Ms. Yvonne Green age 79 of Smithville, passed away Tuesday at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was born February 23, 1935 to her parents, the late Logan Green and Ollie Pinegar Green. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister Helen Wright and a nephew Eddie Wright. She is survived by sisters, Jo Ann (Bill) Sparkman, Shirley (Tavous) Martin. 5 nieces, Katherine Pack, Pam (Steve) Turner, Penny Chapman, Susan (Chuck) Gulick, and Tamyra (Johnny) Taylor. Nephew Dennis (Marilyn) Braun. Great nieces, Tish Summers, Kate Pack, Crystal Young, Jennifer Sykes, Jessica Martin, Kelsey Spare, Sidney Alamlatin, Shanna Key, Latroya Key,& Tracey & Jessie Braun. Great Nephews, Todd Pack, & Josh Turner. 11 great great nieces & 9 great great nephews. Funeral service will be conducted 2pm Friday at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Bro. Donnie Kelly & Bro. Bill Robertson officiating and burial will follow in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation with family will be on Thursday 2pm until 8pm and 10am until the time of the service at 2pm. Dearly loved by family and friends especially by Brayden and little Bratten. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

90 year old Ola Geneva Knowles of Dowelltown died Wednesday at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was a member of the New Union The Baptist Church and was retired from Oster. The funeral will be Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Jerry Womack will officiate and burial will be in the New Union Cemetery. 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. She was preceded in death by her husband, Haston Knowles; parents, Thaniel and Stella Adcock; a grandchild, Jim Knowles; and a sister, Thelma Adcock. Survivors include a son, Glenn Doyce Knowles and two daughters, Deborah and Christie Knowles all of Smithville; three grandchildren, Morris Edward Knowles and Crystal and Michael Moore of Smithville and Barbara Strickland and Von Franklin of Woodbury. Eight great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. In addition to flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Lions Club and Northside Elementary Library.

Ms. Yvonne Green age 79 of Smithville, passed away Tuesday at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was born February 23, 1935 to her parents, the late Logan Green and Ollie Pinegar Green. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister Helen Wright and a nephew Eddie Wright. She is survived by sisters, Jo Ann (Bill) Sparkman, Shirley (Tavous) Martin. 5 nieces, Katherine Pack, Pam (Steve) Turner, Penny Chapman, Susan (Chuck) Gulick, and Tamyra (Johnny) Taylor. Nephew Dennis (Marilyn) Braun. Great nieces, Tish Summers, Kate Pack, Crystal Young, Jennifer Sykes, Jessica Martin, Kelsey Spare, Sidney Alamlatin, Shanna Key, Latroya Key,& Tracey & Jessie Braun. Great Nephews, Todd Pack, & Josh Turner. 11 great great nieces & 9 great great nephews. Funeral service will be conducted 2pm Friday at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Bro. Donnie Kelly & Bro. Bill Robertson officiating and burial will follow in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation with family will be on Thursday 2pm until 8pm and 10am until the time of the service at 2pm. Dearly loved by family and friends especially by Brayden and little Bratten. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

Virginia M. Rickman age 91 of Silver Point passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at NHC Healthcare of Smithville. She worked as a U. S. Postmaster, and played the piano at the Silver Point Baptist Church of ten years. Ms. Rickman was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Sallie Mae Weeks Myers; her husbands, Charles F. Kealhofer, A. A. Billy Tate, and Rupert Rickman; grandson, Trae Gowan; sisters, Lucille Ferguson, and Elsie Drane; brothers, Jack Myers, and Charles W. Myers. Survivors include son, Charles Kealhofer, JR . of Silver Point, and daughter, Sara Jo Gowan McAdams of Mississippi; grandchildren, Tamara Kealhofer, Charles “Bubba” Kealhofer,III, Sara Gowan Brown ; great-grandchildren, Jennifer Eldridge, Madison Eldridge, Haley Eldridge, Grace Eldridge, Brooke, Emma and Avey, Jacob Kealhofer and Kyle CostIlow; great-great-grand daughter, Jessilin Eldridge. Graveside service will be on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 2:30 pm in Durant, Mississippi with Bro. Tony Crow and Rev. Higdon Herrington officiating. Visitation with the family will be at DeKalb Funeral Chapel on Tuesday 6:pm until 8:pm. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. The family request in lieu of flowers contributions to be made to Silver Point Baptist Church.

