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LOCAL NEWS: DEATHS LOCAL NEWS: Home, Nasville. Survivors: sons, William and David Jones; daughter, Carolyn Jones, all Nashville. Fannie Mai Lyle, 71, Eatons Creek Road, Joelton, a homemaker, died yesterday, Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, of a heart attack. Services 1 p.m. tomorrow, Anderson Garrett Funeral Home, Joelton.

Survivors: sons, Ray, Ronnie, both Joelton, Charles and James Lyle, both Ashland City; daughters, Joyce Goodwin, Carolyn Tomlinson, Linda Hudgins, Teresa Hunter, all Nashville; sister, Pearl Cage, Nashville; 25 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Elizabeth Brewster Meggs, 89, Nashville, a piano teacher, died yesterday, Blakeford Medical Center, Nashville. Cause not disclosed. Services 2 p.m. Friday, Woodlawn Funeral Home, Nashville.

Survivors: daughter, Elizabeth Browning, Nashville; two grandchildren. John Houston Murehead, 81, 355 Austin Park Drive, Gallatin, a retired laborer, died Sunday, Sumner Regional Medical Center, Gallatin. Cause not disclosed. Services 1 p.m. today, House of White Funeral Home, Gallatin.

Survivors: daughters, Annie Duncan, Gallatin, and Lizzie Joyner, Bethpage; brothers, Wesley, Louisville, and Earnest Murehead, Gallatin; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Kristen Peoples, 12, Oak Street, Springfield, a student, died Friday, North Crest Medical Center, Springfield, of injuries sustained in a traffic accident. Services 11 a.m. today, Sanderson Funeral Home, Carthage, Tenn. Survivors: father, William Peopies, Jacksonville, brothers, Bill and Christopher Peoples, both Springfield; grandparents, Lonnie and Ruth Bedgood, Chestnut Mound, Wendel and Florence Peoples, Des Allemands, greatgrandmother, Lucille Pelotto, South Carthage, Tenn.

Ida Pocus, 90, 1209 Jetton Murfreesboro, a retired restaurant cook, died yesterday, Middle Tennessee Medical Center, Murfreesboro, of cancer. Services 10 a.m. tomorrow, Jennings Ayers Funeral Home, Murfreesboro. Survivors: sons, How- CARTWRIGHT, Charles E. January 3, 1997.

Survived by son, Adrian Jennings; mother stepfather, Linda Theodore Cunningham; brother, Chase Cartwright; sister, Alvinneka Cartwright; devoted grandparents, Christine Curley Thomas; uncles aunts, Ronald Mattie Cartwright; Aunt, Nellie Holliman of Milwaukee, WI; devoted friends, Betty Sawyers, Zachery Newsom; a host of cousins and friends. Family visitation January 9, 1997, from 6-7 p.m. at Smith Brothers Funeral Chapel, 706 Monroe funeral to follow; Rev. Benjamin Sweatt officiating. Interment: Fri.

12 noon Greenwood Cemetery. SMITH BROTHERS FUNERAL DIRECTORS. 706 Monroe 726-1476, Henry L. Melvin J. Smith, Directors homa Funeral Home in charge.

Survivors: husband, David L. Dorsett; parents, Collen and Barbara Carlton, Madison; brother, Clay Carlton, Madison; sister, Kathy Carlton, Chattanooga; grandmother, Loda Vick, Tullahoma. Mattie Bell Ensey, 85, 276 Cemetery Road, Bell Buckle, a homemaker, died Monday, Middle Tennessee Medical Center, Murfreesboro. Cause not disclosed. Services 1 p.m.

today, Gowen-Smith Chapel, Shelbyville, Tenn. Survivors: sons, William, Shelbyville, James, Chapel Hill, Roy, Wartrace, Rachel, Unionville, and Tommy, Bell Buckle; daughters, Dorothy Lamb, Bell Buckle, Martha Hayes, Charlene Pope, both Shelbyville, and Bobbie Smotherman, Deason community of Bedford County; brother, George Faulk, Murfreesboro; sister, Ludie DeJarnett, Murfreesboro; 30 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren. Grandville H. Hooper, 86, Spencer Mill Road, Bon Aqua, a retired grocery store employee, died yesterday, Horizon Medical Center, Dickson, Tenn. Cause not disclosed.

Services 1:30 p.m. tomorrow, Pettus-Owen Wood Funeral Home, Nashville. Survivors: sons, Edward, Bon Aqua, and Frank Hooper, Dickson; daughter, Polly Merrell, Murfreesboro; sisters, Mary Justice, Baton Rouge, Ruth Kirkpatrick, Nashville, and Kate Moss, Michigan; nine grandchildren; 16 great children. Maudie Virginia Humphrey, 84, Nashville, a homemaker, died yesterday, Bordeaux Hospital, Nashville. Cause not disclosed.

