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1 It THE TENNESSEAN Frid.y MAY 26. 1989 3 feOeiWldl-j- HILL, Miss Annie Lou May 25, Death Notices I lllliiili Iplttllii x- 4. eiwrtal I rf Cermantown's Travis Slates gets back to first before Columbia Central's Eric Harris can field a pickoff eader in Columbia ffingl 1989 at a local lnnrmary. aurvivea by brother, George P. Hill, Nashville; sisters, Mrs.

Lavinia Foster Mrs. Sarah Martin. Nashville. Remains are at Pettus-Owen Wood Funeral Home where services will be conducted Friday at 11 a.m. May 26.

1989 with Rev. Diane Blum officiating. Nephews will serve as active pallbearers. Interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

PETTUS-OWEN WOOD. 292-3392. Goodlettsville, Tn. Nashville, Tn. ODUM, Mr.

Thomas (Rock) Daddy Rock Age 73 years. Wednesday May 24. 1989. Survived by wife, Eddie DeWitt Odum: daughters, Mrs. Elliott (Jimmie) Whitelaw, Washington.

D.C., Mrs. Jeffery (Ruby) Cantrell. Goodlettsville, Mrs. Herbert (Mae) Boyd, Sylvia Odum, both of Nashville; sister, Nettie Marthel, LaGuardo. sister-in-law.

Emma Crutcher, Madison; brother-in-law. Jim Marthel, LaGuardo: grandchildren, Rhonda Dunn, Vicky Cantrell, Thomas Boyd, James Boyd, Tammy Cantrell, Crystal Whitelaw, Bruce Whitelaw: great grandchild, Lacy Dunn; devoted cousin, Fiossie Luster; numerous nieces, nephews cousins. Remains are at Baker's Chapel C.M.E. Church where visitation with the family will be Friday evening from 7 til 8 p.m. Funeral service will be conducted Saturday morning at 11 a.m.

by Rev. Willie Lowe. Stewards retirees of E.I. DuPont will serve as pallbearers. Interment Mt.

Olivet Cemetery. COLE GARRETT, Goodlettsville, 859-5231. TAYLOR, Mr. Eldridge- Wednesday, May 24, 1989 at a local infirmary. Survived by two sons, Willie and Eldridge Taylor sister, Virginia Mitchell; other relatives and friends.

Complete funeral arrangements announced later. HOLMES FUNERAL HOME in charge, 1408-Jo Johnston 329-2596 Madison, Tn. Goodlettsville, Tn. WOOD, Mrs. Annie Age 76 years.

Thursday May 25, 1989. Survived by daughter, Pauline Napier; sons, Harvey Wood, Arthur Lee Wood, Willard Alvin Wood; brother, M.B. Kelley; sisters, Mamie Turner, Margaret Potts, Barbara Bumpus; eight grandchildren; two great grandchildren. Remains are at Cole Garrett, Goodlettsville, where services will be conducted Saturday morning at 10 o'clock by Rev. Richard F.

Adkinson. Honorary Pallbearers: Grandsons. Active Pallbearers: David Kelley, Michael Kelley. John Johnson, Gordon Potts, Larry Joe Morgan, Jimmy Vandesteeg. Interment Forest Lawn.

COLE GARRETT, Goodlettsville, 859-5231. GUARDIAN- PLAN sm CHAPELS ALEXANDER, Frank McEwen-May 25, 1989. Survived by cousin, Mrs. Thomas J. Broderick of Nashville; a niece, Mrs.

Thomas A. Albert of Barrow, Alaska; a great nephew and a great niece. Services will be conducted at Stanford Chapel of the First Presbyterian Church in Oak Hill at 1 p.m. Friday May 26, 1989. Dr.

Rusty Douglas will officiate. Visitation with the family friends at Stanford Chapel, First Presbyterian Church one hour prior to service. Active Pallbearers: Thomas J. Broderick, Morton B. Howell, James Kelly, Leroy A.

Keck, Conan Ewing Luker, Donald R. Rymer, Joe Thompson, Jr. and George W. Weesner. Honorary Pallbearers: Members of Staff of Tennessee Dept.

of Conservation, Division of Water Resources. Interment Spring Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Oak Hill or University School of Nashville. ROESCH-PATTON, DORRIS CHARLTON GUARDIAN PLAN sm CHAPEL, 1715 Broadway, 244-6480. MERRELL, Mildred May 24, 1989.

