86 year old Hilda Bratten of Smithville died Thursday at NHC Healthcare Center. She was former owner of Bratten’s Studio and Jewelry, member of the First Baptist Church, and member of the Business and Professional Women’s Club and the Eastern Star. The funeral will be Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church. Mark Bass will officiate and burial will be in Salem Cemetery. The body will be at the church Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until the service at 2:00 p.m.. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bundy Bratten; parents, Alex and Beulah Hale Parker; and a brother, Reed Parker. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Trudi and Bill Kissiah of Georgia. Two grandchildren, Melanie Cumbee and Lisa Kitchens of California. Six great grandchildren, Josh, Justin, and Jeremy Cumbee of California and Jeffery, Noah, and Cherish Kitchens of Georgia. One great Goddaughter, Allison Williams of Memphis and a nephew, Reed Parker, Jr. of South Carolina. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Category Archives: Obituaries
Rosa Haller
97 year old Rosa Haller of Silver Point died Wednesday evening at NHC of Smithville. The funeral will be Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at the Baxter Chapel of Hooper- Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Maynard Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Survivors include a son, William Haller and two daughters, Floretta Anderson and Linda Durham. The Baxter Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Georgia E. Pelham
The funeral for 81 year old Georgia E. Pelham will be Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at Crest Lawn Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Crest Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. She is survived by two daughters, Deborah Kurk and her husband Allen and Johnnie Belinda Hurd of Cookeville One son, Ronald D. Pelham of Knoxville and a sister, Eva Dean Wright of Sparta. Crest Lawn Funeral Home in Cookeville is in charge of the arrangements.
Thelma Jean Brazier
76 year old Thelma Jean Brazier of Smithville died Tuesday at NHC. She was a homemaker. The funeral will be Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Larry Steffee will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Jim Brazier; her parents, Harlan and Vina Barks Bates; her step-mother, Maude Bates; and a brother, Homer Bates. Survivors include a son, James and his wife Dora Brazier of Smithville. One grandson, James Brazier, Jr. of Georgia. Great granddaughter, Mackenzie Brazier of Georgia. Step great granddaughter, Suzanne Freeman and Perry Hines of Nashville. One step grandson, Jay Freeman of Nashville. One brother, Harlan and his wife Frances Bates of Smithville. Three sisters, Kathy and her husband, Ernie Edge, Louella and husband Eddie Stanley, and Ethal Pinegar all of Smithville and a special niece, Thelma Ruth Martin of Smithville. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Terry Anthony Atnip
46 year old Terry Anthony Atnip of Silver Point died Monday night at his residence. He was a self-employed mechanic. The funeral will be Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Thomas Hewelle will officiate and burial will be in the Mount Holly Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. He is survived by his parents, E.J. and Virginia Atnip of Silver Point; a son, Anthony Dotson of Shelbyville; and two brothers, Gary Atnip of Nashville and Jeffery Atnip of Baxter. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Thomas Watson
79 year old Thomas Watson of Smithville died Monday afternoon at his residence. He was a retired Mechanic, a member of the Banks Presbyterian Church, a Mason and member of the Eastern Star. The funeral will be Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Virgil Hibdon, Jr. will officiate and burial will be in the Banks Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.; Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.; and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jessie Nelson and Bedie Vanatta Watson; two brothers, J.W. and Steve Watson and a son-in-law, Steve Miller. Survivors include his wife, Christine Watson of Smithville. Two daughters, Jacquelyn and her husband Donald Camillo of Washington and Teresa Miller of Smithville. Three granddaughters, Tina and Amanda Miller of Smithville, and Julie and her husband Bradley Pugh of McMinnville. Two step grandchildren, Lori and her husband Troy Grant of South Carolina and Troy Camillo of Ohio. Eight great grandchildren, Alyssa and Sarah Pugh of McMinnville, Braxton Pugh of Smithville, Nicholas, A.J. and Jake Camillo of Ohio and Alex and Ava Grant of South Carolina. One sister, Elizabeth Powell Griswold of McMinnville and an aunt, Sally Hibdon of McMinnville. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Jewell Terry Petty
70 year old Jewell Terry Petty of Tullahoma died Saturday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. A native of DeKalb County, he was the son of the late Fred Petty and Clella Trapp Petty. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Carol Petty. He was a retired realtor. A graveside service will be held Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Tullahoma. Visitation will be Monday from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. He is survived by a daughter, Lisa Reid of Southport, Florida. Two step-sons, Steve Hammonds of Harvest, Alabama and Woody Hammonds of Murfreesboro. Two step-daughters, Lisa Jennings of Harvest, Alabama and Ginny Conquest of Huntsville, Alabama. Three granddaughters, Logan, Jordan, and Taylor, all of Southport, Florida. The Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. This information provided as a courtesy of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home.
Gairett Hobert Bratten, Jr
77 year old Gairett Hobert Bratten, Jr. of Dowelltown died Sunday at his residence. He was a member of the Pisgah United Methodist Church, a retired mechanic, and a U.S. Army Veteran. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Matthew Long and Perry Clayton will officiate and burial will be in the Pisgah Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 2:00 p.m. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gairett and Edith Lawrence Bratten, Sr.; his ex wife, Ina Ruth Ruthford; a brother, Robert Bratten; and a sister, Dorothy Danner. Survivors include children, Timmy and his wife Shirley Bratten of Michigan, Connie and her husband Gasper Long of Dowelltown, and Jeff and his wife Janice Bratten of Knoxville. Grandchildren, Ashley Long, Skyler Bratten, Linda Long, Julie Bratten, Janna Bratten, Matthew Bratten, Christopher Bratten, Christina Bratten, Jeff Bratten, Kilie Bratten, Kole Bratten, Catilina Espinoza, and Isabella Espinoza. Very close friend, Grant Williams. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
Robbie K. Fuson
81 year old Robbie K. Fuson of Smithville died Saturday at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was a member of the Smithville Church of Christ and was retired from Kingston Timer. The funeral will be Monday at noon at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Dan Gulley and Tim Woodward will officiate and burial will be in Whorton Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Monday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at noon. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and LaVania Martin Bennett; grandsons, Gary Lee Fuson, James Alvin Smith, and Kevin Layne Cantrell; and a sister, Margret Bain. Survivors include children, Gary Lee and his wife Kim Fuson, Paula G. Smith, and Debra Lynn Tisdale. Grandchildren, Marla Fuson, Tracy Frierson, Terrence Ray Smith II, Ricky Lee Tisdale II, Jimmy Fuson, and Billy Fuson. Great grandchildren, Kalob Layne Cantrell, Jordan Taylor Smith, Jalen Lamonte Frierson, Elixas Nicole Tisdale, Ricky Lee Tisdale III, and Hayden Rain Tisdale. A sister, Mary Paschal of Ohio and special friends, Jackie and Wade Smith. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
Phillip Wayne Redmon
49 year old Phillip Wayne Redmon of Rock Island died Friday in Chattanooga. He was a Baptist. The funeral will be Monday at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Anthony Pelham will officiate and burial will be in the New Union Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Monday from 10:00 a.m. until the service at 1:00 p.m. He was preceded in death by his father, James Bud Redmon and a sister, Elizabeth Ann Redmon. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Ann Redmon of Detroit. Michigan. His mother, Nancy Ethel Redmon of Rock Island. Three brothers, James Michael Redmon of Georgia, David Redmon of McMinnville, and John Redmon of Campaign. A sister, Janice Malone of Nashville. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.