Obituaries

Algood, Baxter, Cookeville and Monterey, TN Obituaries

Irene Mcgourty

Irene Mcgourty

Jul 6, 2018

A Memorial Service for Mrs. Irene McGourty, age 68 of Cookeville, will be held Thursday, July 12th at 1:00 p.m. at the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Mrs. McGourty's family will receive friends Thursday from 11:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. She died Friday, July 6, 2018 at her residence. A complete obituary...

Mrs. Ramona Allman Baker

Mrs. Ramona Allman Baker

Jul 5, 2018

Ramona Allman Baker, age 86, decided to move on after some common age-related complications, on July 5th, 2018. She said she had a good run and felt truly blessed. She was born on September 8, 1931 in Sutton, West Virginia to Raymond and Leo Allman where she grew up. She attended Marshall University (Go Thundering Herd) where she received...

Sophia Allcott

Sophia Allcott

Jul 2, 2018

Sophia Franches Allcott, 87, of Cookeville (formerly of Salt Lake City, Utah) passed away July 2, 2018. The daughter of Greek immigrants, she was born in Tooele, Utah, on June 13, 1931. After graduating from Tooele High School, Sophia worked at the phone company as a switchboard operator in Salt Lake City. In 1958 she met and married John...

Dan Hearn

Dan Hearn

Jul 1, 2018

Funeral services for Mr. Dan Kent Hearn, age 83 of Cookeville, will be held Saturday, July 7th, at 1:00 p.m. at Cookeville First United Methodist Church. Dr. Martin Thielen and Rev. Tom Howe will officiate. Interment with military honors will follow at Crest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 11 a.m. until service time at the...

Herbert C. Ferris Sr.

Herbert C. Ferris Sr.

Jun 26, 2018

Funeral service for Mr. Herbert C. Ferris, Sr., age 89, of Cookeville, will be 1 p.m. Friday, June 29 at Dyer Funeral Home with Bro. Roger Cooper officiating. Interment will follow in Arlington of Tennessee in the Cherry Creek Community. The family will receive friends Thursday from 5 - 7 p.m. and again Friday from 11 a.m. until time...

Kaul Fincher

Kaul Fincher

Jun 26, 2018

A Celebration of Life Service for Kaul Esmer Fincher, 93, of Cookeville, Tennessee will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 30 in the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper, Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home with Judy Duke officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home, June 30, from 11 a.m. until service time at 1 p.m. Mr....

Mr. Dennis Michael Lacey

Mr. Dennis Michael Lacey

Jun 24, 2018

Mr. Dennis Michael Lacey, Age 71, of Cookeville, died Sunday June 24, 2018 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Mr. Lacey is survived by his brothers Shawn Lacey of New Jersey, Alan Lacey of New Jersey, and two sisters Karen Fischer of New Jersey and Kathleen Ladagona of Tennessee. Services will be held at a later date

Carl Ledford

Carl Ledford

Jun 24, 2018

Funeral services for Mr. Carlos Voyd Ledford, age 84, of Cookeville, will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday June 26 at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home with Pastor Jimmie Simpson officiating. Interment will follow at Cookeville City Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday 11 a.m. until service time. Mr. Ledford peacefully passed away Sunday...

Billy Dubree

Billy Dubree

Jun 23, 2018

Funeral Services for Mr. Billy Dubree, age 67, of Cookeville, will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 28 at Dyer Funeral Home with Bro. Johnny Fox officiating. Burial will follow in Crest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 4 - 7:00 p.m. and again on Thursday from 11 a.m. until time of service. Mr. Dubree passed away...

Amelia Kendrick

Amelia Kendrick

Jun 23, 2018

Amelia Ann Johnson Kendrick died at home on June 23, 2018, after an extended illness. She was 86. Born in Cookeville, she was the youngest of the five children born to H. Brett Johnson and Ura Scott Johnson. Amelia's father served as Putnam Co. Trustee, as well as being an entrepreneur, owing a grocery store on the courthouse square,...

Margaret Upchurch

Margaret Upchurch

Jun 22, 2018

Margaret E. Rushton Upchurch, 85, of Cookeville, TN formerly of Gulfport, Mississippi went home to be with her Lord and Savior on June 22, 2018. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Jack, her parents, Grady and Bardie Rushton, her brothers, Cecil, Harry and Edward Rushton, and her sister, Mary Burger. She is survived by her son,...

Mary Edwards

Mary Edwards

Jun 22, 2018

Graveside services for Mrs. Mary Helen Edwards, age 91, of Cookeville, will be at 1:30 p.m. est. Tuesday June 26 at Chattanooga National Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday from 2 - 8 p.m. at Lane Funeral Home in Chattanooga. Mrs. Edwards passed away Friday June 22, 2018 at her granddaughter's home in Cookeville.

Jd Brewington

Jd Brewington

Jun 21, 2018

Funeral service for Mr. JD Brewington, age 84, of Cookeville, will be 11 a.m. Saturday June 23 at Dyer Funeral Home with Bro. Kevin Daughrity officiating. Interment will follow in the West Cemetery in the Burgess Falls Community. The family will receive friends Friday from 5 - 8 p.m. and again Saturday from 9 a.m. until service. Mr. Brewington...

Whit Whitaker

Whit Whitaker

Jun 20, 2018

Faison Young Whitaker, Jr., 88, of Cookeville, TN, passed away on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 in Sparta. A memorial service will be held Friday, June 29th, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Cookeville, TN. Visitation will precede the service from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Following the service, all guests are welcome to...

Don Horsley

Don Horsley

Jun 18, 2018

Memorial services for Don Francis Horsley, age 81, of Cookeville, will be at 4 p.m Friday June 22 at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home with Pastor Matt Figura officiating. The family will receive friends Friday from 2 p.m. until time of services. Mr. Horsley died peacefully in his sleep Monday morning, June 18, 2018,...

Killian Tyree

Killian Tyree

Jun 18, 2018

Graveside services and interment for Killian James Tyree infant son of Mark and Thomasina Tyree will be held Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 10:00am in Saylors Cemetery in White County, TN. Fr. Kevin Rigdon will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the services at the cemetery. Killian died Monday, June 18, 2018 at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. He...

Cathy Lynn Tyra

Cathy Lynn Tyra

Jun 17, 2018

Mrs. Cathy Tyra, age 65,of Cookeville, Died Sunday, 6-17-2018. Services are incomplete at this time. A complete obituary will be posted as soon as information becomes available.

Betty Jordan

Betty Jordan

Jun 16, 2018

Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Ann Jordan, age 78, of Cookeville, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home. Celebrant Judy Duke will officiate. Interment will follow at the Phillips Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 5 - 8 p.m. and again Wednesday from 10 a.m....

Sherwood Macrae

Sherwood Macrae

Jun 15, 2018

Sherwood MacRae, age 88, passed away peacefully on June 15, 2018 in Algood, TN. At his request, there will be no funeral service. His cremated ashes will be given to his sister in California to be distributed in the winds coming off the Pacific Ocean as his final resting place. Sherwood was born in Detroit, MI on August 28,...

Margaret Oaks

Margaret Oaks

Jun 14, 2018

BAXTER-Funeral services for Margaret Jane Cooley Oaks, age 90 of Baxter, will be held Sunday, June 17, 2018 at 3 p.m. at the Baxter Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Smellage Cemetery. Rev. Tim Sharp and Rev. Archie Whitefield will officiate. Family will receive friends Saturday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and again...