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William H. “Bill” Clark, age 72, of Unionville, died Tuesday, December 20, 2005 in Shelbyville. Mr. Clark was a native of Bedford County and a son of the late Thomas Sherman and Tennie Haynes Clark. He was retired from the maintenance department of Aladdin Industries in Nashville and was a member of Rover Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force.
Survivors include his wife Mrs. Martha Boyce Clark of Unionville; daughters Debbie Fann of Unionville, Sandy Canizalez of Shelbyville; son William Patrick Clark of Murfreesboro; sister Marie Cook of Unionville; brother Lewis Clark of Shelbyville; one granddaughter.
Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill
Ruby Haskins Parsons, age 81, of Unionville, died Monday, December 19, 2005 in Shelbyville after an extended illness. She was a native of Bedford County and was a daughter of the late James Alie and Mary Magdalene Pierson Haskins. She retired from Empire Pencil Company of Shelbyville after 26 years of service and was also a homemaker. She was a member of the Clay Hill United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. She was preceded in death by her husband Herlie Gilbert Parsons who died in 2004, a daughter, Yvonne Gordon, a sister, Ruth Slaughter and two brothers, William Howard Haskins and Alie Hopkins Haskins.
Survivors include a son Derrell Parsons of Shelbyville; sisters Mae Harrell of Unionville, Mildred Falcon of Lewisburg; four grandchildren; six great grandchildren.
James Edwin Vaughn, age 64, an avid bird hunter and bass fisherman, died Friday, December 23, 2005, at his home in Eagleville. He was a native of Rutherford County and was a son of the late Robert and Molly Lee Lynch Vaughn. He was a member of the Class of 1959 of Eagleville High School and served in the Army National Guard. Mr. Vaughn was a retired employee of the Rutherford County Highway Department.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Vaughn of Eagleville; sons Bruce (Teresa) Vaughn of Bell Buckle and Brian Vaughn and Brad (Julie) Vaughn, both of Murfreesboro; sisters Mary Mankin, Doris Schilling and Peggy Jewell, all of Murfreesboro; brother Billy Vaughn of Eagleville; very special grandchildren Molly and Natalie Vaughn and other special grandchildren Courtney Vaughn, Jessica Flowers, and Madison, Mark and Matthew Moore; a devoted mother-in-law, Julie Blythe of Murfreesboro; and many special friends.
Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill
William Douglas Jones, age 66, of Smyrna died Saturday, December 17, 2005, at his home. He was a native of Davidson County and the son of the late Andrew J. and Alma Barfield Jones Jr.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Jones; daughter Jennifer L. Jones of Smyrna; son Eric D. Jones of La Vergne; grandchildren Tyler, Brandon and Ashley McCormick; brothers Billy Gannon of Crossville, Gary Gannon of Eagleville and David Gannon of Antioch; and sisters Judy Cross of Antioch, Janice Smith of Nashville and Gayle Gannon of Hermitage. Mr. Jones was a retired professional engineer and a U.S. Army veteran, serving in Vietnam.
Jimmy Joe Bratcher Sr., age 47, passed away Friday, December 9, 2005, at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. A native of Columbia, SC., he lived most of his life in Rutherford County and in the Rover community since 1995. He was employed with America Geothermal and was a member of Rover Baptist Church.
Mr. Bratcher was preceded in death by his parents, Jimmy Bratcher and Jo Ann Blythe Bratcher Brown. He is survived by his wife, Maris Bourg Bratcher of the Rover community; sons Chris Savage and Jimmy Bratcher Jr., both of the Rover community; daughters Theresa Savage and Kaleena Bratcher Bullington, both of the Rover community; sisters Cindy Helton and Doris Allemand, both of Murfreesboro, and Brandy Allemand; and grandchildren Alexis Ferrell, Timothy Savage, Kaleena Savage and Savana Bullington.
Bobby Joe White, age 58, of the Haskins Chapel community, died Thursday, December 8, 2005 at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia, TN. Mr. White was a native of Bedford County and a son of the late Joe Edward and Mary Christine Blackwell White. He was a former construction worker.
