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Gladys Ruth Witty Taylor Arledge

Gladys Ruth Witty Taylor Arledge, 81, died Tuesday, August 31st. She was a resident of Morrison.

Survivors include; children, Linda Adamson and Don Taylor both of Woodbury, Ronald Dean Arledge of Bradyville, sisters, Marge Helton and Judy Young, both of Woodbury, Hazel McFalls of Virginia, brothers, Joe Witty of Morrison and Everett Witty of Indiana, 6 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services for Gladys Ruth Witty Taylor Arledge will be Friday, September 3rd at 1:00pm in the chapel of Woodbury Funeral Home. Burial will be in Morrison Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Thursday from 2:00pm until 9:00pm at the funeral home.

Woodbury Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

May Helen Gunter Jernigan

May Helen Gunter Jernigan, 79, died Saturday, August 28th. She was a resident of Wartrace and was a native of Cannon County.

Survivors include children, Robert Leon Jernigan, Jr. of Ivy Bluff; Billy Joe Jernigan of Hillsboro, Deborah Ann Jernigan Young of Illinois; 10 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, sisters, Virginia Shields and Katie Heady both of Kentucky.

Funeral services for May Helen Gunter Jernigan will be conducted Wednesday, September 1st, at 1:00pm at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with her son, Reverend Bob Jernigan and Brother Danny Anderson will conduct the service. Burial will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, August 31, 2010 from 5:00-9:00 PM at the funeral home.

Coffee County Funeral Chapel, Manchester is in charge of the arrangements.

Junior Keith

Junior Keith, 86, died Saturday, August 28th at Vanderbilt Medical Center. He was a resident of Smithville.

Survivors include; wife of 62 years, Josephine McGee Keith, daughter, Joan Washer of Smithville, son, Jimmy Keith of Smithville, 6 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren also survive.

He was the owner and operator of Keith and Son Trucking.

Funeral services for Junior Keith will be Wednesday, September 1st in the chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Bro. Tim Pelham and Bro. Tim Pack will conduct the service. Burial will be in the Mt. Ararat Cemetery. A Masonic service will be held Tuesday night at 7. Visitation with the family is Tuesday from 1:00p until 8:00pm and Wednesday from 9:00am until 2:00pm.

Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, Smithville is in charge of the arrangements.

Carl Kentner

Carl Kentner, 74, died Tuesday, August 24th following an extended illness. He was a resident of Hendersonville and a native of Montgomery County.

Survivors include; his wife of 54 years, Sue Bly Kentner, daughter, Melissa Kentner Davidson of Hendersonville, 2 granddaughters, brothers, Tom Kentner, Larry Kentner and Benny Kentner all of Clarksville and Alex Kentner of Washington and sister, Imogene Temple of Hendersonville.

Kentner was a veteran serving in the Army.

Funeral services for Carl Kentner will be Saturday, August 28th at 2:00pm in the chapel of the Woodbury Funeral Home. Burial in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.

Woodbury Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Alfred Blair

Alfred Blair, 86, of the Ivy Bluff Community died Wednesday, August 25, 2010. He was a resident of McMinnville and a native of Cannon County.

Survivors include his wife Estelle Duncan Blair, son Walter Blair of McMinnville, daughters Peggy Woods and Carol Crouch both of McMinnville, TN, step-daughters Phyllis Smith of Woodbury and Rita Malone of Liberty, step-sons Ken Laws of Columbia, Richard Laws of Woodbury and Clancy Wright of Smithville, 6 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren also survive.

Blair was a deacon at the McMinnville Seventh Day Adventist Church and was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during World War II.

Funeral services for Alfred Blair will be 2:00pm Saturday, August 28, 2010, in the chapel of McMinnville Funeral Home. Pastor Dennis Clark and Pastor Harley Roth will conduct the service. Burial will be at Bethlehem Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 10:00am until 2:00pm at the funeral home.

McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Issac Arles Vinson II

Isaac Arles Vinson II, 90, died Wednesday, August 25th following a short illness. He was a resident of Readyville and a native of Warren County.