Services 2 p.m. tomorrow, Williamson Memorial Funeral Home, Franklin. Survivors: sons, Johnny, Harold, both Madison, and Hershel Humphrey, Bending Chestnut community, Williamson County; brothers, William, Santa Fe, and Thomas Givens, Birmingham; 17 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren. William O. Jones, 75, 1127 Tuckahoe Drive, Nashville, a retired postman, died Monday, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville.

Cause not disclosed. Services 7 p.m. tomorrow, Lewis Wright Funeral Death Notices Brentwood, TN Franklin, TN ADAMS, Mr. Howard Cress Age 57, Monday, January 6, 1997. Survived by wife, Mrs.

Janice Adams, Brentwood, TN; father, Stan Adams, Cincinnati, OH; mother, Mrs. Mildred Shannon, New Philadelphia, OH; daughter, Mrs. David (Linda) Zehring, Mt. Juliet, TN; two grandchildren, Hannah and Spencer Zehring; brother, Hobart Adams, Cincinnati, OH; sisters, Mrs. Jerry (Gloria) Loyd, Goshen, OH, Mrs.

Ed (Gladys) Limbaugh, New Philadelphia, OH; uncles, Jack Adams, Kings Mountain, KY, Babe Howard, Cincinnati, OH; aunt, Lillian Lalosh, Cincinnati, OH; several nieces. nephews, and cousins. Remains are at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home where services will be conducted a.m. Thursday, January 1997, Bill Miller officiating. Family and friends will serve as Pallbearers.

Visitation 6-9 p.m., Wednesday at WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 794-2289. FROM. PAGE 4B Robert T. Binkley, 67, Ashland City, retired master plumber, died Friday, at home. Cause not disclosed.

Memorial service 10 a.m. today, First Baptist Church, Joelton. Survivors: wife, Bonnie Binkley; daughters, Linda Newell, Ann Marie Gann, both Nashville, Vicki Keene, Susan Crawford, both Ashland City, and Gina Bosley, Joelton; sons, Robert Binkley, Nashville, and Cliff Keene; 12 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Barbara Marie Claybrooks, 41, 2512 Batavia Nashville, a waitress, died Sunday, at home. Cause not disclosed.

Graveside services 11 a.m. tomorrow, National Cemetery, Madison, Ellis Funeral Home in charge. Survivors: daughter, Darla Henly, Nashville; son, Mario Henly, Nashville; sisters, Judy Merriman, Teresa Henly, Bobbie Jo McAdams, all Nashville, and Dorothy Fillers, Johnson City, brother, William Reese, Nashville; five grandchildren. Helen Marie Day, 67, Eastboro Drive, Nashville, a retired Nashville Metropol- itan government employee, died Sunday, Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, of heart disease. Services 10 a.m.

today, West Harpeth Funeral Home, Nashville. Survivors: companion, Richard Russell; daughters, Kathy Tansil, Ashland City, and Linda Davis, Ringgold, brother, Bill Shorter, Greenville, Texas; sister, Joan Hunter, Tampa; four grandchildren. Laura Regina Dever, 88, Leake Avenue, Nashville, a homemaker, died yesterday, Baptist Hospital, Nashville. Cause not disclosed. Services 10 a.m.

tomorrow, Nazareth Village, Bardstown, Pettus-Owen Wood Funeral Home in charge. Survivors: son, James Dever, Williamstown, daughters, Patricia Sanders, Nashville, and Elizabeth Dever, Louisville, seven grandchildren; 12 great Connie Ann Dorsett, 39, Rutledge Falls Drive, Manchester, Tenn. a homemaker, died Monday, St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, of complications from heart surgery. Services 2 p.m.

Saturday, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness, Tullahoma, Tenn. Tulla- BAKER, Kathryn January 6, 1997. Survived by mother, Maggie (Nathaniel) Dunlap; foster mother, Laura Norman; -daughter, Shawanna Norman; son, Cedric T. Blackwell Hayes; sisters, Joyce Lockett, Norman, Bobbie Miller, Flora Cunningham, Janice and Mary Hyde; brothper, Nathaniel (Sandra) Dunlap devoted friends, Juacita Hayes, Thelma Hayes and Annie Mai Scruggs; aunts, Katie Sharber and Nellie Strawther; nieces, Renee Dunlap, Shonta Norman, Jasmine Cunningham, Page Lockett, Rachelle Lockett, Janet Williams, Cynthia Potter and Angela Haynes; nephews, Jeffery Eugene Lockett IN and James Cunningham; other relatives and friends. visitation Thursday, January 9, 1997 from 6-7 p.m.

