In Alphabetical Order, by Surname
TITTSWORTH, W.R. (circa 1886 - 1953)
Death Claims Leading DeKalb County Citizen
W.R. Tittsworth, 67, widely known DeKalb county nurseryman and civic leader, died Friday in Vanderbilt hospital, Nashville. Funeral services and burial took place in Smithville Sunday. Mr. Tittsworth, holder of extensive real estate in DeKalb county, had been prominent in the nursery field for a number of years and he was a director of First National Bank , Smithville, and a member of the Masonic Lodge. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Tittsworth, whom he married in 1946; a son, Joe Tittsworth; a step-son, Dr. W.E. Vanatta, McMinnville chiropractor; four sisters, Mrs. Evertt Davis, Smithville, Mrs. Charlie Malone, Dowelltown, Mrs. Lee Wiseman and Mrs. Charlie Blankenship, Warren county; two brothers, Harold Tittsworth, Warren county, and John Tittsworth, Smithville. Also one grandchild.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thursday, July 9, 1953, p. 23.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000]
TOBITT, Hervy Leon (1924 -1952)
Warren Native Slain By Officer; Rites Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Hervy Leon Tobitt, 28-year-old Warren county native who died Saturday night after being shot by a Nashville police officer, were held at Mt. Zion Methodist Church Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. Bill Brown of Nashville officiated and burial was in Mt. Zion cemetery. Tobitt was pronounced dead upon arrival at General Hospital, Nashville, about 11 p.m. Saturday, after he had been shot while fleeing
from police through a vacant lot near N. First and Spring Sts., some thirty minutes earlier. Tobitt was felled by a bullet from a revolver of motorcycle officer J. P. Gill, who told a Nashville newspaper that Tobitt broke away from him after being placed under arrest. The Nashville Tennessean said that Lt. B. M. Duke, a Nashville officer, had placed Tobitt under arrest on a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and that as the slain man was being walked to a nearby police cruiser he broke away from Patrolman Gill and fled. Tobitt, the Tennessean continued, ran around a service station and through a field. When it was apparent that he was getting away from officers, patrolman Gill fired once. "I shot low for his legs," the paper quoted the officer as saying, "but he stumbled as I shot and fell." General hospital attendants said the bullet struck the lower extremities of Tobitt's back and lodged in the abdomen. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Tobitt was born in Warren county, March 31, 1924. His parents are Albert Tobitt and Louvenia Campbell Tobitt. He had resided in Nashville for several years where he was engaged in the tree surgery business. Besides his parents, Tobitt is survived by one son, Dannie Ray Tobitt; a daughter, Janice Marie Tobitt; two brothers, Albert Eugene and Alton Kenneth Tobitt all of Nashville; two sisters, Mrs. Dell Doughtry, Meridianville, Ala., and Mrs. J.J. Spain, Jr., NashvilleSouthern Standard, McMinnville, TN. 29 May 1952, p. 8.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
TOBITT, William Albert (circa 1909-1999)
William Albert Tobitt, 90
McMinnville resident and Warren County native WIlliam Albert Tobitt, 90, died April 6 at Baptist Hospital in Nashville after a three-week illness. A retired farmer, he was the son of Leslie and Lucinda Peden Tobitt. He is survived by his wife, Eileen Duggin Tobitt; four sons, Carl and R.C. Tobitt of McMinnville, Malcolm Tobitt of Bone Cave, and Hubert Tobitt of Orlando, Fla.; three daughters, Peggy Shelton of Morrison, Patricia Brimer of Sparta, and Nancy Gann of Vervilla; three brothers, Stanley Tobitt of Winchester, Cyril Tobitt of McMinnville and Charles Tobitt of Nashville; 16 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at High's Chapel with Mike Garrett officiating. Burial will follow at Whitlock Cemetery. High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. 9 Apr 1999, p. 2-A.[Contributor: L.J. Hunter, 2001]
TODD, Charles David (1951-1952)
Todd Child's Rites Held In Cannon County
Funeral services for Charles David Todd, 16-month-old son of Leighman Todd and Hassie Mathis Todd, were conducted Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at Elkins Church of Christ. John W. High officiated and burial was in Elkins cemetery. The child died at Medical Clinic here Wednesday morning at 3:10 o'clock, following a brief illness. A native of Coffee county, the child was born February 18, 1951. Besides the parents, the survivors are one brother, Cecil Ray Todd; two sisters, Elvina Todd and Eva Lois Todd; the paternal grandfather, Laughton Todd, and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Mathis, all of Woodbury.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. 26 June 1952, p. 4.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
TODD, William Jack (circa 1924-1999)
Warren County resident and native William Jack Todd, 75, died May 18 at V.A. Medical Center in Murfreesboro after an extended illness. A retired employee of Tractor Trailer Inc. and a U.S. Army veteran, he was an elder with the Ivy Bluff Church of Christ. The son of the late Tom and Valier Davis Todd, he is survived by his wife, Lucille Wade Todd; daughter, Patricia Ann Young of Woodbury; son, William Mark Todd of McMinnville; sister, Hattie Lance of McMinnville; three grandchildren, Todd Gregory of McMinnville, Bryan Young of Woodbury and Misty Fuqua of Cookeville; great-grandchild, Savannah Gregory of McMinnville; several nieces and nephews. services were held Thursday at Ivy Bluff Church of Christ with Kenneth Mears and Odell Powell officiating. Burial followed at Ivy Bluff Cemetery. Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) May 21, 1999, p. 2-A.[Contributor: L.J. Hunter, 2001]
