowles.
He is survived by his wife,
Dessie Hicks Knowles; one son
Jimmy Loring Knowles of
McMinnville; one daughter,
Mary
Charles
Rubley
of
McMinnville;
and
three
grandchildren,
Jacqueline
Rubley, Erika and Mileah
Knowles, all of McMinnville.
McMinnville Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
March 13, 1991
Knowles, Cleston
Funeral services for Cleston
"Peel" Knowles, 76, were held
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007, at the
Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral
Home. Bro. Alton Colwell
officiated and burial followed in
Petty Cemetery.
Mr. Knowles passed away
Sunday June 3rd, 2007, at NHC
in Smithville. He was a selfemployed carpenter and affiliated
with Brethren in Christ Church.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, Everett and Emmie
Taylor Knowles, and one brother,
Haston Knowles.
Mr. Knowles is survived by his
wife, Rose Petty Knowles of
Smithville; two daughters, Anita
and husband, Anthony Hendrix
of Smithville, Paula and husband,
David Hanes of Donaldson; three
sons, Jeffrey Lynn Knowles of
Nashville, Chad Everett and
Ronald Jason Knowles, both of
Smithville; four step-daughters,
Rose Ann and husband, Joe
Certain, Pamela Gail and
husband, Tim Turner, Sandra
Kay Petty and Barbra Neal, all of
Smithville; two step-sons, James
Jeffery and wife, Judy Thomason
and T.D. and wife, Tracy
Thomason, both of Smithville;
five grandchildren; 16 stepgrandchildren;
three
greatgrandchildren; 20 step-greatgrandchildren and one sister,
Elizabeth Jaco of Morrison.
Pallbearers
were
Tommy
Reeder, Tim and Corey Turner
Andy Certain, Danny Ray
Murphy and Tommy Certain.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
was
in
charge
of
the
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
June 13th, 2007
Knowles, Dessie
Funeral service for Mrs. Dessie
Mai Knowles, age 77, were held
on Friday, November 10, 2000,
at 2:00 p.m., at the McMinnville
Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Bill
Walkup, Bro. Larry Vison, and
Bro. Denver Farley officiated
with burial following in the Mt.
View Cemetery.
Mrs. Knowles passed away on
Wednesday, November 8, 2000
at River Park Hospital following
a brief illness. She was a native
of DeKalb County, a homemaker
and a member of the Dibrell
Church of Christ.
Preceding Mrs. Knowles in
death were: parents, William and
Fannie Mullican Hicks; husband,
Charles Knowles; brothers, Toye
and Ewin Hicks; sisters, Ella
Ballif and Oma Trammel.
Mrs. Knowles is survived by:
daughter and son-in-law, Mary
Charles and Jack Rubley of
McMinnville; son and daughterin-law, Jimmy Loring and Diane
Knowles of McMinnville; sister,
Nettie Cubbins of Dowelltown;
granddaughter and her husband,
Jacqueline and David Hitchcock;
granddaughters,
Erika
and
Mileah
Knowles
of
McMinnville;
great-grandson,
Grant David Hitchcock of
McMinnville.
McMinnville Funeral Home in
McMinnville, Tn. was in charge
of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
November 15, 2000
Knowles, Donald
Funeral services for Donald
Knowles, 63, were held October
19 in the Chapel of LoveCantrell Funeral Home. Bro.
Gene Gough officiated and burial
was in DeKalb Memorial
Gardens.
Mr. Knowles died October 16
at Tennessee Christian Medical
Center in Davidson Co. He was
retired from D & H Landscaping.
He was a member of Brush Hill
Cumberland
Presbyterian
Church.
His parents were the late Leslie
and Claudean Jacobs Knowles.
Mr. Knowles is survived by his
wife, Marie Hayes Knowles of
Nashville,
three
daughters:
Debbie May of Nashville, Teresa
Duke and Susan Stanley both of
Hendersonville; one son-in-law:
Barry Stanley of Hendersonville;
one brother: Harrison Brownie
Knowles of Sevierville. Several
nieces and nephews also
survived.
Honorary pallbearers were The
Friendly Class and Elders of the
Brush
Hill
Cumberland
Presbyterian Church.
