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THE TEHNESSEAN Tuwdw. Pacwnbf 24 I99t vivos: son, Roy Cuk Home. Sui i- D. PATRICK HARDING STAFF STAR POWER Actor Jack Klugman spends a few moments with Candice, 20 months, at the Community Child Care Center in Hendersonville yesterday. Klugman was at the center to hand out toys and help promote Thursday's fund-raiser for a new building.

lumbla-Rlver Park Hospital, McMinnville. Cause not disclosed. Services 2 pm today, High Funeral Home, McMinnville. Survivors: wife, Macie Colvett Tate, McMinnville; daughters, Faye Prater, Wanda Tanner, both Centertown community, Warren County, Ann Burch, Connie Tate, both McMinnville, and Sue Tal-; ley, Nashville; sons, Larry and David Tate, both McMinnvllle; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Spencer Deane Wad-dell, 71, Brentwood, a manufac hiring representative for Jack Waddell Sons, died yesterday, AMn C.

York Veterans Administration Hospital, Murfreesboro. Cause not disclosed. Services 1C am today, Cole Garrett Funeral Home, Hendersonville. Survivors: daughters, Jackie Arnold, Brentwood, Victoria Dlckerson; brother, William Waddell; sisters, Dorothy Nipper and Yvonne Helton; four grandchildren. 113AI-lenwood Drive, Clarksville, Tenn.

a retired clerk for Boise Cascade died Sunday, Montgomery County Nursing Home, Clarksville, of heart failure. Services 2 p.m. today, Neal-Tarptey Funeral Home, Clarksville. Survivors: son Phillip Wallus, Clarksville; brother, Paul Alexsiak, Paxton, sister, Josephine Czervinski, Madison, four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Nora C.

Wallwork, 85, 202 Walton Ferry Road, Hendersonville, a retired clerical worker with the United Methodist Church Upper Room, died yesterday, Cumberland Greene Retirement Center, Hendersonville. Cause not disclosed. Services 1 p.m. Friday, Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home, Hendersonville. Survivors: daughters, Shirley -Hassell, Hendersonville, and Jim mie Lee Russell, Jacksonville, brother, William Cunning- ham, Huntsville, sisters, Martha St.

John, Manchester, and Irene Tucker, Tullaho ma, five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Loy Elizabeth Warren, 80, Linden, a retired piani teacher and church organist, died Sunday, Life Care Center Morristown, Tenn. Cause not dis closed. Services 2 p.m. today, McDonald Funeral Home, Linden, Tenn.

Survivors: sons, Rich ard, Morristown, and Jimmy Warren, Parker, daughter, Sandra Clifton, Linden; sisters, Peggy Robblns, Launlce Choate both Lexington, and Louise Milam, Memphis; seven grandchildren. Eula Mae Halliburton West, 92, Golden Oaks Village, Lafayette, a homemaker, died Thursday, Macon County General Hospital, Lafayette. Cause not disclosed. Services were held Saturday. Phillip An-, derson Son Funeral Home wa in charge.

Survivors: daughters, Ann Harrison, Nashville, and Cornelia Swindle, Red Boiling Springs, sons, Hayden, Atwood, Prentice, Lafayette, Kenneth, Clinton, and J.W. West, Red Boiling Springs; 16 grandchildren; 20 greatgrandchildren; four great-greatgrandchildren. Russell Williams, 89, Betts Road, Greenbrier, a retired farmer, died Sunday, NorthCrest Medical Center, Springfield. Cause not disclosed. Services 1 p.m.

today, Austin Bell Funeral Home, Greenbrier. Survivors: wife, Mary Helen Williams, -Greenbrier; son, Ernest Williams, Greenbrier; daughters, Joan Baldwin, Springfield, Betty Jean Mayo and Mary Jane West, both Greenbrier; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. CROUCH, Ha Vetrice Monday, December 23,1996. Survived by daughters, Myrna Fields of Hendersonville, Ruby Chrisman, Marie Brown and Mildred Jenkins all of Nashville; sons, William Maurice Crouch of Manchester and Merle Crouch of Bowling Green, KY; thirteen grandchildren; twenty great grandchildren; and eight great great grandchildren. Remains rest at the funeral home of Phillips-Robinson 2707 Gallatin where the family will receive friends Tuesday from 10 to 9 p.m.

with no visitation on Wednesday and where funeral services will be conducted Thursday, December 26, at 2:00 p.m. with Dr. Perry H. Biddle officiating. Active Pallbearers, grandsons.

