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David Monroe Proctor, age 84, of Eagleville, died Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Mr. Proctor was born May 31, 1924 in Dillon County, S.C., a son of the late Mitchell Rembert Proctor and the late Mary Susan Hamilton Proctor. He was retired from Charter Construction Co. in Nashville as a construction superintendent. A veteran of World War II, he served on a PT boat in the U.S. Navy.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Mattie Jane Proctor. He is survived by two sons, David G. (Carrie) Proctor of Eagleville and Glenn (Betty) Reed of Mayfield, Kentucky; grandchildren, Elizabeth Jane and John David Proctor of Eagleville, Kelly (Terry) Zimmerman and Wendy (Bill) Fitts; one great grandson, Kyle Zimmerman; one brother, Mitchell Proctor; and two sisters, Patricia Bunch and Susie Bell.
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Michael Lamb, age 41, of the Rover Community of Bedford County, died Monday, August 18, 2008 in Nashville. Mr. Lamb was born in Bedford County and was a plumber and pipefitter journeyman. He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Rockvale. Mr. Lamb was preceded in death by his father, Hollis Doyle Lamb. Sr.
He is survived by his mother, Mary Esther McClaran Lamb of the Rover Community; a daughter, Loren Lea Lamb of Unionville; son, Eric Shane Lamb of Unionville; adopted daughter, Samantha Grace Lamb of Rockvale; two sisters, Stacie Paschal of Halls Mill Community and Rebecca Teague of Rover Community; brother, Hollis Lamb of Rover Community.
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Jose’ Acosta Arias, age 44, of College Grove, died Monday, August 18, 2008. Mr. Arias was born in Bayamo, Oriente, Cuba and was a truck driver. He was of the Roman Catholic faith.
Mr. Arias is survived by his father and mother, Angel and Iris Acosta Arias of Cuba; two brothers, Rene Arias of Lafayette, LA and Rafael Arias of Cuba; grandmother, Victoria Ferral of Cuba.
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Francis Xavier "Frank" Jones, age 83, of Rockvale died Sunday, August 17, 2008. He was a native of Boston, Mass. He was the son of the late George T. Jones and Ellen Power Jones.
He is survived by wife, Winifred R. Jones of Rockvale; children, Carol McAlister of Franklin, Anne McLead of Rockvale, Greg Jones of Murfreesboro, Virginia Ross of Florida and Elizabeth Francisco of Florida; sister, Virginia Jones of Missouri, and sister, Margaret Daniels; eight grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
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Ottley Smotherman Hall, age 89, of Rockvale, died Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. She was born in Bedford County and was the daughter of the late James Alton and Mizzie Puckett Lovvorn. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Luther Smotherman who died in 1971, her second husband, Clifford Hall who died in 2006 and by her son, James Smotherman. She was a member of Cresent Church of Christ and a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
Mrs. Hall is survived by her daughters, Thelma (C. J.) Bryant, Rockvale, Bertha Smotherman, Murfreesboro, Betty (Emmett) Bowling, Lascassas and Nancy (Fratos) Davis, Murfreesboro; son, Fred (April) Smotherman, Christiana; step daughter, Virginia (Bill) Fleming, Murfreesboro; brother, Sam Lovvorn of Washington, Ga.; sisters, Mae Lovvorn, Shelbyville and Dorothy Christopher, Winchester; 19 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren and 19 great-great grandchildren.
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Bryan Leverette, age 15, of Unionville, died Friday, August 1, 2008. He was a son of Leonard Leverette and Carolyn Gawthorp and was a student at Community High School in Unionville where he would have been a member of the incoming Freshman Class.
Survivors are his mother and step-father, Carolyn and Charles Gawthorp of Unionville; his father, Leonard Leverette of Shelbyville; a brother, Benjamin Leverette of Unionville; his maternal grandmother, Katherine Phillips of Unionville.
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Irene Beasley Lorance, age 87, of Murfreesboro died Monday, July 28, 2008 in Murfreesboro. A native of Rutherford County, Mrs. Lorance was a daughter of the late Jack and Betty Sue Morgan Beasley. She was a retired supply clerk from Middle Tennessee Medical Center and a member of Mt. Vernon Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Lorance was preceded in death by three sons, John Redmond, Jimmy Redmond and Thomas Lorance.
She is survived by four daughters, Virginia Merriman of Shelbyville, Betty Johnson of Smyrna, Jessie Smotherman of Eagleville and Barbara Warrick of Chapel Hill; two sons, Herbert Redmond of Murfreesboro and Larry W. Redmond of Unionville; two sisters, Ruby Leverette and Estelle Beasley, both of Rockvale; a brother, Sammy Lee Beasley of Rockvale; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.
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Gladys "Polly" Vanderford, age 66, of the Rover community of Bedford County, formerly of Lenori City, TN, died Saturday, July 26, 2008, in Lenoir City. Mrs. Vanderford was a daughter of the late Robert Key and Bessie Key who survives. She was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse and was of the Baptist faith. She was the widow of Glen Vanderford. Also preceding her in death were five brothers and a sister.
