Edward Hillard, 60, of Lewisburg, died Friday, March 7, 2014, after an extended illness. Mr. Hillard was born in Marshall County and was a son of the late Charles Columbus and Barbara Jean Henry Hillard. He was a member of LifeSong Family Church and New Life Community Church of Lewisburg. ... more

Lawrence James "Buddy" Mitchell, 77, of Lewisburg, died Friday evening, March 7, 2014. Mr. Mitchell was born in Hopewell, Fla., and was a son of the late Milam Ellis and Lola Tanner Mitchell. He served in the United States Army and was a retired painter, sandblaster and carpenter. Mr. Mitchell was a member of the First Baptist Church of Mulberry, Fla... more

Funeral services for Maylene Stafford Dillon will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 7, from the Chapel of Whitson Funeral Home, Cookeville. Bro. Frank Davis will officiate at the service, and family and friends will serve as pallbearers. The burial will follow in the Pharris Cemetery in Jackson County... more

George Willoughby, 88, of Columbia passed away at his residence on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. Graveside services with military honors were held at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Tuesday, March 4. Heritage Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements... more

Annette Hargrove, 56, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Maury Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of James Hargrove and the late Nadine Jett. She attended Marshall County High School. She attended the First Assembly of God, and was employed at Reliance Pen & Pencil Corp. until her health failed... more

Edgar Burt Hunter Jr., 86, of the Farmington Community died Saturday, March 1, 2014, in NHC Lewisburg Healthcare. Mr. Hunter was a native of Marshall County, and son of the late Edgar Burt Sr. and Edith Browning Hunter. He was the former Sealtest Milk distributor for this area and he retired as a supervisor for InterCity Products. He was a member of Lewisburg First Baptist Church... more

Rebecca Lynn Cruse, 48, of Ardmore, Ala., passed away Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mrs. Cruse was born Nov. 5, 1965, in Monroe, Mich., to William Floyd Eells and Edith Carolyn Pruitt Eells. She is survived by her husband, Kenny Cruse of Ardmore; daughter, Amber Nichole Eells of Pulaski; two sons, Robert Messer of Winchester and Shane Eells of Cornersville; one sister, Tracy McClure of Elkmont, Ala.; and three grandchildren... more

Joy Potts McCall, 63, of Unionville, died Saturday evening, March 1, 2014, in Nashville. Mrs. McCall was born in Marshall County and was a graduate of Forrest High School, Class of 1968. She was a member of El Bethel Church of Christ. Joy was a homemaker and was retired from Flowers for Keeps Florist in Shelbyville after more than 20 years of service... more

Bobbie Jean Beard, 53, of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, in Maury Regional Medical Center. Ms. Beard was a native of Marshall County, and daughter of the late Bobby and Jewell McPherson Crane. She was a homemaker. She is survived by one son, James Bryan Hargrove of Lewisburg; six sisters, Patricia Mealer, Connie Messick, Charlene Flint, and Debbie Himes, all of Lewisburg, Ruby Hutt of Mt. ... more

Emmett L. Stone Jr., 56, passed on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, at Heritage Medical Center, Shelbyville. He was a member of Riverdale Church of Christ in Murfreesboro. He completed high school in Maury County and was employed by Union Carbide until his health failed... more

Lorene Beatrice Doggett, 84, of Chapel Hill, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Doggett was a native of Marshall County, and daughter of the late Jack Smith and Nellie Roberts Smith. She was retired from Genesco Corporation and was a member of the Church of Christ... more

Janice "Elaine" Alderson, 44, of Lewisburg, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia. She was a native of Jasper, Ala. and was the daughter of the late Melvin Doss and Mary Roberts, from Lewisburg, who survives her. She was a homemaker and was a member of Farmington Baptist Church... more

Funeral services for Stanley Milliken, 63, of Lewisburg, were conducted Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. James Strope officiating. Burial followed in Stewart Cemetery. Mr. Milliken passed away Sunday morning, Feb. 23, 2014, at his residence... more

We regret to inform you that Emmett L. Stone Jr., 56, passed on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, at Heritage Medical Center, Shelbyville. He was a member of Riverdale Church of Christ in Murfreesboro, under the leadership of Minister Hillary Broom. He was the son of Emmett Stone Sr. and Ruth Orr Stone... more

Stephan William Lieber, 28, of Cornersville, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Maury Regional Medical Center. Stephan was a native of Flint, Mich., and son of Bill and Angine Cooper Lieber of Cornersville. He was a member of the Marshall County High School graduating class of 2004. He was an electrician with BESCO Corporation and was affiliated with the Christian Church... more

Phil Sanders, 90, of Lewisburg, died Friday night, Feb. 21, 2014, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Mr. Sanders was a native of Nashville, the son of the late Earl and Mary Frank Marshall Sanders. He was a retired contractor and was self-employed, operating Home Supply Company for 59 years. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Lewisburg... more

Darlene Johns, 56, died Thursday evening, Feb. 20, 2014, after a short illness. Most of her life, Darlene was a resident of the Holts Corner Community of Marshall County. She graduated from Forrest High School in Chapel Hill and was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Shelbyville... more

Winfred Forrest Perryman, 71, of the Cedar Grove Community of Bedford County, died Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. Mr. Perryman was born in Bedford County and was a son of the late Cecil Forrest and Estelle Crick Perryman. He was a member of the graduating Class of 1961 of Forrest High School in Chapel Hill. Mr. Perryman was a lifelong farmer and also owner and operator of Custom Dozier Service... more

Arthur Folgers, 70, of the Rover Community of Bedford County, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, in Murfreesboro. Mr. Folgers was born in Chicago, Ill., and was a son of the late Clarence and Eileen Ford Folgers. He served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Mr. Folgers retired from the security department of Nissan Inc. in Smyrna after over 20 years of service. He was a member of Rover Baptist Church and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars... more

Nellie Jane Austin, 92, of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in NHC Oakwood Healthcare. Mrs. Austin was a native of Waverly, N.Y. She was retired from Cosmolab and was a member of East Commerce Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Bill Austin, she is survived by one daughter, Sharon Leah Foster of Culleoka; a son, Leslie Covington of Vine Mount, Ala.; a sister, Jean Bellavia of Florence, S.C.; two grandsons; and four great-granddaughters... more