February Burials 2011
ARLINGTON CEMETERY -Mt. Pleasant
BROWN, Mary Ann Allen, 28 Jan 1934 - 16 Feb 2011. (Maury Co. native; d/o late Bob and Mary Jane Davis Allen; w/o late Herman Brown; preceded in death by step-son Freddie Brown.)
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PISGAH CEMETERY
TROUSDALE, William Pillow "Pete", 9 Oct 1921 - 3 Feb 2011. (Maury Co. native; s/o late Estes Trousdale and Lena Wilson Trousdale; grad. of Columbia Central High School; Veteran U.S. Navy, WWII; retired railroad clerk after 42 yrs. service with L. & N. Railroad; in 1944 married Evelyn Finley they were married for 66 yrs.; 32nd Degree Mason, Shriner; preceded in death by brother Raymond E. Trousdale.)
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POLK MEMORIAL
BILLINGSLEY, Leon Pete, 20 Oct 1930 - 9 Feb 2011. (Columbus, Ms. native; s/o Andrew and Wilda Miller Billingsley; moved from Al. to Maury Co. in 1942, grad. of Central High School, outstanding football player; 2 Jun 1951 he mar. Dody Lawson Billingsley, retired from Monsanto in 1985, owner of The Frame Crafter Gallery, where he made custom frames; member of Jaycees and Kiwanis.)
BATES, Anthony "Vic", 9 Nov 1955 - 19 Feb 2011. (Maury Co. native; s/o of late Billy Brown and Elsie Walding Bates; 1973 grad. of Columbia Military Adademy; mar. 24 Feb 1979 to Pam Waldrum Bates.)
BLOSS, Jamie Renee, 28 Sep 1967 - 8 Feb 2011. ( Maury Co. native; d/o Jimmy
Bloss and the late Lucy Carolyn Arthur Bloss; volunteered at 911, Life Care
Center of Columbia; preceded in death by grandmothers, Myrtle Bloss Parrish and
Estelle Simmons.) 
BRUNSON, Mrs. Elizabeth Ellen Shouse, 25 Oct 1927 - 10 Feb 2011. (Maury Co. native; d/o late James W. Shouse and Bessie Widmoyer Shouse; w/o Tarlton Brunson who died 17 Jul 2008; preceded in death by sisters, Thelma Oakley, Genevieve Hill, Pauline Andrews, Wilma Stanfill, Margaret Maxwell and brothers, Van B. "Buster", Fred, and Raleigh Shouse.)
CARUTHERS, Arthur Eugene "Gene", 12 Aug 1918 - 20 Feb 2011. (Maury
Co. native; s/o late Michael Conrad Caruthers and Cora E. Snyder Caruthers; mar.
29 Nov 1941 to Ella Daphine Herston Caruthers; grad. of Columbia Central High
school ; Veteran U. S. Navy WWII; member Columbia Masonic Lodge No. 31, Herbert
Griffin Am. Legion Post 19, Eastern Star and Local Union No. 429; preceded in
death by brothers, Roy H. and Charles E. Caruthers.)
CHUMLEY, Flora Malene, 9 Aug 1917 - 22 Feb 2011. (Giles Co. native; d/o late Floyd and Rosa Bell Lovell Pinkleton Sr.; w/o late Edgar Nolan Chumley who died 11 Jul 2000; preceded in death by sisters, Ostene Horn, Lorene Haynes and Emelene Brewer, brothers, Buck, Floyd Jr., and Nolan Pinkleton.)
GIBSON, Betty J., 17 Mar 1938 - 5 Feb 2011. (Alabama native; d/o late Charlie Bearden and Ola Vanzant Byrd; w/o Hal Gibson for 56 yrs; antique dealer in Santa Fe, and owner of Betty's Shop; preceded in death by dau. Deborah Roberts; great-grandson, J. C. Coffey, sisters, Shirley, mary Lou, Lousie and Roy Bearden.)
GORE, James R., 14 Jun 1965 - 9 Feb 2011. (Elgin, Ill. native; s/o late Ralph John Gore and Shirley Ann Bearden Gore; preceded in death by aunt Betty Gibson who died 5 Feb 2011.)