Robert E. Lewis Memorial Chapel, 2500 Clarksville Hwy. Funeral to follow with Rev. Roland Long officiating. Interment 12 noon, Friday, January 10th in Greenwood Cemetery.

LEWIS AND WRIGHT FUNERCAL DIRECTORS, 255-2371, Richard A. Lewis and William R. Wright, Directors BALLENGER, Evelyn M. Age 89, Jan. 6, 1997.

Preceded in death by her husband, Herbert -A. Ballenger. Survived by sons, Allen Ballenger, Hender-sonville and Curtis Ballenger, Louis; grandsons, Paul Ballenger of Nashville; Ross Ballenger of Chattanooga, -Craig Ballenger of Franklin; step grandsons, Eric Ericson and Lance Ericson both of St. Louis, Vaughn Ericson, Kansas City. Her remains are at the Woodlawn Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends 4-7 p.m., Tues.

Services to be conducted 11 a.m., Jan. 8 at Glen Leven -Presbyterian Church by Dr. Mark S. Bryan. Interment: Woodlawn Memorial Park.

-Visitation one hr. prior to the services. Active Pallbearers, Lee Severy, Warren Wilkerson, Bob Hill, Felix Sawyer, George Hailey, and nephews. Honorary Pallbearers, Elders of Glen Leven Presbyterian Church and the Wednesday Bridge Party Club. Memorials may be made to: Glen Leven Presbyterian Church or the Nashville Union Mission, 129 7th Ave.

South, 37203. FUNERAL HOME. 383-4754. THE TENNESSEAN Wednesday, January 1997 58 ard and Alex Winfrey, both Murfreesboro; daughter, Fay Haney, Murfreesboro; sisters, Emma Pugh, Murfreesboro, and Mattie Sue Bielauski, Woodbury, 12 grandchildren; four great -grandchildren. Charlotte Jacobs Rich, 58, Hendersonville, a retired Metro school teacher, died yesterday, Sumner Regional Medical Center, Gallatin.

Cause not disclosed. Services 10 a.m. tomorrow, Cole Garrett Funeral Home, Hendersonville. Survivors: husband, Jack Rich; son, Michael Rich, Hendersonville; parents, Cody and Allie Jacobs, Pippa Passes, brothers, Marvin, Burnis and Jimmy Jacobs, all Pippa Passes; sisters, Revenna Begley, Detroit, Glenna Gross, Loyall, and Lydia Jacobs, Winchester, Ky. Gary Lynn Rigsby, 33, 2587 Kinney Road, Cedar Hill, died yesterday, NorthCrest Medical Center, Springfield.

Cause not disclosed. Services 3 p.m. today, Austin Bell Funeral Home, Greenbrier. Survivors: mother, Margie Lambert, Cedar Hill; father, J.W. Lambert, Cross Plains; brothers, John, Madison, Timothy, Cedar Hill, and Phillip, Cross Plains; sisters, Melissa Axley, White House, Belinda James and Vicky Lassiter, both Springfield.

Roy Wilson Sullivan, 76, 205 Thompson White Bluff, a retired Railroad carman, died Sunday, National Health Care Center, Dickson, Tenn. Cause not disclosed. Services 2 p.m. today, Buckner's Dickson Funeral Home. Survivors: daughters, Barbara Jordan, Tampa, Norma Gottschalk, Orange Beach, and Margaret Farinella, Lakeland, Fla; brother, J.W, Sullivan, White Bluff; sisters, Evie Hargrove, Nashville, Fannie Ethridge, Burns, Kattie Hawkins, Hendersonville, Joyce Branch, Burlison, U.C.

Cox, Siler, and Ola Cross, Goleta, five grandchildren; two great -grandchildren. Ruth M. Troutt, 90, East Bledsoe Street, Gallatin, a retired restaurant owner, died yesterday, Sumner Regional Medical Center, Gallatin. Cause not disclosed. Services 11:30 a.m.

tomorrow, Alexander Funeral Home, Gallatin. Survivors: son, Carney Troutt; daughter, Connie Perrigo, both Galla- Goodlettsville, TN DAVIS, James Lee (Man Boy) Age 72, Jan. 6, 1997. Survived by his wife, Moline Richardson Davis; son, Charles J. Davis; grandchildren, Charles James Davis and Jennifer Louise Davis and several nieces and nephews.

