66 year old Dorothy Cantrell Roman of Smithville died Friday at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of the Kingdom of Jesus Church. The funeral will be Monday at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Burial will be in DeKalb Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gentry Cantrell and Velvo Arnold Thrasher; a sister, Freda Hobbs; and three brothers, Eddie, T.J., and Albert Cantrell. Survivors include her husband, Ramon Roman. Three sons, Rickey and his wife Doreen Reece, Nickey and his wife Remega Reece, and Arthur Dawson, Jr. all of Smithville. A daughter, Vickie Lopez of McMinnville. Fourteen grandchildren, twenty two great grandchildren. Five sisters, Cleta Horn, Omega Sue Sanders both of Smithville, and Imogene Crook of Liberty, and Betty Ann Vanzini and Christine Todd both of California. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Monday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 1:00 p.m.
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Dorothy Marion Tubbs
81 year old Dorothy Marion Tubbs of Smithville died Saturday at her residence. She was a retired assembly line worker at Kingston Timer and a member of the Grace Bible Church. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Cleo Sanders will officiate and burial will be in the Dowell Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents, Chester and Stella Young Eddings, Sr.; her husband, Edward Tubbs, Jr.; a brother, Chester Eddings, Jr.; one sister, Hattie High; a son-in-law, Floyd League, Jr.; a granddaughter, Martisha League; and two grandsons, Marcus League and Kinte Bass. Survivors include two sons, Jimmy and his wife Glenda Tubbs and Eddie and his wife Maureen Tubbs all of Alexandria. Six daughters, Doris League of Smithville, Sandra Bass, Brenda Savage, Yvette and her husband Randall Carven all of Alexandria, Gail Neal of Lebanon, and Tina and her husband Bryan Pebbles of Murfreesboro. Nine grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren. One sister, Rosetta High of Carthage. One son-in-law, Lewis Bass of Watertown. Four sisters-in-law, Inez Tubbs Bass of Alexandria, Virginia Meyers of Cookeville, and Pauline Griffin and Inez Tubbs of Smithville. Several nieces, nephews, and cousins survive. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Dorothy Tubbs
81 year old Dorothy Tubbs of Alexandria died Saturday morning at her home in Alexandria. The body is at Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Arrangements are incomplete
Clay Hickey
83 year old Clay Hickey of Sparta died Thursday. The funeral will be Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the Oak Lawn Funeral Home in Sparta. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Survivors include two daughters, Edna Carolina Hickey of Scottsboro, Alabama and Clada Ruth Cole of Sparta. One son, James Arnold Hickey of Sparta. One brother, Leslie Pleasant Hickey of Fall Creek Falls. Five grandchildren and one great grandchild survive. Oak Lawn Funeral Home in Sparta.
Man Injured In Recent Wreck Dies
A 20 year old man, seriously injured in a traffic accident around 3:50 a.m. last Friday morning, August 25th, on Highway 56 south near Sink Creek, died Thursday at Vanderbilt Hospital.
Sergeant Billy Prater of the Tennessee Highway Patrol says Eduardo Cardinas of Franklin was driving north in a 1998 Dodge Dakota pickup truck when he failed to negotiate a curve after cresting a hill, went off the right side of the road, traveled 317 feet down a ditch line, struck the end of a guard rail, and continued another 163 feet. The truck overturned several times before it finally came to rest on it’s right side at a drainage ditch. Cardinas was ejected from the vehicle.
Sergeant Prater says three other motorists on Highway 56 struck a portion of the guardrail that protruded out in the road after the crash, but none of them was injured.
Prater says Cardinas was airlifted from near the scene and flown to Vanderbilt Hospital.
In addition to DeKalb EMS, members of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department and Sheriff’s Department
Bredesen Appoints John M. Roberts Temporary Criminal Court Judge for Tennessee’s 13th Judicial District
Governor Phil Bredesen has appointed John M. Roberts of Livingston, Tenn., to serve as temporary criminal court judge for the 13th Judicial District, which includes Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Overton, Pickett, Putnam and White Counties. Roberts, who currently serves as executive director of the Livingston-Overton County Chamber of Commerce, is a former U.S. Attorney for Middle Tennessee.
?The experience John Roberts brings to this position will allow matters before the criminal court to proceed while the matter of the contested election is resolved,? said Bredesen. ?I believe this is certainly in the best interest of the citizens of the 13th Judicial District. With his outstanding qualifications in the area of criminal law, John will enjoy the confidence of the lawyers in the district, and I very much appreciate his willingness to serve the state in this capacity on a temporary basis.?
Roberts has served as District Attorney for the 13th Judicial District. He is a former General Sessions judge and graduate of the University of Tennessee School of Law in Knoxville.
?It is certainly an honor to have the confidence of Governor Bredesen in making this appointment, and I am happy to be able to help out by serving in this capacity on a short-term basis,? said Roberts.
Tennessee law (TCA 17-2-119) states the governor shall appoint a temporary judge in the event of a contested election. Judge Lillie Ann Sells is contesting the results of the Aug. 3, 2006 election in which she lost to challenger David Patterson by 10 votes. Trial in the case has been set for Sept. 26, 2006, in Putnam County.
Miriam Summers
51 year old Miriam Summers of Smithville died Wednesday at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of the Brethren In Christ. The funeral will be Friday at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Larry Steffee and Lee Neal will officiate and burial will be in the Pedigo and Summers Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents, Melburn and Kitty Davis and two brothers, Butch and Benjamin Davis. Survivors include her husband, Roger Summers and a daughter, LeAnn Cole both of Smithville. A son, Kenneth Robin Summers and a grand daughter, Victoria Ann Summers both of Dowelltown. Three brothers, Lenley Davis of Iowa, Allen Davis of Mississippi, and Tommy Davis of Washington. One sister, Rachel Cole of Mississippi. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Friday from 9:00 a.m. until the service at 1:00 p.m. The family has requested that donations be made to the funeral home to help with expenses in lieu of flowers.
Orion P. Earle, Jr.
82 year old Orion P. Earle, Jr. of Smithville died Tuesday at DeKalb Community Hospital. He was born in Warren County. Earle was a retired truck driver with King Musical, a U.S. Army World War II veteran, and a member of the Whorton Springs Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Orion P. Sr. and Florence Perry Earle, his wife, Gladys Earle, and brothers, Grant, Leonard, and Jonah Earle. The funeral will be Friday at 3:00 p.m. at the Chapel of McMinnville Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Bethany Cemetery. Military Grave Rites will be administered by the American Legion Post 173 and VFW POST 5064. The Earle family will receive friends on Friday from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service at McMinnville Funeral Home. Survivors include brothers, Harry and his wife Betty Earle of McMinnville; Robert Earle of Willoughby, Ohio; Dennis Earle of West Palm Beach, Florida; Morris Earle of Manchester; and Joe Wayne Earle of Painesville, Ohio. Nephews, Bobby and Jimmy Earle, Bob and Dennis Tate. Special niece, Kim Tate, and several other nieces, nephews, family and friends. McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.