JOHNSON, Lucille Bolton, 20 Sep 1920 - 25 Feb 2011. (Maury Co. native; d/o late Odie Lee Bolton and Clara Ann Harden Bolton; 1st mar. to John Wendell McFarland who died Dec 1942, 2nd mar. 1 Feb 1947 to Willie Paul Johnson, who died 24 Aug 1997; preceded in death by daughter, Margaret Ann McFarland Lynn, sisters, Blanche Dietch, Jane Chanaberry, and brothers Henry Pipkin and A. W. Pipkin.)
HARMON, Harlan Don, 3 Aug 1942 - 16 Feb 2011. (Maury Co. native; s/o late
Harlan Harmon and Virginia Douglas Harmon; 1960 grad. of Columbia Central High
School and attended Tenn Tech.; retired AT&T; former Maury County
Commissioner, Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow, former chairman of Maury
Co. Park and the Maury Co. Fair Board, former member and past president of
Columbia Jaycees and former TSSAA football offical; h/o Shirley Kay Toney
Harmon.) 
HAYWOOD, Betty Ann Estes, 16 Nov 1934 - 7 Feb 2011. (Maury Co. native; d/o late marcus Estes and late Bessie Hines Estes Shiller; w/o Bobby Haywood; member Mt. Joy Cumberland Presbyterian Church.)
HUGHES, James B. "Doodle" Sr., 15 Oct 1934 - 16 Feb 2011.
(Williamson Co. native; s/o late Hillie Arthur Hughes, Sr. and Trula Brown
Hughes; 1953 grad of Columbia Central High School; Veteran U. S. marine Corp fro
1953-1956; member Herbert Griffin Am. Legion Post 19; mar. 55 yrs. to Marcia
White Hughes; preceded in death by brother Hillie Hughes, Jr.)
KING, Earlene, 20 Feb 1941 - 22 Feb 2011. (Maury Co. native; d/o late Herman
Eugene and Tommie Delma Young Bolton; w/o Billy Ray King, married 21 May 1966,
for 44 yrs.; grad. Columbia Central High School and Columbia Business College;
retired Library assistant with Highland Park Elem. School.)
KING, Mark Jeffrey, 14 Jan 1974 - 7 Feb 2011. (Maury Co. native; s/o Charles R. King and Marie Lynn King; 1992 grad of Columbia Central High School, attended U. T. in Knoxville then accepted fulltime employment at Walt Disney World where he was special events manager; preceded in death by maternal grandfather, Raymond Lynn and paternal grandparents, Finis & Frankie Wood King.)
McKENNON, David Alan "Stretch", Sr., 23 Nov 1963 - 25 Feb 2011.
(Garden City, Mich. native; s/o late Arthur Odell and Grace Patricia Cothran
McKennon; h/o Jannette Juller McKennon; mechanic for McFall Sod and Seed, and
truck driver for many yearts at Robinette Trucking; preceded in death by sister,
Theresa Smith, daughter, Megan McKennon and nephew, J.J. McKennon.)
NELSON, Sharon, 17 Jul 1948 - 16 Feb 2011. (Knoxville, Tn. native; d/o late Mickie Nelson and sportscaster Lindsey Nelson; graveside service at Polk Memorial Gardens.)
RIVERA, Gloria E., 3 Jun 1924 - 12 Feb 2011. (Aibonito, Puerto Rico native;
d/o late Catalino Rivera and Felicita Miranda; telephone operator and also baid
at the Holiday Inn; preceded in death by son David Berrios.)
WOOD, Marvin, 18 Apr 1936 - 3 Feb 2011. (Maury Co. native; s/o late James Wood and Martha Louise Chumley Wood Giles; h/o Thelma Massey Wood; retired from Union Carbide, maintenance dept.; preceded in death by sister, Effie Wood and step-father, J. P. Giles.)
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ROSE HILL CEMETERY
WILLIAMS, Jennifer Walker, 16 Apr 1945 - 5 Feb 2011. (Maury Co. native; d/o late Harrison Walker and Maggie Parker Walker; Social Service Soordinator at Impact Center Inc.; preceded in death by sister Colleen Frazier.)