Serving as pallbearers were
Randy, Jeff and Danny Knowles,
Charlie Hicks, James Hayes and
Clifton Knowles.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
of Smithville was in charge of
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
October 22, 1997
Knowles, Eddie
Funeral services for Eddie
Royce Knowles, 51, of Sparta,
TN were held Saturday, April 23,
2005 in the Chapel of LoveCantrell Funeral Home with Bro.
Paul Violet officiating and burial
in DeKalb Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Knowles passed away
April 21, 2005 at Cookevile
Regional Medical Center-ER. He
was of the Baptist Faith.
He was preceded in death by
his parents: Herman and Mary
Cantrell Knowles and sister, Judy
Carr.
He is survived by three
brothers, Danny Knowles and
wife, Kathy, Rick Knowles and
wife,
Angie,
and
Lanny
Knowles; six nieces: Mary
Frances and Danielle Knowles,
Deborah France, Regina Walker
and Rosie Arnold, all Smithville
and Cynthia Knowles of Texas;
four nephews: Scottie, Terry and
Jason Knowles all of Smithville
and Dennie Wayne Carr of
Baxter.
Serving as pallbearers were
Scotty, Jason and Larry Knowles,
Dennie Carr, Lonnie Earl
Colwell, Ricky Atnip, Donald
Arnold and Mike Cantrell.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
was
in
charge
of
the
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, Tn
April 27, 2005
Knowles, Emma
Funeral services for Emma
McKinney Paris Knowles, age 94
of Smithville, Tn.; were held
Sunday, June 8, 2003 at DeKalb
Funeral Chapel.
Bro. Mark Pafford and Bro. E.
H. Denam officiated and
interment was in Whorton
Springs Cemetery.
Ms. Knowles died Friday, June
6, 2003 at NHC Healthcare in
Smithville. she was a retired
School Teacher and a member of
the DeKalb County Retired
Teachers. She was also a member
of the Smithville First United
Methodist Church.
She is preceded in death by
parents: A.B. and Lou Moore
Paris, husband: William Winfred
Knowles Sr., one son: William
Winfred Knowles Jr., MD, three
sisters Annie Reeder, Mary
Parker and Lucille Paris five
brothers: Jack, Bill, John, Chuck
and Bob Paris.
She is survived by four granddaughters:
Sherry
E.
Knowles and Melody K. Zimmer
both of Knoxville; Jennifer S.
Knowles, MD, of California and
Candy Graham of Smithville;
four
great-grandchildren:
William Wayne Graham, Natalie
Jo Knowles of California and
Josie and Layla Zimmer of
Knoxville;
one
great-greatgrandson:
William
Hunter
Graham and daughter-in-law:
Reba Clayborne Knowles of
Smithville.
Serving as pallbearers were
Jimmy
Hendrixson,
David
Foutch, Ronnie Goodwin, Morris
Turner, Randy Paris and Vester
Parsley.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel was in
charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, Tn
June 11, 2003
Knowles, Harris
Funeral services for Mr. Harris
Brownie Knowles, 72, of
Sevierville and formerly of
Smithville,
were
held
Wednesday, February 14, 2001,
at Love-Cantrell Chapel. Bro. Jay
Mack officiated with burial
following in DeKalb Memorial
Gardens.
Mr. Knowles died Saturday,
February 10, 2001 at Heartland
of Brooksville in Florida. He was
a self-employed contractor, a
U.S. Army Veteran in Korean
Conflict, and a member of the
Church of Christ.
Mr. Knowles was preceded in
death by his parents, Leslie and
Claudine Jacobs Knowles and
three brothers, James Reed,
Chester, and Donald Knowles.
Survivors of Mr. Knowles
include: wife, Carolyn Ramsey
Knowles of Sevierville; two
daughters, Rhonda Howard of
California and Amy Cross of
Sevierville; one son, Mark
Knowles of Florida; and two
grandchildren.
Pallbearers for Mr. Knowles
were Randy Knowles, Jason
Knowles, Barry Stanley, Jeff
Knowles, Larry Chambers, and
Joe Lane.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
in Smithville was in charge of the
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
February 21, 2001
Knowles, Irene
Funeral services for Mrs. Irene
Frazier Knowles, age 74 of
Smithville, were held Wednesday
July 17, 2002 at DeKalb Funeral
Chapel in Smithville.
Elders Lynn Russell and Paul
Violet officiated and interment
was at the DeKalb Memorial
Gardens.