TODD, Zeporah Elizabeth (1871 - 1953)
Mrs. W. F. Todd Dies Of Illness
Mrs. Zeporah Elizabeth Todd, wife of W.F. Todd, died at Lively Heights Nursing Home Saturday afternoon at 6:30 o’clock, following an illness of two years. She was 82 years of age. Funeral rites were held Monday morning at 10 o’clock at Bates Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Stanley J. McInery, minister of Westwood Church of Christ, officiated and burial was in Centertown cemetery. A native of Cannon county, Mrs. Todd was born October 22, 1871. Her parents were Frank Emery and Elizabeth Blades Emery and she was first married to Ulysses Lorance and later to W. J. Vandergriff, who died in 1911. She was married to Mr. Todd in December 1912. Mrs. Todd was a member of the Church of Christ. In addition to her husband, she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Lela Phillips, Chattanooga, Mrs. Hester Smithson, Centertown, and Mrs. Ocie Lee Fann, Madison; two brothers, Bob Emery, Beerseba Springs, and Henry Emery, Pikeville. Also a sister, Mrs. Mattie Williamson, Centertown. High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thurs, 10 Dec 1953, p. 12.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000]
TOSH, Enoch Lawrence (circa 1911-1968)
Enoch Lawrence Tosh, 57-year-old retired clerk of Route 1 McMinnville, died
unexpectedly at Warren County General Hospital at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. A member of the Church of Christ, he was a son of the late William Oscar Tosh and Jessie Lynn Tosh, the latter surviving in Arkansas. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Irene Haley Tosh, a daughter, Mrs. Betty Foster, McMinnville; three sisters, Mrs. E.J. Hudgens, Cookeville; Mrs. Venus Edwards, Arkansas; Mrs. Frank Housley, Michigan, and a brother, Emmitt Tosh, Indiana, as well as two grandchildren. Funeral services were to be held at 2 p.m. today (Tuesday) at High Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Ernest Laws, burial to be in Shellsford cemetery. High's Inc., was in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. 10 Dec 1968, p. 2-A.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
TRAIL, Kate C. (circa 1863-1954)
Mrs. Kate Trail Buried Monday
Mrs. Kate C. Trail, mother of Mrs. W. T. Warren, died at her daughter's home in the 12th district Sunday, following an extended illness. She was 91. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Woodbury Church of Christ and burial was in Riverside cemetery at Woodbury. Mrs. Trial was a native of Cannon county and was a member of the Church of Christ. She was a daughter of Thomas and Mary Turner Bass and had made her home with Mrs. Warren for several years. She is also survived by three sons, John Trail, Warren county, Bill and Herbert Trail, Woodbury, and two other daughters, Mrs. Eula Botts, Alexandria, and Mrs. Bertha Higgins, Wayne, Mich. Also a brother, Dock Bass, Liberty.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, May 20, 1954, p. 4.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
TRAWICK, Mary Ella Jarrell (1891-1950)
Mrs. Mary Ella Trawick, 58, widow of B. F. Trawick, died at the Elizabeth J Magness Home Tuesday morning at 4 o'clock. She had been ill for some time. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Shady Grove Baptist Church. Rev. E.L. Smothers, pastor of the Magness Memorial Baptist Church, officiated and burial was in the Shady Grove cemetery. Mrs. Trawick was born in Coffee county, March 20, 1892. Her parents were Charles Jarrell and Lizzie Jones Jarrell and she was a member of the Baptist Church. Her husband has been dead for several years. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. J. P. Phillips, Mt. Leo; and two sisters, Mrs. Bryan Keel, McMinnville, and Mrs. Myrtle Bishop, Milton. High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Sept. 15, 1950, p. 4.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
TROTTER, Robert Paul (1892 - 1953)
Dr. R. P. Trotter Dies Of Illness
Dr. Robert Paul Trotter, retired chiropractor and veteran of military services two branches of the United States forces, died at the Elizabeth J. Magness Home for the aged Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock. He was 62. Dr. Trotter had made his home at the Magness Home for the past several years. Funeral rites were held Friday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at the Chapel of High Funeral Home. Rev. Hl Curtis Erwin, minister of Magness Memorial Baptist Church, officiated and burial was in Mt. View cemetery. Born in Rome, Ga., June 15, 1891, Dr. Trotter was a veteran of services with both of the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. He served five years with the Navy and a period of two years with the Army before being retired on a medical discharge. Dr. Trotter practiced chiropractic in McMinnville for a few years prior to his retirement. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Jennie Massey Trotter, McMinnville; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Virginia Clay, Chattanooga; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Wells, Charlston, S.C. And Mrs. Ila Hollandsworth, Chattanooga, and one brother, Willie Trotter, Chattanooga. Arrangements were by High Funeral Home.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thurs, Sept 10, 1953, p. 8.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000.]