Geneva Grace Colwell, the two day old baby of Matthew and Kayla Neal Colwell, died Sunday at Vanderbilt Hospital. The funeral will be Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Young Cemetery in Jackson County. Visitation will be Monday from 2-8 p.m. and Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. until the service at 1:00 p.m. The baby was preceded in death by her step grandfather, Tracey Baker. In addition to her parents, the infant is survived by her maternal grandfather, Bruce Neal, maternal grandmother, Tammy Neal; paternal grandparents, Johnny and Heather Colwell; paternal grandmother, Selesa Barrett; two uncles, John Logan Colwell and Harley Wheeler; two aunts, Kerri Neal and Miranda Colwell. Special cousin, Kyndall Neal; paternal great grandfather, Eddie Colwell; maternal great grandparents, Douglas and Kathy Neal; maternal great grandmother, Linda Snyder all of Smithville. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Virginia M. Rickman age 91 of Silver Point passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at NHC Healthcare of Smithville. She worked as a U. S. Postmaster, and played the piano at the Silver Point Baptist Church of ten years. Ms. Rickman was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Sallie Mae Weeks Myers; her husbands, Charles F. Kealhofer, A. A. Billy Tate, and Rupert Rickman; grandson, Trae Gowan; sisters, Lucille Ferguson, and Elsie Drane; brothers, Jack Myers, and Charles W. Myers. Survivors include son, Charles Kealhofer, JR . of Silver Point, and daughter, Sara Jo Gowan McAdams of Mississippi; grandchildren, Tamara Kealhofer, Charles “Bubba” Kealhofer,III, Sara Gowan Brown ; great-grandchildren, Jennifer Eldridge, Madison Eldridge, Haley Eldridge, Grace Eldridge, Brooke, Emma and Avey, Jacob Kealhofer and Kyle CostIlow; great-great-grand daughter, Jessilin Eldridge. Graveside service will be on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 2:30 pm in Durant, Mississippi with Bro. Tony Crow and Rev. Higdon Herrington officiating. Visitation with the family will be at DeKalb Funeral Chapel on Tuesday 6:pm until 8:pm. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. The family request in lieu of flowers contributions to be made to Silver Point Baptist Church.

Shirleen Clower age 43 of Tullahoma passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. She was preceded in death by her mother, Donna Marie Todd Moore. She was disabled and a Pentecostal. Survivors include her father, Robert Moore of Tullahoma; sister, Dorothy Moore of Smithville; brother, Robert (April) Moore of McMinnville; 2 nieces and 1 nephew, Kelsey, Raeleigh and Bentley Moore; several other cousins and family survive. Funeral services will be conducted 2:PM Wednesday, January 21 at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Bro. and Sister Taylor officiating and burial will follow in Gunter-Grizzle Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be on Wednesday 10AM until the time of the service at 2:PM. DeKalb Funeral Chapel in Smithville is in charge of the arrangements.

Geneva Grace Colwell, the two day old baby of Matthew and Kayla Neal Colwell, died Sunday at Vanderbilt Hospital. The funeral will be Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Young Cemetery in Jackson County. Visitation will be Monday from 2-8 p.m. and Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. until the service at 1:00 p.m. The baby was preceded in death by her step grandfather, Tracey Baker. In addition to her parents, the infant is survived by her maternal grandfather, Bruce Neal, maternal grandmother, Tammy Neal; paternal grandparents, Johnny and Heather Colwell; paternal grandmother, Selesa Barrett; two uncles, John Logan Colwell and Harley Wheeler; two aunts, Kerri Neal and Miranda Colwell. Special cousin, Kyndall Neal; paternal great grandfather, Eddie Colwell; maternal great grandparents, Douglas and Kathy Neal; maternal great grandmother, Linda Snyder all of Smithville. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Shirleen Clower age 43 of Tullahoma passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. She was preceded in death by her mother, Donna Marie Todd Moore. She was disabled and a Pentecostal. Survivors include her father, Robert Moore of Tullahoma; sister, Dorothy Moore of Smithville; brother, Robert (April) Moore of McMinnville; 2 nieces and 1 nephew, Kelsey, Raeleigh and Bentley Moore; several other cousins and family survive. Funeral services will be conducted 2:PM Wednesday, January 21 at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Bro. and Sister Taylor officiating and burial will follow in Gunter-Grizzle Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be on Wednesday 10AM until the time of the service at 2:PM. DeKalb Funeral Chapel in Smithville is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Edward Francis Gass age 80 of Smithville, passed away Tuesday afternoon at DeKalb Community Hospital ER. He was born March 6, 1934 to his parents, the late John Joseph James and Lillian Frances Wilson Gass. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 2 grandchildren, Candice Marie Knoll and Corey Knoll. He was a Catholic and retired from Raytheon were he worked in production control in the missal division. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Gass of Smithville; 1 daughter, Jean Gass Knoll of Dunnellon, FL; 1 son, William John Gass, Sr. of Nashua, New Hampshire; 3 grandchildren, William John Gass, Jr. and Benjamin Francis Gass both of Nashua, New Hampshire and Brittney Amber Knoll of Pembroke Pines, FL; 2 great-granddaughters, Ariella Candice Marie O’Brien and Isabella Candice Marie O’Brien. Funeral services will be conducted 11:AM Saturday, January 17, 2015 at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Bro. Dwight Knowles officiating and burial will follow in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be Saturday 10AM until the time of the service at 11AM. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements