Barbara "Nana B" Pullum

Funeral services for Mrs. Barbara Ann Leftwich "Nana B"� Pullum, 70 of the Buffalo Valley Community, will be held Wednesday May 29 at 1 p.m. in the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Cowan officiating. Interment will follow in Crest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Pullum died Saturday morning May 26, 2013 at her home; in almost the exact location she was born, with her loving family surrounding her. She was born August 14, 1942 in Putnam County, Tennessee to the late Fred Martin and Willie Kate McDonald Leftwich. She attended Vaden School, which was a one-room schoolhouse in the Gentry Community. In high school she was a member of the Honor Society, Beta Club, Future Home Makers of America, and a 1960 graduate of Baxter Seminary. She and her graduating class continued to meet monthly and she always played a pivotal role in organizing group gatherings. She was a dedicated volunteer at Northeast Elementary School, where her grandson C.J. is a student, as well as a lifelong member of Pleasant Grove Methodist Church in Gentry. "Nana B"� was dearly loved by her family and was always taking care of those around her. She was an avid gardener, and enjoyed sharing her bountiful vegetables and flowers with friends and neighbors. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Survivors include her daughter, Jackaline Pullum of Berea, KY; son, Kevin Pullum of Buffalo Valley; grandchildren, Carl Jackson Pullum of Buffalo Valley and Garrin Michael Martin of Michigan; sister and brother-in-law, Bettye and Clarence Huddleston of Maryville, TN; niece, Debby Francis and family of Cookeville, nephew, Don Huddleston of Maryville; Other nephews and nieces include; Mark Pullum and family of Cookeville, Melissa Pullum and family of Sparta, Shannon DosSantos and family of Orlando, Jeff Macon and family of Orlando, Florida, Brian Macon and family of Orlando, Florida, CJ Pullum and family of Atlanta Ga, Patrick Pullum and family of Smiths Grove, KY, David Pullum and family of Florida, to many cousins to mention, and a whole host of great nieces and nephews as well as many loving friends. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Mrs. Pullum"�s family will receive friends Tuesday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Wednesday from 11 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Memorial donations can be made to An Infinite Mind; an organization-serving survivors of trauma and their families at www.aninfinitemind.com or to Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, where Barbara was a lifelong member at www.pleasantgroveumc.com ; Gentry, Tennessee.