Remains are at Cole Garrett, Goodlettsville where services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thurs. by Bro. Jerry Shrum and Bro. Robert Petty, (nephew).

With interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. Wed. Honorary Pallbearers, George Sircy, W. J.

Fillmore, Harvey Whitaker, Dr. K. P. Channabasappa and Glennis Brooks. Active Pallbearers, Charles Davis, Pat Dillard, David Petty, Patrick Brooks, Mike Singleton, and Ray Sircy.

COLE GARRETT FUNERAL HOME, GOODLETTSVILLE. 859-5231. GANT, Ernest R. Saturday, January 4, 1997 at Saint Thomas Hospital. Survived by devoted wife, Mrs.

Trudo Gant; sons, Elroy, Clenest (Gloria) and Ernest H. Gant; 9 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, inlaws, and other relatives and friends. Visitation with the family Jan. 9, 6-7 p.m. at Temple Church, 3810 Kings Lane: funeral to follow with Rev.

Michael Lee Graves, Pastor officiating and Rev. Etoya Mayes, Eulogist. Interment: Jan. 10 at 11 a.m., Middle TN Veterans Cemetery, 7931 McCrory Lane. SERVICE ENTRUSTED TO: PATTON BROTHERS FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 256-3608 White Bluff, TN SULLIVAN, Roy Wilson Age 76, Sunday, Jan.

5, 1997 in the NHC Health Care Center. Survived by three daughters, Barbara Jordan of Tampa, FL, Norma Gottschalk of Orange Beach, AL and Margaret Farinella of Lakeland, FL; 1 brother, J. W. Sullivan of White Bluff: 6 sisters. Evie Hargrove, Kattie Hawkins, both of Nashville, Fannie Ephridge of Burns, Joyce Branch of Burlison, TN, U.

C. Cox of Kentucky and Oladelle Cross of California; 5 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren. He served in the 904th Infantry in the Rhineland in France Theatre in WWII with the rank of Staff Sargent. He was decorated for bravery in action and receive the Silver Star. He retired with 30 yrs.

of service with the Railroad in Nashville. He served as White Bluff town Marshall and was also Constable of the 12th District for twenty years. The remains are at Buckner's Chapel, White Bluff where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Jan. 8, 1997 conducted by Bro.

David Mosley. Interment: in the Stuart Cemetery, in Burns, TN. Arrangements by: The BUCKNER'S DICKSON FUNERAL HOME. 446-2313. Coopertown, Tn.

WILSON, Henry Elias Age 84. January 7, 1997. Survived by wife, Versa Harper Wilson; son, Thomas H. Wilson; daughter, Dorena Ann Nichols; sisters, Eunice Gerth and Lola Flutie: grandchildren, Faith Ann McWhorter, Dianne Simmons and Glynda Nichols. Remains are at Austin and Bell Funeral Home where services will be conducted Thursday at 1 p.m.

Interment in Memorial Gardens. AUSTIN AND BELL, 384-1000 tin; six grandchildren. ter Cox, Old Hickory, Bill and Florence Ethan Snow Wallace, 3939 Apala- Smith, Winchester, and Vaughn Silvertooth, chian Trail, Antioch, was stillborn Dec. 27, Lynchburg, Tenn. Baptist Hospital, Nashville.

Services were Larence D. Wilkinson, 88, 306 N. held Dec. 28, with Watson -Gamble Funeral Russell Portland, a retired Portland city Home in charge. Survivors: parents, Sam employee, died Monday, Columbia-Henderand Abby Silvertooth, Antioch; brothers, sonville Hospital, Hendersonville.

Cause not Isaac, Sawyer and Elijah Wallace, all Anti- disclosed. Services 11 a.m. today, Wilkinsonoch; grandparents, Bill and Judy Wallace, Wiseman Funeral Home, Portland. Survivors: Somerset, Wayne and Joyce Silvertooth, wife, Alene Wilkinson; son, Robert Wilkinson; Winchester, great-grandparents, five grandchildren; five great-grandchilSpence and Marjie Wallace, Oak Ridge, Es- dren. I Rites today for Evelyn Ballenger Evelyn M.

Ballenger, 89, 4487 ment Co. The Ballengers moved to Post Place, Nashville, widow of the Nashville from Macon, with late Nashville businessman Herbert their sons in 1942. Ballenger, died Monday in Baptist She attended Bessie Tift College Hospital of heart failure. and Wesleyan College in Georgia. Services will be at 11 a.m.

today Survivors include two sons, Allon, at Glen Leven Presbyterian Church. Hendersonville, and Curtis BallenWoodlawn Funeral Home is in ger, St. Louis; three grandsons and charge of arrangements. three stepgrandsons. Mrs.

