Monthly Archives: September 2015
Little Miss Pageant winners
Posted on September 8, 2015 12:12 pm by Pamela Claytor
4th runner-up- Treeah Isabella Powell
3rd runner-up- Harper Lynn Pelfrey
2nd runner-up- Renzi Anniston Heady
1st runner-up- Sophia Joyce Austin
Queen- Reagan Shay Fowler
Miss Tiny Tot Pageant winners
Posted on September 8, 2015 11:11 am by Pamela Claytor
4th runner-up- Kylie Mae McCulley
3rd runner-up- Lexi Marie Zuller
2nd runner-up- Mila Marie Cantrell
1st runner-up- Reagan Kell Howell
Queen- Kerah Rose Lewis
Miss Toddler Pageant winners
Posted on September 8, 2015 11:11 am by Pamela Claytor
4th runner-up- Avalei Renee Randolph
3rd runner-up- Caleigh Ray Locke
2nd runner-up- Tayla Kayte Portilla
1st runner-up- Anniston Marie Pryor
Queen- Aliannah Jane Cunningham
Mr. Tiny Tot Pageant winners
Posted on September 8, 2015 11:11 am by Pamela Claytor
4th runner-up- Brylan Douglas Hutchings
3rd runner-up- Colin Thomas Fisher
2nd runner-up- Daniel Lee Sumner
1st runner-up- Brantley Lee Lumpkin
King- Nolan Reed Peacher
Baby Girl Pageant winners
Posted on September 8, 2015 11:11 am by Pamela Claytor
4th runner up – Zoey Grace Francisco
3rd runner up – Lilly Mae Oakes
2nd runner up – Ayva Reign Miller
1st runner up – Aaliyah Harper McCulley
Queen- Louella Irene Weston
Mearline Hibdon Dodson
Posted on September 8, 2015 10:10 am by Kim Swindell Wood
Mearline Hibdon Dodson, 74 of Quebeck, passed away Sept. 7, 2015, at St. Thomas River Park Hospital. in McMinnville.
Mrs. Dodson was born July 6, 1941, in White County.
She is preceded in death by her father, Toy Hibdon; mother, Alma Rittenberry Young; sister, Rita; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Survivors include her husband of 51 years Fred Dodson, of Quebeck; four daughters, Mary Evon Mandoza, Kimberly (Micheal) Parks, Lisa (Alan) Lytle, Janie (Tony) Whitman; eight grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; brother and sisters, Bobby, Verlia, Mildred, Marie; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be 3 p.m., Sept. 9, 2015, at Jericho Church of Christ, with burial in … CONTINUED
William “Billy” Earl Anderson
Posted on September 8, 2015 10:10 am by Kim Swindell Wood
William “Billy” Earl Anderson, 69, of Sparta, passed away Sept. 6, 2015, at his home due to complications of lung cancer.
Mr. Anderson was born Feb. 25, 1946, in Nashville, and grew up in Jackson County, Tennessee.
He graduated from Jackson County High School, in 1964, where he was a member of the state tournament basketball team, the number five student in his class, and a Boys State Representative.
After high school, he attended Tennessee Tech before beginning his work with the Nashville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. After 30-plus years, he retired in 2005.
He was a member of Sparta First United Methodist Church and an … CONTINUED
Casper “Cap” Sewell
Posted on September 8, 2015 8:08 am by Kim Swindell Wood
Casper “Cap” Sewell, 95, of Cookeville, passed away Sept. 5, 2015.
Mr. Sewell was a member of North East Church of Christ, in Cookeville. He was a charter member of Farragut Church of Christ.
After his retirement from the Federal Land Bank, in 1982, he returned to what he loved the most – farming, training and showing mules with his brothers and his grandsons.
Mr. Sewell was a very proud “Daddy” of seven daughters.
He was preceded in death by parents, Roy Alvin Sewell and Dovie Watson Sewell; first wife, Mary Jean Marcom Sewell; daughters, Betsy Hanks, Joyce Swain; brothers, Willie Roy Sewell, Chester Sewell, Roy Sewell Jr.; … CONTINUED
Bike Sparta
Posted on September 8, 2015 7:07 am by Kim Swindell Wood
Nearly 40 women artists honor legacy of Sally Crain-Jager
Posted on September 8, 2015 6:06 am by Kim Swindell Wood
An exhibition of new work by nearly 40 women artists in three venues in downtown Cookeville all opening on the same day — that’s an artistic event nearly as ambitious as its namesake, artist Sally Crain-Jager.
The “Sally Forth” exhibit opens Thursday, Oct. 1, at the Cookeville Performing Arts Center on Broad Street, at the Putnam County Library on Broad Street, and at the Magical Muse gallery on Cedar Avenue. All three locations will host opening receptions 6-9 p.m., allowing dedicated patrons an opportunity to attend each.
Crain-Jager passed away last fall, leaving an unmatched legacy in the area. She was co-founder of the Cookeville Arts Council, the … CONTINUED
Mearline Hibdon Dodson
Posted on September 8, 2015 6:06 am by Kim Swindell Wood
Mearline Hibdon Dodson, 74 of Quebeck, passed away Sept. 7, 2015, at St. Thomas River Park Hospital, in McMinnville.
Funeral service will be 3 p.m. Sept. 9, 2015, at Jericho Church of Christ, with burial in Jericho Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 5 p.m., Sept. 8, at the church.
Hunter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Holocaust panel to speak at TTU
Posted on September 7, 2015 6:06 am by Kim Swindell Wood
A survivor, a rescuer and a child who were hidden from the Nazis will come to Tennessee Tech University, on Oct. 1, 2015, to share their memories and experiences of the Holocaust.
Danielle Kahane-Kaminsky, executive director of the state’s Holocaust Commission, will moderate the panel. The conversation begins at 7 p.m., in the Roaden University Center’s first-floor Tech Pride Room, 1000 N. Dixie Ave., in Cookeville.
The event is free and open to the public.
