Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Pete Brown
Tuesday, Sep 14, 2004
Mr. Ernest Shelby "Pete" Brown, 72, retired dozier operator, farmer and resident of Culleoka Highway, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004, at Maury Regional Hospital.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Bill Richardson and Tim McHenry officiating. Burial will be in Wilkes Cemetery.
The family will visit with friends from 3-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Notes of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.oakesandnichols.com.
The Maury County native was the son of the late Everett Leighton Brown and Lillie Bell Oliver Brown. He was a member of the Culleoka Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Willa Dean Henson Brown of Culleoka; two sons, Michael (Darlene) Isbell of Columbia and Norris Brown of Culleoka; two daughters, Lois (Evans) Underwood of Culleoka and Rhonda (Matt) Lavacot of Susanville, Calif.; one brother, Earl C. (Geneva) Brown of Columbia; three sisters, Ruth Vick of Pulaski and Bernice Bratton and Mary (Howard) Mills, both of Columbia; mother-in-law, Velma Clayton Henson of Columbia; eight grandchildren, Evan Underwood, Kevin Underwood, Misty Simmons, Natalie Hodge, Miriam Lavacot, Joseph Lavacot, Mary Brown and Joe Brown; four great-grandchildren, Baylee Simmons, Bethany Simmons, Tristan Underwood and Zoie Underwood; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Phil Burgett, Joey Victory and nephews.
Mr. J. L. Held Jr.
Wednesday, Sep 15, 2004
Mr. Jasper Louis "J.L." Held Jr., 69, a resident of the Enterprise Community, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2004 at Crockett Hospital.
The funeral mass for Mr. Held will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Catherine Catholic Church with the Rev. Patrick Connor officiating. Burial will be in the Arlington Cemetery with military honors provided by the Mt. Pleasant American Legion Post #10. The family will visit with friends from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Williams Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with a prayer vigil being held at 8 p.m.
The native of Maury County-Enterprise Community was the son of the late Jasper Louis "Jap" Held Sr. and the late Ruby Pitts Held. He was the husband of Treva Hall Held of the Enterprise Community.
Mr. Held was retired owner and operator of City Cleaners in Mt. Pleasant. He served in the United States Army and was a member of the Mt. Pleasant American Legion Post #10. He was a former member of the Knights of Columbus and a communicant of St. Catherine Catholic Church. He was an avid antiquer and scrapper.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Phyllis Marx of Mt. Pleasant; a son, Patrick Louis (Teresa) Held of Columbia; grandchildren, Rachel Diane Held, Katherine Nicole Held and Patrick Louis Held Jr., all of Columbia, Ryan C. Marx of Mt. Pleasant and Paul J. Marx of Harrison, Mich. He was preceded in death by a son, Destry Paul Held, who died in 1978.
Pallbearers will be Roland Hall, Roy Hall, Leamon Hall, Bob Garner, William Gibson and Ryan Marx.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jim Elbert, the 8 a.m. Sunday Choir at St. Catherine Catholic Church, the 5:30 p.m. Saturday Choir, Jamie English, Dr. David George, William Crowder, Harold Sharpe, Dr. Reams Powers, Center Wing of Countryside Nursing Home in Lawrenceburg and Tommy Reischman.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimers Association: Mid South Chapter, Middle Tennessee Regional Office, 4004 Hillsboro Pike, Suite 219 B Nashville, TN 37215.
Helen Dunn
Wednesday, Sep 15, 2004
CENTERVILLE - Helen Dunn, 90, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2004, at Warrenton Health and Rehabilitation in Thomson, Ga.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at McDonald Funeral Home in Centerville with Mike Kelley officiating. Burial will be in the Nickell Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
She was the daughter of the late Jack Harrington and Henrietta Howell Harrington. She was a seamstress and a member of the Centerville Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Louie Dunn; sons, Louis Earl Dunn, Joe Allen Dunn and Jimmy Wayne Dunn; and a daughter, Etta Catherine Scherpinsky.
Survivors include a daughter, Lucy Stanphill; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Elizabell Sutton
Wednesday, Sep 15, 2004
PULASKI - Elizabell Sutton, 82, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2004, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home with Dale Myers officiating. Interment
will be in Fallriver Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
She was the daughter of the late Glen and Madge Miller Tate.