Ballenger helped her hus- The family asked that, in lieu of band found several businesses in flowers, memorial contributions be Nashville, including Ballenger Bro- made to Glen Leven Presbyterian kerage Co. and Music City Supple- Church. I Services Saturday for Dr. Bolner FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. Nevada and received a bachelor's Anne Urner Bolner, 72, 400 S.

Elk degree from the University of Fayetteville, a physician and souri. She graduated from the Lincoln County's first medical ex- Womens' Medical College of Pennaminer, died Monday in Lincoln Re- sylvania in 1951. gional Hospital. She was past vice-president of the Memorial services will be at 2 Tennessee Medical Association. p.m.

Saturday at Higgins Funeral Survivors include her husband, Home. Thomas E. Bolner; a daughter, Dr. Bolner practiced medicine in Anne Bolner, Nashville; a son, Lincoln County from 1959 until her Thomas Bolner, Fayetteville. retirement in 1988.

The family asked that memorial A native of Nevada, she was contributions be made to the Faya 1943 graduate of Cottey College in etteville-Lincoln County Library. I BRYANT, Eugene Age 94, January 7, 1997. Survived by brothers-in-law, Walter Blair, J.B. Vaughn; sister-in-law, Frances Yeargin and several nieces and nephews. Mr.

Bryant was a retired Ironworker and member of West Nashville Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He is in the are of Pettus-Owen and Wood where services will be conducted Thursday, January 9 at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. Larry Blakeburn and Rev. Vaughn Felts officiating.

Interment will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Friends and family will serve as Pallbearers. Visitation will be Wednesday 10 a.m. to 9. PETTUS-OWEN WOOD.

292-3392. DICKERSON, Michael Age 19. Survived by mother, Virginia Davis; step father; one son; four brothers; fiancee; other relatives and friends. Complete arrangements to be announced. LEWIS AND WRIGHT FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 2500 Clarksville 255-2371, Richard A.

Lewis and William H. Wright, Direc- HOUSEWORTH, Lorenzo Jr. 'Larry' January 5, 1997. Lewis and William H. Wright, Directors KING, Mike Age 71, Tuesday, January 7, 1997.

Survived by daughter, Geneva Briley; brother, Alvin King; sisters, Virginia Johnson, Helen Chriswell, Josephine Fey and Helen Spivey: grandson, Macey Briley, great grandson, Pete Cheatham. Remains rest at the funeral home of Phillips-Robinson 2707 Gallatin where the family will receive friends Wednesday from 10 to 2 and 4 to 9 p.m. and where funeral services will be conducted Thursday, January 9 at 1:00 p.m. Active Pallbearers, Family and friends. Interment: Mid-TN State Veterans Cemetery.

PHILLIPS-ROBINSON Directors. 262-3312. Preceded in death by father, Lorenzo Houseworth sister, Beverly S. Pirtle. Survived by devoted mother, Flossie M.

Houseworth; sisters, Frankye Holmes and Patricia (Dennis) Sadler; aunts, Julia (Charlie) Haddox, Ruby Moore and Alma Pressley of Atlanta, one niece; three nephews; a host of cousins and dear friends. Mr. Houseworth will lie in state on Wednesday, January 8, 1997 from 11:30 a.m. at J.W. Adkins Funeral Home, 2510 12th Avenue, South with graveside services at 12 noon in Greenwood Cemetery with Rev.

James Morris, Officiant. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Cancer Society. J.W. ADKINS FUNERAL HOME DIRECTORS, 292-8367 JACKSON, Queenie G. January 5, 1997.

Survived by five daughters, Linda, Wanda and Gwendolyn Webster, Patricia and Beverly Jackson; son, Gary Jackson; sons-in-law, Ronald Etter and Timothy Morton; nineteen grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Family visitation Thursday, January 9, 1997 from 6-7 p.m. at Boyce Street M.B. Church, 1620 8th Avenue, North. Funeral to follow with Rev.

Breonus Mitchell officiating. Interment 11 a.m., Friday, January 10th in Greenwood Cemetery West. LEWIS AND WRIGHT FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 2500 Clarksville 255-2371, Richard A. ELIZER, Mary Ruth Age 69. January 7, 1997.

