58 year old James Tommy Harvey of Alexandria died Wednesday at his residence. Born in Wilson County, Harvey was a realtor, farmer, and a member of the Helton Creek The Baptist Church. Harvey was a Navy veteran and a member of the DeKalb Soil Conservation Board and the National Association of Realtors RC&D Board. The funeral will be Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the Helton Creek The Baptist Church. James Wright, Frank Randolph, and Eric Wood will officiate and burial will be in Hillview Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.; Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.; and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the service at the church. Harvey was preceded in death by his father, Joe Thomas Harvey. Survivors include his mother, Alene Adamson Harvey of Alexandria. His wife of 39 1/2 years, Miranda Harvey of Alexandria. Children, Randal and wife Tara Harvey of Mount Juliet, Kevin and wife Angelia Harvey of Lebanon, and Chad and wife Kayla Harvey of Lebanon. Grandchildren, Kailey Harvey and Wyatt Harvey. Sisters, Mary Katherine and husband Richard Matus of Lebanon, Margaret Doris and husband Donnie Uselton of Lebanon, Charlotte Elaine and husband Ken Chapman of Lebanon, and Brenda Gail Crips of Smithville. Several nieces and nephews survive. The family has requested that donations be made to Helton Creek The Baptist Church in lieu of flowers. Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria is in charge of the arrangements.
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B.L. Cantrell
86 year old B.L. Cantrell of Smithville died Wednesday at DeKalb Community Hospital. He was a retired maintenance mechanic from the Corps of Engineers and a member of the VFW 7629 and AmVets Post 101. The funeral will be Friday at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Mike Clayborn will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Thursday from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. He was preceded in death by his wife Eva Dean Cantrell; parents, Ben and Sarah Young Cantrell; a son, Kevin Cantrell; and a brother, Ben Cantrell, Jr. Survivors include a son, Steve Cantrell of Smithville. One granddaughter, Leslie and Joey Bounds and a great grandson, Tyler Bounds all of Virginia. Two sisters, Wilma Young of Murfreesboro and Lorene Jenkins of Smithville. One brother, CY and Ruth Cantrell of Smithville. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Dimple Hale
74 year old Dimple Hale of Watertown died Tuesday morning at University Medical Center in Lebanon. She was born in DeKalb County, daughter of the late Grady and Lilly Dale Judkins and was preceded in death by a brother, James Judkins and sisters, Rose Judkins, Inez Taylor and Vada Davis. Dimple was a graduate of Liberty High School and was a member of Temperance Hall Pentecostal Church. She is survived by her husband, Ralph Hale; daughters, Jennifer (David) England and their children, Breanna and Aaron and Angela (Fabron) Nicholson and their children, Nathaniel and Madison; son, Samuel (Rebecca) Hale and their children, Trinity and Serenity; many foster grandchildren; sisters, Imogene Page of Smithville, Claudia Bain of Michigan, Margaret Cripps of Ohio, Helen Maxwell of Baxter; brothers, Buddy Judkins of Smithville, Douglas Judkins of North Carolina, Richard Judkins of Smithville; many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Hunter Funeral Home in Watertown with Fabron Nicholson, Serita Martin and David England officiating. Visitation 2-8 p.m. Thursday. Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Smithville.
Sabrina Diane Brown
41 year old Sabrina Diane Brown of Dowelltown died Tuesday. Brown was disabled and she attended the Open Word Tabernacle. The funeral will be Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Lee Denton and Jerry Braswell will officiate. A graveside service will be Thursday at 5:00 p.m. at Grinder’s Creek Church of Christ cemetery in Hohenwald. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until the service at 11:00 a.m. Brown is survived by her husband, Darrell Brown of Dowelltown. Three children, Kashia O’Guin, Haley Baker, and Chelsea Baker all of Hohenwald. A grandchild, Reagan Grippi of Hohenwald. Step-children, Cheyenne Autumn Matthews, Jack Brown, and Seamus Brown all of Smithville. Step grandchild, Malachi Matthews. Father and step-mother, Danny and Pauline Green of Smithville. Paternal grandmother, Mildred Green of Smithville. Sister, Misty Spicer of Memphis. The family asks that donations be made to DeKalb Funeral Chapel to help with expenses, in lieu of flowers.