Mrs. Knowles died Monday
morning July 15, 2002 at Baptist
DeKalb Hospital following an
extended illness. She was a
homemaker and she was baptist.
She was preceded in death by
her parents William Taft and
Josie Pack Frazier and brother
Jack Frazier.
She is survived by her husband
Lewis Knowles, five children
Larry and Melissa Knowles,
Kenneth and Tammy Knowles,
Jim "Bear" Knowles all of
Smithville, Steve and Laurie
Knowles of Murfreesboro, and
Linda Knowles of Smithville,
grandchildren Martha Knowles,
Dustin
Knowles,
Hillary
Knowles, Steve Knowles, Jr.,
Maggie Knowles and Parker
Knowles,
step-grandchildren
Josh Love and Keri Bess Hargis,
two sisters Grace Whittington of
Wilborn, NC and Sherry Fisher
of Brevard, NC, one brother
William Taft Frazier, Jr. of
Detroit Michigan, and one sisterin-law Sandy Frazier of Tucoma,
Washington.
Serving as pallbearers were
Jim Foutch, Clarence Vickers,
Walter Burton, J. E. Gay, Donald
Pack, Jimmy Driver, Truman
Stubblefield, and Josh Love.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel in
Smithville was in charge of the
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
July 24, 2002
Knowles, Jack
Funeral Services for Mr. Jack
"J.T." Knowles, 67 of Cleveland
were held Wednesday, May 22 at
The Wildwood Chapel of the
Buckner-Rush Funeral Home.
Apostle Darrell Myers and
Chaplain David Ford officiating
and interment was in the Hayes
Shed Cemetery at Michigan Ave.
Mr. Knowles died Sunday,
May 19 at a local hospital in
Cleveland.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; Elmer and Jesse
Luna Knowles; two brothers,
Herbert and Aaron Knowles;
wife, Mable Knowles, stepsons
Roy and Tony Edwards;
daughter, Rose Crabtree.
He is survived by wife Betty
Jo Knowles of Cleveland; two
sons, John and Tim Knowles of
Cleveland; one daughter, Helen
Williams of Cleveland; two step
daughters, Carolyn Cross and
Kathy
McCann;
special
grandchild, La'Queena Williams,
13 grandchildren, 7 great
grandchildren;
one
brother,
Lovell Knowles of Belmont,
LA.; five sisters, Lois Davis,
Betty Atnip, Ruth Knowles,
Ruby Adcock and Joyce Large
all of Smithville.
Serving as pallbearers were
Jerry Self, David Johnson, David
Crabtree, Jeremy Dodd and
Robert Dodd.
Love Cantrell Funeral Home in
Smithville was in charge of the
local arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
May 29, 2002
Knowles, James
Memorial services for Mr.
James (Jimbo) Knowles, 26, of
Smithville, were held at the
chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral
Home at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan.
22. Bro. Eddie Cantrell officiated
at the service, and burial
followed at the New Union
Cemetery.
Mr. Knowles was a member of
the Baptist faith.
His survivors include his
mother, Betty Parsons of
Crossville; his father, Glenn
Knowles of Smithville; a brother,
Morris Edward Knowles of
Smithville; two sisters, Crystal
Moore
and Barbara
Ann
Strickland, both of Smithville;
his
paternal
grandmother,
Geneva Knowles of Smithville;
three nieces and three nephews.
Pallbearers for Mr. Knowles
were Michael Moore, Von
Franklin,
Cameron
Dunn,
Freddie
Summers,
Lance
Chapman and Billy Rankhorn.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
of Smithville was in charge of
the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
January 26, 2000
Knowles, James
Funeral services for Mr. James
Calvin "Jimmy" Knowles, 61, of
Centertown,
were
held
Wednesday, September 5th,
2007, at High Funeral Home in
McMinnville,
Tn.
Brother
Michael Farr and Brother Jeff
Cripps officiated and burial
followed
in
the
Smyrna
Cemetery in Warren County.
Mr. Knowles passed away on
September 2nd, 2007, at St.