She leaves her sons, Wesley Elizer of Gallatin, Roger Elizer of Westmoreland and John Elizer of Hermitage; her daughter, Linda Bear of Osgood, Indiana; her sister, Glenna Walls of Caryville, grandchildren, Stephen, Stephanie, Sierra, Thomas and Sarah Elizer, Dana Norman, Suzanne, Sherry and Annette Warren. Mrs. Elizer was a Member of Park Avenue Baptist Church. She retired as an Environmental Services Coordinator at Baptist Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m., Thursday, January 9th from the Chapel of Pettus-Owen and Wood Funeral Home.

Bro. Bob Mowrey will officiate. Interment will follow at Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens. Visitation 5-9 p.m., Wednesday. Arrangements by PETTUS-OWEN AND WOOD, 46th and Charlotte Aenue, 292-3392 LYTLE, Mrs.

Dru Helen Jan. 6, 1997 at Southern Hills Hospital. She lives to cherish her memory, husband, Tommy B. Lytle; 2 loving daughters, Mrs. Mary Ann Cole and Mrs.

Rebecca (Anthony) Hall, all of Nashville; sister, Susie McClure: sisterin-law, Clatie Mae (John Jordan; foster sister-in-law, The Rev. Sallie B. Alexander; 3 grandchildren; Dwayne (Delois) Cole, Sharyn (David) Corder and Derrich Anthony Cole: 4 great grandchildren; dear friends. Ms. Viola Crenshaw, Mrs.

Geneva Howse, Mr. Mrs. Sherman Duff, Mr. Mrs. John Mason; other relatives and friends.

Visitation with the family Thurs. Jan. 9 from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. at Dixon Memorial United Methodist Church. 1111 Buchanan St.

Eastern Star Services at p.m. Funeral services to follow; Rev. Frank Allen officiating. Interment: Jan. 10 at Greenwood Cemetery.

ARRANGEMENTS BY: WM. GUNTER SONS FUNERAL DIRECTORS INC. 329-4301. MAJORS, Ethel Mae January 7, 1997. Survived by two daughters, Mary (Matthews) Gilbert and Janice R.

(Wayne) Fitch; one son, Curtis Joe Majors, Jr; a host of relatives and friends. Complete arrangements to be announced later. HOLMES FUNERAL HOME. Directors, Louise Holmes and Ronald C. (BoBoy) Smith.

329-2596. MYHR, Ethel Mai 84, January 6, 1997. Survived by sons daughters-in-law; Anders I. Dot Myhr III, and John N. Malinda Myhr; grandchildren, Mitylene Myhr, Anders I.

Myhr IV. Jean Ford, John Myhr, Andrea Myhr; sister, Deenie Wallenbrock. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Jan. 9 at Harpeth Hills Funeral Home Chapel.

Interment to follow at Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens. Active Pallbearers, Lamb B. Myhr, Jerry Street, Gene Edward Wallenbrock, Eddie Milliken, Anders I. Myhr IV, John Myhr. Honorary Pallbearers, Charles Lehman Edward M.

Polk. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: The Diabetes Research Center at Vanderbilt, Medical Center Development, Suite 301, Medical Center South, 2100 Pierce Nashville, TN 37212-3100. Visitation with the family will be Wed. 4-8 p.m. and Thurs.

12 noon until service time at HARPETH HILLS FUNERAL HOME, 9090 Hwy. 100, Nashville, TN 646-9292. FITTS, Mrs. Roberta Martha Age 74, Jan. 5, 1997.

Survived by daughters, Billy Faye Ames and Beckie Pack; 6 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; half-sister, Maxine Shaw; half-brothers, Achie, Bobby, and Skooter Elliott. Remains are at the Buena Vista Funeral Home, Inc. 3634 Clarksville where services will be Thurs. at 1 p.m. conducted by Rev.

Kelly LeBlanc. Visitation Tues. Wed. from 10 a.m. 9 p.m.

Pallbearers, Family and Friends. Interment: Mt. Olivet Cemetery. BUENA VISTA FUNERAL HOME, INC. BRATTEN SON DIRECTORS, 254-7511.

Clarksville, TN LEWIS, Mary 0'Sail Passed away January 7, 1997. Survived by son, John William 0'Sail, Nashville, TN; daughter, Deborah Jean Boyd, Clarksville, TN; sister, Francis Nunley, Altamont, TN: 8 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren and 2 greatgreat grandchildren. She was a member of the Pardue Memorial Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Friday, January 10, 1997 at 12:00 noon at the Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home. 2707 Gallatin Road with the Rev.

Sonny Wise officiating. Interment will be in the Beech Cemetery. The family will receive friends from p.m. at MCREYNOLDS-NAVE LARSON FUNERAL HOME on Wednesday, January 8, 1997 from 8:00 p.m. at the PHILLIPSROBINSON FUNERAL HOME on Thursday, January 9, 1997.

