88 year old Bertha Juanita Cantrell of Smithville died Saturday at her home in the Bluff Springs Community. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ at Bluff Springs. The funeral will be Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. at the Chapel of High Funeral Home. Vernon Joines will officiate and burial will be in the Webb Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. She was preceded in death by her husband, W.T. “Bill” Cantrell; and her parents, Venus Glenn and Myrtle Mayfield. Survivors include three sons, Donald W. Cantrell of McMinnville. Douglas A. Cantrell of the Bluff Springs Community, and David R. Cantrell of Summitville. A daughter, Dianna Kay Atnip of Smithville. Seventeen grandchildren and thirty one great grandchildren survive along with two brothers and sisters-in-law, Woodrow and Mildred Glenn of McMinnville, Harold Glenn of McMinnville, and Jean Glenn of Dayton, Ohio. High Funeral Home in McMinnville is in charge of the arrangements.

65 year old Henry Curtis Adams of Smithville died Sunday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. He was a carpenter and a member of the Enon Baptist Church. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Clayton Neal will officiate and burial will be in the Mount Holly Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.; Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.; and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 2:00 p.m. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Thomas and Lela Curtis Adams. Survivors include his wife, Dianna Adams of Smithville. Three children, Penny Arnold of Chattanooa, Lee Adams of Smithville, and Scott Adams of Smithville. Seven grandchildren, Terry Arnold, John Curtis Adams, Jessica, Jarrett, Jordan, Zachary, and Jesse Adams. One great grandson, Corbin Arnold. One brother, Sammy Adams of Powell. Several nieces and nephews also survive. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements

56 year old Shirley J. Baker of Jasper, Alabama died Sunday at her residence. The funeral will be Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at the Kilgore-Green Chapel in Jasper, Alabama. Edward Thompson will officiate and burial will be in the Boldo Memory Gardens. Visitation will begin Monday at 6:00 p.m. She was preceded in death by her parents, Talmadge and Birdie Guthrie, two infant children; a daughter, Melissa Ann Baker; a son, Billy Ray Baker, Jr.; one infant brother; and a grandson-in-law, Roger Hubbard. Survivors include a daughter, Shelia Estes and her husband Stevie of Smithville. Granddaughters, Jesecca Hubbard, Christina Murphy, and Stephanie Murphy all of Smithville. A step-granddaughter, Amanda McClure of Smithville; two unborn great grandchildren; a brother, James Guthrie of Jasper; a sister, Brenda Blount and her husband Tom of Smithville, Mississippi, and several nieces, nephews, special friends and other family. The Kilgore-Green Funeral Home in Jasper, Alabama is in charge of the arrangements.

70 year old Gordon Browning Certain of Smithville died Thursday at his residence. He was a truck driver for Model City Auto Sales and a member of the Bright Hill Methodist Church. The funeral will be Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. He was preceded in death by his parents, Obie and Earlene Certain. Survivors include three sons, Terry and his wife Jerretta Certain of Murfreesboro, Eric Certain of Washington, and Jeffery Certain of Maryville. Three grandchildren, Joshua Certain of Georgia, Joel and Grace Certain of Murfreesboro and one great grandchild Josh Certain of Georgia. One special friend, Merle Sandlin of Smithville. One sister, Dorothy Jean Puckett of Smithville. One nephew, Jimmy Puckett of Smithville. One niece, Fran Bennett of Knoxville and four nieces and one nephew. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Friday from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.; Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.; and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 1:00 p.m.

Lorene Graham Tramel of Nashville died Sunday at her residence. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. The funeral will be Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at Phillips & Robinson Funeral Home in Nashville. Burial will be in the Snow Hill Methodist Church Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hack Tramel and her parents, Henry and Della Moore Graham. Survivors include a daughter, Doris Hurt; two sons, H.D. and Ronnie Tramel; eleven grandchildren; and sixteen great grandchildren all of Nashville. Visitation will be Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Phillips & Robinson Funeral Home in Nashville. This information provided as a courtesy of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home.

88 year old Zella League of Smithville died Monday at her residence. She was a retired teacher at Smithville Head Start and a member of the Northside Church of Christ. The funeral will be Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Burnes Lyons will officiate and burial will be in the Baker Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sterling and Dessie Starks. Survivors include a son, Jeff League of Smithville. One granddaughter, Shanessa League and one great grandson, Octavio Gaspor both of Gordonsville. A sister-in-law, Jeanette League, and a brother-in-law, Edward Rutland. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 2:00 p.m.

