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Algood, Baxter, Cookeville and Monterey, TN Obituaries
Mel Brown
Aug 28, 2021
Melvin E. Brown, age 66 of Cookeville, passed away peacefully Saturday morning August 28, 2021 at his home after a long battle with cancer. He was born December 13, 1954, in Cookeville to both the late Melvin L. Brown and Katherine Watson Brown. Mel graduated from Putnam County Senior High in 1973. He and his family shared a love...
Patrick Hicks
Aug 27, 2021
Patrick Henry Hicks III of Monterey, TN passed away on Friday, August 27 at age 90 in Signature Healthcare of Putnam County in Algood. He was a professional musician and teacher who was born and grew up in Winston-Salem, NC and attended Reynolds High School. He studied piano at Washington Missionary College in Takoma Park, MD and received an...
Hal D. Lafever
Aug 25, 2021
A memorial graveside service for Hal "Silver" Dennis LaFever, 71 of Silver Point will be Saturday, August 28 at 1 PM at LaFever Cemetery in Silver Point with military honors by the Veterans Honor Guard. Chaplain Dr. Jim McAfee will officiate. The family will receive friends following services at the cemetery. Mr. LaFever died Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at...
Tj Arnold
Aug 25, 2021
Mr. Thomas "TJ" Wilburn Arnold, age 49 of Cookeville, passed away Sunday August 15, 2021 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday August 28th, 2021 at Duck Pond Manor between the hours of 12:00pm-3:00pm. He was born May 12, 1972 in McMinnville, TN to the late Thomas Wilburn Arnold, Sr. and...
Doug Burgess
Aug 24, 2021
Funeral services for Douglas "Doug" Allen Burgess, 71 of Baxter, will be Friday, August 27, 11 AM at the Baxter Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Smellage Memory Gardens in the Boma Community. The family will receive friends Thursday from 4 to 8PM and Friday after 9 AM until service time. Bro. Fabron Nicholson,...
Tom Holman
Aug 24, 2021
Thomas ‘Tom’ Leonard Holman, 66, of Algood, TN Tom Holman, beloved father and grandfather, passed away at his home on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. He was born November 23, 1954 in Overton County, TN to Raymond Francis Holman and Geneva Mae (Pigg) Holman. He attended school in Putnam County. He served in the U.S. Army in the 1970s, obtaining...
Velma Neely
Aug 24, 2021
Mrs. Velma Jean Neely, age 68 of Cookeville, died Tuesday August 24, 2021 at Bethesda Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born March 19, 1953 in Detroit, MI to the late Irma Conners. She worked as a housekeeper at various locations. Family and friends describe her as spunky and sassy. Her hobbies included listening to music and dancing....
Franklin J. Brown
Aug 21, 2021
Funeral services for Franklin Jesse Brown, 79 of Baxter, will be Tuesday, August 24 at 1 PM at the Dyer Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Pleasant View Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 10 AM until service time at the funeral home. Mr. Brown died Saturday, August 21, 2021 in Cookeville...
Margaret Cavender
Aug 21, 2021
Margaret B. Cavender, 94, of Cookeville, TN passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, August 21, 2021. Receiving of friends will be from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. with funeral services to follow on Wednesday, August 25 at the Northeast Church of Christ in Cookeville. Bro. David Hill and Larry Clark will officiate. Due to COVID health concerns, masks and...
Gage Jenks
Aug 21, 2021
CROSSVILLE/COOKEVILLE-A Celebration of Life service for Mr. Gage Jenks, 22 of Crossville, will be held Friday, August 27th at 11:00 a.m. at the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. His family will receive friends Thursday from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and again Friday from 9:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Gage died Saturday...
Betty Sue Nash
Aug 20, 2021
A graveside service and interment for Mrs. Bettye Sue Bandy Nash, will be held Sunday, August 22nd at 2:00 p.m. Nash Cemetery. Bros. Johnny Fox and Wayne Cantrell will officiate. She was born September 23, 1945 and peacefully passed from this life August 20, 2021 at the age of 75. She was preceded in death by her parents Douglas...
Lehman Riggs
Aug 19, 2021
Lehman R. Riggs, age 101 of Cookeville, passed away Thursday August 19, 2021 at Heritage Pointe Senior Living. He was a World War II Veteran and oldest living veteran in Putnam County. Funeral services with military honors will at 1 p.m. Monday August 23 at Stevens Street Baptist Church. His family will receive friends Monday from 10 a.m. until...
Joan L. Dugan
Aug 19, 2021
Joan L. Dugan, age 80, passed away peacefully on August 19, 2021 at Heritage Pointe Senior Living, Cookeville, TN. She was born on September 13, 1940 in NJ to the late Ernest and Edna Linke. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William J. Dugan in 2010. They met in high school and...
James E. Lafever
Aug 17, 2021
Funeral services for James Edward Lafever, age 86 of Baxter, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday August 21 at the Dyer Chapel of Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home. Bro. Corey Price, Bro. Richard Stone, and Bro. Clayton Lee will officiate. Interment will follow at Spears Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 5 - 8 p.m...
James Maynard
Aug 17, 2021
James Milton Maynard, 78 of the Boma Community died Tuesday morning, August 17, 2021 at his home. His wishes of cremation and no service are being honored. He was born October 4, 1942 in Putnam County to the late Clarence Clifford and Nuava Anderson Maynard. James Milton attended Baxter Seminary for 3 years and was a member of the...
Zina Hedgecough
Aug 17, 2021
BAXTER-Funeral services for Mr. Zina Hedgecough, age 91 will be held Friday, August 20th at 1:00 p.m. in the Baxter Chapel of Hooper Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Crest Lawn Cemetery. Bro. Gary Norton will officiate. His family will receive friends Thursday from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and again Friday from 11:00 a.m. until...
William "Bill" Odell Roberts
Aug 15, 2021
Graveside service and interment for William "Bill" Odell Roberts, 64 of Hazard, KY and formerly of Baxter, will be Wednesday, August 18 at 11 AM at Palmer Cemetery in Silver Point. Bro. Johnny Fox will officiate. The family will receive friends at the cemetery following services. Mr. Roberts died Sunday, August 15, 2021 in Hazard. He was born May...
Marlene Farish
Aug 15, 2021
Private family services were held for Marlene Marie Farish, age 88 of Cookeville, who passed away Sunday morning August 15, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Farish was born March 3, 1933 in Brockton, MA to the late James Hartman McKay and Edith Anice Barton McKay. She was retired special needs educator and enjoyed spending time with her birthday club...
Mike Austin
Aug 14, 2021
Michael Clarence Austin, age 70 of the Dodson Branch Community, passed away Saturday August 14, 2021 at his home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Mike was born February 6, 1951 in Dayton, OH to the late Arthur Clarence Austin Jr. and Mary Katherine Palk Austin Chavez. He formerly worked as a printer press operator...
Talmadge Carver
Aug 14, 2021
Talmadge Grayson Carver, age 77, of Algood, TN, passed away August 14, 2021, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN, after several years of fighting multiple medical issues. He was a long-time member of Poplar Grove Baptist Church. Talmadge’s life celebration will be Saturday, August 21, at 1:00 p.m. at the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral...
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