TROUPE, Maggie Myers (1863-1952)
Illness Fatal To Mrs. Troupe, 89
Mrs. Maggie Myers Troupe, 89, died at Riverview Rest Home here Sunday afternoon at 4:15 o'clock, following an illness of two years. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at Greenwood Baptist Church with John W. High officiating. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery. Mrs. Troupe, born July 23, 1863 in Van Buren county, was a daughter of William Myers and Rachel Gillentine Myers and she was first married to Isham Kuhn. He died in 1891 and she married in 1898 to Howard Hudson. Mr. Hudson passed away in 1906 and in 1913 she was married to N.T. Troupe, who died several years ago. Mrs. Troupe was a member of the Baptist church. Survivors include two sons, Beecher Hudson and Albert Kuhn, McMinnville; and two daughters, Mrs. Julia Fennimore, McMinnville, and Miss Maggie Lee Kuhn, Nashville. High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville,TN. Aug. 14, 1952, p. 14.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
TUBB, Nellie (circa 1886 - 1920)
Mrs. Nellie Tubb, wife of Calvin Tubb, died at their home near Daylight on Feb. 14th, aged 34 years, and was buried at Kirby Cemetery on the 16th.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, Sat 28 Feb 1920.[Contributor: Gayle Hassler, 1999]
TUBERVILLE, Ramona (1931-1992)
Route 1, Bean Station resident and Warren County native Ramona Kathleen Turberville, 60, died Jan. 5, at Ft. Sanders Hospital in Knoxville after an extended illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Savage and Sallie Mae Owen Bratcher. She is survived by her husband, Pete Turberville; one son, Duane Turberville of Connecticut; one daughter, Rhevelle Wright-Smith of Michigan; one brother, Owen Bratcher of Centertown; three sisters, Helen Ritchey of Centertown, Elizabeth Miller and Lilla Belle Gillentine, both of Michigan; and one grandchild, Paul Wright. McMinnville Funeral Home in charge. Burial Blues Hill Cemetery.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. 8 Jan 1992.
[Contributor: Angelia Bratcher-Bess, 2001]
TURNER, Annie Lee (1911 - 1939)
Bethany - The people of this community were shocked and saddened Thursday night when news reached here that Miss Ann Turner of Memphis had got drowned. She was accompanying her room mate to her home at Jackson, Miss. when they were caught in Mississippi's worst tragedy which happened when a span of bridge washed out near Vicksburg, Miss, where nine cars and a truck plunged into the deep water. The body of Miss Turner has not yet been found. She was a member of the Church of Christ and leaves behind a host of relatives and friends to mourn her departure. She was the only sister of Mrs. Mercer Adams. The bereaved ones have our very deepest sympathy.
SOUTHERN STANDARD, McMinnville, TN, April 7, 1939.