Thomas Hospital in Nashville,
Tn. following a brief illness. He
was a truck driver with Batesville
Casket Company and affiliated
with the Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife,
Brenda McCormick Knowles of
McMinnville, Tn.; four children
and their spouses, Darrell and
Sandy Knowles, Smithville, Tn.,
Becky .and David Sullins of
Rock Island, Tn., Dena and Tom
Tanner of McMinnville,Tn. and
Jerry Beaty of McMinnville;
seven grandchildren, Miranda
and James Barkve of Tullahoma,
Tn., Ashley Knowles and
Natasha Drive of Rock Island,
Kaitom and Drew Tanner of
Smithville, Breanna and Britney
Knowles of Smithville; one great
grandchild, J.J. Smith of
Tullahoma; three brothers and
sisters-in-law, Gerald and Altie
Knowles of Smithville, Donnie
and Donna Kay Knowles of
Smithville, Melvin and Teresa
Knowles of Smithville; four
sisters and brothers-in-law, Stelle
Dyer of Smithville, Faye Cole of
Sparta, Linda and Steve Hale of
Smithville and Anita and Eddie
Moore of Smithville and stepmother, Sarah Knowles. Several
nieces and nephews, great nieces
and great nephews also survive.
High Funeral Home in
McMinnville, Tn was in charge
of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
October 3, 2007
Knowles,
Jessie
Funeral services for Jessie Mai
Knowles, 85, were held on
Friday, February 6, 1998 at the
Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral
Home. Bro. Bernard Houk and
Bro. James Williams officiated
and burial was in Young Bend
Cemetery.
Mrs. Knowles passed away on
Wednesday, February 4, 1998 at
Baptist DeKalb Hospital from an
extended illness.
She was the daughter of the
late Thomas Newton and
America Adcock Luna.
She
was a homemaker, and attended
Mt. Pisgah Freewill Baptist
Church.
Preceding her death were her
parent; husband, Elmer Knowles;
sons, Elmer Dean and Jessie
Gene Knowles; daughter, Rosie
Nai Knowles; step-sons, Herbert
and Aaron Knowles; brothers,
Herbert and Zeb Luna.
Survivors include son, J.T.
Knowles of Cleveland. Tn.. and
Lovell Knowles of Many, La.;
daughters, Joyce Large of White
Pine, Tn., Lois Davis, Betty Jo
Atnip and Ruth Knowles, all of
Smithville; step-daughter, Ruby
Adcock of Smithville; brother,
Elijah Luna of Inverness, Fl.;
sisters, Mary Pinegar and Gracie
Evans, both of Smithville,
Nannie Gamblo of South
Pittsburgh,
Tn.;
twelve
grandchildren, fourteen great
grandchildren, and three great
great grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were
Ricky Atnip, Tony Davis, Marty
Knowles, Roger Large, Nicholas
Large, and Landon Knowles.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home in
Smithville was in charge of the
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
February 11, 1998
Knowles,
Joshua
Joshua Dean Knowles, 28,
passed away Monday, March
15, 2004. Joshua was a
Christian. He graduated high
school in Iowa then entered the
Army National Guard. He
enjoyed horses and music.
On July 8, 1996, Joshua was
involved in an accident where
an individual hurled a concrete
block from a moving car as he
and his brother were walking
home in the rain on Old Hickory
Blvd. near Dickerson Rd in
Nashville.
The
impact
"exploded" his liver and shattered his arm in three places.
Joshua was in critical Condition
in the ICU at Vanderbilt
Hospital for over seven months
and never fully recovered from
his injuries.
He is Survived by his parents:
Richard and Betty Knowles of
Nashville and Amelia and Wayne
Grauberger of Mt. Juliet;
grandparents: Bazel and Louise
Knowles of Smithville and
William and Edna Crowder of
Mt. Juliet; brothers:
Jeremy
Knowles, Stacy and Jason
Hamblin and T'revor Grauberger;
sister, Kelly Grangham; nieces
Oksana,
Dessie and Tamara
Knowles; aunts and uncles: Barry
and Barbara Knowles of Joelton;
Sherry and Ronnie Watts of Mt.
Juliet;
Becky
Cowan
of
Smithville; Cheryl, Kathy and
Danny Crowder of Mt. Juliet and
several cousins.
Memorial seviced will be
conducted at 1:30p.m. on
Sunday, March 28, 2004 at
Community Baptist Church, Hwy
231, Lebanon. TN with Porter
Jennings and Milton Hicks
officiating; A private viewing
was held for his immediate
family on March 16, 2004 at
1p.m. at Bond Memorial Chapel
in Mt. Juliet, then at Joshua's
requests his remains were
cremated.