Interment: Spring Hill Cemetery. PHILLIPS-ROBINSON Directors. 262-3312. HARRISON, Edward Jr. 'Mad- dy' Monday, December 23, 1996.

Survived by sons, Edward (Karen), Donald and William 'Chester' Harrison; daughters, Burma (Clarence) Cobbins, Violet Offutt, Sarah (John Lee) Brown and Gloria Richard) Holt; devoted sister, Nettie Patton; fourteen grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Moore, Mildred Speights, Helen Douglas and Emma Jean Carter; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins; other relatives and friends. Visitation with the family Thursday, December 26, 1996 from 7-8 p.m. at Claiborne Street M.B. Church, 81 Claiborne Street. Funeral to follow with Rev.

Robert W. Finney Pastor and Rev. Georgia A. Wallace, Eulogist. Interment Friday, December 27th at 11 a.m.

in Greenwood Cemetery. SERVICE ENTRUSTED TO PATTON BROTHERS FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 256-3608 Earline Averett, 62, Linden, a homemaker, died Sunday, Centennial Medical Center, Nashville. Cause not disclosed. Services 11 a.m. today, McDonald Funeral Home, Linden.

Survivors: husband, Tom Eddy Averett; sons, Jerry, Milan, and Danny Mercer, Hohenwald, daughter, April Averett, Linden; sisters, Eu-la Mae McDonald, Ellene Frazler, both Hohenwald, and Christine Armstrong, Trenton, four grandchildren, a great-grandchild. Jay Birdwell, 77, Cooke-ville, a retired Colonial Life Insurance employee, died yesterday, Ccokeville General Hospital. Cause not disclosed. Services 2 p.m. today, Dyer Funeral Home, Cookevllle.

Survivors: daughters, Janice Jackson, Patsy Standlfer, both Cookevllle; sons, John, Maryville, and Alan Bird-well, Nashville; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild. William Elmer Bivens, 61, 1001 Smith Lawrence-burg, a taxi owner, died Sunday, Columbia-Crockett Hospital, Lawrenceburg. Cause not disclosed. Services 11 am today, North Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Survivors: wife, Beverly Bond Bivens, Pulaski, daughters, Jo Ann Fisher, Lawrenceburg, and Susie Williams, Loretto, sisters, Lorene Chandler and Ellen Phillips, both Lawrenceburg; brothers, Robert, Hollls, both Leoma, and Carl Bivens, Lawrenceburg; three grandchildren.

Elise Wisener Caper-ton Boyett, 89, Polar Drive, Columbia, a homemaker, died yesterday, Maury Regional Hospital, Columbia. Cause not disclosed. Services 1 p.m. today, Oakes Nichols Funeral Home, Columbia. Survivors: daughter, Joanne Berry, Columbia; sons, J.C., Charles, Frank, all Columbia, Sam, Santa Fe, and Paul Caperton, Las Vegas; stepdaughters, Wilma Mosley, McEwen, and Wilda Mosley, Nashville; stepson, Ronald Boyett, Shelbyville; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild.

Winford Bradley, 78, Jerry Street, Portland, a retired Railroad employee, died Sunday, Hendersonville Hospital, Hendersonville. Services 11 a.m. today, Wilkinson-Wiseman Funeral Home, Portland. Survivors: daughters, Peggy Haynes, Hendersonville, and Darlene Brown, Gallatin; sons, Bobby, Lafayette, and Billy Bradley, Portland; sister, Frances Mallory, Portland; brothers, Raymond, Westmoreland, and Delbert Bradley, Florida; 10 grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; three great-greatgrandchildren. Opal Brewington, 72, Route 1, Baxter, a home-maker, died yesterday, Cedars Health Care, Lebanon.

Cause not disclosed. Services 11 am today, Hooper Huddleston Funeral Home, Baxter. No immediate survivors. John Henry Brown, 88, 1306 Katie Nashville, a retired Oman Construction Co. employee, died Friday, Baptist Hospital, Nashville.

