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BELL, Welthan May – (d. 1999)

BELL, Welthan May – (d. 1999)

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Morrison resident and Warren County native Welthan May Bell, 83, died Jan. 2 at River Park Hospital. A homemaker and a member of Morrison First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of William and Lora Hendrix Parker and was preceded in death by her husband, Elbert Leslie Bell in 1996; and one son, James Leslie (Buck) Bell. She is survived by three sons, William Bell of Morrison, Ronald Douglas Bell of McMinnville and David Bell of Chattanooga; five daughters, Willie…

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BELL, May Mullican – (d. 1939)

BELL, May Mullican – (d. 1939)

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In Memoriam  In Loving memory of Mrs. May Bell, who departed this life Jan. 17, 1939. She leaves a husband and infant son, also a father and mother; a sister and a host of friends to mourn her death, but our loss is Heaven’s gain. We just can’t understand who such a sweet young life should be taken. We know we should not question God for He is too good to do a wrong and too wise to make a…

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BELL, Isaac – (d. 1884)

BELL, Isaac – (d. 1884)

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Uncle Isaac Bell, Colored Died on Tuesday morning, October 14, of paralysis, and was buried in the new cemetery Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock.  Uncle Ike was about 61 years of age, and was well known in this community as an honest, upright and faithful old man.  Few men, white or colored, had or deserved a better reputation for honesty than Uncle Ike.  Others might do well by imitating his example. Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, Sat, 18 October 1884. [Contributor: …

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BEARD, Joe Emmett – (d. 1953)

BEARD, Joe Emmett – (d. 1953)

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Joe Emmett Beard Buried In Overton Funeral services for Joe Emmett Beard, retired farmer, were conducted Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the chapel of High Funeral Home with H. Curtis Erwin, Minister of Magness Memorial Baptist Church, officiating. Burial took place at Allen cemetery in Overton county. Mr. Beard died at his home at Tanyard Springs March 16, following a brief illness. He was 70. A native of Warren county, Mr. Beard was born April 25, 1882. He was married…

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BEAR, Teddy Samuel – (d. 1999)

BEAR, Teddy Samuel – (d. 1999)

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McMinnville resident and Bakersfield, Calif., native Teddy Samuel Bear, 27, was murdered Jan. 2 in Gadsden, Ala. A cellular communications agent and a member of the Pentecostal faith, he served his country in the U.S. Marines during Desert Storm. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Clark Bear; his father, Emmet Bear of McMinnville; his mother, Cathy Bear of McMinnville; maternal grandmother, Della May Casady of White Field, Okla.; paternal grandmother, Ella Mae Moore of Bakersfield, Calif.; two sons, Devin…

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BELL, Fred C. – (d. 1999)

BELL, Fred C. – (d. 1999)

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Warren County native Fred C. Bell, 74, died Jan. 5 at V.A. Hospital in Nashville after an extended illness. A retired maintenance employee of Purity Dairies and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, he was the son of Millie and Marie Muncey Bell. He is survived by his wife, Helen Raymond Bell of Nashville; one daughter, Kathy Bell Barnes of Nashville; one son, Jimmy Turner of McMinnville; two grandsons, Stacy Turner of Rock Island and Jeremy Harrison of…

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BEASLEY, Joe D. – (d. 1952)

BEASLEY, Joe D. – (d. 1952)

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Joe D. Beasley, School Teacher, Dies Of Illness Joe D. Beasley, a teacher in the Warren County schools for several years, World War II Army officer and a well known resident of the seventh district, died at Lively Heights Nursing Home Thursday afternoon at 1: 50 o’clock, after a prolonged illness. He was 47. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at Armstrong Church of Christ, following a prayer service at the chapel of High Funeral Home at 1:30…

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BEARD, Silas (Mrs.) – (d. 1952)

BEARD, Silas (Mrs.) – (d. 1952)

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Daylight Community – The Stewart community is greatly grieved by the sudden and unexpected death of Mrs. Silas Beard. She and her husband had visited a son only a short way off Saturday night and had returned and gotten in bed when she suddenly became sick and in two minutes was dead. She lived at her childhood home and well beloved and highly respected and will be missed, not alone by the community, but by the church at Stewarts, where…

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BAGLEY, Sam (d. 1902)

BAGLEY, Sam (d. 1902)

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Mr. Sam Bagley died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.O. Bagley, in Fayetteville at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning after a lingering illness of several months.  Mr. Frank Colville and wife, and Mrs. T.C. Lind went to Fayetteville to attend the Funeral.  Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN,  21 June 1902. [Contributor:  Maxine Reggio, 1999]

BAILEY, Sarah Elizabeth (d.1952)

BAILEY, Sarah Elizabeth (d.1952)

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Rites Thursday For Mrs. Bailey  Funeral Services for Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Bailey Widow of Joe E. Bailey, were conducted Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at Blues Hill Church of Christ. J. R. Bailey, minister of West Riverside Church of Christ, and John W. High officiated and burial was in Blues Hill cemetery.  Mrs. Bailey, 70, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Joe D. Ford, in the 6th district of Cannon county Tuesday evening at 11:55 o’clock.  She had…

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