Bond Memorial Chapel were
in charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
March 24, 2004
Knowles, L. D.
Funeral services for Mr. L.D.
Knowles, 81, of Smithville, were
held at DeKalb Funeral Chapel at
11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 17.
Elder Paul Violet and Bros. Lynn
Russell and Leland Carden
officiated at the services, and
burial followed at DeKalb
Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Knowles died at his
residence on Friday night, Jan.
14, 2000.
He was a member of the Mt.
View Primitive Baptist Church
and a Mason, Shriner and
Scottish Rite. He was a retired
nurseryman and a farmer.
Mr. Knowles was preceded in
death by his parents, Jim and
Maggie Vaughn Knowles, a
sister, Ollie Womack, and two
infant brothers.
His survivors include his wife,
Gladys Odom Knowles of
Smithville; a daughter and sonin-law, Vickie and Walter Burton
of Smithville; two sisters, Macon
Judkins of Smithville and Dollie
Foutch of Hendersonville; a
brother, Lewis Knowles of
Smithville, and a grandson,
James Brandon Burton of
Knoxville.
Pallbearers for Mr. Knowles
were Larry Knowles, Kenneth
Knowles, Jimmy Knowles, Steve
Knowles, Jim Judkins, John
Henry Thweatt and Jim Foutch.
Honorary pallbearers were
Masons, Shriners and Scottish
Rites.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel of
Smithville were in charge of the
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
January 19, 2000
Knowles, Mary
Services for Mary Frances
Knowles, 62, were held July 10
at 2 p.m. at Love-Cantrell
Chapel. Brother Avery Land
officiated. Burial was in DeKalb
Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Knowles died July 8 at
Sunny Point Health Care Center.
She was the daughter of the
late Clarence and Mary l.una
Cantrell.
Surviving are her husband,
Herman Aaron Knowles of
Smithville; four sons, Laney
Knowles, Eddie Knowles and
Ricky Knowles, all of Smithville
and
Danny
Knowles
of
Cookeville; a daughter, Judy
Carr of Smithville; three
brothers, Junior Cantrell of
Nashville; Cecil Cantrell of
Alabama; Elliott Cantrell of
Georgia; a sister, Sue Hayes,
Chattanooga; eight grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
Serving as pallbearers were
Denny Wayne Carr, Lonnie
Colwell, Cecil Hayes, Todd
Foster, Jeffery L. Cantrell and
Jerrv Cantrell.
Love Cantrell Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
July 15, 1987
Knowles,
Paulette
Funeral services for Paulette
Yvonne Knowles, 35, of
Smithville, were held Thursday,
November 24, 2005 at LoveCantrell Funeral Home Chapel.
Bro. Gary Scott officiated with
burial following in Highland
Cemetery in Sparta.
Ms. Knowles passed away on
Monday, November 21, 2005
from injuries sustained in an
automobile accident. She was a
homemaker and a member of the
Church of Christ.
She is survived by one son,
Billy Knowles Jr, and one
daughter,
Sasha
Suzanne
Knowles, both of McMinnville;
the father of her children, Billy
Lee Knowles of Sparta; mother
and step-father: Beth and Roy
Gann of Readyville; father, Paul
Nash of Cookeville; two
brothers: Donnie Tayes of Baxter
and
Shannon
Tayes
of
Smithville; step-parents, Don and
Becky Tayes of Nashville and
children's grandparents: Bill
Knowles and Sue Hunter.
Serving as pallbearers were
D.J. Tayes, Marty Griffin, Gary
Lawson, Robert Adcock, and
Ronnie and Jackie Taylor.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home
in Smithville was in. charge of
the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
November 30, 2005
Knowles,
Woodrow
Services for Woodrow Wilson
Knowles, 79, were held April 28
at 1 p.m. at the chapel of Love
Cantrell Funeral Home. Lynn
Russell and Donnie Kelly
officiated. Burial was in Young
Bend Cemetery.
Mr. Knowles died April 26 at
DeKalb General Hospital.
A native of DeKalb County, he
was the son of the late Franklin
Pierce and Louan Young
Knowles.
