Feb 1, 2014

Mr. Clinton Jay (Rip) Stewart, age 89, of Sparta, passed away Saturday, February 1,2014 at his residence.

Mr. Stewart was born in Sparta on February 19, 1924 and was the son of Finnie and Mattie Stewart .

Rip enjoyed playing the banjo, bowling, playing cards and collecting hats. Rip is preceded in death by his...

Jan 23, 2014

Mr. Desmond Day Freeman, age 39, of Cookeville,TN, passed away Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Freeman was born February 20th, 1974, the son of Kevin Day and Martha Jean Freeman of Crossville, TN.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Albert Duke; maternal grandparents, Abner M. and Martha...

Jan 23, 2014

Mrs. Reba Nell Pullum , age 88, of the Jim Hennesse Community of Sparta, passed away Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 at her home.

Mrs. Pullum was born May 13th, 1925, the daughter of Ada and Lonzo Williams of Sparta, TN.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Jesse Albert Pullum; son, Michael Albert...

Jan 2, 2014

Mrs. Carolyn West Haston, 67, of Philadelphia, MS passed away Thursday, January 2, 2014 at her residence.

Mrs. Haston was born in Detroit, MI on May 13, 1946 and was the daughter of Argel and Effie West.

Mrs. Haston enjoyed reading, writing poetry and children's stories and spending time with her family, children & grandchildren....

Dec 30, 2013

Mr. Bobby Austin White, age 76, of the River Bend Estates passed away Monday, December 30, 2013 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.

Mr. White was born April 11, 1937, the son of Samuel White and Eddie Mae White in Brownsville, TN.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, James Thomas "Jimmy" White and...

Dec 21, 2013

Betty Emerton Richardson, age 79, of Sparta Community, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2013, at Highland Medical Center of Sparta. She was born December 20, 1934, in White County to Hayden Emerton and Flora Flatt Emerton.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Buster Richardson; siblings, Hayden Emerton Jr., Eunice Tayse Larson and Christine Tolbert;...

Dec 19, 2013

Mr. Richard Earl Posekany, age 74, of the Findlay Community passed away Thursday, December 19th, 2013 at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN.

Mr. Posekany was born June 13th, 1939, the son of Earl Posekany and Edith Pruefert Posekany in Walworth County, WI.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Dale Posekany....

Dec 7, 2013

Frances Stewart Newby, age 77, of Cummings, GA formerly of Sparta, TN, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013.

She was born May 22, 1936 in White County, Tennessee to James Horace Stewart and Effie Masters Stewart. She moved to Georgia in 2000.

Preceded in death by her parents, Horace and Effie Stewart; and daughter Jenna...

Dec 1, 2013

Mr. Davis Billie Guy age 81, of Sparta Community, passed away on Sunday, December 1. 2013, at Life Care Center in Sparta.

He was the son of Henry Jackson "Jack" Guy and Minnie Ann Davis, born October 23rd, 1932 in White County, Tennessee.

He was preceded in death by his parents; Wife Jo Frances Guy,...

Nov 23, 2013

Mr. James C. Pistole age 55, of North Kingsville Community in Ohio, passed away on Saturday, November 23. 2013, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

He was the son of Abie Lee Pistole and Dimple Ilene Clouse Pistole, born September 26th, 1958 in Detroit, Michigan. He had resided in Ashtabula County for the past 25...

Nov 19, 2013

Mrs. Edna Lucille Whiteaker Jackson, age 87, of Camp Heights Community, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at N.H.C. of Sparta.

She was the daughter of Eddie McDaniel Whiteaker and Mary Margaret Eller Whiteaker, born April 25th, 1926 in White Co.

Mrs. Jackson was a member of Central Church of Christ.

She...

Nov 15, 2013

Howard Ernest " Howie" Cox, age 80, of Sparta, passed away Friday, November 15, 2013, at N. H. C. of Sparta. He was born July 8, 1933, in Milford, Connecticut, to Jesse Nelson Cox and Helen Wheeler Cox.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include his wife, Patricia Stuart Cox of Sparta;...

Nov 15, 2013

Mrs. Ethel Williams Stewart, age 93, of the Plainview Community passed away Friday,November 15th, 2013 at NHC of Sparta.

Mrs. Stewart was born August 22nd, 1920, the daughter of Edward Williams and Mary Bailey Williams of Bristol, Tennessee .

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Samuel Rhea (Sammie) Stewart; one brother, Paul...

Nov 10, 2013

Randall Lee (Randy) Stoglin, age 53, of the Coles Chapel Community passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Stoglin was born June 2, 1960, the son of Walter Carson Stoglin and Kitty Clouse Stoglin Mahan of White County,Tennessee.

He was preceded in death by his father, fraternal grandparents Hamp and...

Nov 8, 2013

Betty Rae Roberts, age 85, of the Golden Mountain Community passed away Friday, November 8th, 2013 at Life Care of Sparta.

Mrs. Roberts was born January 12th, 1928, the daughter of Delmar Osmon Knight and Florence M. Madder Knight of South Williamsport, PA.

She was preceded in death by her parents, sister, Elinor June Knight...

Nov 6, 2013

Junior Hodge, age 88, of the Bon Air Community, passed away Wednesday,November 6, 2013 at his home after an extended illness.

He was born December 11, 1924 in White County to Will and Theori Prater Hodge. Preceded in death by his parents; brother Harold Hodge and wife Veda.

Survivors include Wife of 66 years, Anna...

Oct 28, 2013

WELLER

Charles Cordell Weller, 47, of Newark, Ohio passed away on Monday, October 28, 2013, surrounded by his loving family.

Chuck was born in Dayton, Ohio on April 2, 1966 to Samuel Weller and Thelma Christine (Henry) Vieira and is preceded in death by his brother, David Allen Weller, and his beloved grandparents, Cordell and...

Oct 27, 2013

Nannie Pearl Farley, age84, of Sparta, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2013 at NHC of Sparta.

She was born February 6, 1929 in White County, Tennessee to the late Joe and Ada Henry Farley. Preceded in death by her brothers and sisters.

Survivors include nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, and cousins.

ARRANGEMENTS...

Oct 22, 2013

Eva Ruth O'Neal, age 81. of the Eastland Community, passed away on Tuesday, October 22. 2013 at the Highland Medical Center.

She was daughter of Wiley Ellis Sr. and Verla Vione Acord O'Neal. born May 15,1932 in Cumberland Co.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, John S. O'Neal and Ivan...

Oct 17, 2013

Edgar Randall "Randy" Oates, age 51, of Lost Creek Community, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013.

He was born July 30, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio to William Amples " Bill" and Mildred Frances Robertson Oates.

He moved to Sparta, Tennessee in 2012 to be closer to his grandchildren.

Preceded in death by parents,...