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7-28-99
Obituaries
Creo (Boles) Beaty
Funeral services for Mrs. Creo (Boles) Beaty, 82, of Livingston,
were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, July 23, 1999, from the chapel
of Livingston Funeral Home with Bro. Glenn Winningham officiating.
Burial was in Sylvester Robbins Cemetery with Livingston Funeral
Home in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Beaty, a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 21, 1999, at Cookeville
Regional Medical Center.
Born July 28, 1916, in Overton County, she was the daughter of
the late William Lonza ÒDocÓ Boles and Mary Etter (Lacy) Boles.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,
Woodrow Beaty; and three brothers, Omer Boles, Otto Boles, and Arlo
Boles.
She was a member of Bethsaida Christian Church.
Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Betty Bea Beaty
and Virginia and Larry Walthall, all of Livingston; two sons and
daughters-in-law, William (Bill) and Nell Beaty, Livingston, and
Ronald ÒBudÓ and Margaret Beaty, Mankato, MN; two sisters and a
brother-in-law, Lottie and Frank Robertson, Nashville, and Veo Little,
Lansing, MI; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Aaron and Lillian
Boles, Dayton, OH, and Raymond and Bobbye Boles, Pall Mall; eight
grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; a great-great grandchild;
and three sisters-in-law, Orella Boles, Byrdstown, Martha Parsons,
Monroe, and Billie Matthews Beaty, Cookeville.
Eva Bowman
Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Bowman, 85, of Crossville and formerly
of Allred/Steel Bridge Community of Overton County, were conducted
at 10 a.m., Friday, July 23, 1999, from the chapel of Speck Funeral
Home with Rev. Doug Turner officiating. An Eastern Star service
was held at the chapel of Speck Funeral Home at 7 p.m. Thursday,
July 22. Burial was in Overton County Memorial Gardens with Speck
Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Bowman, a retired, teacher, died Tuesday, July 20, 1999,
at Country Place Health Care Center in Crossville.
Born December 31, 1913 in Badaxe, MI, she was the daughter of William
H. MacGillivary and Ella Kreutziger. She was preceded in death by
her husband, Fred Bowman.
She was a member of the Livingston Eastern Star Chapter #206.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Rob Bowman and
Nancy Bowman, Fairfield Glade, and Donald Bowman and Betty Bowman,
Memphis; five grandchildren, Sharon Voehringer, William Bowman,
Elizabeth Bowman, Fred Bowman, and Martha Bowman, all of Memphis.
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Elija John Garrett
Funeral services for Mr. Elijah John (E.J.) Garrett, 69, of Monroe,
were conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, 1999, from the chapel
of Livingston Funeral Home with Bro. Eugene McCowan and Bro. Roger
Dial officiating. Burial was in Okalona Cemetery with Livingston
Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Garrett, a retired employee of City Car Terminal in Detroit,
MI, died Sunday, July 18, 1999, at Livingston Regional Hospital.
Born October 28, 1929, in Overton County, he was the son of the
late Elijah John and Sallie Louann (Key) Garrett. In addition to
his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Earl Garrett,
Carl Garrett, and J.V. Garrett; and a sister, Ida Mae Garrett.
He attended the Freewill Baptist Church of Livingston, and was
a veteran of the Korean Conflict.
Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffery A. and
Betty Jane Garrett, Monroe, Gregory L. and Lori Garrett, Inkster,
MI, and Johnny E. and Ruth Marie Garrett, Monroe; three sisters
and two brothers-in-law, Auda and Fred Dial, and Ellis Speck, all
of Rickman, and Jerrie and Arnold Lee Poston, St. Charles, IL; two
brothers and a sister-in-law, Howard and Geneva Garrett, and Floyd
Garrett, all of Rickman; four grandchildren, Alibeya Garrett, Jeffery
Garrett, Sonya Garrett, and Crystal Garrett; several nieces and
nephews; and three sisters-in-law, Jonnie Krantz, Beaver Creek,
OH, Linda and husband Gerald Lee, Carthage, and Nina and husband
Don Oakley, Monroe.
Pallbearers were Johnny Lee Garrett, Ralph Robbins, James Robbins,
Clinton Guffey, Randall Dial, and Darrin Gore.
Ernest D. Goolsby
Funeral services for Mr. Ernest D. Goolsby, 49, of Bethune, SC,
were conducted at 2 p.m, Sunday, July 25, 1999, from the chapel
of Upton Funeral Home in Celina with Edward Todd officiating. Burial
was in McDonald Cemetery with Upton Funeral Home in charge of the
arrangements.
Mr. Goolsby, a truck driver, died Tuesday, July 20, 1999, at his
home.
Born June 10, 1950 in Celina, he was the son of Mary Rose Sherrell
Hylton and the late Harlie L. Goolsby.
He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Irene Crowe Goolsby; a step-son, Dennis
Fritts, Bethune, SC; three step-daughters, Karen Barlow, Larmar,
SC, Martrisha Moore, Lucama, NC, and Brenda K. Odem, Hartsville,
SC; his mother and step-father, Mary Rose and Harlin H. Hylton,
Hilham; a brother, Herman Lee Goolsby, Hilham; a half-brother, Alfred
Bruce Barnes, Bean Blossom, IN; two half-sisters, Dian Anderson,
Celina, and Bonnie Jean Alley, Greenwood, IN; 10 grandchildren;
and 8 great grandchildren.
