Merle Loy Whitehead Skelton passed away Sunday, March 3rd after on extended illiness. Mrs. Skelton was born June 11, 1936 in Wyandotte, MI to the late Horace and Mary Alice Churchwell Whitehead. Mrs. Skelton graduated from Lewis Co. High School and attended Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, TN. Mrs. Skelton worked as a bookkeeper and office manager for Chevrolet car…
Jimmy Cothran, 74, of Hohenwald, TN, passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at his home. Born on August 26,1944, to Jess Cothran, Jr. and Eunice Skelton Cothran, he lived in Hohenwald, TN, all of his life. He was married to his best friend, Bonnie Russell Cothran, for 43 years. He worked as a supervisor for TDOT. His parents precede…
McKinley Harding Choate born on March 7, 1922 and passed away on June 19, 2019 at the age of 97. He is the son of the late Vernie Lee and Lula Skelton Choate. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Vivian Waters Choate, daughter, Vickey Shepard, and son, William Billy Choate. He is survived by his sons, Tony…
Iva Pearl Tatum, age 94, of Crown Point, IN, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019 at Colonial Nursing Home. She was born April 3, 1925 to Claude and Olevia (Horner) Davidson. Iva is survived by her children, James Allen (Patti) Hinson, Marsha Ann (Isaac) Essary, and Faye Jean Roop; six grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; brother, Jerry (Carol) Davidson; sisters; Lucille…
Bonnie Lucille “Lucy” Skelton, of Hohenwald, passed away on Friday, October 18, 2019, at the age of 80. She was born on December 18, 1938, to Claude Davidson and Olevia Horner Davidson. She married the love of her life, William “Bill” Skelton, and eventually they moved to Hohenwald. She was a homemaker all of her adult life. She and Bill…
Ronnie James, 73, of Hohenwald, passed from this life into glory on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at the Maury Regional Medical Center. He was born on August 15, 1946, on Slippery Creek in Lewis County, to Dewey R. James and Bettye Sisco James. On April 19, 1968, he married the love of his life, Bertha Laxton. They resided in Hohenwald….
Mary Alice Underhill, 89, of Hohenwald, passed from this earthly life on Friday, 21 February 2020, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia. She was surrounded by her beloved family. Mrs. Underhill was born on 22 January 1931, to John Thomas Hinson and Mary Edith (Fite) Hinson in Lewis County. She grew up and married her best friend, A.D. Underhill,…
These young men listed Lewis Co, TN as their birth place. Some enlisted in other states.
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