Survivors include a daughter, Shirley Lawhorn of Pulaski; a sister, Bonnie Barnes of Nashville; four grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.
Robbie Mai McLean
Wednesday, Sep 15, 2004
LEWISBURG - Robbie Mai McLean, 76, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2004, at Marshall Medical Center.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at Greater First Baptist Church. Interment
will follow in Cook's Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Mayberry and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
She was the daughter of the late Eather Pearl McLean.
She was a member of Greater First Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by sisters, Della McLean and Edna Givens; and a brother, James McLean.
Survivors include her children, Tina Ray, Samuel McLean, William 'Tiddy" McLean, Sandra Angus, Donnie McClain, Vanessa Campbell, Robert McLean, Rickey McLean, Shavonne McLean, Treva Spears, Jeff McLean and Maurice McLean; sisters, Ella Jones, Katherine McLean and Nancy Harris; 29 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Dorothy Turnbow
Thursday, Sep 16, 2004
HOHENWALD - Dorothy Mae Turnbow, 75, of Hohenwald, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004, at Perry Community Hospital.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home with David Salisbury and Malcolm George officiating. Visitation will be at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in the Swiss Cemetery.
The Hohenwald native was the daughter of the late Jessie Lucille Fain Lawson and Horace F. Lawson Sr. She was a former cafeteria worker at Lewis County Schools. She was the wife of the late J.D. Turnbow.
Survivors include sons, Dan Turnbow of Cookeville and Tony Turnbow of Hohenwald; brothers, Eddie Lawson, Horace F. Lawson Jr. and Larry Lawson, all of Hohenwald; sisters, Carol Canady of Nashville and Judy Throneberry of Lebanon; and a granddaughter.
Charley Stone
Thursday, Sep 16, 2004
DIANA - Charley Stone, 62, of Diana, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2004, at his residence.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at Cornersville Funeral Home. Visitation began at 4 p.m. Wednesday and continues until the funeral hour.
Burial will be in the Lucy Cemetery in Giles County.
The Giles County native was the son of the late William Henry and Ruth Printice Stone.
He was a truck driver in construction.
Survivors include his wife, Kathy Darlene Roberts Stone of Diana; sons, Jeff Stone of Franklin, Tim Stone of Decatur, Ala., Nick Stone of Ardmore, Ala., and Clint Stone of Lawrenceburg; a stepdaughter, Sara Helton of Diana; sisters, Marie Rose of Goodsprings and Mary Breeding of Pulaski; a brother, John Stone of Ethridge; and seven grandchildren.
William Stephens
Friday, Sep 17, 2004
ETHRIDGE - William Carlton Stephens, 63, of Ethridge, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004, at his residence.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Neal Funeral Home with James Orten officiating. Visitation will be from 3-9 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Lawrence County Memorial Gardens.
He was the son of the late Artie Mae Odom and William Clarence Stephens.
He was the owner of Stephens Meat Processing and a farmer. He was a member of Springer Road Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Jean Orten Stephens of Ethridge; a daughter, Karla Jean Stephens Brown of Elkmont, Ala.; sons, Tracy Michael Stephens of Thompson Station and John David Stephens of Ethridge; sisters, Carolyn Hobbs and Carmie Newton, both of Lawrenceburg; and five grandchildren.
Helen Griggs
Friday, Sep 17, 2004
PULASKI - Helen Ann Barnett Griggs, 58, of Pulaski, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004, at her residence.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Carr & Erwin Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.
She was the daughter of Jurann Barnett of Nashville and the late Jessie Barnett. She was also preceded in death by a son, Mickey Darrell Griggs. She worked at Arvin.
Survivors in addition to her mother, include her husband, Johnny Griggs of Pulaski; a son, Matt Griggs of Pulaski; daughters, Mary Jones, Sandy Jones and Jessica Griggs, all of Pulaski, and Tammy Cox of Lewisburg; brothers, James Barnett of Campbellsville, Danny Barnett of Pulaski and Robbie Barnett of Union City; sisters, Linda Dunnavant of Pulaski, Connie Kirby of Nashville and Jennie Jones of Lynnville; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