James Tommy Harvey
58 year old James Tommy Harvey of Alexandria died Wednesday at his residence. Born in Wilson County, Harvey was a realtor, farmer, and a member of the Helton Creek The Baptist Church. Harvey was a Navy veteran and a member of the DeKalb Soil Conservation Board and the National Association of Realtors RC&D Board. The funeral will be Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the Helton Creek The Baptist Church. James Wright, Frank Randolph, and Eric Wood will officiate and burial will be in Hillview Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.; Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.; and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the service at the church. Harvey was preceded in death by his father, Joe Thomas Harvey. Survivors include his mother, Alene Adamson Harvey of Alexandria. His wife of 39 1/2 years, Miranda Harvey of Alexandria. Children, Randal and wife Tara Harvey of Mount Juliet, Kevin and wife Angelia Harvey of Lebanon, and Chad and wife Kayla Harvey of Lebanon. Grandchildren, Kailey Harvey and Wyatt Harvey. Sisters, Mary Katherine and husband Richard Matus of Lebanon, Margaret Doris and husband Donnie Uselton of Lebanon, Charlotte Elaine and husband Ken Chapman of Lebanon, and Brenda Gail Crips of Smithville. Several nieces and nephews survive. The family has requested that donations be made to Helton Creek The Baptist Church in lieu of flowers. Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria is in charge of the arrangements.
B.L. Cantrell
86 year old B.L. Cantrell of Smithville died Wednesday at DeKalb Community Hospital. He was a retired maintenance mechanic from the Corps of Engineers and a member of the VFW 7629 and AmVets Post 101. The funeral will be Friday at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Mike Clayborn will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Thursday from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. He was preceded in death by his wife Eva Dean Cantrell; parents, Ben and Sarah Young Cantrell; a son, Kevin Cantrell; and a brother, Ben Cantrell, Jr. Survivors include a son, Steve Cantrell of Smithville. One granddaughter, Leslie and Joey Bounds and a great grandson, Tyler Bounds all of Virginia. Two sisters, Wilma Young of Murfreesboro and Lorene Jenkins of Smithville. One brother, CY and Ruth Cantrell of Smithville. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Dimple Hale
74 year old Dimple Hale of Watertown died Tuesday morning at University Medical Center in Lebanon. She was born in DeKalb County, daughter of the late Grady and Lilly Dale Judkins and was preceded in death by a brother, James Judkins and sisters, Rose Judkins, Inez Taylor and Vada Davis. Dimple was a graduate of Liberty High School and was a member of Temperance Hall Pentecostal Church. She is survived by her husband, Ralph Hale; daughters, Jennifer (David) England and their children, Breanna and Aaron and Angela (Fabron) Nicholson and their children, Nathaniel and Madison; son, Samuel (Rebecca) Hale and their children, Trinity and Serenity; many foster grandchildren; sisters, Imogene Page of Smithville, Claudia Bain of Michigan, Margaret Cripps of Ohio, Helen Maxwell of Baxter; brothers, Buddy Judkins of Smithville, Douglas Judkins of North Carolina, Richard Judkins of Smithville; many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Hunter Funeral Home in Watertown with Fabron Nicholson, Serita Martin and David England officiating. Visitation 2-8 p.m. Thursday. Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Smithville.
