84 year old Doris Voss Lannom of Bellevue died Saturday of a prolonged illness.
She is survived by her husband of 65 years, William Douglas Lannom; daughter, Donna (Dennis) Stanley of Smithville, three grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.
A graduate of Bellevue High School 1947, she was a talented artist and lover of animals.
Special appreciation to Teresa McFarlin for being a good friend and tremendous help.
Special thanks to Gentiva Hospice caregivers for six months of intensive in-home care.
Visitation will be today, Monday the 16th of December 2013 from four o’clock until seven o’clock this evening at Woodlawn-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home in Nashville.
A graveside service will be held on Tuesday the 17th of December 2013 at one o’clock in the afternoon at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Interment will be adjacent to her parents and grandparents in Terrace Garden on the south side of Thompson Lane.
Woodlawn-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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Wilma Jean McElroy
62 year old Wilma Jean McElroy of Smithville died Friday night at her residence. She was the daughter of the late John Robert Ford and Stella Marie Ford Wireman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by 3 Sisters, Wand Sue Cole, Margie Marie Williams and Helen Lauren Perkins. Mrs. Wilma was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Thomas A. McElroy of Smithville; 2 daughters, Melissa (Steve) Rohrer of Columbia City, Indiana and Lisa (Lonnie) Albright of Kendalville, Indiana; 1 son, Kevin (Sherry) McElroy of Columbia City, Indiana; 8 grandchildren, Derek Rohrer, Brittany Rohrer, Miranda Rohrer, Cassandra McElroy, Kevin West, Emily Albright, Kayla Albright and Payton McElroy; 1 great-granddaughter, Skyelynn Bodkin; 1 great-grandson, Ryker West; 1 brother, Robert Ford of Lima, Ohio; 1 sister, Judy Campbell of Lima, Ohio. Funeral services will be conducted 11:AM Monday at Dekalb Funeral Chapel with Michael Hale officiating and interment to follow in Dekalb Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday 1:PM until 5:PM and Monday 10:AM until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, the family asked that donations be made the American Cancer Society in memory of Mrs. Wilma. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements
Doris Voss Lannom
84 year old Doris Voss Lannom of Bellevue died Saturday of a prolonged illness.
She is survived by her husband of 65 years, William Douglas Lannom; daughter, Donna (Dennis) Stanley of Smithville, three grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.
A graduate of Bellevue High School 1947, she was a talented artist and lover of animals.
Special appreciation to Teresa McFarlin for being a good friend and tremendous help.
Special thanks to Gentiva Hospice caregivers for six months of intensive in-home care.
Visitation will be today, Monday the 16th of December 2013 from four o’clock until seven o’clock this evening at Woodlawn-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home in Nashville.
A graveside service will be held on Tuesday the 17th of December 2013 at one o’clock in the afternoon at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Interment will be adjacent to her parents and grandparents in Terrace Garden on the south side of Thompson Lane.
Woodlawn-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Wilma Jean McElroy
62 year old Wilma Jean McElroy of Smithville died Friday night at her residence. She was the daughter of the late John Robert Ford and Stella Marie Ford Wireman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by 3 Sisters, Wand Sue Cole, Margie Marie Williams and Helen Lauren Perkins. Mrs. Wilma was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Thomas A. McElroy of Smithville; 2 daughters, Melissa (Steve) Rohrer of Columbia City, Indiana and Lisa (Lonnie) Albright of Kendalville, Indiana; 1 son, Kevin (Sherry) McElroy of Columbia City, Indiana; 8 grandchildren, Derek Rohrer, Brittany Rohrer, Miranda Rohrer, Cassandra McElroy, Kevin West, Emily Albright, Kayla Albright and Payton McElroy; 1 great-granddaughter, Skyelynn Bodkin; 1 great-grandson, Ryker West; 1 brother, Robert Ford of Lima, Ohio; 1 sister, Judy Campbell of Lima, Ohio. Funeral services will be conducted 11:AM Monday at Dekalb Funeral Chapel with Michael Hale officiating and interment to follow in Dekalb Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday 1:PM until 5:PM and Monday 10:AM until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, the family asked that donations be made the American Cancer Society in memory of Mrs. Wilma. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements
School Board Adopts Youth Sports Concussion Policy
The DeKalb County Board of Education Thursday night adopted a new policy on first reading as recommended by the Tennessee School Boards Association intended to reduce concussions in youth sports and increase awareness about the traumatic brain injury.