[Contributor: Linda Farmer, McMinnville, TN 2002]
Body of Miss Turner Recovered Sunday
Funeral Services Held From Dibrell Church of Christ Tuesday
The body of Miss Ann Turner, 28, of Dibrell, was returned to McMinnville Monday by the High Funeral Home, they having brought it here from Tullahoma where it arrived by rail Sunday night from Vicksburg, Miss. Funeral services were conducted at the Dibrell Church of Christ Tuesday morning, April 11, by John W. High, burial following in Fuston Cemetery. Survivors include her mother, Mel Reeder Turner; one sister, Mrs. Mercer Adams of Bethany; four brothers, John Loyd of Manchester; Tom C. of McMinnville; Charlie Price of Dibrell and Edwin of Dibrell. Miss Turner was drowned Wednesday, March 29 when the automobile in which she was riding with three companions plunged into the Big Black River on the Vicksburg-Jackson Highway near Vicksburg, Miss. The body was discovered by a farmer last Sunday morning as he was walking over his farm which was bordered by the river, about 400 yards from the bridge, lodged under a drift. The searching crew was about five hundred feet from the scene when the farmer made the discovery.SOUTHERN STANDARD, McMinville, TN, April 14, 1939, Front Page
[Contributor: Linda Farmer, McMinnville, TN, 2002]
TURNER, Arch Ambrose (1876-1948)
Retired Farmer Dies of Heart Attack
Arch A. Turner, 72 retired farmer, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. A. Dickson, on the Nashville road Tuesday evening at 6:30 o'clock. Death was a result of a heart attack. Funeral services were held at the parlors of High Funeral Home Thursday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock. Rev. H. M. Randall and Rev. Harry O. Kutz officiated and burial was in Mt. View Cemetery. Archibald Ambrose Turner was a native of Warren County, born March 24, 1876. His parents were Thomas (William Thomas, Jr.) Turner and Rachel Smith Turner. He was married to Miss Beulah Willie Blair, who survives, and was a member of the Shellford Baptist Church. Besides his wife and his daughter, he is survived by one son, Gordon Turner, Detroit Mich.; two brothers, Obe (Obediah) Turner of McMinnville, and W. T. Turner, Old Hickory. Also one sister, Mrs. Laura Bouldin, of McMinnville.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. 1948.
[Contributor: Sherrydon Turner, 2001]
TURNER, Bessie Dick (circa 1881-1971)
Bessie Turner, 90-year-old native of Albany, Ky., died Wednesday, Sept 1, at 10:30 p.m., at a daughter's residence on Rt. 6. A member of the Church of Christ, she was a daughter of the late Josh and Mary Thurston Dick, and was preceded in death by her husband Elliott Turner in 1931. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Livy Clendenon, Rt. 6, McMinnville; two sons, Wayne Turner, Rt. 6, and Dick Turner, Akron, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Ida Snow, Kansas City, and Mrs. Lillie Gabriel, Adrian, Mo.; two brothers, Ed and Minny Fee Dick, Albany, Ky.; three grandchildren and Nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, Sept. 4, at 2 p.m., at Center Hill Church of Christ, with Bro. E.D. Martin officiating, and burial following at Hills Creek Cemetery. High's, Inc. was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN Mon, 6 Sept 1971, p. 2-A
[Contributor: L.J. Hunter, 2004]
TURNER, Charles Elmore (circa 1899 - 1953)
Wreck Fatal to Elmo Turner, 54, former Resident
A former McMinnville resident was killed instantly Friday night in an automobile accident near Malin, Oregon, his home for the past seven years. Fatally injured in the wreck was Elmo Turner, 54, a native of Warren county and Oregon farmer. Mr. Turner was a son of J.L. Turner of McMinnville, and the late Mrs. Turner. No details of the collision were given when local relatives were notified of the accident. The body is being returned to McMinnville and is scheduled to arrive Friday. Funeral services and burial will take place at Bethany and the arrangements will be announced by High Funeral Home. Besides his father, Mr. Turner is survived by his widow, Mrs. Emma Cagle Turner; four children and eight grandchildren. A brother, G.W. (Bill) Turner, resides here and also surviving are four brothers and three sisters.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thursday, Aug. 6, 1953, p. 1.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000.]
Accident Victim's Rites At Bethany
Funeral services for Charles Elmore Turner, 54, were conducted Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Bethany Church of Christ. John W. High officiated and burial was in Bethany Cemetery. Mr. Turner, native of Owensboro, Ky. was killed instantly when struck by an automobile near his home in Malin, Oregon, on July 31. The body was returned here for burial Friday. A son of John L. Turner and Betty Tenpenny Turner, Mr. Turner was married to Miss Emma Cagle, who survives. He was a member of the Church of Christ, and had been a resident of Oregon for the past seven years. Besides his wife and father, he is survived by two sons, Edwin and Leon Turner, Malin; two daughters, Mrs. Jack Lindsley and Mrs. Kenny Duncan, Malin; five brothers, Arthur and Gentry Turner, Muncie, Ind., G.W. (Bill) Turner, McMinnville, Robert Turner, Fon du Lac, Wisc., and Sgt. Lloyd Turner, U.S. Army, Korea; four sisters, Mrs. Berdie Rich, Shellbyville, Mrs. Lula Cox, Vernon, Texas, Mrs. Stella Deadman Muncie, Ind., and Mrs. Lois Erwin, Detroit, Mich. Arrangements were by High Funeral Home.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thurs, 13 Aug 1953, p. 7.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000.]TURNER, Charlie Price (1916 - 1995)
McMinnville resident and Warren County native, Charlie Price Turner, 78, died March 16 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after a two-week illness. A retired city of McMinnville employee and member of East End Church of Christ, he served his country in the U. S. Army during World War II. He was a Past District Commander of the VFW and was a member of VFW post 5064 and American Legion post 173. He was the son of James Arthur and Mellvina Reeder Turner. He is survived by his wife, Nina Grissom Turner; one daughter, Linda Farmer of McMinnville; one granddaughter, Shannon Teeters of McMinnville; two great-granddaughters, Haley Renee and Hilary Jade Teeters, both of McMinnville; several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at High's Chapel with Jim Boyd officiating. Burial will follow at Long Cemetery in Van Buren County with military graveside rites administered by VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173. Visitation begins at 2.30 p.m. today at High's. High's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
SOUTHERN STANDARD, McMinnville, TN, March 17, 1995, pg. 2A.