He was retired from Smithville
Concrete Co. and was a deacon
at Mt. View Primitive Baptist
Church.
He was preceded in death by
his first wife, Lorene Knowles,
and three sons, Doyle, Bobby
and Ronald Knowles.
Surviving are his wife, Sarah
Judkins Knowles of Smithville;
four sons, Gerald, Donald, and
Melvin Knowles of Smithville
and
Jimmy
Knowles
of
McMinnville; two stepsons,
Clyde and Grady Judkins of
McMinnville; four daughters,
Stella Dyer, Linda Hale, Anita
Moore, all of Smithville and
Faye Cole of Sparta; a step
daughter, Carol Curtis of
McMinnville; 18 grand children;
five great grandchildren; 14 step
grandchildren and 12 step great
grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were
Randall, Mark, Allan, Richie,
Darrell
and
Carl
Wayne
Knowles, Stevie Hale, Gene and
Bryan Cole and Jerry Beaty.
Love Cantrell Funeral Home
of Smithville was in charge of
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
May 5, 1993
Koby, Kenneth
Funeral services for Kenneth
David "Jake" Koby, 18, of
Lebanon, TN were held Monday,
November 8, 2004 at St. Frances
Cabrini Catholic Church with
Rev. Zacharias Payikat C.M.T.
officiating and burial following
in Jones Cemetery.
Mr.
Koby passed away
Thursday, November 4, 2004. He
was a senior at Watertown High
School and was a member of St.
Frances Cabrini Catholic Church.
He is survived by his mother,
Sarah Koby of Watertown;
father,
Michael
Koby
of
Smithville; two brothers: Nathan
and Joshua Koby of Watertown;
grandparents: David and Judy
Beebe of Winterport, MA and
Raymond and Charlotte Koby of
Scotia, NY; aunt, Kristin Eckels
of Annapolis, MD and uncles:
Scott Beebe of Boston, MA and
Mark Koby of Schenectady, NY.
Hunter Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, Tn
November 10, 2004
Kretchik,
Thomas
Services for Thomas J.
Kretchik, 78, of Nashville,
formerly of Smithville, were held
April 26 at 2 p.m. at Pettus-Owen
and Wood Funeral Home in
Nashville. Burial was in Harpeth
Hills Cemetry.
Mr. Kretchik died April 24 in
St. Thomas Hospital following
an extended illness.
Surviving are his wife, Johnnie
Mai
Patton
Kretchik
of
Nashville; a son, Joe Kretchik of
Nashville;
two
daughters,
Barbara Porter and Betty
Coleman of Nashville; a sisterin-law, Mrs. Cartie Patton of
Smithville;
and
four
grandchildren, Lee and Ginger
Porter, and Charlotte and
Christina Kretchik, all of
Nashville.
He was a brother-in-law of the
late Bennie Patton and the late
Tennis Ball.
Thls information a courtesy of
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home in
Smithville.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
May 1, 1991
Kruse, Dorothy
Funeral services for Dorothy
May Kruse, 84, of Lancaster
were held Friday, April 24, 1998
at Hunter Funeral Home. Rev.
Herb Leftwich officiated and
burial was in Braswell Cemetery.
She died Monday, April 20,
1998 at Trousdale Medical
Center in Hartsville. Her parents
were the late Jack and Bertha
May Gambee Leise. She was a
homemaker.
Mrs. Krause is survived by her
husband, Honts Robert Kruse of
Lancaster; a son: John Calvin
(Becky) Kruse of Casper, WY; a
daughter: Kathryn (Robert) Bell
of
Greenville,
SC;
three
grandchildren: Jonathan and
David Bell both of Greenville,
SC and Jamie Kruse of Casper,
WY; two great-grandchildren
Allison and Madeline; two
sisters: Peggy Janus of Akron,
Ohio and Ruth Hasney of
Waukegan, Illinois; two brothers:
Fred Leise of Charleston, SC and
Thursby Leise of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa.
Hunter Funeral Home of
Watertown was in charge of
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
April 29, 1998
Kurth, Gladys
Memorial services for Mrs.
Gladys M. Kurth, 90, of
Gassaway, will be held today,
August 16, 2000 at 7 p.m. at
Shiloh Baptist Church in
Auburntown. Bro. D.A. Jones
will
officiate
with burial
following in Beverly National
Cemetery in Beverly, New Jersey
on Thursday morning, August
17, 2000 at 10 a.m.