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Laura Ethel Hill
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Ethel Hill, 90, of Monroe, were
conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, 1999, from the chapel of Crestlawn
Funeral Home with Henry Colbert and Glenn Ledbetter officiating.
Burial was in Mullins Cemetery with Crestlawn Funeral Home in charge
of the arrangements.
Mrs. Hill, a housewife, died Friday, July 16, 1999, at Centennial
Medical Center in Nashville.
Born in Pickett County, she was the daughter of the late Henry
and Louisa Dowdy Mullins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded
in death by her husband, Nasby Hill; two sisters, Dellie Huddleston
and Mae Logan; three brothers, John Allen, Floyd Mullins, and Charlie
Mullins.
She was a member of the Christian Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Mojean Ledbetter and Janice Gold,
both of Tuolumne, CA; two brothers, Jim Mullins and Chester ÒK.O.Ó
Mullins, both of Brydstown; four grandchildren; six great grandchildren;
and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were nephews Max Mullins, James ÒJapÓ Mullins, Cecil
Mullins, Junior Logan, Gene Logan, and John Logan.
Herbert H. Holt
Funeral services for Mr. Herbert H. Holt, 70, of Alpine, were conducted
at 2 p.m., Friday, July 23, 1999, from the chapel of Speck Funeral
Home with Rev. Donald Cobb officiating. Burial was in Green Hill
Cemetery with Speck Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Holt, retired from the U.S. Navy, died Wednesday, July 21,
1999, at Livingston Regional Hospital.
Born February 8, 1929, in Monroe, he was the son of the late Jobe
and Gurtrude Potts Holt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded
in death by a daughter, Pamela Sue Holt; two brothers, Herchell
Holt and Noble Holt; two sisters, Willadean Holt and Mildred Newberry;
and a half-sister, May Hinyschla. He was a member of First Baptist
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Todd Holt, Alpine; two sons,
Wayne Holt, Monroe, and Timmy Holt, Jamestown; a daughter, Patricia
McKenzie, Greenfield, NC; three grandchildren, Robert Holt and Matthew
Holt, both of Monroe, and Cody Holt, Jamestown; and three sisters,
Pauline Padgett, Monroe, Emojean Holt, Pittsburgh, PA, and Louise
Taylor, Coraopolis, PA.
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Katherine Alisha Norrod
Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine Alisha Norrod, 64, of Monroe,
were conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 22, 1999, from the chapel
of Speck Funeral Home with Bro. Owen Ledbetter officiating. Burial
was in Norrod Cemetery with Speck Funeral Home in charge of the
arrangements.
Mrs. Norrod, a housewife, died Tuesday, July 20, 1999, at Livingston
Regional Hospital.
Born December 31, 1934, in Overton County, she was the daughter
of the late Hershell and Doris Whited Williams. In addition to her
parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Faye Williams Reagan.
She was a Baptist.
Survivors include her husband, Gerald Norrod, Monroe; a son, Danny
Norrod, Livingston; a daughter, Diane Davis, Livingston; a brother,
Morris Williams, Livingston; a sister, Norma Richardson, Michigan;
and five grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Corey Norrod, Chuck Davis, Tony Reeser, Charles
Smith, Johnny Lee, and James Norrod.
Katrina G. Potter
Funeral services for Mrs. Katrina G. Potter, 28, of Livingston,
were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 25, 1999, from the chapel
of Speck Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Brown officiating. Burial was
in Etter Cemetery in Byrdstown with Speck Funeral Home in charge
of the arrangements.
Mrs. Potter, a manager at Livingston Dairy Queen, died Thursday,
July 22, 1999, at Livingston Regional Hospital. Born January 17,
1971, in Anderson, IN, she was the daughter of Rosa Johnson Parsons
and Cloyce Fletcher.
She was a Baptist.
Survivors include her parents Rosa and Glenn Parsons, Livingston,
and Cloyce Fletcher, Willow Grove Community; her husband, Charles
(Frankie) Potter, Livingston; a son, Garrett Potter, Livingston;
three daughters, Brittany Potter, Jessica Potter, and Brandy Potter,
all of Livingston; a grandfather, Joe Johnson, Byrdstown; a brother,
Chris Fletcher, Florida; two sisters, April Fletcher and Sissy McCraney,
both of Livingston; a father-in-law, Frank Potter, Florida; and
a mother-in-law, Jean Potter, Livingston.
Pallbearers were Malcolm Johnson, Tracy Melton, Kenny Melton, John
Melton, Gene Heaton, and Phillip Burchett.
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Glynna Mae Hassler Richardson
Funeral services for Ms. Glynna Mae Hassler Richard-son, 44, of
Byrdstown, were conducted at 10 a.m., Monday, July 26, 1999, from
the chapel of Byrdstown Memorial Funeral Home with Bro. Rick Cross
officiating. Burial was in Lovelady-Sims Cemetery with Byrdstown
Memorial Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Ms. Richardson,
died Friday, July 23, 1999, at Livingston Regional Hospital.
Born November 8, 1954, in Livingston, she was the daughter of Glenn
Wheeler and Dorothy Rains Hassler.
Survivors in addition to her parents include a son, Brad Richardson;
and a daughter, Monica Richardson.
Overton County News
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