Sabrina Diane Brown
41 year old Sabrina Diane Brown of Dowelltown died Tuesday. Brown was disabled and she attended the Open Word Tabernacle. The funeral will be Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Lee Denton and Jerry Braswell will officiate. A graveside service will be Thursday at 5:00 p.m. at Grinder’s Creek Church of Christ cemetery in Hohenwald. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until the service at 11:00 a.m. Brown is survived by her husband, Darrell Brown of Dowelltown. Three children, Kashia O’Guin, Haley Baker, and Chelsea Baker all of Hohenwald. A grandchild, Reagan Grippi of Hohenwald. Step-children, Cheyenne Autumn Matthews, Jack Brown, and Seamus Brown all of Smithville. Step grandchild, Malachi Matthews. Father and step-mother, Danny and Pauline Green of Smithville. Paternal grandmother, Mildred Green of Smithville. Sister, Misty Spicer of Memphis. The family asks that donations be made to DeKalb Funeral Chapel to help with expenses, in lieu of flowers.
Local Judges and Attorneys Pleased with Consensus Judicial Redistricting Plan
Local judges and attorneys are delighted with the news that DeKalb County will remain part of the 13th Judicial District and that the district itself will be left intact under a consensus plan unveiled Monday by Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey.
“It is certainly gratifying that our voices were heard by those in authority including the Lieutenant Governor and our representatives and state senator,” said DeKalb County General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge Bratten Cook, II who is also president of the local bar.
Under the plan, the 13th Judicial District will remain with no changes. The district includes Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, and White Counties.
A previous plan given consideration would have included DeKalb County in a new eight county district with Coffee, Cannon, Warren, Smith, Jackson, Trousdale, and Macon.
“I certainly want to thank our State Senator Mae Beavers and State Representative Terri Lynn Weaver for their input and support of our position,” said Judge Cook. We had a great meeting with them recently and they were very responsive to our concerns about moving DeKalb County to a different judicial district,” said Judge Cook.
“I also want to thank all of the bar members here for working diligently to let the powers that be know that we are exactly where we need to be. That we did not need to be moved to another judicial district. That it would have wreaked havoc on our people having to travel perhaps all the way to Coffee county up to the Kentucky line. So as it stands we’re going to stay exactly where we are and keep the judges that we have,” he said.
“I certainly want to thank our judges for their support. It would have been a whole lot easier on them if they lost DeKalb County and picked up Van Buren County because there’s hardly any litigation that occurs in Van Buren County and there is quite a bit here. It just shows that our judges really consider DeKalb County as much home as they do their respective homes, which is primarily Putnam County for them although Judge Amy Hollars is from Overton County. She, Judge John Maddux, Judge Ronald Thurman, Judge David Patterson, and Judge Leon Burns, Jr. all worked diligently to keep DeKalb County with the 13th Judicial District. I certainly want to thank them,” said Judge Cook
“We, the lawyers are the winners, but the real winners are the people of DeKalb County because we have absolutely the best judges in the state and all you have to do is go to another judicial district and you’ll find that out,” said Judge Cook. ” The people of DeKalb County are clearly the winners in this. I noticed there are a few districts on the proposed map that have been changed. Perhaps those places had problems. I don’t know. All I know is we didn’t have one,” he said.
The legislation adopting the plan must be approved by both the State House and Senate and signed by the Governor.
DeKalb Jail and Annex Meet Standards for TCI Re-Certification
The DeKalb County Jail and Jail Annex have again met minimum standards for certification by the Tennessee Corrections Institute.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said the Tennessee Corrections Institute recently performed an inspection of the DeKalb County Jail and the DeKalb County Jail Annex.
In a letter to Sheriff Ray, TCI Executive Director Beth Ashe, wrote that “The inspection revealed that this facility meets all applicable minimum standards. This status shall be reported to the Board of Control at its next meeting. After approval from the Board of Control, you will receive a Certificate of Certification. You are to be congratulated for attaining this degree of professionalism in your organization,” wrote Ashe.
Detention Facility Specialist Joe Ferguson, in the report wrote that “On February 28, 2013 I inspected the DeKalb County Jail and Annex. With no apparent deficiencies found, I recommend continued certification for 2013”.
The DeKalb County Jail and Annex have a certified capacity of 102 beds.