91 year old Robert Lee Snow of Smithville died Monday at DeKalb Community Hospital. He was retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a 57 year member of the First United Methodist Church. He was also a lifetime member of the American Legion and the Disabled American Veterans. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Terry Little and Mark Pafford will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Tuesday from noon until 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until the service at 2:00 p.m. Snow was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Virgie Mangum Snow; brothers, Howard and Wiley Snow; and a sister, Frances Poss. Survivors include his wife, Mary Snow of Smithville. Three children, Larry and his wife Peggy Snow of McMinnville, Tom Snow of Crossville, and Robin and his wife Mary Beth Treadway of Murfreesboro. Five grandchildren, Chris Snow and Krisann Stanley both of McMinnville, Matt Snow of Murfreesboro, and Elizabeth Treadway and Tucker Treadway both of Murfreesboro. Five great grandchildren. Four sisters, Joann Moore of Smithville, Mary Morgan of Cookeville, Elizabeth Edwards of Lebanon, and Eleanor Burns of Atlanta, Georgia. One brother, Edgar Snow of Knoxville. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. The family requests that donations be made, in lieu of flowers, to the First United Methodist Church and the American Heart Association, in memory of Mr. Snow.
Tag Archives: 2007
Grand Jury Issues Report Complimentary of Sheriff Ray
Members of the Grand Jury toured the DeKalb County Jail last week and issued a brief report complimentary of Sheriff Patrick Ray.
The report, signed by all members of the Grand Jury, states that “On April 3rd, 2007, we, the Grand Jury found the condition of the county jail to be adequate or better. Sheriff Patrick Ray is changing things at the jail for the better. He is using his resources wisely. We would like to see that the county commission continues to support Sheriff Ray in his efforts.”
Two Arrested By Sheriff’s Department In Recent Thefts at Marinas
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department has made two arrests in connection with recent thefts at local marinas.
Sheriff Patrick Ray says 25 year old Jennifer Brazle of South Cedar Street, Gainesboro is charged with aggravated burglary and theft of property over $500 and 23 year old Derrick Stafford of Goad Lane, Gainesboro is charged with two counts of aggravated burglary and two counts of theft of property over $500. Bond for Brazle is $30,000 and Stafford’s bond is $30,000. Both will appear in General Sessions Court on the charges April 26th.
Sheriff Ray says on February 14th, Brazle went to Center Hill Marina, broke into a houseboat, and stole a generator, four fishing rods, and other miscellaneous items.
On March 5th, Sheriff Ray says Stafford went to Cookeville Boat Dock, broke into two houseboats, and stole two generators, fishing equipment, and other miscellaneous items.
More arrests are forthcoming.
Betty Ann Adcock
61 year old Betty Ann Adcock of Smithville died Saturday at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of the Sink Creek Missionary Baptist Church. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Wendell Judkins will officiate and burial will be in the Jefferson Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 2:00 p.m. She was preceded in death by her parents, Shirley Woods and Minervia Durham Peoples; a daughter, Lori Smith; sisters, Ruby Bates, Margaret Martin, and Minnie Jo Hattaway; and brothers, Leon Peoples, Sampson Peoples, and Harvey Neal Peoples. Survivors include her husband, Joel Adcock of Smithville. Two daughters, Connie Denise and her husband Tony Bailey of Alexandria and Sherry Wynette and her husband Joe Judkins of Smithville. Grandchildren, Leslie Bailey and Jordan Judkins. Brothers, Harold Peoples and David Peoples of South Pittsburgh and sisters, Mary Lou Campbell of South Pittsburgh and Imogene Ellision of Atlanta, Georgia. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
Evelyn Frances Curtis
84 year old Evelyn Frances Curtis of Alexandria died Friday at the Summit Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a DeKalb County native. The funeral will be Monday at 1:00 p.m. at the New Hope Baptist Church, where she was a member. Ronnie Smith and Tommy Curtis will officiate and burial will be in the New Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Monday from 10:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. There will be no visitation on Sunday due to Easter. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lester and Willie Malone Kitchings; her husband of 66 years Paul Curtis; and a brother, Charles B. Kitchings. Survivors include two daughters, Faye and her husband William Wooldridge of Lebanon and Kaye Hearn of Mount Juliet. Five grandchildren, Rick and his wife Christy Robinson of Murfreesboro, Mitch Robinson of Lebanon, Angie and her husband Alan Elkins, Anita and her husband Chip Jackson, and Kim and her husband Scott Lattimore all of Mount Juliet. Six great grandchildren. A niece, Lyna Rorie of Watertown and a brother-in-law, Reverend Tommy and his wife Virginia Curtis of Smithville. Two step-grandchildren, Chip and his wife Carol Hearn and Trevor Hearn all of Mount Juliet Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria is in charge of the arrangements. The family asks that donations be made to the New Hope Cemetery Fund or to the Huntington Foundation, in lieu of flowers.