Survivors include; children, Ike Vinson III of South Carolina, Suzanne Dixon of Morrison, Jamie Ivan of Maryland and Martha Miller of Virginia, daughter-in-law, Katherine Vinson of Maryland, sisers, Blanche Wise and Elizabeth Vinson of Woodbury, Vida Thompson of Pleasant View .

Vinson was a veteran having served in the Army-Air Force.

Funeral services for Isaac Arles Vinson II will be Sunday, August 29th in the chapel of Woodbury Funeral Home. Bro. Howard Knox, Jr. will conduct the service. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Saturday from 2:00pm until 8:00pm at the funeral home.

Woodbury Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

J.C. Slatton, Jr.

J.C.Slatton, Jr., 85, died Friday, August 27th following an extended illness. He was a resident of McMinnville and was a native of Warren County.

Survivors include; wife, Flo Dunbar Slatton, son, J.C. Slatton, III of Mc Minnville, daughter, Kathy Bonnin of Wisconsin, 4 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren, sister Virginia Hammer, McMinville, sister-in-law, Janie Bragg, McMinnville.

He was the retired owner of Woodbury Stone.

Funeral services for J.C. Slatton will be grave side Sunday, August 29th at 2:00pm in the Mt. ViewCemetery in McMinnville. James Vandriver will conduct the service. Visitation with the family will be Saturday from 5:00pm until 8:00pm and Sunday from 11:30am until 1:30pm at the funeral home.

High Funeral Home, McMinnville is in charge of the arrangements.

Joe Don St.John

Joe Don St.John, 63, died Monday, August 23rd following a short illness. He was a resident of Woodbury and was a native of Cannon County.

Survivors include; mother, Beatrice Mathis St. John of Woodbury, daughter, Kathy Brown of Christiana, 2 grandsons, brother, Terry St. John of Woodbury, sisters, Hazel Scott, Ann Mooneyham, Faye Foster and Linda Reed, all of Woodbury, 5 nieces and 7 nephews also survive.

He was a veteran having served in the Army during the Vietnam conflict.

Funeral services for Joe Don St. John will be Thursday at 2:00pm in the chapel of Woodbury Funeral Home. Bro. Greg Mitchell will conduct the service. Burial will be in the Blue Wing Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be after 3:00pm Wednesday at the funeral home.

Woodbury Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Luther B. Blair

Luther B. Blair, 81, died Sunday, August 22nd following an extended illness. He was a native of Cannon County and a resident of the Short Mountain community.

Survivors include; his wife of 60 years, Naomi Parton Blair; daughter, Rebecca Ashford Paris of Georgia; sons, Benny Blair of Manchester,Charles Avery Blair of Centertown; brothers, Tommy Blair of Nashville and Carlton Blair of Woodbury; sister, Meda Carr of Woodbury; brothers-in-law, Carl Smith of McMinnville, Hoover Markum of Manchester, David Parton of Short Mountain, Austin Parton of McMinnville, sister-in-law, Shelby Dean Owens Schuler of Woodbury, 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren also survive.

Blair was an elder at the Woods Church of Christ and a veteran having served in the Air Force during the Korean War.

Funeral services for Luther B. Blair will be 2:00pm Wednesday, August 25th, at Wood Church of Christ. Bro. Randall Gann will conduct the service. Burial will follow in Wood Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 2:00pm till 9:00pm Tuesday, August 24th.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Caris Hospice, Wood Cemetery or Potter's Children's Home in care of Woodbury Funeral Home.

Woodbury Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

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Dr. W.E. Vanatta

Dr. W.E. Vanatta, 91, died Thursday, August 19th. He was a resident of Smithville.

Survivors include; wife Nell Vanatta, daughters, Jeanne Foutch of Old Hickory and Mary Boyd of Smithville, step sons James Timothy White of Georgia and Gerald Harvey White Of Georgia, step daughter, Marilyn Angelo of California, 2 grand daughters , 5 great grandchildren also survive.

Vanatta was a Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine and was one of the original owners of WJLE AM/FM. He was a recipient of the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters’s Lifetime Membership.

Funeral services for Dr. W.E. Vanatta will be Saturday, August 21st at 2:00pm at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Bro Larry Green will conduct the service. Burial will be at DeKalb Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Lighthouse Christian Camp and Gideon Bible.

Love- Cantrell Funeral Home, Smithville is in charge of the arrangements.