All Obituaries

Funeral Services for Mr. Phillip "Phil" Michael Raines, age 67 of Thorn Gap Road, will be conducted 2 pm Sunday, November 22nd, from Pleasant Ridge Church.  Bro. Brett Gibbon and Bro. Nolan Cantrell will officiate.  Burial will be in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery with military honors provided at graveside by the Overton County Veterans Honor Guard.  The family will welcome friends on Sunday from 1 pm until the time of services at 2 pm. Phil passes from this life on...

Private Graveside Services for Mrs. Hallie B. Looper, age, 99, of the Spring Creek Community were held later this week at the Harris Chapel Cemetery. Bro. Mark Loftis officiated. Mrs. Hallie B. Looper was born in the Spring Creek Community on May 5, 1921 to the late John H. Gragg & Leona Mae Huff.  After her mother passed at age 5, Nora West Gragg became her step-mother.  Hallie passed from this life on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 from the NHC in Cookeville. ...

Funeral services for Mr. Ewert "River" Gentry Padgett, age 84 of Allons, will be held 2 pm Saturday, November 21, from the chapel of Speck Funeral Home in Livingston.  Bro. Joe Masters and Bro. Foy Stover will officiate.  Burial will be in the Overton County Memorial Gardens with military honors provided at graveside by the Overton County Veterans Honor Guard.  The family will welcome friends on Friday evening from 5 until 9 pm. Ewert Gentry Padgett, better known as...

Graveside services for Mr. Gray Paul Speck, age 76 of Rickman, will be conducted 10 am Friday, November 20th from Cannon Cemetery.  Bro. Bobby Floyd will officiate.  The family will welcome friends at the graveside. Mr. Speck passed from this life on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, from Livingston Regional Hospital.  He was born in Overton County on July 23, 1944, to the late Ezra and Effie Carmack Speck.  Grady enjoyed driving the school bus, farming, and cutting up with...

Private Graveside Services for Mr. Raymond H. Sells, age 83 of Monroe, will be held this week from Hatcher Hall Cemetery. Mr. Sells passed from this life on Wednesday morning, November 11, 2020, from Livingston Regional Hospital.  He was born on October 10, 1937, to the late Lonzo and Eva (Woog) Sells.  He loved his family and going to church.  Raymond enjoyed farming, fishing, gardening, and being a brick mason.  He often led the singing at church and played the...

Graveside Services for Mr. William Lansden Winningham, Jr. better known as "Billy Kidd", age 61, of Knoxville will be conducted 11 a.m., Saturday, November 21, 2020 from the Good Hope Annex Cemetery.  Rev. James Shenko will officiate.  The family will welcome friends at the graveside. Billy passed from this life on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 from his residence in Knoxville.  He was born in Livingston, Tennessee on March 3, 1959 to the late Vice Mayor of Livingston...

Graveside services for Mrs. Jean Eldridge, age 86 of Livingston, will be conducted 2 pm, Friday, November 13th from Old Union Cemetery.  Bro. Mike Adams will officiate.  The family will welcome friends at the graveside. Jean passed from this life on Monday, November 9, 2020, from St. Thomas West in Nashville.  She was born in Overton County on August 8, 1934, to the late Robert Herman and Hattie (Deck) McDonald.  She loved going to church and reading her Bible. ...

Funeral Services for Mr. Roy Douglas "Shorty" Norrod, age 77, of Monroe, will be conducted 11 a.m., Thursday, November 12, 2020 from the chapel of Speck Funeral Home.  Bro. Tommy Johnson, and Bro. Nolen Cantrell will officiate.  Burial to follow in the Grant Norrod Cemetery.  The family will welcome friends on Wednesday evening from 5 until 8 p.m. at Speck Funeral Home. Mr. Norrod passed from this life on Sunday evening, November 8, 2020 from the Signature Health...

Funeral services for Mrs. Jo Ann Marie Graves Downs, age 78, of the Hardys Chapel Community will be conducted 1 p.m., Wednesday, November 11, 2020 from the chapel of Livingston Funeral Home.  Bro. Matthew Hull will officiate.  Burial to follow in the Crabtree Family Cemetery.  The family will welcome friends on Wednesday morning from 11 a.m. until time of services at the Livingston Funeral Home. Mrs. Downs passed from this life on Sunday morning, November 8, 2020 from her...

Funeral Services for Miss Maddison Lanai Hall, better known as "Maddie" age 7, of Jackson County will be conducted 11 a.m., Saturday, November 14, 2020 from the chapel of Speck Funeral Home.  Bro. Justin Reeder, and Bro. Gayron Franklin will officiate.  Burial to follow in the Cope Cemetery in Pickett County.  The family will welcome friends on Friday evening from 5 until 8 p.m. at Speck Funeral Home. Maddie passed from this life on Sunday, November 8, 2020...