Cause not disclosed. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, St. James Missionary Baptist Church, Nashville, May-berry Son Funeral Home in charge. Survivors: sisters, Martha Woods, Elizabeth Pillow, both Nashville, Eva Mae Moore and Linnie Braden, both Lewisburg, brother, John Dysart, Nashville.

Helen J. Calandriello, 65, Oakland Nashville, a retired clerk, died yesterday, St. Thomas Hospital. Cause not disclosed. Services 2 p.m.

Friday, Harpeth Hills Funeral Home, Nashville. Survivors: sons, Joseph, Nashville, and Robert Calandriello, Red Bank, N.J.; daughters, Brenda Kooiman, Braidwood, Elizabeth Layton, New York City, and Arlene Wallace, New Jersey; brother, Harold Netherton, Nashville; two grandchildren. Frances Tribble Clifford, 96, Bell Buckle, a homemaker, died Sunday, Bedford County Nursing Home, Shelbyville, Tenn. Cause not disclosed. Services 2 p.m.

today, Howell-Lawrence Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Survivors: daughter, Sue Barnes, Deason community, Bedford County; sons, Clay Alexander, Bell Buckle, and Cecil Clifford, Shelbyville; stepson, Donald Clifford, Houston; sisters, Kathleen Shelton, Mary Mooney-ham, Madge Clifford, all Shelbyville, Flora Nelson, Donelson, and Wilma Ward, Nashville; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild. Wyetta Mash Curtis, 73, 9116 Old Highway 46, Lytes, a retired Schrader's Garment Factory employee, died Sunday, Horizon Medical Center, Dickson, Tenn. Cause not disclosed. Services 2 p.m.

today, Buckner's Dickson Funeral pal Church, Nashville. William Gunter William Sons Funeral Home In charge, Survivors: wife, Lillian Lawson; sons, James and Ronald Lawson, both Nashville; daughters, Daryl Miller, Elizabeth Lawson, both Nashville. Jane H. Loggins, 61, Linden, a teacher with Perry County Schools, died Thursday, Baptist-Perry Community Hospital, Linden, of cancer. Services were held Sunday, McDonald Funeral Home, Lobetville, Tenn.

Survivors: husband, Bobby L. Loggins Linden; sons, Bobby, Only, Henry, Linden, and Edward Loggins, Lebanon; daughter, Carol Mincey, Milling-ton, mother, Eddie Huf-stedler, Linden; brother, David Hufstedter, Linden; 10 grandchildren. Edgar H. Miller, 76, Grimsley, a retired orderly at Fentress County General Hospital, died Sunday, Fentress County General Hospital. Cause not disclosed.

Services 1 p.m. today, Mundy Funeral Home, Jamestown. Survivors: sons, David, Grimsley, and Ronnie Miller, Crossville, daughters, Carol Lewis, Ardmore, and Charlene Matthews, Clarkrange, sisters, Alma Crabtree, Jamestown, Maudie Adams, Crossville, and Bessie Jennings, Eustis, brother, Delmer Miller, Jamestown; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Michael Gail Pelham, 41, 204 West Adams Woodbury, retired from Commercial Engraving and Lithography Inc. in Nashville, died Saturday, Stones River Hospital, Woodbury, of a heart attack.

Services were yesterday, Woodbury Funeral Home. Survivors: brother, Gary Pelham, Woodbury; sister, Sharron Simmons, McMinnville, Tenn. Raymond Noah Pusser, 71, 102 N.Chlsolm Creek Road, Lawrenceburg, a sawmill worker, died Sunday, Columbia-Crockett Hospital. Cause not disclosed. Services 2 p.m.

today, North Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Survivors: wife, Mary Ruth Pusser, Lawrenceburg; son, Donald Pusser, Lawrenceburg; daughters, Sandra Coleman, North Platte, and Deonna Staggs, Lawrenceburg; stepson, Jerry Murphy, Chowcllla, stepdaughter, Teresa Matthews, Loretto, brothers, Jamie and Ward Pusser, both Henderson, sisters, Lavelle Bush-nell, Milledgeville, Rachel Brasher, Enville, and Irene Alexander, Maryville, 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Freely A. Riggins, 77, 3378 Budds Creek Road, Palmyra, a homemaker, died Sunday, at home. Cause not disclosed.

