James Dale "Jim" Ward, 83, of Columbus, Kan., passed away at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. after a brief illness. Jim was born to James and Edna (Smith) Ward on Aug. 28, 1928. Jim worked for Spencer Chemical, later Gulf Oil Corporation, for 35 years before retiring at the age of 52 to go into the carpentry business for himself... more

Alma Alice Brown Harris, 92, of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012, in NHC Oakwood. Mrs. Harris was born in Maury County on June 19, 1920, to Walter and Johnnie Derryberry Brown. She was a lifelong homemaker, devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a lover of family, friends, and flowers. Alma was a member of the Hickory Heights Church of Christ... more

Robert Lee Myers, 70, of Lewisburg, died Saturday, July 14, 2012, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Mr. Myers was a native of Olaton, Ky., and son of the late George Franklin and Nina Mae Hollinsworth Myers. He retired from Marshall Manufacturing as an engineer... more

Dorothy Marie "Dottie" Morrison Holt, 64, resident of Petersburg and former longtime resident of Holly Grove Road in Lewisburg, died Monday, July 16, 2012, at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Ala. The Marshall County native was the daughter of the late Julian and Mary Lillian Morrison. ... more

Gladys Jean Foster, 81, of the Possum Trot Community, passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2012, at NHC-Lewisburg. A native of Marshall County, she was the daughter of the late Maggie Lou Pigg Bradford and Roy Bradford. She was a homemaker and a member of the Hardin Chapel Church of Christ... more

Mary Ruth Fowler Calvert Pruitt, 88, of Chapel Hill, died Friday, July 13, 2012. A native of Marshall County, Mrs. Pruitt was a daughter of the late Otis and Knoxie Cochran Fowler. She retired from Durango Boot Co. after 32 years of service, following which she worked for the Marshall County School system in food services for nine years. She was a member of the Hickory Heights Church of Christ... more

Philip Edwards Wilson, 60, of Chapel Hill, died Friday evening, July 13, 2012. He was born in Bedford County and was a son of the late Donald Brown and Elaine Hedgcoth Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a member of the Church of Christ. He was a graduate of Forrest High School and attended the University of Tennessee at Martin. ... more

Kenneth "McGoo" Dunnivant, 53, of Cornersville, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012, in Marshall Medical Center. Mr. Dunnivant was a native of Marshall County, and son of the late G. H. and Eula Geneva Dunnivant. He attended Cornersville First Baptist Church... more

Corrine Wakefield Geary, 92, a longtime resident of Lewisburg, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 10, 2012, in Fullerton, Calif. She was the daughter of the late Roy and Cora Wakefield. She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Benny Roy, Willie Andrew, and Nathaniel "Toot" Wakefield, Evelyn Mitchell and Elizabeth Anderson... more

Donna Mai Yoes, 76, of Lewisburg, died Saturday, July 7, 2012, in Marshall Medical Center. Mrs. Yoes was a native of Marshall County, and daughter of the late Athey Neil and Eunice Rogers Cozart. She was a homemaker and member of the East Commerce Baptist Church... more

Micheal Edward Blackwell, 55, of Lewisburg, passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2012, at his residence on Verona Caney Road. The Marshall County native was the son of Judy Umbles Blackwell and the late Roy Blackwell. In addition to his father, a sister, Penny Blackwell Coyle, preceded him in death... more

Evelyne Jones Tucker, 78, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2012, after a heroic battle with cancer. Born Jan. 28, 1934, she lived her life in a salvage yard, growing up in her father's business and then purchasing it with her husband in 1963 and restarting it as Tucker Auto Parts on the Fayetteville Highway in Lewisburg. ... more

Daisy Honey Rozell Wells, 98, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2012, at the Donalson Care Center. Mrs. Wells was a native of Lincoln County, the daughter of the late Robert H. & Ola M. Reynolds Honey. She was a homemaker, a member of the Petersburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and a former resident of Southern Manor Living Center... more

Charles Wade Smithson, 87, of Chapel Hill, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012. He was preceded in death by his infant son, Darrell; parents, Url and Mary Smithson; and sisters, Bobbye Powers and Catherine Smithson. Mr. Smithson is survived by wife, Sara Quirk Smithson; daughter, Lesa (Bill) Piper; grandchildren, Natalie (Drew) Bingham, Leigh (Josh) Orendorf, and Bill Reid (Sophie) Piper; great-grandchildren, Luke and Emily Bingham; brother, Jim (Lennice) Smithson; sisters, Martha Alexander, Midge Valone, and Dotti (Ron) Zaino; and nieces and nephews.. ... more

Joseph William Booth, 57, of Athens, Ala., died Sunday, June 26, 2012, in Maury Regional Medical Center. Mr. Booth was a native of Weehawken, N.J., and son of the late William and Edna Marie Haberman Booth. He was the owner of W. Booth Movers & Sons and attended LifeSong Family Church... more

Clifford Holley, 84, of the Farmington Community of Marshall County, died Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Columbia. Mr. Holley was born in Lincoln County and was a son of the late Sam Huey and Elsie Mae Seagroves Holley. He was a member of Farmington Baptist Church and retired after 22 years of service with Eaton Corporation of Shelbyville... more

Beverly Byers Mayer, 80, former longtime Lewisburg resident, died June 23, 2012, of natural causes in Columbus, Ga. Bev was born June 21, 1932, in Denver, Colo. and attended Colorado University where she met and married her husband of the past 59 years, Rudolph E Mayer. ... more

Linda L. Blalock Joyce, 67, of Lewisburg, passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after a courageous battle with cancer. Linda was born in Columbia on Feb. 26, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Enoch Ethridge and Mary Lucille Hines Blalock. ... more

Robert "Bobby" Orr Jr., 71, of Chapel Hill, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Born in Marshall County, Mr. Orr was the son of the late Robert Mitchell Orr Sr. and Ella Adrian Jernigan Orr. Bobby was a retired truck driver. He is survived by two daughters, Shelley (Jamie) Wright of Lewisburg and Vickie (Luther) Orr George of Beech Grove; a son, Robert Mitchell Orr III of McMinnville; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren... more

Ashlea McPherson, 23, of Fayetteville, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at her residence. Miss McPherson was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Doyle Weir. Survivors include her mother, Kim Lasater and husband Tom of Fayetteville; father, Scott McPherson and wife Candy of Tullahoma; two brothers, Dusty McPherson and wife Kymber and Shane McPherson and wife Stephanie, all of Fayetteville; stepbrother, Aaron Lasater of Fayetteville, N.C.; grandmothers, Loyce Weir of Fayetteville and Barbara McPherson of Kelso; grandparents, Alton and Virginia McPherson of Harvey, Ill.; stepgrandparents, Wendell and Mary Paul Lasater of Lewisburg; nieces, Kayleigh McPherson and Heidi McPherson; and nephew, Carson McPherson.. ... more