The policy is not just an option. A new state law, which passed in April and takes effect January 1, will make learning about the dangers of concussions a prerequisite for competing, while also implementing safeguards to ensure that children who suffer a concussion don’t return to play until they are healed.
Tennessee is the 44th state to pass this law.
Under the policy, it will be up to local youth leagues for all sports, not just football, to put into practice. The law will apply to public and private school teams and to recreational leagues for children under 18 that require a fee.
It has three key components.
It requires administrators, coaches, parents and youth athletes to be educated about the dangers of concussions and to sign a sheet stating they understand those dangers before competing. Any athlete who displays the symptoms of a concussion would be required to be removed from competition. And any athlete suffering a concussion could not return to play or practice until cleared by a doctor, osteopath or neuropsychologist.
“We just got this on Tuesday but I think this is a minimum standard that you have to adhere to. I have heard that some counties are even going more stringent than this, said Attendance Supervisor Joey Reeder during Thursday night’s school board meeting. “We think this came from the Department of Health. TSSAA also has a concussion policy. We may have some questions about some of our youth leagues that use our facilities and getting those approved. That is something we’ll have to look at between now and next month. We all know concussions are at the forefront of everything right now. We certainly want all of our student athletes healthy when they go to play. I assume if the TSBA approved this (policy) they have checked it pretty thoroughly. My biggest question is Junior Pro Football and Basketball, There is a check list that all coaches have to sign that they have been trained,” he said.
Concerned about the school system’s responsibility, First District board member John David Foutch asked about a portion of the regulations “Tennessee Protocol for Registered Officials During Contests” which calls for a determination prior to the start of the contest as to whether a school/community-based youth athletic organization has access to a designated health care professional during the contest”.
“Designated health care professionals are certified athletic trainers, licensed nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, medical doctors, or osteopathic physicians”.
Director of Schools Mark Willoughby said he hopes to have answers to all the questions about the new law by the time the Board acts on second and final reading of the policy next month.
National Federation of State High School Associations has developed a free 20 minute course online
entitled “Concussion in Sports-What You Need to Know”. The course may be accessed at www.nfhslearn.com
The Tennessee Department of Health has concussion information available online at http://health.state.tn.us/TBI/concussion.htm.
In other business, Director Willoughby updated the school board on personnel moves since last month’s meeting.
Those employed are as follows:
Amanda Trapp, educational assistant at SES
Linda Knight-Gatlin, teacher DWS
Myra Fox, educational assistant SES
Adrianna McCormick, Polly Wilkins, Roalinda Cervantes, as sub cafeteria workers
Michael Washer, part time cafeteria worker SES
Joyce Alexander and Tonya Perry, substitute teachers
Taylor McDaniel,teacher at DCHS (filling a Leave of Absence)
Andria Keith, substitute nurse
Resignations/Retirement
Gail Crips, Secretary NES retired
Melanie Molander,teacher DWS resigned
Tonya Perry, substitute teacher
Leave of Absence
Lindsey Bouldin, teacher SES leave as requested
Mollie Bratten, teacher NES leave as requested
Trena Curtis, teacher SES leave as requested
Lisa Hull, teacher SES leave as requested
Jane Watson, teacher DWS leave as requested
Transfers
Robbie Joan Frazier transferred from substitute to educational assistant at NES
Tena Edwards, transferred from educational assistant to Secretary at NES
Regions Bank Branch in Alexandria to Close in March
As part of an effort to consolidate its banking network, officials of Regions Financial Corporation have announced plans to close the Alexandria Branch Office of Regions Bank as of March 14.
Customers of the Alexandria branch will be consolidated into the Smithville branch. Regions will be working with the affected associates (employees) to find other opportunities in the company, where possible.
WJLE contacted a spokesperson for the company Friday and he issued the following statement on the consolidation. “As a normal course of business, Regions reviews the effectiveness of all our businesses, locations and policies so we can use our resources as efficiently as possible. A careful review of our branch network identified opportunities to consolidate our network – based on traffic, volume, location of other branches, profitability and other factors”.
“While customers of the Alexandria branch will be consolidated into the Smithville branch, they may also bank at any Regions branch, just as they have in the past. Regions has some 1,700 branches and 2,000 ATMs, as well as a host of other alternative ways of banking — from online, to mobile banking, and more,” the statement concluded.
