Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Herman Lee Hutchings
Herman Lee Hutchings, 80, of Sparta, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2000, at White County Community Hospital.
Hutchings was born
September 11, 2000, in DeKalb County, to Casto and Myrle Billings Hutchings.
He retired from the United States Navy where he served during World War II, the Korean Conflict, and Viet Nam.
Hutchings was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his wife, Earlyne Vinson Hutchings of Sparta; four sons, Duane Hutchings and Christopher Hutchings both of Sparta and Harold Hutchings and James Hutchings both of Memphis; one daughter, Melissa Hutchings of Nashville; three brothers, W. G. Hutchings, Loyd Hutchings, and Alton Hutchings all of Sparta; and three grandchildren.
Services were held Saturday, October 21, 2000, at 1 p.m. at Hunter Funeral Home with burial in Old Zion Cemetery. Don Kelly off
Roy Douglas Pittman
Roy Douglas Pittman, 64, of Sparta, passed away Friday, October 20, 2000, at Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga.
Pittman was born
April 26, 1936, in White County, to Ida Bell Pittman.
He was employed at Mallory Controls in Sparta.
Pittman was preceded in death by his mother.
Survivors include his wife, Treva Hollon Pittman of Sparta; four sons, Ronald Pittman, John Pittman, Mark Pittman, and Thomas Pittman all of Sparta; two step daughters, Debra Knight and Lisa Sewell both of Sparta; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be held Monday, October 23, 2000, at 1 p.m. at Hunter Funeral Home with burial in Black Oak Cemetery. Eugene Lawson will officiate.
Hunter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Paul Edwin Swift
Paul Edwin Swift, 87, formerly of Sparta, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2000, at Wharton Nursing in Pleasant Hill.
Swift was the son of James Daniel and Annie Dunn Swift.
He was a retired store manager of Jenkins and Darwin's Department Store.
Swift was preceded in death by his parents; one step son, Sid Buck; and one grandson, Edwin Douthit.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Swift of Sparta; two daughters, Betty Brown of Harrison and Paulette Douthit of Ringgold, Georgia; two step sons, Joe Buck of Hixon and Mike Buck of Indiana; three step daughters, Wilda Goleb and Carolyn Barrett both of Crossville and Shirley Walker of Florida; and several grandchildren; and nephews, Bill Swift of Doyle and Jimmy Swift of Sparta.
Services will be held Tuesday, December 12, 2000, at 1 p.m. at Bilbrey Funeral Home in Crossville with burial in Crossville City Cemetery.
Bilbrey Funeral Home in Crossville is in charge of arrangements.
This information is courtesy of Hunter Funeral Home.
Loyd Goolsby
Loyd Goolsby, 81, of Gainesboro, passed away Friday, December 8, 2000, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
Goolsby was born
October 3, 1919, in Jackson County, to William Fowler and Cynthia Ann Buck Goolsby.
He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Goolsby was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; one brother; three grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
Survivors include four sons, Harlon Goolsby of Gainesboro, Junior Goolsby of Clay, Michigan, Troy Goolsby of Madison Heights, Michigan, and David Calap Goolsby of Warren, Michigan; five daughters, Virginia Louise Blanken of New Tazewell, Loure Barlow and Barbara Wheeler both of Gainesboro, Martha Burton of St. Claire Shores, Michigan, and Wanda R. Brown of Mt. Juliet; four brothers, Herman Goolsby and Buddy Goolsby both of Gainesboro, Omer Goolsby of Whitleyville, and Aaron Goolsby of Sparta; five sisters, Marie Stewart of Center Line, Michigan, Estelene Nemore of Baxter, Sue Bilbrey of Virginia, Thelma Jean Long of Gainesboro, and Ida Mae Carter of Whitleyville; and several grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren.
Services were held Sunday, December 8, 2000, at 1 p.m. at the chapel of Anderson Funeral Home in Gainesboro with burial in Turkeytown Cemetery
in Clay County. Bro. O. L. Ransom, Jr. officiated.
Anderson Funeral Home in Gainesboro was in charge of arrangements.
Robin Lynn Boruff
Robin Lynn Boruff, 42, of Sparta, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2000.
Boruff was born
July 12, 1958, in Miami, Florida, to Jack Carmen and Hazel Marinello Jones.
She was the company administrator of Bill Boruff Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge-Jeep.
Boruff was preceded in death by her father.
Survivors include her husband, Richmond Boruff of Sparta; two daughters and one son-in-law, Jackie and Ronnie Brock and Jenna Boruff all of Sparta; two sons, Chris Boruff and River Boruff both of Sparta; mother, Hazel Marinello Jones of Cookeville; one sister, Stephanie Emery of Corona, California; one brother, Jessie Jones of St. Claire Shores, Michigan; one nephew, Keith Jones of St. Claire Shores, Michigan; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Barbara and Bill Boruff of Sparta; and two aunts, Mary Gilbert of Sebring, Florida and Ann Durham of Avon Park, Florida.
Services were held Sunday, December 10, 2000, at East Sparta Church of God with burial in Highland Cemetery. Bro. Jerry Barnwell and Bro. Ray Maynard officiated.
Thurman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Claude R. Copeland
Claude R. Copeland, 66, of Oliver Springs, Tennessee passed away Thursday, October 19, 2000 at Methodist Medical Center at Oak Ridge.
Copeland was born
in Sparta on September 30, 1934 to Phillip and Pearl Bradley Copeland. He had lived in Oliver Springs for the past 36 years.
He retired in July from the Columbia Beauty Supply Company where he had been employed for 35 years as a sales representative.
Copeland was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Bob Copeland, and his sister, Mary Kate Wilson.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Maggie Moore Copeland; one son and daughter-in-law, Terry and Lesa Copeland of Oliver Springs; two grandchildren, Daniel Copeland and Lauren Copeland; his brother and sister-in-law, Leroy and Martha Copeland, and by his sister, Louise Milligan of Sparta.
Services were held Saturday, October 21, 2000 at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church in Oliver Springs with the Rev. Garvan Walls and Rev. Keith Price officiating. Sharpe Funeral Home of Oliver Springs handled arrangements.
