Hester A. Cox, 93, of Moulton, Ala., and former longtime resident of Lewisburg, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, at NHC in Moulton. A native of Bruceton, she was the daughter of the late Ellie Sanders Allen and Icom Allen. She was retired from Genesco as a shoemaker and a member of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church... more

Auston Henry Tomlinson, 84, of Lewisburg passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. A native of Erin, he was the son of the late Edna Lomax Tomlinson and William Henry Tomlinson. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, a dairy farmer in Giles County, a deacon at Antioch Church of Christ, and a former elder at Campbellsville Church of Christ... more

Bobby Ray Endsley Jr., 47, of the Buffalo Community near Linden, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Bobby was a native of Marshall County, and son of Bobby Ray Endsley Sr. of Shelbyville and Mary Elizabeth Green Hodge of Lewisburg. He was a construction company mechanic and member of the Baptist Church... more

Andy Wayne Walls, 46, of Culleoka, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, at his home in Culleoka. Mr. Walls was born in Maury County, and was a son of the late Pat Fagan and Janice Faye Hickman Walls. He was a member of Glendale United Methodist Church and was a farmer and cattleman... more

Johnny Reed Walker, 69, of Maryville, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, at his home. He was retired from the 134th Air Refueling Wing of the Tennessee Air National Guard and was a veteran of the U. S. Army during the Vietnam era. He loved music and nature. He was preceded in death by his parents, John "Ned" and Lenis Derryberry Walker; sisters, Mary Frances Neill and Pat Taylor; and brother, James Walker... more

Lucille King Leverette, 78, of Chapel Hill, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. A native of Rutherford County, Mrs. Leverette was a daughter of the late Carson and Minnie Sandlin King. She retired from Durango Boot Company as a shoe cutter and was a member of the Old Time Pentecostal Way Church... more

Elbirta Everhart, 95, of Holly Grove Road, Lewisburg, passed away on Wednesday evening, July 25, 2012, at her residence. A native of Gideon, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Edward Amon Adkins and Essie Pearl Cashion Adkins. She was a homemaker and a member of the Living Word Community Church... more

Rusty Hammonds, 82, of Lewisburg, died Sunday, July 29, 2012, in Maury Regional Medical Center. Mr. Hammonds was a native of Lincoln County, and son of the late Joe and Daisy Russell Hammonds. He served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was retired from Wiles Motor Company where he was employed for 57 years as a mechanic... more

Kathy Wright, 62, of Lewisburg, died Sunday, July 29, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Wright was a native of Giles County, and daughter of the late Aster Haywood Tosh and Lillian Beatrice Campbell Tosh who survives. She was formerly employed with International Comfort Products and was a member of the Baptist Church... more

Cecil Vincent, 76, of Lewisburg, died Thursday, July 26, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Vincent was a native of Edmonson County, Ky. and son of the late Ted and Clara Brown Vincent. He was a carpenter and a member of the Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Vicky Vincent of Lewisburg; daughter, Phylis Lynn Rummage of Columbia; three sons, Randall Lee Vincent of Shelbyville, Malcom Jerald Vincent of Lewisburg, and Gene Allen Vincent of Dry Prong, La.; sister, Scottie Bond of Pollock, La.; and two brothers, Lama D. ... more

Mary James Wallace, 71, of Lewisburg, died Thursday, July 26, 2012, in Maury Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Wallace was a native of Marshall County, and daughter of the late James Calvin and Mary Elsie Leonard Edwards. She was an educator in the Marshall County School System for 41 years and, also taught at Middle Tennessee State University and Columbia State Community College. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church... more

Ruth Weaver, 82, of Lewisburg, passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2012, at her residence. A native of Marshall County, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Mae Cheatham Bryant and James Lafayette Bryant. She was a fulltime wife and mother and a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church... more

Mazie Perryman, 87, of Chapel Hill, died Monday, July 30, 2012, in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Perryman was born in Ogden, Utah, and was a daughter of the late LeRoy Floyd and Ivy Rosella Dykeman Myers. She served her country in the United States Army, Women's Army Corp. Mrs. Perryman was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse and also retired from the Marshall County School System where she was a bus driver for many years. She was a member of Holts Corner Baptist Church... more

Janice M. Christian, 67, of Lewisburg, passed away Tuesday evening, July 24, 2012, at NHC Healthcare of Lewisburg. Mrs. Christian was a native of St. Paul, Minn. She was the daughter of late Alvin Doyscher and Margaret Mandel Doyscher. She was of the Catholic faith. Mrs. Christian was a homemaker, enjoying her time at the Lewisburg Recreation Center with her friends and working in her garden... more

Betty Jean Dean, 71, of Lewisburg, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, July 24, 2012. A native of Marshall County, she was the daughter of the late Verna Pearl Milton Polly and Cheatham Polly, She was retired from Sanford Corporation as a machine operator and was of the Baptist faith... more

Foster Fremont Wilt, 93, retired investment broker, died Monday, July 23, 2012, at NHC Healthcare of Lewisburg. A native of Blair County, Pa., he was the son of the late Herman Joseph Wilt and Laura Carothers Wilt. Mr. Wilt retired from King & Company in Grand Rapids, Mich. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Lewisburg... more

Retired Captain Bobby Gene Walker, 82, of Lewisburg, passed on Sunday, July 22, 2012, at NHC Oakwood. He was the son of the late Harrison and Annie Ruth Stahls Walker and a member of St. Matthew A.M.E. Church, an Army veteran, and a retired police captain... more

Gladys J. Borger, 95, of Lewisburg, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at NHC- Lewisburg. A native of Winter Beach, Fla., she was the daughter of the late Zunie Strickland Roddenberry and Tilden Roddenberry. She was retired from the accounting department for Winn Dixie and a member of the Methodist faith... more

Annie Ruth Davis McElhaney, 86, of Lewisburg, died Sunday, July 22, 2012. Mrs. McElhaney was born in Bedford County and was a daughter of the late John Herbert and Emma Annie Beatty Davis. She was a member of the Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Phebian Sunday School class. Mrs. McElhaney was a retired office worker and was a very active member of the Lewisburg Senior Citizens, where she was an avid rook player... more

Jean Poarch Petty, 81, passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2012, at her residence in Evanston, Ill. Jean, who completed her high school years in Cornersville and raised her family in Chattanooga, was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Glenn Petty; her father and mother, Eugene and Lois Poarch of Cornersville; her brother, Dr. Saxon Poarch of Lewisburg; and her sister, Serene Shepherd of Nashville... more