Survived by daughter, Barbara Irene Roberts, Mary Car-lene Barnes; son. Buddy Potts; three grandchildren. Remains are at Eastland Funeral Home where services will be conducted Saturday morning at 11 a.m. Interment Spring Hill Cemetery. EASTLAND GUARDIAN PLAN sm CHAPEL, 904 Gallatin 227-9558.

WALKUP, Bertha Blair- May 25, 1989. Survived by daughter, Mrs. Charlie B. (Liz) Sanders; granddaughter, Mrs. Maurice (Patsy) Smith; great grandsons, Phillip Patrick Smith.

Graveside services will be conducted Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at Mt. Olivet Cemetry with Rev. Bill Menees. Friends will serve as pallbearers. HIBBETT HAILEY GUARDIAN PLAN sm CHAPEL; 429 Donelson Pike, 883-2361.

BRENT, Gladys May 24, 1989. Survived by daughter, Lucille Smith, Shirley Yates, Dorothy Wise, Wilma Wauford; son, Thomas Edward Knight; seventeen grandchildren; twenty-four great grandchildren; sisters, Gertrude Woodard, Sulu Thomas. Services will be conducted Saturday, 10 a.m., at Hibbett Hailey Chapel by Rev. Edward Minor and Rev. Lowell Thomas with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. HIBBETT HAILEY GUARDIAN PLAN sm CHAPEL, 429-Donelson Pike, 883-2361. BEEMAN, Virgil Mack- Age 83 years. May 24. 1989.

Survived by wife, Mrs. Ethel Preston Beeman, Nashville; daughter, Mrs. Rose Marie McKinney, Nashville; grandson. Thomas Allen McKinney; brother, Edward Beeman, Ft. Scott, KS.

Mr. Beeman was a past Master and 60 year member of Buena Vista Lodge 8639 F. A.M. Remains are at the Buena Vista Funeral Home, 3634 Clarksville where services will be Friday at 10 a.m. conducted by Pastor Philip Schulz.

Honorary Pallbearers: Dr. Michael Callaway and William Tate. Active Pallbearers: Members of Buena Vista Lodge 639 F. A.M. Interment Mt.

Olivet Cemetery. Masonic Memorial Services Thursday at 7 p.m. BUENA VISTA FUNERAL HOME, Bratten Son, Directors. 254-7511. BLANKENSHIP, Madge vamrease May 24, 1989 in Lakeland, Fla.

She is the daughter of the late Lacy and Verna Vantrease. She is survived by her husband, Raymond Blankenship; son, Richard Blankenship; daughter-in-law, Jackie Blankenship of Lansing, Mi; daughter and son-in-law, Linda and George Libey of Blackburg, daughter, Pam Blankenship of Far-mington Hills, sisters, Evelyn Escue, Floy Mabry and Ruth Carver, brother, Kenneth Vantrease; six grandchildren. Mrs. Blankenship was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Lakeland, Fla. Services will be conducted 11:00 a.m.

Saturday, May 27th at Woodlawn Chapel of Roses with Pastor Richard Smith of Tul-lahoma officiating. Interment Woodlawn Memorial Park. Grandsons will serve as Pallbearers. Visitation with the family will be Friday from 5-9 p.m. Arrangements by WOODLAWN FUNERAL HOME, 383-4754 COOPER, Mr.

James M. (Jim) Monday, May 22, 1989 at a local hospital. Survived by wife, Margaret Cooper, brother, William Lee Cooper; sister, Willie Mae Grant of unio; several uncles, aunts and cousins; three step-sons; two brothers-in-law; four sisters-in-law; devoted sister-in-law, Susie Walton; host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The remains will be conveyed to St. Matthew Baptist tnurcn.

2412-usage street, Saturday, May 27, 1989 at 11 a.m. Funeral services at 1 p.m. conducted by Rev. W.B. Armstrong.

Interment Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tn. HOLMES FUNERAL HOME in charge, 1408-Jo Johnston 329-2596 Mt. Juliet, Tn. DIXON, Mrs. Geraldine- May 25 1989.

Age 70. Survived by husband, Sherman Dixon nf Mt daughters, Evelyn Clark of port Orange, Vickie Steele of Mt. juuei; sons, jonnny wooarow uixon of Nashville, Johnny Lee Dixon and Robert Dean Dixon of Mt. JuliPt- sisters, Mae Givens of Carthage and 171 fm a. r.va case oi uia MicKory; twelve grandchildren; eight great grandchildren.

