Agee James Melvin, age 77, a native of Mt. Juliet, TN, died Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Melvin attended Green Hill Church of Christ. He worked as a mechanic for Castleman's Garage in Mt. Juliet and as a heavy equipment mechanic for Jones Bros. Construction Co., McDowell Contractors, and finally for Lo-Jac Enterprises. At one time he also operated a service station and garage on Lebanon Road. Melvin was known as a good story teller, and as a friendly, unpretentious, and quality human being. He died as he had lived, with courage and dignity. He was the son of the late, Buell and Della Mae Poindexter Agee. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Dorothy Singleton Agee.
He is survived by:
Children - Julia (Mike) Hamblen, Butch (Wanda) Agee and
Roy (Kristie) Agee
Brother - Nealon (Goldie) Agee
Sister - Betty Joyce (Jim) Britnell
Grandchildren - Glenn Hamblen, Susan Hamblen
Montgomery, James Agee, Matthew Agee,
Anna Henley, April Chapman and Adam
Henley
9 Great-grandchildren
Graveside services will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2011 at Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens with Bro. August Ruff officiating. Active pallbearers will be Macey Agee, Manny Agee, Mark Brewer, Tommy Brewer, Thomas Poindexter and Bubba Hendrix. Honorary pallbearers will be Billy and Betty Green and the employees of Lo-Jac.
Flowers accepted or memorials may be made to Odyssey Hospice, 444 Metroplex Drive, Suite B-102, Nashville, TN 37211.
Andrews, Lowell King, age 91, of Mt. Juliet, TN, died Thursday, March 3, 2011. He was a member of Central Christian Church in Danville, IL and attended Hermitage United Methodist Church in Hermitage, TN. Mr. Andrews was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He loved ball room dancing and Big Band music, was a member of the Elks Lodge and the Teamsters. Mr. Andrews was preceded in death by his parents, Willard A. and Eva King Andrews. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Dale Andrews and sisters, Marie Ruster and Olive Taflinger.
He is survived by:
Daughters - Cheryl Rudnicke of Hermitage, TN
Gail Hardy of Smyrna, TN
Step-Sons - Bruce Jones of Knoxville, TN
Allen Jones of Athens, AL
Sister - Mary Blanche Pierce of Van Nuys, CA
Grandchildren - Mike Hardy of Smyrna, TN
David Hardy of White House, TN
Carrie Jones of Maryville, TN
Lacey Jones of Milwaukee, WI
Amy Cottrill of Danville, CA
9 Great-grandchildren
Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2011 with visitation 1 hour prior to service time at Sunset Funeral Home 3940 North Vermilion Rd. Danville, IL 61834 with Rev. Hank Anderson officiating. Graveside services will be 9 a.m. Monday, March 7, 2011 at Walnut Corner in Bismark, IL.
Flowers accepted or donations may be made to your local Humane Society.
Dean, Thomas E., age 63, of Mt. Juliet, TN, died Monday, March 14, 2011. Tom was a member of the Old Hickory First Presbyterian Church. He was a graduate of Dupont High School in Old Hickory, TN and Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA. He was a member of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, the Sports Car Club of America and the National Rifle Association. Tom was the son of the late, Aaron E. and Mollie Oslin Dean.
He is survived by:
Wife - Teresa Brown Dean
Son - Shawn L. Sinyard
Daughter - Lili Dean Bates
Sister - Betty Sue Weninger
Grandchildren - Caleb Aaron Bates and
Daniel Steven Thomas Bates
Funeral services will be conducted 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Bond Memorial Chapel with Dr. Tom Gildemeister officiating.
Flowers accepted or memorials may be made to the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Hemotology Department, c/o Gifts Processing, PMB 407727, Nashville, TN 37240-7727 or to the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 78625, Nashville, TN 37207.
Smith, Walter Ray, age 83, of Lebanon, TN, died Sunday, March 20, 2011 at his residence following a long illness. His wife and children were by his side. Mr. Smith was a native of Charleston, WV. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Mr. Smith was employed in the electrical distribution business for over 45 years. He retired in 1994 as manager of the Princeton Electric Plant Board, Princeton, KY. Mr. Smith was the son of the late, Glenn Monroe and Bessie Blanche Blackshire Smith. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Donald Paul Smith and his identical twin brother, Wilbur Jay Smith on February 24, 2011.
He is survived by:
Wife of 64 years - Kathryn A. Nichols Smith of Lebanon, TN
Children - Delmar R. (Betty) Smith, Sr. of Mt. Juliet, TN
Walter Wayne (Nan) Smith of Mt. Juliet, TN
Janice K. Rice (David) McCord of Nashville, TN
Gary A. (Anne) Smith, Sr. of Louisville, KY
Brothers - Willy Frank Smith, Glenn Monroe Smith and
James Edison Smith
Sisters - Wanda Matheney Haynes, Wilda M. Parsons,
Verlie F. Payne and Rose Mary Brooks
Grandchildren - Delmar Ray (Angie) Smith, Jr.,
Shelia (Preston) Funkhouser,Kenneth Allen Smith,
Angela G. (Nelson) Keen, Amy Brady Carpenter,
Robin L. Rice, Jr., Ann Kathryn Rice,
Gary Alan Smith, Jr., David Nichols Smith and
William Tway Smith
8 Great-grandchildren
Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. EST Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Long & Fisher Funeral Home, 6837 Sissonville Dr., Sissonville, WV. Interment will follow at Floral Hills Garden of Memories. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Monday at Bond Memorial Chapel, Mt. Juliet, TN and 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at Long & Fisher Funeral Home, Sissonville, WV.
Campbell, Ruby Paxson, age 87, of Lebanon, TN, died Monday, March 21, 2011. Mrs. Campbell was born in Kansas and raised in the Shawnee, Tecumseh and El Reno, OK area where she resided most of her life. She supported her country as a “Rosie Riveter” for Douglas Aircraft during WWII and was a pianist for the Southern Baptist Church. Mrs. Campbell was preceded in death by her husband, Early J. Campbell and parents, Harold and Clara Paxson.
She is survived by:
Son - Larry Campbell of Nashville, TN
Sister - Nina Montgomery of Shawnee, OK
Numerous nieces and nephews
Hughes, Daniel Arthur, age 80, of Nashville, TN, and formerly of Huntsville, AL, died Friday, March 25, 2011. Mr. Hughes was an Aerospace Engineer and one of the Marines Chosin few. He was the son of the late, Arthur Francis and Edna Louise Ingrahm Hughes. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Dorothy Garry Hughes.
He is survived by:
Sons - Robert (Linda Benson) Hughes
Thomas (Sharon) Hughes and
Scott (Denise) Hughes
Sister - Marion Hughes
Grandchildren - Daniel Arthur Hughes and Erika Marie Hughes
Funeral services will be conducted 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Bond Memorial Chapel. Interment with military honors will follow at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, AL.