75 year old Juanita Bates of Smithville died Sunday at her residence. She was retired from Mallaries Timers in Sparta and a member of the Brethren In Christ. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. John David Wilson will officiate and burial will be in Whorton Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.; Monday from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.; and Tuesday from 8:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 2:00 p.m. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Velma Clemens Johnson; her husband, Lee Homer Bates; children, Wanda Kay Pack, Sharon Ann Whitworth, Sandra Bates, and Donald Bates. Survivors include four daughters, Thelma and her husband Bobby (Stub) Martin of Smithville, Janet Hawker of Smithville, Peggy Colwell of Sparta and Louise Arnold of Smithville. Four sons, Tony Bates, Kenny and his wife Maria Bates, Wayne and his wife Vickie Bates all of Smithville and Eddie Carmel and his wife Dorothy Johnson of McMinnville. Grandchildren, Misty Martin, Christopher Martin, Brandon and Braxton White, Megan Hawker, Jennifer Judkins, Matt Bates, John, Amanda, Nathan, Emily, and Joey Bates, Angel Burrage, Junior and Jimmy Johnson, Jennia Poss, and Stuart Colwell, Bobby Jo Ann Pack, Lee and Andy Pack, Donnie Barnes, and Renee Gilman. One brother, Kenneth and his wife Betty Johnson of Rock Island. Two sisters, Trixie Linder of Indiana and Mai Griffin of Sparta. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

48 year old Mark Smith Loring of Smithville died Wednesday at his residence. The funeral will be Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the New Life Pentecostal Church where he was a member. Burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. All EMS and Fire Department employees are asked to be Honorary Pallbearers and to wear their uniforms. He was the son of the late Charles and Nancy Loring. He is survived by his wife, Deborah Loring of Smithville. Two sons, Charles Adam Loring and Mark Stephen Loring both of Smithville. Three brothers, Bob Loring of Gallatin, Joe Loring of Hermitage, and Michael and his wife Regina Loring of Westmoreland. Three sisters, Jackie and her husband Dale Bockman of Augusta, Georgia; Charlene and her husband Danny Foutch of Mount Juliet; and Edith Loring of Atlanta, Georgia. His mother-in-law and father-in-law, Betty and Billy Arnold of Camden. Several nieces and nephews and a host of friends also survive. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be at the church on Thursday 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Friday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 2:00 p.m. The family asks that donations be made to the American Cancer or Lymphoma Society, in lieu of flowers.

85 year old Gracie Parsley Jones of Woodbury died Monday of an extended illness. She was a Cannon County native, a member of the Church of Christ, and a retired employee of the Colonial Corporation. The funeral will be Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Woodbury Funeral Home. Herb Alsup will officiate and burial will be in Riverside Gardens. Visitation will be Wednesday from noon until 9:00 p.m. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Martha Dockery Parsley; her husband, Frank H. (Casey) Jones; a son and daughter-in-law, Laymon and Pat Jones; seven brothers and sisters, Jessie Parsley, Anderson Parsley, Bob Parsley, Bertie Melton, Mammie Quattlebaum, Verna White, and Georgia Keaton. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Julie Parsley of Woodbury. Nine grandchildren, Melinda and her husband Darrell Snyder, Greta and her husband Butch Stone, Andrew and his wife Michelle Parsley, Tyler and his wife Jessie Parsley, Ricky and his wife Tammy Jones, Nan Miller, Jackie and his wife Becky Jones, Peggy and her husband Riley Trammel, and several nieces and nephews. Twenty seven great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren survive. Woodbury Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

74 year old Dawn Hiser Braswell of Murfreesboro and formerly of Smithville died Sunday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. She was a retired merchant at Braswell Bootery and a member of the First Methodist Church. The funeral will be Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Terry Little will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert Hiser and Ida Mae Shaw Braswell and her husband Gerald Braswell. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and John Colvert of Murfreesboro and Beverly and Kevin Kelly of Franklin. Five grandchildren, Kelly Wiley, Baker Colvert, and Grant Colvert all of Murfreesboro, Elliot, and Everett Kelly both of Franklin. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.