Rites Tuesday For Mrs. Bob Austin, Aged Resident Mrs. Thulia Shockley Austin, pioneer resident of Van Buren county, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. Clay Brier, on Ben Lomand Drive in Westwood, Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock. Mrs. Austin was 91 years, 7 months old. She had been ill for about two months. A native of Van Buren County, Mrs. Austin was born November 29, 1861. She was a daughter of Phillip Shockley and Bettie Rhodes Shockley…
Mattie M. Austin, 78 McMinnville resident and Van Buren County native Mattie M. Austin, 78, died April 25 at Glen Oakes Nursing Home in Shelbyville. A hair stylist and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Atlia Sparkman Miller; and was preceded in death by one daughter, Margie Ann Austin in 1976; and her husband, Edward J. Austin in 1962. She is survived by one son, James E. Austin of McMinnville;…
Irving Ashford’s Rites Set Today Funeral services for Irving R. Ashford, retired Mississippi planter and resident of McMinnville for several years, will be conducted this Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the chapel of High Funeral Home. Rev. C.B. Smith, pastor of First Methodist Church, will officiate and burial will be in Riverside cemetery. Mr. Ashford, 75, died unexpectedly at Medical Clinic Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock, after suffering a stroke at his home on North Spring street a short…
Manchester resident and Warren County native Alda Hobbs Arnold, 86, died May 22 at Coffee Medical Center. The former owner/operator of Greyhound Bus Station in Manchester and a member of Main Street Church of Christ in Manchester, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Maude Nunley Hobbs, and was preceded in death by her husband, J.T. Arnold, in 1991. She is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Smith of Tullahoma and Linda McAfee of Decherd; one son, Ray Arnold…
Murray Argo Dies Saturday Murray Bedford Argo, 59 year old farmer, died suddenly at his home near Irving College last Thursday at 10 a.m. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Hebron Church of Christ by Bro. E.D. Martin and burial was in the Hebron cemetery. The 7th district farmer was born in Grundy county April 10, 1884, the son of Joseph and Lela Hobbs Argo, and came to Warren county several years ago. He was a member of…
Grundy Logger Dies Suddenly Fred Argo, 64-year-old Grundy county lumberman, died unexpectedly while at work in the Northcutt’s Cove section Monday afternoon at 1 o’clock. His death was attributed to a heart attack. Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Hebron Church of Christ. J.R. Bailey officiated and burial was in Hebron cemetery. Mr. Argo, a Grundy county native, was born July 14, 1888. He was a son of Joseph Argo and Linnie Hobbs Argo and he…
W.H. Anderson Dies After Brief Illness Willliam Henry Anderson, 77, 13th district farmer, died at his home Tuesday evening at 11:25 o’clock, following an illness of five weeks. Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Gath Baptist Church. Rev. P.E. Maples, Pastor of Providence Baptist Church, and John W. High officiated and burial was in the Gath cemetery. Mr. Anderson, native of Cannon county, was born December 6, 1874. He was a son of John Anderson…
Death Claims Luther Anderson Luther Nathaniel Anderson, 67, died of a heart attack about 10:30 o’clock Tuesday morning. He had started from his home on 106 Cedar Street to a stock sale and became suddenly ill. He went to the home of a Mr. Capshaw nearby and asked if he might lay down for a few minutes that he was ill. He died before reaching the bed. Death was attributed to a heart attack. Mr. Anderson was born in Coffee…
J. H. T. Anderson Buried Tuesday Funeral Services for James Henry Tillman Anderson, 76, prominent citizen of Vervilla were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon from the Vervilla Methodist Church with the Reverend George W. Baxter of Adams, former pastor of the Church officiating. Burial was in the Church Cemetery. Mr Anderson was stricken Saturday while engaged in work at his home and lived until 5 o’clock Sunday morning. Death was attributed to a cerebral hemorrhage. The son of Isaac…
Joe E. Anderson died Tuesday morning at his home in Dunlap. Mr. Anderson had been in failing health for some months. He was a son of William E. and Isabell McRee Anderson and was born July 10, 1872 at the old Josiah M. Anderson home, southeast of Dunlap. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Emma Prigmore, of Marion county, and the following children: William E. Anderson, Chattanooga; Mrs. Almeda Burks, McMinnville; Joe Anderson, Jr., Dunlap; R.L. Anderson,…