Funeral services at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 27th, Mt. Juliet Funeral Home with Bro. Wayne Coats officiating. Grandsons and Nephews will serve as Pallbearers.

Interment Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens. MT. JULIET FUNERAL HOME, 758-5459 DOUGLAS, Mr. Woodrow (Woody)-May 24, 1989 in Mt Holly, NJ.

Formerly of Nashville, TN. Survived by wife, Chiyoko; two daughters; one granddaughter, one sister, two sons-in-law; local survivor: brother, Rev. Preston (Gwendolyn) Douglas; nieces and nephews. Services Saturday May 27th at Perin-chief Funeral Chapel, 438 High Street. Mt.

Holly, NJ. Courtesy of JOHNSON'S HOUSE OF ATENA. Carthage, Tn. Abingdon, Va. HEWITT, Dr.

Jackie- Age 46 in Abingdon, Va. Survived by wife, Teresa Hewitt; four children, Charles and Leanna Hewitt, Syla-cauga, Christa and. Trey Hewitt, Abingdon, grandmother, Roxie Robinson, Dayton, two sisters, Melba Reeves, Donelson, Linda Porter, Carthage; brother, Bobby Hewitt, Carthage. The family will receive friends Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home where services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday with Elder Charles Allen Gentry officiating. Interment Smith County Memorial Gardens. SANDERSON OF CARTHAGE, Directors, 735-2118 RHODES, Mr. Jesse Wednesday May 24, 1989 at VA Medical Center.

Survived by six devoted daughters and one son; a host of grandchildren; two aunts; one uncle; cousins; four-sons-in-law; one daughter-in-law, numerous other in-laws; other relatives and friends. Memorial service will be conducted by Harrison Driver Saturday May 27th at 6 p.m. at East Kingdom Hall, 1400 Merdian St. Interment Tuesday May 30th, National Cemetery, 11 a.m. K.

GARDNER SON FUNERAL SERVICE, K. Gardner, Manager-Director. SIDWELL, Walter Age 86. May 25, 1989. Survived by daughter, Opal Cannon; son, Delma Sidwell; sisters, Aileen DeMoss and Christine Albert of Detroit, Mich, and Lodine Sidwell; brothers, Charles Sidwell of Detroit Mich, and Car Sidwell, Rome, Ga.

Graveside services will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, May 27th at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be Friday from 5-9 p.m. Arrangements by WOODLAWN FUNERAL HOME, 383-4754 Harold huccins Sports Writer 5 MURFREESBORO In a way, Columbia ran a Ring around German-town. Winning pitcher David Ring struck out 10 batters, leading Columbia to a 7-5 victory over Germantown last night in the Class AAA state high school baseball tournament at Middle Tennessee State University.

Ring, whose nickname is "Boo," also ripped three hits for the Lions who now advance into tonight's winner's bracket finals. Columbia, 19-7, will meet the winner of last night's second game be tween McGavock and Maryville. Ring was relieved in the sixth by Larry Ahrens, then got last-out relief help from Scott Speer, who picked up T't far But Crawford raced over and made a diving catch, almost colliding with leftf ielder Marcus Albright "I got a good jump on the ball," said Crawford, a senior and star split end on the Lions football team. "I stuck my glove out at the last second, and I caught the ball in the very tip of my glove," said the 5-7'2, 162-pound speedster. "And Marcus' glove was right next to mine." "Their centerfielder and third baseman (Mike Moss) both made outstanding defensive plays that inning," said Germantown coach Phil Clark.

"Give Columbia credit they made the big plays they needed to to win the game." Ring, Troy Holcomb and Crawford all bad RBI hits in a three-run second-inning, giving Columbia a 3-0 lead. less through six innings- Kirby went the route, striking out four and walking eight to pick up the win. Keen struck out seven and walked two. Keen left with the bases loaded and none out with reliever Rusty Jackson being greeted by Clendenin's game-winner. "That was a great high school baseball game," said McGavock coach Mel Brown.

"It was a terrific pitcher's duel, too. But you can look at the men we left on base to see the story of this game." McGavock finally broke open the scoreless game in the top of the seventh when Ken Finley hit a sacrifice flv to center, scoring Rob Robinson. But Maryville came back to tie it at 1-1 on Kevin Collins' clutch two-out single to center, scoring Kevin Qendenin. X. t.