Mrs. Kurth died Sunday
evening, August 6, 2000 at
Stones River Hospital in
Woodbury of an extended illness.
She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Kurth was preceded in
death by her husband, Carlton
Fredrick Kurth, who died in
1961.
Survivors of Mrs. Kurth
include: a son, Carl F. Kurth of
Gassaway; two granddaughters,
Missy Reese, of Auburntown;
Carla Kurth of Gassaway; one
grandson, Carl Kurth Jr. of'
Smyrna;
and
five
great
grandchildren, Ryan, Ashley,
Kirsten, Kaylee, and Carly.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel in
Smithville was in charge of the
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
August 16, 2000
Kruse, Honts
The funeral for Honts Robert
Kruse, age 80, of Lancaster, TN
was held Friday, March 19, 1999
at the graveside in Braswell
Cemetery. Officiating was Rev.
Herb Leftwich.
Mr. Kruse died Saturday,
March 13, 1999 at his residence.
He was born April 19, 1918 in
Hamburg, Germany, the son of
Dietrich and Kathryn Kroohs. He
served in the U.S. Navy during
WWII. He was preceded in death
by his wife, Dorothy May Kruse,
who died April 20, 1998.
He is survived by one
daughter, Kathryn (Robert) Bell
of Greenville, SC; one son, John
Calvin (Becky) Kruse of Casper,
WY;
four
grandchildren,
Jonathan Bell, and David Bell,
both of Greenville, SC, Jamie
Kruse and Toby John Kruse,
both of Casper, WY; three great
grandchildren, Allison, Madeline
and David Jonathan; one brother,
John Kroohs; and one sister,
Minna Schlichting, both of
Muscatine, Iowa.
Hunter Funeral Home in
Watertown was in charge of
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
March 24, 1999
Kyle, Fred
Funeral services for Fred O.
"Ted" Kyle, 78, of Temperance
Hall were held Saturday, June
13, 1998 at the Gordonsville
Chapel of Bass Funeral Homes.
Bro. Dickie Johnson and Bro.
Comer McGuire officiated and
burial was in Baird Memorial
Cemetery in Hickman,
He died Wednesday, June 10,
1998 at Baptist DeKalb Hospital
after an extended illness.
His parents were the late
Robert Kyle and Pearl Hall Kyle.
He was a veteran of World War
lI, a school bus driver for several
years with the Smith County
School systems. He and his wife
operated
the
General
Merchandise
Store
in
Temperance Hall for several
years. He was a farmer, a
member of the Temperance Hall
Fire Department and a member
of the Temperance Hall United
Methodist Church.
Mr. Kyle is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Opal Nixon Kyle of
Temperance Hall; one son and
daughter-in-law: Waylon and
Melanie Kyle of Temperance
Hall; grandsons: Jamie and Jason
Kyle; step-grandchildren: James
and Rachel Blakenship; brother:
Paul Kyle of Texas; four sisters:
Mrs.
Helen
Robinson
of
Valdosta, GA, Mrs. Donie
Adkins of Florida, Mrs. Ruth
Reasonover, and Mrs. Mazelle
Christian of Alexandria.
Bass
Funeral
Homes,
Gordonsville Chapel was in
charge of arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
June 17, 1998
Kyle, Leon
Funeral services for Leon
Denver Kyle, 66, were held at
Hunter Funeral Home in
Watertown
on
Sunday,
November 9, 1997. Officiating
the service was Bro. Wayne
Lankford and burial was in
Hillview Cemetery.
Mr. Kyle passed away on
Friday, November 7, 1997 at his
residence.
He was born in Smith County,
Tn. on March 25, 1931 to Harris
Kyle and Lydia Williams Kyle.
He is a veteran of the U.S.
Marines and retired from TN
Woolen Mills. He attended the
Watertown Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by a
son, Leonard Keith Kyle.
Surviving Mr. Kyle are wife,
Ruth Lanier Kyle of Watertown;
daughter, Brenda McMahan and
husband,
Kenneth,
of
Alexandria; two brothers, Paul
Kyle of Austin, Texas, and Fred
Kyla of Temperance Hall; four
sisters,
Donia
Adkins
of
Woodbine, Ga., Helen Robinson
of Valdosta, Ga., Mazzell
Christian of Alexandria, Tn., and
Ruth Reasonover of Alexandria;
two grandchildren, Trevor and
Teresa McMahan; several nieces
and nephews.