Habitat Partner Family Eager to Start on Second Home Here
Home ownership will soon become a reality for Smithville resident Felicia Gibbs. The DeKalb County native and her two small children were just named the second Partner Family by Dekalb County?s Affiliate Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Construction on their Adams St. home should begin within months.
?I?m just overwhelmed and grateful,? said Gibbs after being informed of her selection. ?This is the kind of blessing I?ve prayed and prayed for…When I signed the agreement, I felt like I was signing for the beginning of my life.?
For the past two years Gibbs, a divorced single mother, has been working at Bumpers in Smithville to support daughter Dasia, 4, and son Tristan, eight months old.
She is a 2001 graduate of DeKalb County High School, and daughter of Lisa Cox and Terry Gibbs. Felicia learned of Habitat?s commitment to help deserving candidates become homeowners through local officials and Denise Perry, head of Habitat?s first partner family here.
?I never dreamed I?d be selected,? Gibbs says. ?Now I am just so grateful and excited, and eager to get started.?
Nolan Turner, president of the local Habitat affiliate describes her as an outstanding candidate for home ownership. ?She?s cooperative and humble, and her eagerness to work stand out as qualities we look for in partner families.?
Gibbs? and her children met all three criteria used by Habitat for Humanity to identify the best candidates for success: demonstration of need, ability to pay and willingness to partner with Habitat to realize their dreams of home ownership.
Recipients of Habitat-built homes are required to come up with a down payment, and put in many hours of ?sweat equity? before construction begins. Once the home is completed, the partner family assumes a 20-year interest-free mortgage for the purchase price, based solely on the cost of materials and related services. These costs are projected to be in the $40,000 to $45,000 range, with monthly payments ranging between $200 and $300.
With their second partner family selected, local Habitat members must address their next challenge, raising that money. Planned efforts include a county-wide outreach to churches; a campaign to establish a Habitat for Humanity donor club; and the opening of a local Habitat Restore for the sale of donated building supplies and materials.
Anyone interested in donating money, materials or tools to the DeKalb County Affiliate Chapter of Habitat for Humanity, or volunteering for a construction crew, should call 215-8181. Please leave a voicemail message with your contact information and a board member will get back to you.
The local Habitat affiliate is one of more than 2100 Habitat for Humanity chapters operating in more than 100 countries. Since the organization?s start in 1978, local chapters have built or renovated housing for more than 30,000 American families, and 175,000 families throughout the world.
Each Habitat affiliate chapter operates as a self-sustaining non-profit organization, committed to Habitat?s faith-based initiative. Habitat for Humanity International defines itself as a non-profit ecumenical Christian organization founded on the conviction that every man, woman, and child should have a simple, decent and affordable place to safely live with dignity.
Undercover Drug Investigation By DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department Results In Indictments Against 48 People
After over six months of intensive undercover investigations and surveillance by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, Sheriff Patrick Ray says that the illegal drug business here has taken a hard hit with the arrest of numerous defendants, charged in 164 count sealed indictments returned by the Grand Jury this week
Sheriff Ray says the investigation, which began shortly after he took office last September, is in keeping with his pledge to the public that he and his administration would target dealers who are putting drugs out on our streets.
Sheriff Ray says these defendants are accused of selling undercover operatives various types of drugs. “In our investigation, we bought prescription drugs such as Hydrococone, Dilaudid, Xanax, Valium, Oxycontin, and also Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, and Marijuana.”