Survivors include her daughter, Kimberly Dawn Vanderford of the Rover community; mother, Bessie Key of Lenoir City; sisters, Barbara Rogers, Linda Lankford and Ramona Reynolds, all of Lenoir City; brothers, Bobby, Arthur and Mitchell Key, all of Lenoir City.
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Mayme "Ma" Leverette, age 80, of Kewanee, Illinois, formerly of Unionville, died Thursday, July 24, 2008 in Dewanee after an extended illness. Mrs. Leverette was a native of Marshall County and was a daughter of the late Everette Houston and Ruby Emma Adeline Haynes Slaughter. She was a homemaker and was retired from Nelson Sprinkler Company of Princeville, IL. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Elroy Leverette who died in 1972, by a daughter Barbara Reynolds who died in 1989 and by four grandchildren.
Mrs. Leverett is survived by two daughters, Wilma Gonzales of Chapel Hill, Sandra Jenkins of Kewanee, IL; six sons, James F. Leverette of Longview Community of Bedford County, Larry Leverette of Shelbyville, Clifford Leverette of Chapel Hill, Allen Leverette of Chapel Hill, Kevin Leverette of Kewanee, IL, David Leverette of Galva, IL; three sisters, Jean Sanders of North Ford Community of Bedford County, Ruth Moore of Unionville, Alice Haskins of Chapel Hill; 37 grandchildren; 107 great grandchildren; 4 great-great grandchildren.
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Roger Kent Brothers, age 61, of Unionville, died Saturday, July 19, 2008 in Nashville. Mr. Brothers was a native of Rutherford County and was a son of the late Effie and Leland Brothers, Sr. He was a graduate of the Class of 1964 from Community High School in Unionville and was a member of Fairlane Church of Christ in Shelbyville. Mr. Brothers was a retired Chief Warrant Officer with the Tennessee National Guard having retiring in 1998 after 38 years service, most of which he was an auditor for the Guard. He was very active in public life including serving as Chairman of the Northwest Bedford Public Utilities Board, PTA President, Charter Member of the Unionville Fire Department, member of the Bedford County Civil Defense/Auxiliary Police and was a charter member of the Unionville Jaycees. Mr. Brothers was also very involved with youth sports programs including coaching Little League and Babe Ruth teams, coached USSSA softball teams, officiating TSSAA high school basketball and softball, as well as holding offices in Junior Pro, Little League and Babe Ruth programs. He was a Bedford County Commissioner for 30 years where he served on many committees and boards. During his tenure as a commissioner, he was an advocate for financial officer for the County Mayor’s office and was selected as a Man of the Year by the Unionville Jaycees.
Mr. Brothers is survived by his wife, Janice Allen Brothers of Unionville; daughter, Sherry Brothers Anderson and husband, Tony of Unionville; son, Chris Brothers and wife, Tracey, of Shelbyville; sister, Annette Brothers Anderson of Unionville; three brothers, Leland (Buddy) Brothers, Jr. of Unionville, Joe Brothers of Elizabethtown, KY, Miles Brothers of Unionville; five grandchildren, Kristen, Logan and Addison Brothers, McKenzie and Rylie Anderson.
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John Larry Sewell, age 66 of Murfreesboro, went home on July 11, 2008. A native of Rockvale, he was born on July 14, 1941, to the late Leo Larrymore Sewell who died in 1971, and Pauline Hall Sewell who died in 1988. Mr. Sewell was also preceded in death by his first wife, Betty Sewell who died in 1990.
Survived by son and daughter -in- law, Todd and Mary Sewell of Murfreesboro; daughter and son-in-law, Cyndee and Jamie Bradford of Rockvale; grandson, Dillyn Bonds of Rockvale; granddaughters, Rachel and Ashley Sewell both of Murfreesboro, and Jayln Bradford of Rockvale; one great grandson, Drew Sewell of Murfreesboro. Other survivors include brother and sister-in-law, Glenn and Mary Sewell of Murfreesboro; nephew, Wayne (Kathy) Sewell of Murfreesboro; niece, Jane (Ronny) Wilson of Florida and also several great nieces and nephews. Mr. Sewell is also survived by various friends, Charlie Todd, Kenneth and Donna Brown, Dwight Britton, Kenny and Kathy Steagall, Dick Steagall, Horace Holder, Ed and Pat Anderson, Rena Eaton, Cary and Jamie Henderson, Gene and Ilene Clifton, Ross Holder Misty Luckett, Tammy Odonell and rest of the staff and volunteers at Caris in Murfreesboro, and Dr. E. C. Tolbert and staff.
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Robert "Bob" Franklin Hendrix,
age 85, of Eagleville, died July 8, 2008 at Veterans Hospital in Nashville. He was the son of the late Frank and Rachel Hale Hendrix.
He was first married
to the late Rosalie Dalton Hendrix and then to the late Ella Sears Vaughn Hendrix.
He is survived by his daughters Judy (Vernon) Mooneyham of Rockvale and Nancy (Vernon) Smotherman of Smyrna; four grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
Mr. Hendrix was a U.S. Army veteran having served during World War II. He was of the Baptist Faith and a retired mechanic.
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