87 year old Eva Dean Wright of Cookeville died Sunday at NHC Healthcare Center in Smithville.
Mrs. Wright was born in Warren County, daughter of the late Virgil (Jones) Cantrell and Rufuss Cantrell. She worked as a bookkeeper with GTE of Cookeville for over 15 years before her retirement. She was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy.
Mrs. Wright is survived by daughters: Tenille Rowland & Paul of Smithville; Julie Franklin & Billy of Cookeville. Grandsons: Daniel Stanley, Seth Stanley, Caleb Stanley & Zach Rowland all of Smithville; Cody Batson & Jared Batson both of Sparta. Niece: Deborah Kurk & Alan of Knoxville. Nephew: Ronald Pelham of Knoxville. Niece: Johnnie B. Pelham-Hurd of Sparta.
She was also survived by a host of nieces, nephews and loved ones. She was preceded in death by her husband Johney V. Wright, her parents, brother Bill Cantrell, sister Georgia Pelham and a great nephew James Hurd.
The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday at Crest Lawn Funeral Home with Freddie Harding officiating. Burial will follow at Crest Lawn Memorial. Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 4-8 p.m and on Thursday from 10 a.m-1 p.m at the funeral home.
Crest Lawn Funeral Home-Cremation Center is in charge of arrangements.

55 year old Kathryn Sue Wilson of Smithville died Wednesday at her residence. She was disabled and a Baptist. The funeral will be Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Donald Owens will officiate. Visitation will be Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until the service at 3:00 p.m. She was preceded in death by her father, Rosevelt Leonard Kidd; her husband, Jerry Davis Bentley; and a brother, Keith Alan Kidd. Survivors include her children, Peggy Bentley and Tonya Manning both of Morristown and Jerri Stiltner of Pikeville, Kentucky. Eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Her mother, Maurella Davenport of Smithville. Siblings, Linda Knowles of Smithville, Alvin Kidd and Syble Tucker of Detroit. Seven nieces and nephews and special friend, Ronald L. Bunce. The family asks that donations be made to DeKalb Funeral Chapel to help with funeral expenses, in lieu of flowers. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

32 year old Tyree Allen Nokes of Dowelltown died Wednesday at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville. A factory worker, he attended The Edge Worship Center. The funeral will be Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. B.J. Thomason and Tommy Curtis will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Friday from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until the service at 11:00 a.m. Nokes was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Gleaves and Freda Nokes; maternal grandparents, Hoyte and Sarah L. Tramel; and aunts and uncle, Sarah Tramel and Carolyn and Mike Young. Survivors include parents, Michael “Moose” and Becky Nokes of Dowelltown. Brother, Jake Nokes of Dowelltown. Aunts and uncles, Eddena and Harry Hale and Dora and Ronald Lawson all of Woodbury, Cynthia and Eddie Taylor of Smithville, Kenneth Tramel and Jerry and Carolyn Tramel all of Smithville, Eddie and Debbie Tramel of Alcoa, and Joyce Hendrixson of Dowelltown. Cousins, Leslie and Tracy Cannon, and Hunter of Dowelltown. A host of other cousins and friends survive. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Donations may be made, in lieu of flowers, to the Dowelltown Baptist Church or to The Edge Worship Center.

71 year old Sara V. “Ginny” Reed of Smithville died Monday at her daughter’s residence. She was a member of the Webb’s Chapel United Methodist Church and attended Smithville First Baptist Church. Reed was a farmer, homemaker, and she worked at Sundance. The funeral will be Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Don Davidson will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 11:00 a.m. Reed was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Katherine Powers Farlow; a son, Brent Reed; a brother, Charles Farlow; and sisters, Beth and husband Joe Hensel; and Alice Libka. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Robert Jack Reed of Smithville. Children, Margaret and husband Doyle Curtis of Liberty, Bart and wife Glenda Reed of Warner Robbins, Georgia, Brian and wife Phyllis Reed, and Barry and wife Angie Reed all of Smithville; and daughter-in-law, Paulette Reed of Smithville. Fifteen grandchildren, twenty three great grandchildren, and sister-in-law, Janet Farlow of Chiefland, Florida. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

93 year old Amon Newton Snyder of Alexandria died Sunday at his residence. He had spent many years in the DeKalb County School System as a teacher and principal of DeKalb County High School. Born in DeKalb County, Snyder was a member of the First Baptist Church of Alexandria where he was a deacon, past Sunday School director, past church training director, and church treasurer for 33 years. Snyder served in the U.S. Army and Air Force from 1942-1945. He was a Mason, a Scottish Rite, and a member of the Alexandria Masonic Lodge #175. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Alexandria. Michael Cantrell, Don Elmore, and Curt Wagoner will officiate and burial will be in Hillview Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home and Tuesday from noon until the service at the church. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Roscoe Snyder and Jennie Hendrixson and two sisters, Stella Corley and Lacye Mullinax. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Lucy Snyder of Alexandria. Children, Jeffrey and wife Lou Ann Snyder of Alexandria, Penny and husband David Thompson of Alexandria, and Jamie and wife Twyla Snyder of Dickson. Grandchildren, Megan Thompson of Lebanon, Shelley Snyder of Ft. Worth, Texas, Drew Thompson of Alexandria, Levi Snyder of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Winston Snyder, Colton Snyder, and Holden Snyder all of Dickson. Nieces and nephews, Billye and husband Harold Foster, Charles and wife Jan Mullinax, Greg and wife Judy Corley, and Martha Corley. Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria is in charge of the arrangements.