Services 11:30 a.m. today, Bethel Baptist Church, Cunningham, McReynolds-Nave Larson Funeral Home, in charge. Survivors: husband, Joe Sam Riggins, Palmyra; sons, Joe, Salem, Va Calvin, Palmyra, and John, Clarks-ville, daughter, Patricia Rye, Palmyra; brother, Norman Riggins, Stockbridge, seven grandchildren. James Asa Roberts, 69, Nashville, a projector operator with Tennessee Visual Educational Service, died Sunday, Nashville General Hospial. Cause not disclosed.

Graveside services 1 p.m. today, Middle Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, Nashville, Williamson Memorial Funeral Home In charge. Survivors: son, Charles Roberts, Franklin; daughter, Marylan Jones, Donelson; sister, Connie Pat, Rhode Island; three grandchildren. Agnes Elizabeth Schoepper, 102, 3866 Highway 43 South, St. Joseph, a retired Detroit Yacht Club employee, died yesterday, Eliza-Coffee Memorial Hospital, Florence, Ala.

Cause not disclosed. Services 10 am Thursday, St. Joseph Catholic Church. Loretto Funeral Chapel in charge. No immediate survivors.

Robert C. Simmons, 77, Westmoreland, a retired farmer and electrician, died yesterday, Royal Care of Westmoreland. Cause not disclosed. Services 2 p.m. today, Anderson Woo-dard Funeral Home, Westmoreland.

Survivors: wife, Elizabeth Simmons, Westmoreland; daughter, Betty Fitzgerald, Louisville, two grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Roy B. Solomon, 81, Cowan, a retired county clerk, died Sunday, Columbia-Southern Tennessee Medical Center, Winchester, Tenn. Cause not disclosed. Services 11 a.m.

Thursday, Mcore-Cortner Funeral Home, Winchester. Survivors: wife, Maude Solomon, Cowan; son, Leroy Solomon, Huntsville, brother, Charles Solomon, Winchester; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Roy Forrest Tate, 77, 235 Durham McMinnville, a retired DeZurk Corp. employee, died yesterday, Co- tis, Waverly, Mary Patrick, White Bluff, and Gale Moss, Bon Aqua, sisters, Kay Crow, Bon Aqua, Dora Forrlest, Hermitage, Shirley McCaslin and Dorothy Martin, both Dickson; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Charline Dallas, 75, Rio Drive, Friendsville community, Blount County, a home-maker, died yesterday, Fairpark Health Center, Maryville, Tenn.

Cause not disclosed. Services 1 p.m. Friday, Anderson Garrett Funeral Home, Joelton. Survivors: daughter, Bobble Ward, Friendsville; sisters, Mary Frances Powell, Mount Juliet, and Faith Butler, Florida; brother, Aubrey Gray, Goodlettsville; three grandchildren; a greatgrandchild. Leslie Louise Dorton, 75, Nunnelly, Tenn, a factory worker, died Sunday, Baptist-Hlckman Community Hospital, Centerville, Tenn.

Cause not disclosed. Services 2 p.m. today, First Baptist Church, Centerville, McDonald Funeral Home in charge. Survivors: daughters, Adele Evert, Old Hickory, Margaret Lewis, Nunnelly, and Bertie Bentley, Centerville; sons, Edward, Nunnelly, and Lester Dor-ton, Metairie, 18 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren. William A.

Ferrell, 64, 203 Riverview McMinnvllle, a retired Nissan supervisor, died Sunday, Columbia-River Park Hospital, McMinnville. Cause not disclosed. Services 2 p.m. today, Smart! Church of God, McMinnville, High Funeral Home in charge. Survivors: wife, Beulah Mae McGuire, McMinnville; stepsons, Jeff, Donnie, Ricky, Bobby, Terry Earls, William and Kenneth Boles, all McMinnville; stepdaughters, Brenda Myers, Smithville, Joyce Ward and Ronda Reed, both McMinnville; brother, Jesse Ferrell, Woodbury, sisters, Liza Wilson and Lizzie Chance, both Nashville.

Donald V. George, 77, Hollis Chapel Road, Portland, a retired farmer and carpenter, died yesterday, at home. Cause not disclosed. Services 2 p.m. today, Wilkinson-Wiseman Funeral Home, Portland.

