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From: "Shirley Goad" <>
Subject: Re: [JCO] Clay Co. Area OBITUARIES/MARRIAGES/Other **December 11, 2002**
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 12:14:13 -0600
References: <200212231814_MC3-1-20AE-865E@compuserve.com>


went to google to search for anderson funeral home put in
www.andersonfh.net and google couldn't locate. please send the correct
URL. It didn't come up in blue on this message.

thanks
shirley G
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Cason" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 5:14 PM
Subject: [JCO] Clay Co. Area OBITUARIES/MARRIAGES/Other **December 11,
2002**


> 1) The following obituaries appear in the **DECEMBER 11, 2002** edition
> of the Citizen-Statesman, a weekly newspaper published in Celina, Clay
> Co., Tenn. All place names are in Tennessee unless otherwise noted.
>
> ELDER A.W. CARR, 82, of Lafayette, died December 4, 2002; born
> in Macon co. to Russell and Pattie SCRIGGS CARR; married to the
> former Gerald ODEAN JONES, who survives; WWII veteran; member
> of the Fairview Missionary Baptist Church; interment in the
> Eulia Cemetery.
>
> BESSIE O. HILL, age 80, of Celina, died December 7, 2002; born
> in Crawford to James and Minnie GARRETT; married to Hazel
> HAYWOOD Hill; interment in the Mount Carmel Baptist Church in
> Grimsley.
>
> EMMA DEAN BUTLER SMALLING, 81, formerly of the Winklers Community
> in Macon Co., died December 3, 2002; born in Macon Co. to Elder
> Elton and Ethel OWEN BUTLER; married to Johnnie Q.
> SMALLING; retired from the Federal Bureau of Census; member of
> the Bethany Missionary Baptist Church; interment in the Bethany
> Cemetery.
>
> ERSIE JEWELL SMITH, age 82, of Moss, died December 4, 2002; born
> in Moss to James Otis and Lillie JOHNSON STRONG; married to
> Lester SMITH; retired from the Clay County Schools; member of
> of the Freedom Baptist Church; interment in the Macedonia
> Cemetery.
>
> JERRY LEE BROWN, age 44, of Red Boiling Springs, died December 7,
> 2002; born in Overton Co. to Carrie MAYBERRY Brown of Celina and
> the late Will Herman BROWN; married to the former Joyce PAQUETTE,
> who survives; factory worker; attended Bethel Family Worship
> Center in Lafayette; graveside services held at the Anderson & Son
> Memorial Park in Lafayette.
>
> DUMAS BROWNING, 85, of Red Boiling Springs, died December 6 2002;
> born in Clay County to Beulah CHERRY and Press BROWNING; married
> the former Roxie HOPKINS; Standard Oil station manager in Toledo,
> Ohio; member of the Mt. Vernon Church of Christ; graveside
> services held at the Mr. Vernon Cemetery.
>
> EMMA DEAN DECKARD FISHER, age 68, of Tampa, Fla., formerly of Macon
> Co., died December 5, 2002; born in Macon Co. to the late Gladys
> DECKARD FORD; married to Irving Rathael FISHER; real estate sales
> person; interment in the Jenkins Cemetery.
>
> CLIFFORD WALTER NEVINS, 73, of Celina, died December 8, 2002; born
> at Neely's Creek to the late Charlie NEVINS and Orpha SPEARS
> Nevins; farmer; member of the Church of Christ; interment in
> the Nevins Cemetery.
>
>
> The above are abstracts. Capitalization of surnames is mine. All
> the obituaries include names of surviving family members and
> siblings, and many include family members who preceded the person
> in death, honorary and actual pallbearers, officiating clergy,
> occupations, birth and marriage dates, etc. Send me a SASE if
> you would like to have a copy of the full obituary of any of
> these. Carl Cason, 5510 227th St., Bothell, WA 98021.
>
>
> 2) MARRIAGES AND ENGAGEMENTS
>
> <No no announcements in this week's issue>
>
>
> 3) 63 (or so) YEARS AGO--Here are just some of the items of possible
> genealogical interest from the **April 5, 1939** edition of Bill
> Fiske's Bugle, a newspaper of the Celina area at that time, compiled
> for the Citizen-Statesman by Edwina Napier:
>
> Celina residents and visitors witnessed the passing of a steamboat
> up the Cumberland River here Sunday. It is said to have been the
> first boat of its kind to pass the landing here in the last nine
> years. The news of its approach spread quickly and spectators
> were not long in reaching the bridge for a clear view of this
> unusual occurrence.
>
> Mr. & Mrs. Finus MAYNARD of Livingston were in Celina on Wednesday.
>
> Mrs. G.B. ARMS is at the bedside of her sister, Mrs. Stone KERR of
> Old Hickory, who has been seriously ill for some time.
>
> Two Clay County men were seriously injured Saturday when a pickup
> truck overturned twelve times as it plunged down a steep embankment
> five miles south of Celina on the Celina-Livingston highway.
> Johnnie Hiram SPEAR, 34, of Willow Grove, suffered chest injuries
> and six fractured ribs. Spears was thrown out of the truck as it
> turned over the second time.
> Carvel COLSON, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin COLSON of Willow
> Grove, suffered a broken leg and bruises under the left arm and
> side.
> Carley OBERSON, another man in the truck, escaped injury by jumping
> from the truck as it started over the embankment.
>
>
>
>
> - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Other weekly news of the greater JCO area is available online at these
> newspaper web sites:
>
> Overton County News........http://www.overtoncountynews.com
> Cookeville Herald Citizen..http://www.herald-citizen.com
>
> The Anderson Funeral Home in Jackson Co. now has memorials of funerals
> they conduct posted at..........http://www.andersonfh.net
>
> - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Carl Cason, Bothell, Washington
> email:
>


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