[Contributor: Linda Farmer, McMinnville, TN, 2002]
TURNER, Charlotte Bates (1868-1953)
Mrs. Turner, 85, England Native, Dies Thursday
Mrs. Charlotte Bates Turner, 85, native of England and widow of Robert Turner, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jacob Leutert, on Post Road Thursday morning at 7:15 o'clock. She suffered a broken hip several weeks ago and had grown steadily worse since. She had been in ill health for several months. Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the parlors of High Funeral Home. Rev. C.B. Smith, pastor of First Methodist Church, officiated and burial was in Mt View cemetery. Born in England January 5, 1868, Mrs. Turner was a daughter of William Bates and Anne Riscario Bates and she came with her parents to this country at the age of six months. She had been a resident of McMinnville since 1929. Mrs. Turner was a member of the Methodist Church. Besides Mrs. Leutert, Mrs. Turner is survived by another daughter, Mrs. S.O. Bennett, Toledo, Ohio, and a grandson, Bill Williams, McMinnville. High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thurs, 28 May 1953, p. 9.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2000]
TURNER, Edwin Leon (circa 1923-1999)
Winter Haven resident and McMinnville native Edwin Leon Turner, 76, died Jan. 2 at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla. A construction contractor and a policeman in Winter Haven, Fla., for 12 years, he was a member of the Masons, Moose Lodge, VFW, Hole in One Golf Club and attended the McMinnville Church of Christ. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Diana A. Turner; four sons, Rick Turner of Gainesville, Fla., Steve Turner of Alachua, Fla., Larry Turner of Nashville, and Edward (Beezer) Turner of Franklin, N.C.; one brother, William Turner of McMinnville; one sister, Lola William of Lakeland, Fla.; seven grandchildren and one great-grandson. Memorial services will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at Kersey Funeral Home, 108 East Lake Stella Drive in Auburndale. Registration will be held from 6:307 p.m. tonight at the funeral home. Information courtesy of High Funeral Home.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Jan. 6, 1999.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
TURNER, Edwin Parker ( 1918 - 1983)
Edwin Parker Turner, 64, a native of Warren County, died Monday in Donelson Hospital of an extended illness. A retired employee of Ryder Truck Line Co., and a verteran of World War II, he was a member of the Church of Christ. Huston Stiles will officiate at final rites to be conducted at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday) in the chapel of High Funeral Home here, and interment will be in the Fuston Cemetery. Mr. Turner was a son of the late James Arthur and Melvina Reeder Turner, and was married to the former Verna Hixson, who preceded him in death in 1966. He was a Mason and a Shriner. Surviving are a son, Edwin P. Turner, Jr. of Texas; a daughter, Mrs. Judy Gordon, Old Hickory; two step-sons, James Milous Boyce of Mt. Juliet and Robert Ray Minue of Springfield; five grandchildren; two brothers, Charlie P. Turner of McMinnville and John Turner of Manchester; and a sister, Mrs. Edna Adams of McMinnville. Arrangements are under the direction of High's Funeral Home.
SOUTHERN STANDARD, McMinnville, TN, May 25, 1983.
[Contributor: Linda Farmer, McMinnville, TN, 2002]
TURNER, Hallie Holt (circa 1900-1952)
Woman Killed In Auto Wreck In California
McMinnville family, was instantly killed Sunday evening about 7 o'clock when the car in which she was riding wrecked near Palm Springs, Calif. No information was available concerning the details of the accident. Also injured in the wreck was her husband, John Turner, and a niece, Mrs. J.C. Holt, of McMinnville. Mrs. Turner is the daughter of Mrs. Sarah L. Holt and the late John W. Holt of McMinnville. Her body is being returned to McMinnville for funeral services.Southern Standard, McMinnville,TN. July 24, 1952, p. 1.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
TURNER, Pfc. Herbert (circa 1929-1952)
Bodies Of Three War Dead Arrive In United States
The bodies of three Warren county soldiers, killed in action in Korea, arrived in the United States, along with the bodies of ten other Tennesseans who have given their lives in defense of their country. Arriving in San Francisco, Calif. en-route here for re-burial were the bodies of: Pfc. Herbert Turner, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jess W. Turner of Turner's Bend community, 5th district. Pfc. Joe L. York, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe N. York, Morrison. Pfc. Donald L. Hash, son of Rev. and Mrs. John Hash of Campaign. Military escorts will accompany the bodies home. No arrival date here has as yet been announced by the Defense Department. High Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements for the burial of the three servicemen.
