Obituaries

Algood, Baxter, Cookeville and Monterey, TN Obituaries

Gary Ott

Gary Ott

Mar 13, 2016

Private family services for Mr. Gary Rhett Ott, age 63 of Cookeville, will be held Tuesday, March 15th at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Pastor Ted Kocher will officiate. Gary went to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Signature HealthCARE of Putnam County. He was born May 18, 1952 in...

David Bechlen

David Bechlen

Mar 13, 2016

Mr. David Charles Bechlen, age 72, of Cookeville, died Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. No services are planned.

Lena Booher

Lena Booher

Mar 9, 2016

Graveside services for Ms. Lena Booher, age 82 of Cookeville, will be held Saturday, March 12th at 1 p.m. at Cookeville City Cemetery. Rev. James Rawls will officiate. Ms. Booher died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at NHC of Cookeville. She was born October 11, 1933 in Overton County, TN to the late John Albert and Cecilia Delphia Andrews Glasscock....

Janet Hauss

Janet Hauss

Mar 9, 2016

A Memorial Mass for Mrs. Janet Simbrat Hauss, age 71 of the Cumberland Cove Community, will be held at 11am Tuesday, March 15 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church with Father Chad Puthoff officiating. Mrs. Hauss died suddenly Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville, TN. She was born July 13, 1944 in Carbondale, PA to...

Charlie Howard Gunter

Charlie Howard Gunter

Mar 9, 2016

Funeral services for Mr. Charlie Howard Gunter, Sr., age 80 of Cookeville, will be held Saturday, March 12th at 3 p.m. at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home with Bro. Frank Davis officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday from 2 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Mr. Gunter passed away Tuesday, March 8,...

Mrs. Sherri Lynn Riffle

Mrs. Sherri Lynn Riffle

Mar 8, 2016

Mrs. Sherri Lynn Riffle, age 62 of Cookeville, and formerly of Ashtabula, Ohio passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at her residence. Sherri was born May 12, 1953 in Ashtabula, Ohio to the late Roy Hennigan and Boneita Mullen. Mrs. Riffle is survived by one daughter; Jaime (husband Shane) Green of Cookeville and one son; Erick Hennigan of Florida,...

Dawson Smith

Dawson Smith

Mar 7, 2016

Memorial services for Mr. Dawson Smith, 95 of Cookeville, and formerly of Waverly, TN, will be held at a later date. Cremation services were chosen. Urn interment will be at Maxwell Chapel Cemetery. Mr. Smith died Monday March 7, 2016 at Signature Health Care of Putnam County located in Algood, TN. He was born September 24, 1919 in Jackson...

Frank Markum

Frank Markum

Mar 6, 2016

Funeral services for Mr. Frank Edward Markum, age 93 of Cookeville, will be held Friday, March 11th at 11 a.m. at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Dodson Branch Cemetery. Bro. Mark Gaw will officiate. Mr. Markum's family will receive friends Thursday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. and again Friday from...

Martha Deshazer Duncan

Martha Deshazer Duncan

Mar 4, 2016

Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Ann DeShazer Duncan, age 76 of Cookeville and formerly of Russellville, KY, will be held Sunday, March 6th at 2 p.m. at the Russellville First Christian Church. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until service time at the church. Burial will follow the service at Maple Grove Cemetery. Minister Jim Short will officiate....

Henry Freeman Lowe

Henry Freeman Lowe

Mar 2, 2016

BAXTER-A Celebration of Life Service for Henry Freeman Lowe, 84 of Baxter, will be Saturday, March 12 at 12 Noon at Boma First Church of God. Rev. Tim Sharp will officiate. Mr. Lowe passed peacefully from this life on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Nashville. He was born January 9, 1932 in Chestnut Mound,...

Maggie Joanna Steele

Maggie Joanna Steele

Mar 1, 2016

Funeral service for Mrs. Maggie Joanna Steele, age 80, of Cookeville, will be held on Friday, March 4 at 1 p.m. in the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home with Justin Grant officiating. Interment will follow at Zion Hill Methodist Church Cemetery in Overton County, TN. Mrs. Steele's family will receive friends Thursday from 5 -...

Violet Loftis

Violet Loftis

Feb 29, 2016

Funeral services for Mrs. Violet Irene Hix Loftis, age 96 of Cookeville will be held Thursday March 3rd at 1 p.m. in the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home with Bro. Randy Bybee officiating. Interment will follow in Morgan-Pippin Cemetery. Mrs. Loftis family will receive friends Wednesday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. and again Thursday from...

Ray Upchurch

Ray Upchurch

Feb 29, 2016

BAXTER-Funeral services for Earl Ray Upchurch, 68, of Baxter, will be Friday, March 4 at 11 A.M. from the Baxter Chapel of Hooper Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Mr. Upchurch passed away at Upper Cumberland Hospice in Cookeville on February 29, 2016. He was born April 17, 1947 in Buffalo Valley, TN...

Mrs. Marilynn Lona Moore

Mrs. Marilynn Lona Moore

Feb 28, 2016

Mrs. Marilynn Lona Moore, age 89, of Baxter passed on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at her residence. Marilynn was born January 27, 1927 in Orchard Park, NY to the late Charles M. Adams and Harriet E. Belknap Adams. She is survived by her daughter, Sarah (husband Charles) Bennett of Baxter; grandchildren, Michael, Scott, Tim, Greg, Molly and Carrie as...

Mr. Phillip Stanton Dillon

Mr. Phillip Stanton Dillon

Feb 27, 2016

Funeral Services for Mr. Phillip Stanton Dillon, age 48, of Cookeville will be held Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Dyer Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. until time of service. Phillip passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016 University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. He was born...

Mr. Earl Morgan Baker,  Sr.

Mr. Earl Morgan Baker, Sr.

Feb 27, 2016

Earl Baker, 87, of Cookeville TN, peacefully departed from this earthly life at his home on February 27, 2016. He proudly served his country as Seaman Second Class during World War II in the US Navy. He was awarded the Victory World War II medal. Earl retired from the trucking industry, where he was employed for many years as...

Mrs. Vivian Joan Sharkey

Mrs. Vivian Joan Sharkey

Feb 25, 2016

Mrs. Vivian Joan Sharkey, age 81 of Byrdstown, and formerly of Florida, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the Upper Cumberland Hospice and Palliative Care in Cookeville TN. Mrs. Sharkey was born September 15, 1934 in Stafford MO to the late Bryan and Effie Gidcomb Joseph. Prior to moving to TN a year ago, Vivian had lived in...

Frances Dixon

Frances Dixon

Feb 25, 2016

Funeral services for Frances ‘Fran' Faye Dixon, age 71 of Cookeville, will be held Sunday, February 28th at 1 p.m. at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Welch Memorial Cemetery in Monterey. Pastor Tim Miles will officiate. Her family will receive friends Saturday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. and again Sunday...

Pauline Parkerson

Pauline Parkerson

Feb 23, 2016

Funeral services for Mrs. Lois Pauline Parkerson, age 86 of Cookeville, will be held Friday, February 26th at 1 p.m. at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Morgan-Pippin Cemetery. Bro. Mike Palk will officiate. Mrs. Parkerson's family will receive friends Thursday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and again Friday from 11...

Mrs. Alice Cheryl Wright

Mrs. Alice Cheryl Wright

Feb 22, 2016

Mrs. Alice Cheryl Wright, age 68, of Livingston passed peacefully on Monday February 22, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Wright was born November 5, 1947 in Barberton Ohio to the late Clarence Franklin Hout and Lois Marie Johns Hout. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She treasured time with her kids and grandchildren. Alice enjoyed the simple...