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ELROD, James Rodney (1973-2001)
Young man drowns in Caney Fork An early evening swim across the murky waters of the Caney Fork River on Tuesday proved fatal for Rodney Elrod, 27, of White County. Two of Elrod's friends, according to Charlie Tollison, captain of White County Rescue Squad, had watched in dismay as he swam about half way across the river towards the boat ramp, then bobbed once or twice and disappeared beneath the surface. Van Buren and White County Rescue Squads were first to respond to the call, which came in around 7:30 p.m. A crowd of rescue, ambulance, and fire department workers assembled as family members gathered at the boat ramp overshadowed by the Tosh-Reno Bridge on the White/Van Buren County line. They watched nervously as Rescue Squad members zig zagged back and forth across the water dragging for Elrod¹s body. As one hour grew into two, Rescue Squads were called in from neighboring DeKalb, Warren and Putnam Counties. Van Buren County¹s diver, Jeff Bollinger, was on the scene early. When Putnam County arrived around 10:30, they brought more divers and a rescue dog, but they never made it into the water. Everyone held their breath as White County Rescue Squad member Mike Austin, riding the front end of one of the two rescue boats in the water went over the same spot several times in the middle of the river. As the other boat and the diver from Van Buren County came over to assist, they sent the word to shore, "We've got him." That was shortly before 11:00 p.m.Sparta Expositor, Sparta, TN. Tues, 1 May 2001.ELROD, James Rodney
James Rodney Elrod, 27, of Sparta, passed away Monday, April 30, 2001. Elrod was born July 20, 1973, in Sparta, to Carl "Buddy" Elrod and Judy Hennessee Elrod. He was a stock clerk at S & S Screw Company in Sparta. Elrod was preceded in death by his grandparents, Clelon Elrod, Susie Sullivan Hennessee, and Waymon Hennessee. Survivors include his father, Carl "Buddy" Elrod of Sparta; his mother, Judy Hennessee Elrod of Sparta; brother and sister-in-law, Carl C. and Angela Elrod of Lewisburg; two nieces, Samantha Elrod and Brandee Elrod; grandmother, Geneva Nash Elrod of Sparta; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Services will be held Thursday, May 3, 2001, at the chapel of Thurman
Funeral Home with burial in Old Zion Cemetery. Thurman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Sparta Expositor, Sparta, TN. May 2001.
ELLER, Cleo Howard (1930-2001)Cleo Howard Eller, 71, of Sparta passed away Sunday, October 14, 2001. Eller was born March 20, 1930, in White County, the daughter of Ransom Howard and Lillie Mae Williams Howard. She was a LPN. Services were Tuesday, October 16, 2001, in the Thurman Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Plainview Cemetery. Brother Charlie Myers officiated. Eller was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Ray Eller; parents, sister, Mary Matthews; and brother, Henry Howard. Survivors include her daughter, Karen Eller Seals of Sparta; son, Dennis Eller of Sparta; brothers, Bill Howard of Sparta; Horace Howard of Sparta; sisters, Ann Hall of MI; Rose Collingwood of IL; Kay Weber of Sparta; Lillian Evans of Sparta; four grandchildren, Anna Young of Sparta; Wayman Eller of Sparta; Bethany Seals of Sparta; Daniel Eller of McMinnville; great-grandson, Jacob Young; and several nieces and nephews. Thurman Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Mountain View, Spencer, TN. Fri, 19 Oct 2001.[Contributor: L.J. Hunter, 2001]
ETTER, Pearl Manus (circa 1903- 2000)
Spencer resident and Clinton, Ark., native Pearl M. Etter, 97, died Feb. 6 at Generations Center in Spencer. A homemaker, a member of the Assembly of God, and a foster parent, she and her husband served as foster parents in both Ohio and Arkansas where they raised 43 handicapped children during their lifetimes. The daughter of William and Dovie Manus, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie Etter in 1972; and daughter, Eva Butler in 1998. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Dorothy and Roland Creekmore of Spencer; son and daughter-in-law, MGen Robert and Kay Etter of Naples, Fla.; grandchildren, Ioane Williams, Myrtle Campbell and Junior Butler, all of Cincinnati, Ohio, Pam Mason of Fresno, Calif., Donna Davis of Amarillo, Texas, Mark Creekmore of Gallatin, Staci Hatmaker of Philadelphia, and Leslie Pack of Spencer; 14 great-grandchildren, 21 great-great- grand-children and one great-great- great-grandchild. Services were held Tuesday at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Spencer Chapel with Jeff Worrix officiating. Arkansas services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Clinton, Ark., with Randy Cunningham officiating. Burial will follow at Hunter Hill Cemetery in Clinton. Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Spencer Chapel was in charge of local arrangements.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Feb. 11, 2000, p. 2-A.
[Contributor: L.J. Hunter, 2001]
EVANS, Rosa Lee Dodson Austin
Rosa Lee Dodson Austin Evans, 85, of Sanford, FL, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2001. Evans was born August 26, 1915, the daughter of Marvin and Alice Donaldson Dodson. She was a homemaker and attended the Church of God. Services were Saturday, June 16, 2001, in Thurman Funeral Home with burial in Old Union Cemetery. Brother Howard Thomason officiated. Survivors include two sisters, Edith Whitmeyer of FL; Jeannie Brock of Sparta; Several nieces and nephews. Thurman Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Mountain View, Spencer, TN. Fri, 22 Jun 2001, p. 2.[Contributor: L.J. Hunter, 2000]
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