According to Sheriff Ray, he has also received assurances from the District Attorney General’s Office, that they will recommend to the court that these defendants receive stiff penalties and not just a “slap on the wrist”, upon conviction. “All of these defendants are considered active dealers in our communities.”
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department spent the day Friday rounding up the following defendants with still more arrests forthcoming:
Lisa M. Porterfield- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (Dilaudid)
Travis Tramel- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (Oxycontin) and Sale and delivery of a schedule III controlled substance ( Hydrocodone)
Ginger Trapp- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (2 counts) (Cocaine)
Samantha Devault- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (Cocaine)
Carrie Devault- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (Cocaine)
Mark West- Sale and delivery of a schedule III controlled substance (Hyrdrocodone) and Sale and delivery of a schedule IV controlled substance (Xanax)
Josh Beaty- Sale and delivery of a schedule VI controlled substance over one half ounce (Marijuana)
Russell Blackwell- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (3 counts) (Dilaudid)
Harold Blackwell- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (3 counts) (Dilaudid)
Danny Lee Burnett- Manufacture of a schedule VI controlled substance (Marijuana)
Darryl Cantrell- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (Dilaudid) and sale and delivery of a schedule III controlled substance (Hydrocodone)
Nickey Reece Cantrell- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (Dilaudid)
Michael L. Davenport- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (2 counts) (Morphine)
Tammy M. Davenport- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (2 counts) (Morphine)
Art Dawson- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (Dilaudid) and sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance over .5 grams (Cocaine)
Scott Ferrell- Sale and delivery of a schedule VI controlled substance over one half ounce (2 counts) (Marijuana)
Steve Mabe, Jr.- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (2 counts) (Oxycontin)
Jeanna Snow Bain- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (2 counts) (Dilaudid)
Wayne Hicks- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (Dilaudid) and sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance over .5 grams (3 counts) (Cocaine)
Amanda M. Hicks- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (2 counts) (Cocaine)
Elizabeth Chalfant- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (Dilaudid)
John Braswell- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (Dilaudid)
Sabina Solano- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (3 counts) (Dilaudid)
Chad E. Knowles- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (2 counts) (Dilaudid)
Vickie Cantrell- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (2 counts) (Dilaudid)
Eddie Lattimore- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (2 counts) (Dilaudid)
Robin Lawson- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (2 counts) (Dilaudid)
Christopher Martin- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (Cocaine)
Danny Ray Murphy- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (2 counts) (Dilaudid)
Willie Murphy- Sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (Morphine) and sale and delivery of a schedule IV controlled substance (Valium)
Sandra Ramsey- Sale and delivery of a schedule IV controlled substance (Xanax)
Darrell Ramsey- Sale and delivery of a schedule IV controlled substance (Xanax)
John Knauer- Sale and delivery of a schedule III controlled substance (Hydrocodone)
Patricia Durham- Sale and delivery of a schedule III controlled substance (Hyrdrocodone)
Meanwhile Max Teeples was arrested on a state warrant charging him with simple possession of marijuana.
Doug Judkins was picked up on a state warrant charging him with simple possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance (Marijuana)
Wilburn Estes was arrested on a state warrant charging him with possession of a schedule III controlled substance (Hydrocodone) for sale and delivery and possession of a schedule IV controlled substance (Valium) for sale and delivery.
Two other unrelated sealed indictments were served by the Sheriff’s Department Friday.
Angela Tubbs was indicted on charges of driving under the influence, DUI per se, and violation of the open container law.
Johnnie Mitchell was indicted on two counts of statutory rape of a child sixteen years of age.
Sheriff Ray says fighting the drug problem will remain the top priority in his administration because the use, sale and distribution of drugs affects so many other aspects of criminal behavior such as theft and violence.” This operation is my administration’s way of showing DeKalb County that we are serious about dealing with the drug problem. We realize that this effort is only the beginning of what we must do to get control of drug use and sales in our communities and we are committed to continuing our efforts, As a matter of fact, my administration is already working on cases that will be scheduled for a future Grand Jury”.