MCREYNOLDS-NAVE LARSON FUNERAL HOME, 1209 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37040. (615) 647-3371. NEWSOM, Charles January 5, 1997. Preceded in death by mother, Sally Newsom; son, Ronnie Mayberry. Survived by wife, Janice Newsom; father, Gene Newsom, daughters, Sharon (David) Alexander, Roslyn, Wanda Faye Carolyn Mayberry, Olivia Patterson, Betty Ward, Deloris Bratton, Darlene Woodruff, Sandra (Andrew) Short of Jacksonville, FL; sons, Kenny Newsom, Grant Bratton; twenty grandchildren; one great grandchild; sisters, Mary (Walter) Chapman, Maggie Bell Woodard, Virginia Elliott, Ida Mae Newsom; brothers, Jimmy Woodard of Chicago, IL, Otis (Martha) Newsom, Gene Newsom, Riley Newsom; a host of other relatives and friends.

Family visitation January 9, 1997, from 6-7 p.m. at Cedar Grove Baptist Church, 1701 East Stewarts Lane; Funeral to follow, Rev. Venerria Smith, officiating. Interment: 10 a.m. Greenwood Cemetery.

SMITH BROTHERS FUNERAL DIRECTORS. 706 Monroe 726-1476. Henry L. and Melvin J. Smith, Directors.

ROBERTSON, Rosetta Expired Tuesday, January 7, 1997. Survived by numerous cousins; other relatives and friends. Complete arrangements to be announced. SERVICE ENTRUSTED TO PATTON BROTHERS FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 256-3608 NIPPER, Robert 'Bob' Age 63 years. January 7, 1997.

Mr. Nipper was preceded in death by his daughter, Lisa Faye Nipper; sister, Nell Hoover; brother, Walter P. Nipper. He is survived by wife, Alice Nipper; daughters, Delinda Nipper, Cathy Raetzel, Bobbie Harrison and Gaye Nipper; sister, Agnes Moore; brothers, Hubert Nipper and Billy Nipper; sister-in-law, Ethel Nipper; seven grandchildren. His remains are at the Woodbine Funeral Home, HICKORY CHAPEL, 5852 Nolensville Road, where services will be conducted Friday, January 10, 1997 at 10:30 a.m.

by Ministers Kent Armstrong and Frank Lipetri. Interment Roselawn Cemetery in Murfreesboro, TN. Family and Friends will serve as Pallbearers. Visitation will begin Wednesday at 3 p.m. WOODBINE FUNERAL HOME, HICKORY CHAPEL DIRECTORS.

331-1952 SANFORD, Lucille Demoss Goodlettsville, TN BLAYLOCK, Bert Lytell Age 76, Monday, January 6, 1997. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lois Ruth Blaylock; daughter, Linda Sue Blaylock and a grandson, James Eric Blaylock. He is survived by his wife, Noma Jean Blaylock; sons, Pat L. (Linda) Blaylock of Cottontown, James O. Blaylock and Barry K.

Blaylock both of White House; daughter, Anita Gay (Mike) Loveday of Goodlettsville; step-sons, Tommy (Annie) and Jeff Owen; stepdaughter, Diane (Carl) Higgins; 15 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; and sisters, Ada Wright of Westerville, Ohio, Mary Tomlinson of Dallas, TX, Nan Carter of Nashville and Ruth Cowart of Wiggins, Miss. His remains are at Cole Garrett Funeral Home in Goodlettsville where the family will receive friends today, Tuesday, 10 a.m. til 9 p.m. Funeral services will be at the funeral home at 1 p.m., Wednesday, January 8, 1996; Rev. James Harney officiating.

Pallbearers will be Dwight Hunter, Glen Jared, Glenn Owen, Brandon Blaylock, Max Jared, James Burnett and Eddie Hahn. Interment: Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. COLE GARRETT GOODLETTSVILLE. 859-5231. Carthage, Tennessee DEERING, Mrs.

Mattie Age three children, Ernest Deering, Carthage, Mrs. Almeta Lester, Carthage and Mrs. Awdean Porterfield Wartrace; sister, Mrs. Wilma Goad, Bowling Green, KY and one brother, Bee Reech, Bowling Green, KY: five grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren. Mrs.

Deering's remains rest at the Carthage Chapel of Bass Funeral Homes where services will be conducted from the Chapel Thursday January 1997 at 1 p.m. with Bro. Ronnie Harrison officiating. Interment will be in Defeated Creek Memorial Gardens. BASS FUNERAL HOMES CARTHAGE CHAPEL DIRECTORS.

