James Leslie “Buddy” Potts, age 84, of Shelbyville, TN passed from this life late Tuesday evening, December 29, 2020, at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. A private graveside service will be held. Doak-Howell Funeral Home is serving the family. more

Michael Cornelius Phillips, 63, of Nashville, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020. Graveside services will be 11:30 AM Thursday, December 31, 2020, at Willow Mount Cemetery. Elder Eric Stevenson will be eulogist. Elder Larry Crismon, Jr. and Elder Andrea Crismon will officiate. Visitation will be 10-11 AM Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. more

Billy Frank Hicks, 83, of Shelbyville died after a short illness early Christmas morning at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling the arrangements and the service details will be announced at a later date. more

Robert "Scotty" Claxton, 51, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, December 30, 2020. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, January 3rd, at Hillcrest Funeral Home, Rev. Ronnie Grooms officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 12 noon prior to service. Family asks that masks be worn and social distancing practiced. more

Elizabeth Hale Morfitt, 94, who grew up in Flat Creek and graduated from Shelbyville Central High School in 1944, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020, in Caldwell, Idaho, after a brief illness. Her wish was to return to Tennessee where she will be buried at Rosebank Cemetery in Flat Creek. more

Virginia K. Black Banks, 89, of Manchester passed away Monday, December 28, 2020 at Manchester Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, December 30 at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Jeff Curtis officiating. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. After the services, per her request, she will be cremated. more

Helen Marie Steele, age 91, passed from this life early Monday morning, December 28, 2020, following a brief battle with kidney disease. A private graveside service was scheduled at Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg, TN. Doak-Howell Funeral Home is serving the family. more

Thomas Richard Meeks, 72, of Shelbyville died Sunday, December 27th, 2020. Graveside services will be held 2:00 P.M. Friday, January 1st, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Rev. Mark Rosson officiating. Family asks that masks be worn and social distancing practiced. No visitation is scheduled. Hillcrest Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. more

Karen Kay Baker, 59, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020, at St. Thomas Rutherford. A memorial service will be held at a later date when the pandemic has subsided. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements. more

Thomas Meeks, 72, of Shelbyville died Sunday, December 27, 2020 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Hillcrest Funeral Home. more

Devern Cowan White Ward, lovingly known as Granny White, 93, of Shelbyville, TN, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at her residence. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, December 26 at Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home in Fayetteville with Bro. Bobby Moore and Pastor Eddie Reed officiating. Burial will follow in Moore Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. more

Harriet Anne Overcast Melson, 83, of Shelbyville died suddenly Thursday morning, December 24, 2020 at NHC-Tullahoma after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease and complications from COVID-19. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Hillcrest Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. more

Garry Hobart Tucker, 71, of Unionville died Saturday, December 19, 2020. Due to COVID guidelines, a private graveside service with masks will be held at Rocky Glade Cemetery in Eagleville. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to Rocky Glade Cumberland Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 8, Eagleville, TN 37060 or to the Eagleville Food Bank, c/o Joyce Jones, P.O. Box 157, Eagleville, TN 37060. Lawrence Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Chapel Hill is handling arrangements. more

Margaret Bryant Jarrell, 91, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at her home under the loving care and comfort of her family and Hospice Compassus. A memorial service will be held at a later date when the pandemic has subsided. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements. more

Stella B. Rippie, 97, of Bell Buckle passed Monday, December 21, 2020 at Alive Hospice in Nashville. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 30 at Houston-Whitworth Cemetery. Viewing will begin at 10:30 a.m. J.A. Welton & Son Funeral Home of Tullahoma is in charge of arrangements. more

Catherine Biles Carter, 78, of Wartrace died Saturday, December 19, 2020. Due to Covid-19 concerns a private family graveside service will be held at a later date. Hillcrest Funeral Home is handling arrangements. more

William Rollin “Bill” Altman, 86, of Wartrace died Monday, December 21, 2020, at his home. Per his request, a private family graveside service will be held. Doak-Howell Funeral Home is handling arrangements. more

Shannon Dale Prosser, 43, of Shelbyville died suddenly Sunday, December 20, 2020, in Deerfield, Florida. A gathering of family and friends will be held to celebrate his life from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at Doak-Howell Funeral Home. more

Kenneth W. Harris, 84, of Wartrace died Monday, December 21, 2020, at Alive Hospice of Murfreesboro after an extended illness. Graveside services will be held 1:30 p.m. Saturday, December 26, 2020, at Willow Mount Cemetery with Pastor Jason Daughdrill officiating. Visitation will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Doak-Howell Funeral Home. more

Linda Kay Driver, 60, of Wartrace died Monday, December 21, 2020. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, December 26th, at Hurricane Cemetery in Coffee County, Rev. Jimmy Gray officiating. Visitation will be 9-10 a.m. at Hillcrest Funeral Home. more