Survivors: wife, Helen Ray George, Portland; daughter, Kathy Cum-mings, Portland; son, Michael George, Knoxville; brothers, Glendon, Portland, Jack, White House, and Ammon George, Gallatin; two grandchildren. Fusako Greenamyer, 68, Melrose Drive, Cookeville, a homemaker, died Sunday, Cookeville General Hospital, of injuries sustained in a traffic accident. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Hooper Huddleston Funeral Home. Survivor: husband, Edward Greenamyer.

Dana Hunt, 63, Bradford Hill Road, Bluff Creek, a retired nurse, died Sunday, Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, of respiratory failure. Services 1 p.m. today, Sanderson Funeral Home, Carthage, Tenn. Survivors: husband, Donald Hunt, Bluff Creek, Smith County, daughter, Marie Brown, South Carthage, son, Gary Hunt, Bluff Creek; mother, Eileen Wilkerson, Bluff Creek; brothers, Tom, David, both Bluff Creek, and Jerry Wilkerson, South Carthage; four grandchildren. Ida Hunter, 76, 108 Thompson Lane, Nashville, a nurse, died yesterday, Nashville General Hospital, of a heart at- tack.

Services 2 p.m. today, Ellis Funeral Home, Nashville. Survivors: daughters, Nancy Smith, York, and Judy Hughes, Nashville; sons, David, South Carolina, Danny and Don Hunter, both Nashville; sisters, Ruby Lemons and Nellie Netherton, both Nashville; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild. Mary Frances Hutch-ins, 87, 5017 N. Hilson Drive, Nashville, an Insurance company secretary, died yesterday, Bethany Health Care Center, Nashville, of a stroke.

No services planned. Woodlawn Funeral Home in charge. Survivors: half sisters, Margaret Givan, Illinois, Martha Crunk, Goodlettsville, Catherine Passmore, and Yolande Cobert, both California; brothers, Russell Oliver, California, and James Carney, Colorado. Bobby Jones, 54, Flynn's Lick community, Jackson County, manager of Lakefront Liquors Wines, died yesterday, St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville.

Cause not disclosed. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Anderson Funeral Home, Gainesboro, Tenn. Survivors: wife, Edna Stafford Jones, Gainesboro; son, Scotty Jones, Gainesboro; brothers, Charlie, Gainesboro, and Ray Jones, Cookeville, Tenn. James R.

Lawson, 81, former president of Fisk University, died Sunday, at home. Cause not disclosed. Services 10 am Friday, Holy Trinity Episco CALL THE The TENNESSEAN Tenft; daughters, BAXTER, Leon Joseph 48. Suddenly, Dec. 21, at his residence.

He leaves to mourn his memory, daughters, Ken-netta (Aramagaslis) Ellis, Joann Knowles, Lisa Christian, Pamela, Latonya and Marquictia Kelly; sons, Errick Baxter, Troy Christian, Milton and Artavus Kelly; devoted mother, Miss Venus Baxter; very devoted friend, Nora (Puddin) Kelly; brothers, Rev. George W. Baxter, Dr. James Baxter, of Jackson, TN, Mr. Jimmy L.

Baxter of Chicago, IL; sisters-in-law, Mrs. Avis Baxter, Jackson, Miss Willie B. Baxter, and Mrs. Cora A. Baxter of Nashville; 20 grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends; devoted friends, Eloise McKnight, Tommy Haynes, DeWayne King and Pashay Polk.

Family visitation Dec. 26, 6-7 p.m.; funeral services immediately following at Jefferson Street M.B. Church, 2708 Jefferson Rev. George W. Brown officiating.

Interment: 11 a.m., Garden of Hope Greenwood Cemetery. MC-GAVOCK MARTIN 1503 Buchanan 256-6277. Nashville-Lewisburg, Tn. BROWN, John Henry Age 88 years. December 20, 1996 at Baptist Hospital.

He leaves to cherish his memories a very devoted sister, Mrs. Martha E. (Rev. Natharel) Woods; sis-, ters, Mrs. Linnie Braden, Mrs.

Eva Moore both of Lewisburg and Mrs. Elizabeth Pillow; brother, John Floyd Dysart; devoted nieces and nephew, Mary, Harriett, Martha A. and Joseph (Frances) Bryant; oth- er nieces and nephews, Lester Brown, Louise Allen of Lewisburg, Reba (Bobby) Perkins, Sherry Dysart and Willie Ed Perryman; devoted cousins, James (Annie Garrett and Erwin (Iva) Garrett of Lewisburg. Family visitation Wednesday, December 25, -1996 from 6-8 p.m. at May- berry Funeral Home, Lewisburg.