Pfc Turner was killed in action on September 3 while he fought as a member of a 75 mm rifle arms with the 17th Infantry Regiment on the Korean form. Pfc. York lost his life on October 3 while fighting with the 1st Cavalry Division and Pfc. Hash was killed in action with the Second Infantry Division.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Fri, 18 Jan 1952, p. 1.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000]
Rites this weekend For Two War Dead
The bodies of two Warren county soldiers, killed while fighting with the U.S. Army in Korea, will be returned here today with funeral services for one scheduled Saturday afternoon and for the other the following day. Being returned today are the remains of Pfc. Herbert Turner, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jess W. Turner of Smyrna community, and Pfc. Donald F. Hash of Campaign. The bodies will arrive at Tullahoma this afternoon at
3:12 o'clock and will be met there by High Funeral Home, in charge of arrangements for both funerals. Funeral services for Pfc. Hash have been scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon at 2 o'clock at Friendship Baptist Church at Campaign. Lewis Brandon will officiate and burial will be in Friendship cemetery. Military rites at the grave will be in charge of the American Legion-VFW burial squad. Rites for Pfc. Turner will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Smyrna Church of Christ. John W. High will officiate and burial will be in Smyrna cemetery. The deceased soldiers are two of three Warren coutians which met death in Korean action within a period of thirty-six days, during the bitter fighting of September-October. The other was Pfc. Joe L. York, Morrison, whose Body was returned last week and buried at Shady Grove Sunday. Pfc. Turner was killed in action on September 3 while on frontline duty.Southern Standard (McMinnville, TN) Fri, 8 Feb 1952, p. 1.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
Last Rites Held For Two War Dead
Rites for two Warren county soldiers, killed in action in Korea, were conducted here Saturday and Sunday with hundreds of relatives and friends of the service men paying a final tribute to the memory of the youths who gave their lives in the service of their country.
Military Rites for Pfc. Donald F. Hash were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Friendship Baptist church at Campaign. Lewis Brandon and Rev. Calvin C. Wigley officiated and burial was in Friendship cemetery. Military services at the grave were conducted under the direction of the burial squad of the American Legion and VFW posts.
The rites for Pfc. Herbert Turner were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Smyrna Chruch of Christ. John W. High officiated and burial was in Smyrna cemetery. Graveside rites were conducted by the Legion and VFW posts.
Pfc. Hash, killed while fighting with the 2nd Division on October 3, 1951, was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Hash of Campaign.
Pfc. Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jess W. Turner of Smyrna, was killed September 9 while fighting with the 7th Division on the Korean front.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Friday, Feb 15, 1952, p. 4.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2001]
[Note: Herbert Turner, A.S.N. 53024446, PFC HERBERT TURNER, CO. M, 17th INF. REG, 7th DIV, APR. 18, 1928 - SEPT. 3. 1951, was the son of Jess William Turner and Ester Lee Green and the twin brother of Hubert Turner. He was the grandson of William Wesley "Tobe" Turner and Martha Jane Powell, the great grandson of Ellenza Melvina Turner and James Carroll Dodson and the 2nd great grandson of Thomas Turner and Melvina Elliott. Sherrydon Turner]
TURNER, Isaac Haywood (1882-1952)
Vervilla Farmer Dies Suddenly
Isaac Haywood Turner, 69-year-old farmer, died unexpectedly at his home at Vervilla Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. His death resulted from a heart attack. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at Morrison Church of Christ. The minister, Stanley J. A. McInery, officiated and burial was in Vervilla cemetery. A native of Warren county, Mr. Turner was born December 26, 1882. He was a son of I.H. Turner and wife and was married to Miss Octa Pearl Crouch. She survives. Mr. Turner was a member of the Church of Christ and had operated a farm in the Vervilla community for a number of years. In addition to his wife, he is survived by four sons, Oscar Earl Turner, Floyd Turner and J.T. Turner, Morrison, and Brown Turner, Lewisburg; two daughters, Mrs. Ethel Lee Renfro, Nashville, and Mrs. Denzel Cotton, Lewisburg. Also a half-brother, G.H. Turner McMinnville. High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Feb. 22, 1952, p. 6.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