Regions is one of three banks in Alexandria. Wilson Bank and Trust/DeKalb Community Bank and Liberty State Bank also have branches there.
Kathy Elaine Pedigo
60 year old Kathy Elaine Pedigo of McMinnville died Thursday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after an extended illness. She was born in McMinnville, was a chemical engineer with DuPont, and of the Protestant Faith. Ms. Pedigo was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents J. T. (Thomas) Roller and Gracie Cope Roller and paternal grandparents Moses and Effie Reeder Pedigo.
Survivors include her parents Norvan and Wilma Pedigo, brother Donny Pedigo, sister Renee Hawkins, niece Keisha Myers and husband David, and nephew Adam Hawkins.
The funeral service will be 2 PM Sunday in the McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Jerry E. Womack will officiate. Burial will follow in Fuston Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 11 AM until 2 PM at McMinnville Funeral Home.
Memorial donations may be made to Meals on Wheels, to the Lupus Foundation, or to the American Diabetes Association.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Kathy Elaine Pedigo
60 year old Kathy Elaine Pedigo of McMinnville died Thursday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after an extended illness. She was born in McMinnville, was a chemical engineer with DuPont, and of the Protestant Faith. Ms. Pedigo was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents J. T. (Thomas) Roller and Gracie Cope Roller and paternal grandparents Moses and Effie Reeder Pedigo.
Survivors include her parents Norvan and Wilma Pedigo, brother Donny Pedigo, sister Renee Hawkins, niece Keisha Myers and husband David, and nephew Adam Hawkins.
The funeral service will be 2 PM Sunday in the McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Jerry E. Womack will officiate. Burial will follow in Fuston Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 11 AM until 2 PM at McMinnville Funeral Home.
Memorial donations may be made to Meals on Wheels, to the Lupus Foundation, or to the American Diabetes Association.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Joshua Lee Kalmar
30 year old Joshua Lee Kalmar of Nashville died December 2 at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, California. Josh was an amazing son, father, hard worker and friend. His warm, happy, adventurous spirit touched the lives of everyone who knew him. Josh was preceded in death by his father Bunny Stiefel and his grandmother Dot Kalmar. He is survived by his daughter Aleea Kalmar of Smithville, mother Jackie Schultz of Nashville, twin brother Nick Kalmar of Monteagle, sisters Elizabeth Riley of McMinnville, and Miranda Morrison of Ringold, Georgia, special aunt Joanna Fuson of Smithville, special uncle Timmy Kalmar of Nashville, step-daughter Jamey Bradshaw of Smithville, many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. Services for Josh will be Saturday, December 14 at 2:00 P.M. in the Foster & Lay Chapel, with burial to follow in the Clouse Hill Cemetery, Tracy City, Tennessee. The family will receive friends Saturday from 10:00 A.M to 2:00 P.M Arrangement are made by Foster & Lay Funeral Home, Tracy City, Tennessee (931)592-3691.
Elizabeth Allen Parkerson
79 year old Elizabeth Allen Parkerson of Alexandria died Monday at the DeKalb Community Hospital.
She was born in DeKalb County to the late Charlie Allen and Omia Trusty. She married Elbert Lee Parkerson and he preceded her in death in 1993. She was also preceded in death by sisters; Nayomia Nokes and Louise Agee. She was a member of the Malone’s Chapel Baptist Church.
Mrs. Parkerson is survived by a son; Elbert Wayne Parkerson of Smithville. A daughter; Faye Neville of Smithville. Granddaughters; Tammy Driver and Lynda Neville of Smithville. Great-Grandson; Cain Bennett. Step-Granddaughter; Carla Mick of Smithville. Two Brothers; J.C. Allen of Brush Creek and Claude (Dean) Allen of Dale Ridge. Two Sister-in-Laws; Ruby Nell Parkerson and Sherry Parkerson. Several Nieces and Nephews also survive.
The funeral services for Mrs. Parkerson will be Friday at 1PM at the Avant Funeral Home with Johnny Adcock and Royce Martin officiating. Burial will follow in the New Hope Cemetery.
Visitation with the Parkerson family will be held Thursday from 11AM until 8PM and again on Friday after 10AM until the service time at 1PM.
Avant Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.