Family hour to begin 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 26, 1996 at St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 600 28th Avenue, North, Nashville with funeral to start 11 a.m., Rev. George Brooks Sr. officiating. Interment Willis Cemetery (Garrett Burial Ground) in Chapel Hill, TN.

on Thursday, December 26th at 1:30 p.m. MAYBERRY SONS FUNERAL HOME, Lewisburg, (615) 359-4988 Smyrna, TN G00CH, Robert (Old Man) Age 43. Dec. 20, 1996. Survived by devoted mother, Georgia Lee Batey; sisters (twin) Bobbie Jean Batey, Joyce (Willie) Batey, Louise (John) Wilder; brothers, Bobbie Batey and Roger Batey; a host of relatives and friends.

The body will lie-in-state Dec. 25, 1996 from 4-6 p.m. at H. Preston Scales Sons Funeral Home. Family visitation, Thursday, Dec.

26, 1996 at Elders Chapel United Meth. Church at 11 a.m. with funeral to follow at 12 p.m.; Rev. Freddie B. Carpenter, officiating.

Interment at Smyrna Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, lease make donations to: ospice of Murfreesboro. H. PRESTON SCALES SONS FUNERAL HOME, Directors, Murfreesboro, TN. 893-1113.

GENTRY, John Vincent Age 30. Survived by sons, Kane W. Gentry, and David R. Gentry; mother, Catherine Kost Gentry; cousins; aunts uncles. Funeral services will be 10 a.m.

at Marshall Donnelly Combs, 201 25th Ave. conducted by Rev. Philip Breen. Interment to follow at Calvary Cemetery. MARSHALL DONNELLY COMBS, 327-1111.

Nashville, TN LAWSON, Dr. James Raymond Age 81. December 21,1996. Retired President of Fisk University. Survived by his wife, Lillian Arceneaux Lawson; sons, Ronald Raymond, and James Edward Lawson (Judith), both of Nashville; daughters, Daryl L.

Miller (Russell), Brooklyn, NY; Elizabeth L. Lawson, Fort Washington, MD; eleven grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 27, 1996 at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 615 6th Avenue South; Father Dennis Lloyd, officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to: Fisk University Scholarship Fund co Mr.

Derrick Dowell, Fisk University Office of Admissions. WILLIAM GUNTER SONS, Funeral Directors. 329-4301. MALONE, Frederick E. (Skin) Dec.

20. Survived by daughters, Tracy Hambrick and Demetria Garner; and other relatives and friends. Complete arrangements announced later. K. GARDNER, JR.

Shelbyville, Tn. McCHRISTIAN, Louella Age 84. December 22, 1996 at Glen Oaks Nursing Home. She is survived by daughter, Georgia (Henry) Poole; sons, William (Yvonne) and Tommy Lee McChristian; sister-in-law, Kathleen McChristian; six grandchildren; four great grandchildren. Visitation TO-AY from 11 a.m.

til 1 p.m. at Bellview M.B. Church. Funeral service to follow with Elder John Batts officiating. Interment Holden Cemetery.

J.A. WELTON AND SON FUNERAL HOME, (615) 684-1445 MCCLAIN, Marcus Age 79. Expired Dec. 22, 1996, at Southern Hills Medical Center. Survivors include: wife, Olivia McClain; 1 son; 1 sister, Bertha Hayes; other relatives and friends.

Complete arrangements later. Service entrusted to: PATTON BROS. FUNERAL DIRECTORS. SLEDGE, Kenneth C. Sr.

Age 77 years. December 23,1996. Survived by wife, Dolly Sledge; son, Kenneth C. Sledge grandchildren, Stephanie Sledge, Katherine Sledge, Jennifer Sledge and Emily Sledge. His remains are at the Woodbine Funeral Home, 3620 Nolensville Road, where services will be conducted Friday, December 27, 1996 at 11 a.m.

by Rev. Don Hutchison. Interment Wood-lawn Cemetery. Honorary Pallbearers: Sodalitan Sunday School Class at Woodbine United Methodist Church and Nashville Elks Lodge 72. Relatives and Friends will serve as Active Pallbearers.