615-735-1212. SMYTHE, Louise Age 83. January 7, 1997. She is survived by her daughter, Anita Louise Smythe Hooper of Brentwood; brother, William Aldorfer of Alexandria, sister, Eva Schrea of St. Paul, granddaughters, Margaret Purky and Cathryn Reed; three great grandchildren.

At the request of the family, Mrs. Smythe will be cremated. Burial will be in South St. Paul, Minnesota. ROESCH PATTON AUSTIN BRACEY AND CHARLTON, 1715 Broad- December 27, 1996.

Survived by children, Elijah (Mary) Sanford, Vera Washington, James E. Sanford, Selena Scruggs, Vernon (Letha) Sanford and Wiley (Rita) Sanford; sisters, Sara Gordon, Ernestine (John) Nesbitt and Georgia (Edward) Sutton; loving aunt, Josephine Sawyers of Chattanooga, a host of grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation with the family Thursday, January 9, 1997 from 6-7 p.m. with funeral to follow at New Hope Baptist Church, 1303 Hawkins Street, Rev. James C.

Turner officiating and Rev. Robert Reeves, Eulogist. Interment 10 a.m., Friday in Greenwood West Cemetery. J.W. ADKINS FUNERAL HOME DIRECTORS, 292-8367 CRAWFORD, Mother Joe Et- ta Age 82.

Entered into rest on Thursday, January 2, 1997 at Baptist Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband. Thomas Crawford son, Clarence E. Crawford Sr. Survived by devoted sons, Thomas Jr.

(Tina), Rufus, Franklin, William (Jacqueline), Earl (Louise), John (Marilyn), Paul (Floy), Larry and Kenneth Crawford; devoted daughters, Mary L. Crawford and Patricia (Joe) Malone; brothers-inlaw. Emanuel (Christine) Crawford and Walter Odum; sister-in-law. Mary Louise Crawford; a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends; dear friend of the family, Paula McCord. Mother Crawford was a Member of Mt.

Calvary M.B. Church (Woodbine) now known as Family of Faith Church. Family visitation Wednesday, January 8, 1997 from 6-7 p.m. at Lake Providence M.B. Church, 4506 Nolensville Road.

Funeral to follow with Pastor Jerome M. Hill Eulogist and Pastor Bruce Maxwell officiating. Interment at 11 a.m., Thursday, January 9, 1997 at Greenwood Cemetery, Garden of Hope. LEWIS AND WRIGHT FUNERAL DIREC9, TORS, 2500 Clarksville 255-2371, Richard A. Lewis and William H.

Wright, Directors MURPHY, Subrina D. January 6, 1997. Survived by children, Latez, Latia and LaAundrea Murphy; fathers, Theodore Murphy, Sr. and Frank Campbell, sister, Andera Shelton; brothers, LaVon Shelton and Theodore Murphy, grandmother, Annie Mai Sims; a very special aunt, Vilene Shelton; other aunts, uncles; other family and friends. Complete arrangements later.

JOHNSON'S HOUSE OF ATENA, DIRECTORS. 254-3472. WISNER, Leone Covington Patmore Age 92. Passed away in Scottsdale, Arizona on Jan. 6, 1997.

A member of the First Church of the Nazarene and Gideons International. Survived by her husband, Gerett Wisner, Vicksburg, Mi; sons, Dr. Louis E. Patmore, Ft. Myers, FL and John C.

Patmore, Scottsdale, AZ; grandchildren, Capt. John B. Patmore, Clarksville, TN; Lt. Jesse D. Patmore, Miami, FL: Mrs.

Dawn Averyt, Port Lucie, FL; Mrs. Patricia Johnson, Monticello, FL; Mrs. Tammie Lowe, Chandler, AZ; Bob Haenel, Reno, NV and Jeff Haenel, Corry, PA; 10 great grandchildren; nieces and nephew, Vivian Holman and Bill Gray both of Springfield, TN, Sylvia Jones, Paducah, KY, Margaret Jean Cooper, Mesa, AZ and Eleanor Black, Colorado Springs, Co, Visitation Thursday night 5 p.m. 9 p.m. at Woodlawn.

Funeral services will be held in Woodlawn Chapel of Roses Friday January 10, 1997 at 11:30 a.m. with son, Dr. Louis E. Patmore officiting. Interment in Elmwood Cemetery in Springfield, TN.

at (approx.) 1:30 p.m. Arrangements by: WOODLAWN FUNERAL HOME. 383-4754. Tasteful Sympathy Arrangements Emma's Hours 327-0202 2410. West End Ava.