Dec 16, 2015

Sarah G. Hunter, age 95 passed away on December 16, 2015 at St. Thomas Highland Hospital in Sparta.

Sarah was born in White Co. on August 30, 1920 to Henry C. and Zora C. Denton Golden.

Preceded in death by her parents; husband Finis Hunter; daughter Francis Jean Smith; granddaughter Stephane Karol Stover; grandson Edward...

Dec 15, 2015

Sadie Ann Baker Tanner, 59, passed away on Tuesday December 15, 2015 in Sparta, TN.

Sadie was born on August 24, 1956 to John Luther Baker and Jessie Mae Brady Baker in Altamont, Grundy County, TN.

Preceded in death by parents, sister, Cliffie Baker and brother, William Sam Baker.

Survivors include, husband, Charlie...

Nov 25, 2015

Alma Dorothea Bailey, age 88, passed away on November 25, 2015 at St. Thomas Highland Hospital in Sparta.

Alma was born in Portland, Maine on April 16, 1927to Ward W. and Margaret M. Dallen.

Preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Beryl Everett and Sylvia Dallen.

Survivors include her husband of 59...

Nov 23, 2015

Carrol Rozell Oakley, age 81, passed away on November 23, 2015 at St. Thomas Highland Hospital in Sparta.

Carrol was born in Sparta on November 23, 1934 to Willie Allen England and Roxie Lee Cooper England.

Preceded in death by her parents; son, Timothy Ray Oakley; brothers and sisters, Margaret Web, Edward England, Thurman England,...

Nov 22, 2015

Myron Edwin Adcock, age 60, passed away on November 22, 2015 at St. Thomas Highland Hospital in Sparta.

Mr. Adcock was born April 20, 1955 to Jesse James Adcock and Winnola "Dink" Rena Luna Adcock.

Survivors include his wife of 21 years, Lou Ann ( Hyder ) Adcock; daughter, Myronika Franklin and husband, Ronald; father,...

Nov 20, 2015

Chiyo Prater, 75, passed away on November 20, 2015 at her home in Sparta.

Mrs. Prater was born November 3, 1940 to Moshin Morita and Tsuru Morita in Iisa, Rota, Mariana Islands.

Survivors include her husband, Jerry L. Prater of Sparta, TN; children, Johnny Prater of Sparta, TN, Christina Gendreau and husband Mike of San...

Nov 6, 2015

Johnnie Thomas Robinson, Sr., 82, passed away on November 6, 2015 at Oak View Rehabilitation Center in Orange Park, FL.

Mr. Robinson was born May 4, 1933 to Lemmie Van Robinson and Gurna Lee Luna Robinson in Sparta, TN.

He was preceded in death by his sisters, Hallie Rae Howell and Veda Mae Evans ;...

Nov 4, 2015

Lloyd Hutchings, 75, passed away on November 4, 2015 at Signature Health Care of Putnam County.

Mr. Hutchings was born April 22, 1940 to Casto Hutchings and Lillie Myrtle Billings Hutchings in Smithville, TN.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Willard, Herman, Reed, W.G. , Claude Hutchings; sisters, Lucille Hawkins, Ravanell Johnson,...

Oct 28, 2015

Andrea Lee White, age 36, of Sparta, TN, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015.

She was born in White County, Tennessee on July 25, 1979. She was the daughter of Anthony "Andy" Kirby and Janice Lee Welch Kirby.

Preceded in death by her father, Anthony "Andy" Kirby; grandfather, Woodrow Wilson Welch; aunts, Shirley Gale Welch,...

Oct 28, 2015

Jammie Douglas Meadows, age 35 of Sparta, TN, passed away October 28, 2015 in Sparta, TN.

Born in Cumberland County, Tennessee, September 12, 1980, he was the son of Lloyd Douglas Meadows and Sherry Sue Selby Meadows.

Jammie is preceded in death by brother, Michael David Meadows; Grandparents, James H. Meadows and Bethel L. Selby;...

Oct 28, 2015

Joyce Irene England Raper, 83, went home to the Lord on October 28, 2015. Mrs. Raper was born December 1, 1931.

She was preceded in death by her parents, William D (Trapp) England and Verna Seals England; her sister, Shirley Ward; and an infant brother.

Survivors include her husband, Calvin Raper; sister Joann (JD) Vaughn;...

Oct 25, 2015

Joseph Chad Daniels, 34, passed away on Sunday October 25, 2015 in Sparta, TN.

Chad was born on June 8, 1981 to Joseph Lee Daniels and Susan O'Dell Daniels in Sparta, TN.

Preceded in death by his great grandparents, Charlie O'Dell and Mozell O'Dell. Chad is survived by mother, Susan Daniels; father, Joe Daniels; daughter,...

Oct 14, 2015

Orlena Jewell Cope, age 88, of Sparta, October 14, 2015 at NHC of Sparta,

She was born in Sparta on April 13, 1927 to Henry Clay Golden and Zora Denton Golden.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, James Henry Ledford and Beecher Ray Cope, Sr.

Survivors include sons, Beecher Ray...

Oct 1, 2015

Christine L. Whiteaker Clouse, 84 , passed away on Thursday October 1, 2015 at her home in Sparta, TN.

Mrs. Clouse was born on February 2, 1931 in Sparta, TN.

Christine was preceded in death by her parents, Mall David Whiteaker and Rhoda Ann Weaver Whiteaker, three brothers and a sister, Cleo Whiteaker, Adus Whiteaker,...

Sep 26, 2015

Mr. Samuel Edgar Wood, 82 , passed away on Saturday September 26, 2015 at Upper Cumberland Hospice House in Cookeville, TN.

Mr. Wood was born on June 1, 1933 in Roanoke, VA. He was the son of Samuel Edgar Wood and Josephine Harnsberger Wood. Mr. Wood was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include...

Sep 19, 2015

Mrs. Frances Olivia Knowles Young, 93, passed away on Saturday September 19, 2015 at her residence.

Mrs. Young was born on September 3, 1922 in Benton, AK. She was the daughter of Wesley Taylor Knowles and Med Belle Crawford Knowles.

Mrs. Young was a librarian and archivist for the State of TN, a teacher, and...

Sep 17, 2015

Gordon L. Moore, age 86 of Sparta, TN, passed away at Signature Health Care of Putnam County, September 17, 2015 after a long term illness.

Born in White County, Tennessee, June 28, 1929, he was the son of the late Quentin Moore and the late Edna Hudgens Moore.

Gordon was a man of many talents....

Sep 16, 2015

Horace {Mac} Carl McDole, 85, passed away Wednesday September 16, 2015 at St. Thomas Highland Hospital in Sparta.

Born April 24, 1930 in White County, TN to Willie McDole and Zettie Ann Young McDole Horton.

He retired from the United States Navy and also retired from the United States Army Corp of Engineering.

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Aug 31, 2015

Chester Lee Dodson, 93, died peacefully surrounded by family Monday August 31st, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care in Rock Hill, SC.

Chester is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Lena Laureen Sapp Dodson, their two daughters, Jennifer Ann Dodson and Cynthia Kay Dodson Drumwright, son-in-law Thomas Franklin Drumwright and five grandchildren, Andrew Douglas Hilton,...

Aug 17, 2015

Karen Jones Hollingsworth, 53 age passed away August 17, 2015 at her home in Sparta.

She was born November 26, 1961 in Sparta, to the late Stanton Jones and Elizabeth Ann Hughes Milner.

She is survived by her daughter, Madison Hollingsworth; mother, Elizabeth Ann Hughes Milner; sister, Denise Sullivan; special friend, Edward Hollingsworth; and several...