Vestie H. Dyer
The funeral for 88 year old Vestie H. Dyer will be Friday at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Baxter Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Odd Fellow Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Friday from 7:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Survivors include two sons, Lloyd Dyer and Billy J. Dyer; one daughter, Mary Nell Haggard; and a sister, Ojill Warren. Baxter Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Will D. Hancock
76 year old Will D. Hancock of Whitwell died Wednesday. He was a graduate of Woodbury Central High School. His family resided in Chattanooga before he retired from DuPont. After retirement, Hancock and his family moved to Whitwell where he was a cattle farmer. He also served as president of the Marion County Livestock Association. Hancock was an active member of the Jasper First Baptist Church. The funeral will be Friday at 11:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time at the Jasper First Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Sycamore Cemetery at Liberty. The family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Thursday at the Whitwell Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be held at the Sycamore Baptist Church at 2:30 p.m. Friday followed by a graveside service at 3:30 p.m. at the Sycamore Cemetery. Hancock was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma Mingle Hancock; his father and mother, Valter Ray and Nonnie Craddock Hancock; and nine brothers and sisters, Nell, Alfred, Ben, Bettye Sue, Reed, Ruth, John, Jane, and an infant sister. Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Alan Stephenson of Nashville. A son and daughter-in-law, Joel and Lisa Hancock of Whitwell. Four grandchildren, Reed Stephenson of Kennesaw, Georgia; Kelli and her husband Roger Hancock Layne of Whitwell; Ben Stephenson of Nashville; and Tyler Hancock of Whitwell. Two great granddaughters, Pace Stephenson and Ava Layne and several nieces and nephews. Whitwell Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. This information provided as a courtesy of DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Contributions may be sent, in lieu of flowers, to the Jasper First Baptist Church, 108 West Third Street, Jasper, Tennessee 37347
Commission Sets Dates For Public Meetings On Proposed Sales Tax Hike
The county commission met Thursday night at the courthouse to set tentative dates and times for public meetings on the proposal to increase the local option sales tax from 1.5% to 2.75%.
The issue will be decided by DeKalb County voters in a special election referendum on Thursday, May 17th. This will be a county wide election. Early voting will begin Friday, April 27th and end Saturday, May 12th.
On election day, May 17th, the polling places will open at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
County Mayor Mike Foster says these meetings will give the public a chance to express their views and ask questions.
In addition to setting the dates for the public meetings, the commissioners also signed a pledge that they will vote to decrease the property tax rate by at least 19 cents at the beginning of the new budget year, if the sales tax increase is approved at the polls. That pledge with the signatures will be published in the local newspapers next week.
The wording on the ballot will read:
“SHALL RESOLUTION 21-2-2007-1 PASSED BY THE DEKALB COUNTY COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 26, 2007 PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE LOCAL SALES TAX FROM 1.5% TO 2.75% WITH ONE-HALF (1/2) REQUIRED BY LAW AND THE REMAINDER AS PER AGREEMENT CONTRACTS, BE APPROVED?
FOR___
AGAINST___
The public meetings will be held on the following dates, times, and locations, subject to availability of the meeting places:
First District-
Tuesday, April 17th – the DeKalb County Fairgrounds at 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 17th- Temperance Hall Community Center at 7:15 p.m.
Second District-
Thursday, April 12th- Liberty Community Center at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 12th- Dowelltown Community Center at 7:00 p.m.
Third District-
Monday, April 16th- Smithville Church of God Annex at 6:00 p.m.
Monday, April 16th- Snow Hill Community Center (second district location) at 7:15 p.m.
Fourth District-
Thursday, April 19th- Cherry Hill Community Center at 6:00 p.m.
Rock Castle- (date, time, and location to be announced)
Fifth District-
Tuesday, April 24th- Courthouse (4th district location) at 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 24th-Johnson’s Chapel Community Center at 7:15 p.m.
Sixth District-
Friday, April 20th- Belk Community Center at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 21st- Keltonburg Community Center at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 21st- Blue Springs Community Center at 6:30 p.m.
Seventh District-
Monday, April 23rd- Church of Christ Annex at 5:30 p.m.
The public is invited to attend any or all of the community meetings.