TURNER, John Lloyd (1912 - 1992)
Manchester resident and Warren County native John Lloyd Turner, 80, died Feb.2 at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma after an extended illness. A World War II veteran, he was a retired Department of Corrections and Transportation employee, a member of the Highland Masonic Lodge 214, and a member of the Manchester First Baptist Church. Mr. Turner was the son of James Arthur and Melvina Reeder Turner. He is survived by his wife, Bessie Rhody Turner; one daughter, Jacquelyn Farrar of Manchester; and brother, Charlie Turner of McMinnville; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services were held yesterday at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Jerry Tracy officiating. Burial followed at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Coffee County. Manchester Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
SOUTHERN STANDARD, McMinnville, TN, Feb. 5, 1992, p. 2-A
[Contributor: Linda Farmer, McMinnville, TN, 2002]
TURNER, Laura Frances(1875-1949)
Morrison Rites for Mrs. Turner
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Frances Turner, 73, who died in a local hospital Monday evening at 11:30 o'clock, were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Morrison Church of Christ. Officiating was the church minister, Bro. Eddie Wolven, and burial was in the Morrison cemetery. Mrs. Turner received severe burns about six weeks ago, from which she never recovered. The deceased was the daughter of Irving Brown and Emeline Brown and was born in Warren county, May 19, 1875. Her husband, John Turner, died in 1947. Mrs. Turner was a member of the Church of Christ. Surviving are two sons, Jesse Turner and Irving Turner, both of Morrison, and two daughters, Mrs. Nellie Pack of Watertown, and Mrs. Harvey Wilson of McMinnville.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. May 20, 1949.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
TURNER, Maliccie Laverne (1891-1953)
Mrs. Turner, 62, Dies Of Illness
Mrs. Malicca Laverne Turner, 62, died Sunday afternoon at 12:45 o'clock at her home in the Shellsford community. She had been ill three years. Funeral rites were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Church of God with the minister, Rev. Calvin C. Wigley, officiating. Burial was in Mt. View cemetery. Mrs. Turner, native of Warren county, was born November 3, 1894. She was the daughter of John J. Morton and Marjorie Johnson Morton and she was married February 6, 1914 to O.D. Turner. He survives. She was a member of the Baptist church. In addition to her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Charles Williamson; three brothers, Robert, Crug and Johnny Morton, all of McMinnville, and a sister, Mrs. Tommy Turner, McMinnville. High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thurs, May 7, 1953, p. 20.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2000]
TURNER, Minnie Cordelia (1884-1954)
Mrs. L.H. Turner Dies of Illness
Mrs. Minnie Cordelia Turner, wife of L. H. (Leander Hezikah) Turner, Spring Street groceryman for a number of years, died at her home on Sparta Street, Monday at 10:45 p.m. She had been ill for the past six months. Mrs. Turner was 70. uneral services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Smyrna Christ of Christ. Rufe Higgins, minister of the East End Church of Christ, and T.F. Gilley, the Smyrna minister, officiated and burial was in the Smyrna Cemetery. A native of Warren County, Mrs. Turner was born October 2, 1884. She was a daughter of W. W. (William Wesley) Turner and Jenny (Virginia) Powell Turner, a well known Warren County couple, and she was married to Mr. Turner in March 1907. She was a member of the Church of Christ. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Turner is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Clarence Tillett, Manchester; a brother, Jess Turner, Smyrna; seven sisters, Mrs. John Barnes, Mrs. Cleveland Bess, and Mrs. Lorene Abston, Smyna community, Mrs. Jim Havon, Mrs. James Goodnight, Mrs. W. K. (Wheeler) McGregor, and Mrs. Emmett Malloy.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. December 1954.