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SANTA FE CEMETERY
SKILLINGTON, John Robert, 8 Jan 1921 - 3 Feb 2011. (Maury Co. native;
farmer; s/o late Charlie Skillington and Mittie Lois Woody Skillington; grad.
of Santa Fe High School; Vet. U.S. Army, WWII, 738th Tank Battalion Special,
Headquarters Co.; Europe, discharged 1945 Nov.; he and his father and
his brother Joe Frank Skillington instrumental in riviving the Mule Day
Celebration after WWII, convencing the Columbia Chamber of Commerce to
re-establish the festival in 1947; Mule Day Grand Marshall in 2005, rode the
Bicentennial Wagon Train in 1976 thoughout the state of Tenn and joined it
again to ride to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to celebrate the birth of our
country; member Herbert Friffin Am. Legion Post 19, Maury Co. Bridle and
Saddle Club, sat on the boards of Maury Co. Farm Bureau and Maury Farmers
Co-op; preceded in death by sister, Rachel Fraser and brother, Joe Frank
Skillington.)
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SPENCER HILL CEMETERY
DOUB, Kimberly Annette, 3 Apr 1972 - 5 Feb 2011. (Maury Co. native; d/o Bobby Head and late Mary Whitehead Gaines; w/o Carl Doub; grad. of Columbia State Community College; preceded in death by brother, Jason Jackson, uncle Chuck Whitehead and aunt Jewell Estes.)
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WEST POINT CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CEMETERY
DAVIS, Franklin Alexander, 25 Mar 1927 - 23 Feb 2011. (Maury Co. native; son of late James I. Davis and maude Scott Davis; Veteran US Army Korean Conflict; grad. Red Martin's Body & Fender School; retired employee of Monsanto; mar. 63 years to Elizabeth White Davis; preceded in death by brothers, Dan, Amos, Grover and Nick Davis.)
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Maury Co. natives buried elsewhere
VANDIVER, Charles Phillip "Hoolie", 8 Aug 1946 - 9 Feb 2011. (Maury
Co. native; s/o late Horace and Lizzy Stewart Vandiver; h/o Ruby Reed Vandiver;
1964 grad of Hay Long High School, "Hoolie" worked for Stauffer Chem
and was a reserve officer for 20+ years, later retired as a Sgt for the Mt.
Pleasant Police Dept. Burial will be in Lewis Co., Tn. at the Napier
Cemetery.)
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Maury Co. Natives Burial or Cremation Unknown.
CATES, David L., 26 Oct 1961 - 23 Feb 2011. (Maury Co. native; son of Paul Cates and the late Della Kilburn Cates. William Funeral Home and Crematory in charge.)
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Giles Co.
Maplewood Cemetery
MINATRA, William, 31 Jul 1920 - 12 Feb 2011. (Giles Co. native; s/o late Guy Minatra and mary Carden Minatra; mar. 26 Nov 1941 to Martha Alma Sanders Minatra who died 29 Jan 2010; 1939 grad of Giles Co. High School; Veteran U.S. Navy, WWII; 1999 Mr. Minatra was recognized as a fifty-year Master Mason by the Columbia Lodge #31 Free and Accepted masons; former member of Herbert Griffin Am. Legion Post 19.)
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Lynnwood Cemetery
HOWELL, Norman Burk, 20 Jul 1948 - 11 Feb 2011. (Maury Co. native; s/o late
Raymond Howell and Thenie Josephine Pullen Howell; 1966 grad. of Columbia
Central High School; Veteran U.S. Army and awarded the national Defense Service
Medal, Purple Heart, Vietnam Service Medal with Two Bronze Service Stars,
Vietnam Campaign Medal with 60 Device, and the Bronze Star Medal; retired
Monsanto Chemical Co. and PlusMark Corp; Boy Scout Master in Culleoka and
Columbia Academy; marl 38 yrs. to Wanda Roland Howell.)
Photo & Information compiled from various sources as noted by Mary Bob McClain Richardson.