Visitation Thursday, 2-9 p.m. WOODBINE FUNERAL HOME DIRECTORS, $2-1948 Carthage, TN Bluff Creek Community HUNT, Dana Age 63, December 22, 1996, preceded in death by father, Elmer Wilker-son brother, Lee Dow Wilk-erson. Survived by husband, Donald Hunt; mother, Eileen Wilkerson of Bluff Creek; daughter son-in-law, Marie Richard Brown of South Carthage; son daughter-in-law, Gary Winnie Hunt of Bluff Creek; three brothers, Tom David Wilkerson both of Bluff Creek, Jerry Wilkerson of South Carthage; four grandchildren, Snowi Hunt of luff Creek, Crystal, Amy, and Ricky Brown all of Nashville. Funeral services 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home with Eld. Charles Allen Gentry and Rev.

Neil Dobson officiating. Pallbearers, Larry, Scotty, Lee Douglas Wilkerson, Wayne Hunt, Eric Snyder, and Jr. Alvis. Visitation after 10 a.m., Tuesday. Interment: Smith County Memorial Gardens.

SANDERSON OF CARTHAGE, Directors, 615-735-2118. JACKSON, Tommy G. Age 72. December 22, 1996. Survived by wife, Joye A.

Jackson; daughter, Janet Trent; granddaughter, Tina Tant; two great grandchildren; brother, Harley W. Jackson; sisters, Geneva Lemmonds and Leona Weese. Mr. Jackson was a Member of the V.F.W. and Center Star Masonic Lodge 409.

Visitation will begin on Tuesday from 3-9 p.m. and all day Wednesday. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 26, 1996 at 2 p.m. in the Woodlawn Chapel of Roses. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park.

Active Pallbearers: The Center Star Masonic Lodge 409 Members, Family and Friends. Arrangements by WOODLAWN FUNERAL HOME, 383-4754 HELEN PATTERSON SMITH Your memory and love will remain with us forever. We miss you so much. Sadly Missed By Husband, Children, Grand Great Grandchildren Antioch HIGGINS, Roberta Kay Dec. 22, 1996.

Survived by husband, William Higgins; sons, Scott Sean Higgins; daughters, Suzanne Knowles and Alison Atkinson; granddaughter, Bailee Knowles. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tues. at Hermitage Funeral Home with Chaplain Ray Vick officiating. Friends will serve as Active Pallbearers.

FAMILY REQUEST VISITATION THIS AFTERNOON 6-8. HERMITAGE FUNERAL HOME, 889-0361. Brush Creek, Tn. THOMPSON, L.V. Age 75.

Monday, December 23, 1996 at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Varena Paris Thompson of Brush Creek, two daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda and Charles Prichard of Brush Creek, Renee and Tom Clark of Alexandria, sister, Mrs. Oma Dale Webster of Chestnut Mound, grandchildren, Stan and Stein Prichard of Brush Creek, Stephanie Fish of Dowelltown, Logan and Morgan Clark of Alexandria, great grandchildren, Dalton Fish and Spencer Prichard; brother-in-law, Bob Oakley; sisters-in-law, Bettye Jo Hackett, Evelyn Paris, Laura Paris and Jean Thompson. Mr. Thompson's remains are at the Gordonsville Chapel of Bass Funeral Homes where the family will receive friends on Tuesday from 1 1 a.m.

til 9 p.m. and on Wednesday from 2 til 9 p.m. Mr. Thompson's remains will be conveyed to Union Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Sykes, TN. on Thursday morning, December 26, 1996 where the family will receive friends from 9 a.m.

till p.m. at which time funeral services will be held at the Church. Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery. Honorary Pallbearers: Bill Petty, Charter Members of Southside Lions Club, Elders of Union Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Ka-ney-Kumberland Camping Club. Active Pallbearers: Stan and Stein Prichard, Greg Fish, Mark Webster, Jimmy Speak-man and Bob Oakley.

Memorials may be made to Union Hill Church, Roy Wills, Box 115, Hickman, TN 38567. BASS FUNERAL HOME, (6.15) 683-8212 Our policy The Tennessean publishes free of charge current obituaries submitted by funeral homes or otherwise verified. The obituary should contain the deceased's name, age, address, occupation and cause of death. Immediate survivors spouse, parents, grandparents, children, sisters and brothers and funeral information also may be included. If the cause of death is not provided the death notice will say so.

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