He is survived by wife Shirley M. White of Haskins Chapel community; sisters Frances Haskins of Upland, California, Martha Alarcon of Quito, Ecuador, Sandra Whitney of Coeur D’Alene, ID, Remona Moon of Haskins Chapel community, Donna Haskins Ledford of Chapel Hill; brothers Dorris White of Haskins Chapel community, Terry White of Unionville; several nieces and nephews.
Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill
Alvin C. Brown Jr., 52, of Unionville died Wednesday, November 23, 2005, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Mr. Brown was a native of Bedford County. He was a farmer and was an alumnus of Community High School Class of 1972 and an alumnus of Middle Tennessee State University Class of 1977. He raised and trained beagles and was a member of several area beagle clubs and was an avid rabbit hunter and participated regularly in competition hunts. He was selected as the Bedford County Soil Conservation District Farmer of the Year in 2003 and was a diehard Vanderbilt fan. He was a member of the Maxwell Chapel United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Mrs. Barbara Blanton Brown of Unionville; daughter Miss Kayla Brown of Unionville; son Carl Brown of Unionville; his parents, A.C. "Pokey" Brown and Ruth Douglas Brown of Unionville; sisters Mrs. Bettye (Eddie) Stacy and Mrs. Barbara (Jim) Newson, both of Unionville; brothers Mike (Linda) Brown of Murfreesboro and Coy (Pamela) Brown and Jay (Rhonda) Brown, both of Unionville; and many nieces and nephews.
Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill
George Clifford Beech, age 73, of Shelbyville, died Monday, November 21, 2005, at Alvin C. York Medical Center in Murfreesboro.
He was born July 22, 1932 in Williamson County to the late George Samuel and Lucy Bertha Miller Beech. He was formerly owner of P&M Insulation and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He was involved in the nuclear testing at Camp Desert Rock in Nevada. He was preceded in death by a son, Dickie West, and two brothers, Edward "Fuzz" Beech and Larry Beech.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Mildred Williams Beech of Shelbyville; daughter Tammie Reeves of Shelbyville; son Charles Ray Crawford of Unionville; brother Joe Beech of Shelbyville; sisters Gayle Helton of Shelbyville and Janice Taylor of Eagleville; grandchildren Richie West, Rachael Brown, Mitch Cartwright, Bud Cartwright and Hunter Crawford; and great-grandchildren Scooter West, Tori West, Andrew West, Logan West, Hannah Brown and Madison Brown.
Mrs. Ella Stem Cook, 101, of the Halls Hill Community of Bedford County, died Sunday, November 13, 2005, in Murfreesboro.
Mrs. Cook was a native of Bedford County and was a daughter of the late Thomas Sanders and Mary Talitha Crick Stem. She was the oldest member of the Kingdom Cumberland Presbyterian Church in the Rover Community. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edmon Cooper Cook, who died in 1976; by a daughter, Evelyn Cook Campbell; and by a son, Thomas Jerry Cook.
She is survived by granddaughters Kathy Davis of Mt. Juliet, Denise Harris of Mt. Juliet and Geri Forkum of Lebanon; grandsons John Campbell of Lewisburg, Sam Campbell of Shelbyville and Mark A. Cook of the Halls Hill Community; great-grandchildren Eric Harris, Mary Evelyn Campbell, Andy Davis, Clifford Cook, Lara Davis West, Clay Forkum, Thomas Forkum and Sam Riley Campbell; a great-great-grandson, Zaden West; and several nieces and nephews.
Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill
Dorris Charlton Hayes, 76, of Murfreesboro died Wednesday, November 9, 2005, at Bay Medical Center in Panama City, Fla.
A native of Rockvale, Mr. Hayes was the son of the late Robert and Julia Williams Hayes. He was a member of the Concord United Methodist Church and a graduate of Rockvale High School. He was retired from Samsonite and was a custom picture framer. He was a retired chief warrant officer with the Tennessee Army National Guard.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Bryson Hayes; sons and daughters-in-law Bobby and Annette Hayes of Honolulu and Barry and Wendy Vassar of Franklin; daughter and son-in-law Janet and Ronnie Funkhouser of Smyrna; brothers William and Marvin Hayes, both of Murfreesboro, and Frank Hayes of Woodbury; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Woodfin Memorial Chapel, Murfreesboro