Ricky Roters Stafl throw. victory Moss ripped a two-run single in the fifth for a 5-2 lead. Speer and Eric Harris had RBI singles in the sixth. Germantown, 27-7, threatened with a three-run sixth, capped by an RBI single by Keith Wilson. But Crawford saved the day with his catch off Sumner's bat "You can call it luck or call it great defense," said Columbia coach Randy Bratton, grinning.

"It still counts. "David pitched a fine game, but he got tired. And we got the hits we needed," added Bratton who added he would start Speer in today's 5 p.m. game. The Lions tagged Red Devil righthander Matt Emanuel with his first loss, dropping him to 7-1.

Germantown outhit Columbia 12-11 but stranded nine. UT's Gordon selected SEC Athlete of Year Tennessean News Services Tennessee's Bridgette Gordon has been named the Southeastern Conference Female Athlete of the Year, becoming the first Lady Vol to win the award. "I am really excited to receive this award," said Gordon. "I have said for the last four years that this was the most exciting conference in the country and that makes this award extra special to me." Gordon was selected by a vote of the league's 10 athletic directors. Linebacker Derrick Thomas of Alabama was named SEC male athlete of the year.

The two will be honored at a May 30 dinner during the SEC spring meeting in Destin, Fla. "Outstanding athletes are one of the primary reasons the Southeastern Conference is a leader in intercollegiate athletics," said Harvey Schiller, the league commissioner. "Derrick and Bridgette have been outstanding representatives not only for their universities but also tor the SEC Their impact on both the confer ence and the national level is a tribute to both their dedication and talent," he said. Gordon's championship season began in September when she helped lead the U.S. women to the Olympic gold medal in Seoul, Korea It is only her participation in the Summer Olympic Games which kept Gordon from graduating on time this month.

She is now expected to graduate in August with a degree in political science. During her four years at UT. Gor don led the Lady Vols to four consecu tive Final Fours with national championships her sophomore season and this oast vear. Tennessee took the championship with a 35-2 record, and Gordon was named most valuable player of the Final Four as well as earning All-America honors. Although she was a finalist for both national player of the year awards, Gordon lost both to Texas' Clarissa Davis.

UT IHM KNOW YOU'RE THINKING OF THEM Cmmas FLOWERS on pnqn nrnefs his first save. "I really wanted to finish it," said Ring, who now has a 9-5 record. "It was very hot, and I've pitched in cold weather almost the whole spring, and I wasn't used to the heat "But I had my good stuff today, and I pitched out of some trouble spots until I got tired," said the rugged 6-foot-2, 220-pound righthander. Leadof batter Keith Crawford ripped two singles and scored twice. He also made the play of the game with a great catch in centerfield in the sixth inning with the tying runs at second and third.

His catch saved the win for Columbia With two outs, Germantown's Darren Sumner laced a drive to deep left-center that appeared headed for a game-tying extra base hit i -IS like that. I was just trying to take it to the right side. "After they got the two runs (in the top of the eighth), that knocked a lot of the wind out of us," he added. "But when we started getting men on base, we got that old tank full of gas again." The McGavock Raiders took advantage of two errors in the top of the eighth when Billy Swoner and Aaron Dwyer tallied on a wild throw during a double play attempt and a dropped fly ball. The Raiders, 36-5, in search of a fourth AAA state title, dropped into today's 1 0 am loser's bracket final against Germantown, with both teams trying to stay alive in the double elimination tournament The game featured a great pitcher's duel between Maryville lefty Mike Kirby and McGavock righthander Jason Keea The game was score Ricky Rogers Statt McGavock's Jason Keen fires from the mound against Maryville.

Maryville won 4-3 in eight innings. Maryville comeback stings McGavock HAROLD HUCCINS Sportt Wnttr MURFREESBORO Maryville High staged a stunning three-run rally in the last of the eighth inning to stun McGavock 4-3 last night in the Class AAA state baseball tournament Kevin Clendenin's line single to enter scored his brother, Gary, with Be winning run to cap the rally in an Reciting playoff game at Middle Tennessee State. The three-run burst wiped out a two-run McGavock surge in the top of first extra inning. A "I was just looking for something to hit to the opposite side behind the runner," said Kevin Oendenin of his key hit for Maryville, 21-8. The Rebels meet Columbia in tonight's winner's bracket finals at 5 p.m "I think for the first time all year I've knocked in Gary in a situation.