[Contributor: Sherrydon Turner, 2001][Note: Minnie Cordelia Turner died on December 25, 1954. Sherrydon Turner]
TURNER, Norman (circa 1919-1998)
Norman Turner, 79 Highland community resident and DeKalb County native Norman Turner, 79, died unexpectedly Dec. 14 at River Park Hospital. A farmer and a retired custodian at VoTech and a member of Highland Church of Christ, he served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. The son of the late William Erbie and Martha Cantrell Turner, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Yvonne Turner; and one brother, E.C. Turner. He is survived by his wife, Dora Mai Cope Turner; two sisters, Lala Tittsworth of the Green Hill community and Ethel Redmond of the Jefferson community; one brother, Royce Turner of the Belk community; several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 1 p.m. today at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with Glendon W. Cantrell Sr. and Oscar Groves officiating. Burial will follow at Corinth Cemetery in DeKalb County. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of service today at McMinnville Funeral Home. McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) - Dec. 16, 1998.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
TURNER, Reuben Bruster (1883 - 1953)
Armstrong Rites For R.B. Turner
Funeral services for Reuben Bruster Turner, 69, well known Route 3 farmer, were conducted Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Armstrong Church of Christ, Robert Davenport officiated and burial was in Armstrong cemetery. Mr. Turner died at his home Thursday. A native of Warren county, Mr. Turner was born September 1883. He was a lifelong resident of the Viola section and was a son of William Turner and Susan Campbell Turner. He was married to Miss Kate Hughes, who survives. Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons, William and Foster Turner, Painesville, Ohio, and Clifford Turner, McMinnville; three daughters, Mrs. Albert Muncey and Mrs. Monroe Collins, McMinnville, and Mrs. Joseph Collins, Prospect; a brother, William Turner, Elkmont, Ala., and two sisters, Mrs. William McBride, McMinnville, and Mrs. Ada Nunley, Morrison. Also 19 grandchildren. Arrangements were by Love, Cantrell & McGrath Funeral Home.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thurs, 10 Sept 1953, p. 8.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000]
TURNER, Sarah Catherine (1875 - 1953)
DeKalb Native Dies Of Illness
Mrs. Sarah Catherine Turner, wife of Lee Turner, died at her home, 619 West End Ave., Wednesday, February 18. Funeral services were conducted at Blues' Hill church Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock with burial in Blues' Hill cemetery. Native of DeKalb county, Mrs. Turner was born June 27, 1875. She was a daughter of Preston Turner and Varia Redmon Turner and she was a member of the Baptist church. In addition to her husband , she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Homer Woods, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. John B. Young, Smithville, and Mrs. Bill Ramsey, McMinnville; two sisters, Mrs. Charles McMahan and Mrs. Nan Taylor, McMinnville, and one brother, Haskel Turner. Also eight grandchildren. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thursday February 26, 1953.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2000]
TURNER, Thomas Clark (1914 - 1960)
Shot Gun Blast Fired By Stepson Fatal To Turner
Tom C. Turner, 45-year old McMinnville trucker, was fatally wounded by a shot gun blast at his Swann Street home here Tuesday night. Charged in connection with the shooting is Thomas Howard Grissom, about 28, Turner's step-son. Investigating officers stated that the shooting occured at about 7:20 o'clock. They added that Turner had been drinking prior to his death. Sheriff Hugh Cantrell and Assistant Chief of Police, James Cathey, who, with members of their staffs, investigated, gave this version of the incidents preceding the shooting, as related by members of the family. Mrs. Turner said the victim returned home drunk, and began abusing members of the family. Sheriff Cantrell quoted them as stating that they had threatened to call the sheriff, and that Turner had loaded his .20 gauge shot gun and placed it on the bed, apparently "to take care of him" when he arrived. Cathey said Mrs. Turner also told the officers her husband had threatened "to kill all of us". According to the reports, Turner then threw a chair, which barely missed his aged mother-in-law, Mrs. Grissom, who was seated in the living room. After throwing the chair, he began beating his daughter-in-law (Thomas Howard Grissom's wife). She grabbed him around the lower part of the body, trying to ward off the blows. During the resulting fracus, the stepson grabbed the gun and fired. The discharge struck Turner in the right chest and neck. Death was believed to have been instantaneous. Sheriff Cantrell said a charge of murder was placed against Grissom, as required by law. He was released under a $2,500 bond the following day. Funeral services for Turner were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Dibrell Church of Christ. Dr. J. C. Gaw and Rufe Higgins, minister of East End Church of Christ, officiated. Burial was in the Fuston Cemetery. Thomas Clark Turner was born in Warren County on March 7, 1914, and was a son of the late James Arthur and Mrs. Melvina Reeder Turner Myers. He was married the the former Opal Grissom Turner, who survives. In addition to his mother and widow, he leaves three brothers, John Turner of Nashville; Charlie Turner of Parsons; and Edwin Turner of Donalson; a sister, Mrs. Edna Adams of McMinnville; and a stepson, Thomas H. Grissom of McMinnville.SOUTHERN STANDARD, McMinnville, TN, Jan. 8, 1960, Front Page
[Contributor: Linda Farmer, McMinnville, TN, 2002]
TURNER, William Wesley (circa 1871-1954)
W.W. Turner, Former Resident, Dies Of Stroke
Funeral services for William Wesley Turner, 83, native and former resident of the Irving College section, were held Thursday at 10 a.m. at New Garden Church of God near Elkmont, Ala. Burial took place in the church cemetery there. Mr. Turner died at his home at Elkmont Tuesday, following a stroke of paralysis suffered the previous Sunday. A native of Irving College, Mr. Turner had been a resident of Alabama for more than a quarter of a century. He was a farmer and member of the Baptist church. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Jonah Nunley, Irving College, and Mrs. James Spencer, Athens, Ala.; a son, Oscar Turner, Elkmont, Ala., and two sisters, Mrs. J.L. McBride, McMinnville, and Mrs. Adah Nunley, Smartt. Also several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, May 6, 1954, p. 21.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