Serving as pallbearers were
William Taylor, Dennis Pritchett,
Bill Robinson, Tim Robinson,
David Roy Lawrence, and Scott
Ricketts.
Hunter Funeral Home in
Watertown was in charge of the
arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
November 12, 1997
Kyle, Margie
Funeral services for Margie
Malone "Grandnannie" Kyle, 92,
were held Thursday, November
16th, 2006, at Hermitage Funeral
Home. Bro. Jud Hays officiated
and interment followed in
Hermitage Memorial Gardens.
She was a member of First
Baptist Church of Old Hickory
for 62 years.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Frank Kyle; son-inlaw, Nick Clemmer; parents, Liv
and Ida Malone; sisters, Johnnie
Watson and Robbie Jennings;
and a niece, Faye White.
She is survived by a daughter,
Brenda Clemmer; two grandsons,
Michael (Noriko) Clemmer, Kyle
(Emily)
Clemmer;
greatgrandchildren, Morgan, Nicole,
Benjamin, Joey, Justin, Patrick
and Amy Clemmer.
Pallbearers were family and
friends.
Honorary pallbearers were the
ladies of the Lydia Sunday
School Class at First Baptist
Church.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
November 22, 2006
Kyle, Opal
Funeral services for Mrs. Opal
Nixon Kyle, age 77, of
Temperance Hall were held on
Monday, February 25 at the
Gordonsville Chapel of Bass
Funeral Home.
Bro. Dickie Johnson officiated
and burial followed at Baird
Memorial Cemetery in Hickman.
Mrs. Kyle died on Friday,
February 22 at her son's
residence in Temperance Hall.
She was a native of DeKalb
County, the daughter of the late
Allie Mae Nixon and James
Ernest Nixon. She was married to
Fred Owen "Ted" Kyle and he
preceded her in death on June 10,
1998. She received her college
education
at
Tennessee
Technological University in
Cookeville. She was a teacher in
the DeKalb and Smith County
Education System spanning 47
years of service retiring in 1989
having taught at Long Branch,
Hickman,
Lancaster,
Gordonsville, Brush Creek, and
Smithville. She was a member of
the Temperance Hall United
Methodist Church.
She is survived by her son and
daughter-in-law: Waylon and
Melissa Kyle; two grandsons:
Jamie Kyle and Jason Kyle;
sister: Estelle Scott; nephew: Rex
Scott, all of Temperance Hall;
and stepgrandchildren: Ryan
Hughes, Kevin Butler, and K.J.
Butler.
Bass Funeral Home in
Gordonsville was in charge of
the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
February 27, 2002
Kyle, Robert
Funeral services for Robert
Clifton Kyle, 87, of Switchboard
Road, Brush Creek were held
Monday morning, April 26, at
the Gordonsville Chapel of Bass
Funeral Homes. Jerry Smith,
Robert Amason and Gary Wilson
officiated. Burial followed in
Brush Creek Cemetery.
Kyle died Friday night, April
23, at his home.
He was a native of Smith
County, being born in the Sykes
Community to the late Oscar
Henry Kyle and Icye Jane Hall.
Two brothers, Frank and
Malcolm Kyle, and a sister, Allie
Baker, also preceded him in
death.
He was married on Oct. 23,
193? to Ruth Lee Thomas, who
survives. He was a farmer and
was retired from Wynn's
Precision Rubber and later
worked at Castle Heights
Military Academy. He was a
member of the First Church of
the Nazarene in Lebanon.
In addition to his wife, he is
survived by a daughter, Billie
Jean Manning of Georgia; a son,
Don Kyle of Michigan; three
grandchildren: Deborah Bishop,
Heather Mina and Jesse Kyle;
two great-grandchildren: Brandi
Barlow and Austin Smith; two
brothers: J.C. of Nashville and
Hall (Shorty) Kyle of Nashville;
and a sister, Georgia Agee of
Brush Creek.
Bass
Funeral
Homes,
Gordonsville Chapel, was in
charge of arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
April 28, 1999