91 year old Dean Magness of McMinnville died Thursday of an extended illness at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of the Central Church of Christ. A graveside service will be Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Warren County. Comer Mullican will officiate. She was preceded in death by her parents, William “Bill” and Quixie Milligan Watson; a son, Teddy Magness; two daughters, Linda Sacheck and Beth Addison; a brother, Waldon Watson; and two sisters, Gwen Brown and Audrey Henry. Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Judi Love of Toccoa, Georgia and Marilyn and husband Phillip Cantrell of Smithville. Thirteen grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren survive. Memorial contributions may be made to the Warren County Relay for Life or to the American Alzheimers Association. High Funeral Home in McMinnville is in charge of the arrangements.

98 year old Lillie Belle Gilliam of Alexandria died Wednesday at the Dekalb Community Hospital.
Mrs. Gilliam was born April 3, 1914 in Fern Creek, KY; the daughter of the late Susie E. Brown and M. Guy Miller. She married Wilton Kenneth Gilliam and he preceded her in death on May 10, 1995. She moved to Alexandria in 1972 and was a member of the Alexandria Church of Christ.
Mrs. Gilliam is survived by Nieces, Nephews, and Stepchildren.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Lillie Belle Gilliam are scheduled to be conducted on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 11:00AM at Avant Funeral Home in Alexandria, TN. Bro. Jeff Ford will officiate.
Visitation with the Gilliam family will be held on Friday from 4PM to 7PM and again on Saturday from 9AM until service time at 11AM.
The Gilliam family requests that donations in Mrs. Gilliam’s memory be made to the Alexandria Church of Christ.

47 year old Mary Joyce Judkins of Smithville and a native of Warren County died Monday at DeKalb Community Hospital following an extended illness.
An employee of Tenneco and member of the Freedom Missionary Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Jean Holt of McMinnville and the late Jessie Holt.
She was married to Bryan Judkins of Smithville. In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by three daughters, Mindy Evans, Kayla Judkins and Hannah Judkins all of Smithville, TN; three grandchildren, Kenya Batey, Jordan Batey and Carly Batey all of Smithville, TN; three brothers, Dewayne (Teresa) Holt, Bobby Holt and Rick (Debbie) Woodlee all of McMinnville; two sisters, Patty (Lynn) Simmons and Bonnie Holt both of McMinnville; father-in-law and mother-in-law, David and Janice Judkins of Smithville, TN; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Mary and Brian Young of Sparta, TN and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 12, 2012 in High’s Chapel with Bobby Bond officiating. Burial will follow in the Blues Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Tuesday and 9:00 a.m. until time of service Wednesday at High’s.
High Funeral Home in McMinnville is in charge of the arrangements.

35 year old Stacey Bain Powell of McMinnville and a native of Smithville died Saturday at her residence. She was a surgery technician and a member of the Locust Street Church of God. The funeral will be Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Michael Hale and Jeff Page will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until the service at 1:00 p.m. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Thurman Napier, Alton Bain, and Willie Mai Cantrell. Survivors include her husband, Gary Kip Powell of McMinnville. A son, Gary Dayne Powell of McMinnville. Parents, Carol and husband A.J. Bain and Kenneth and wife Debra Bain all of Smithville. Brothers, Dusty Bain and Kenny Lee Bain both of Smithville. Maternal grandmother, Donna Napier of Smithville. Step-sisters, Nelda Bandy and Nena Cantrell both of Smithville. Father-in-law and mother-in-law, Gary and Elaine Powell of McMinnville. Two brothers-in-law, Garrett and Ren Powell both of McMinnville. Several nieces and nephews survive & several aunts and uncles.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. The family asks that donations be made to DeKalb Funeral Chapel to help with funeral expenses, in lieu of flowers.

65 year old Dan Mitchell Fite, Sr. of Dowelltown died Friday night at DeKalb Community Hospital. He was a Baptist, member of the American Legion Post #122 and he was a U.S. Army veteran having served in Vietnam. Fite was also a construction worker for Johnson and Johnson. The funeral will be Monday at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Mike Gay and Mike Clayborn will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Monday from 9:00 a.m. until the service at 1:00 p.m. Fite was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Hazel Gifford Fite; a son, Shannon Atnip; a brother, David Fite; and two sisters, Betty Humphrey and Kay Mosley. Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Linda Fite of Dowelltown. Two sons, Danny and wife Wilma Fite of Kentucky and Mitchell Fite of Dowelltown. Two daughters, Luanna Bickett of Ohio and Tina Trigueros of McMinnville. Nine grandchildren, Bradley Fite of Kentucky, Alex Trigueros of Dowelltown, Blake Fite of Kentucky, Thomas Trigueros of Dowelltown, Issac Atnip of Smithville, Braydon, Brody, and Abbey Bickett of Ohio, and Katie Anip of McMinnville. One brother, Michael and wife Betty Fite of Ohio. One sister, Janet and husband Dale Brandenburg of Ohio. Five sisters-in-law, Margie and husband Gary Williams of Alexandria, Betty George of Dowelltown, Gail and husband Marlon Bain of McMinnville, Paulette and husband Bobby Parker of Gassaway, Tammy and husband Frog Estes of Smithville. Two brothers-in-law, Roy Atnip of Smithville and Michael and wife Frances Saylors of Smithville. Special son-in-law, Gelber Trigueros, John and Nolan Scott of Smithville, and Jerry and Pearl Kirby of Woodbury. A host of nieces, nephews, and friends all survive. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.