All Obituaries

Funeral Services for Mrs. Shirley Ann Roarks Melton, age 82, of Cookeville will be conducted 10 a.m., Tuesday, October 26, 2021 from the chapel of Speck Funeral Home.  Grandson Seth Melton will officiate.  Burial to follow in the Fellowship Cemetery.  The family will welcome friends on Monday evening from 4:30 until 7 p.m., at Speck Funeral Home. Mrs. Shirley passed from the comfort of her home on Thursday morning, October 21, 2021.  Shirley was a native of Overton...

Funeral Services for Mrs. Linda Faye Dickerson, age 66 of Livingston, will be conducted 1 PM Saturday, October 23rd from the chapel of Speck Funeral Home in Livingston.  Bro. Rondal Buddy Reed and Bro. Howard Dailey will officiate.  Burial will be in Poplar Springs Cemetery.  The family will welcome friends on Friday evening from 5 until 9 PM. Linda passed from this life on Wednesday morning, October 20, 2021, from Ascension St. Thomas West in Nashville.  She was born in...

Funeral Services for Ms. Ruth McCormick, age 82 of Livingston, will be conducted 2 PM Friday, October 22nd from the First Freewill Baptist Church in Livingston.  Bro. Bud Hargis and Bro. Derrick Copepland will officiate.  Burial will be in McDonald Cemetery.  The family will welcome friends on Friday from 12 PM until the time of services at 2 PM at the church. Ms. McCormick passed from this life on Wednesday afternoon, October 20, 2021, from Ascension St. Thomas West in...

Frances Jean McGuire Moore passed away on Monday, October 18, 2021, in Livingston, Tennessee, surrounded by her loving family. She was 84 years old. Mrs. Moore will be remembered as a devoted wife and mother whose years of tireless service to her church and community positively affected countless lives. In 2019, Overton County Chamber of Commerce awarded her Citizen of the Year. Jean was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on July 6, 1937, to John Tyson McGuire and Virginia Bossung McGuire. She...

Graveside Services for Mr. Kenneth Barlow, age 87 of Hilham, will be conducted 2 PM Sunday, October 24th from Aaron's Chapel Cemetery.  Bro. Roger Phillips will officiate.  The family will welcome friends at the graveside. Mr. Barlow passed from this life on Sunday morning, October 17, 2021, from the Overton County Health and Rehab Center.  He was born in Overton County on January 8, 1934, to the late Alfus and Dellar Geesling Barlow.  Kenneth always loved...

Celebration of Life Services for Mr. Richard Kent Huddleston, age 67 of Cookeville, will be conducted 3 PM Wednesday, October 20th, from Cookeville Freewill Baptist Church.  Bro. Seth Price will officiate.  The family will welcome friends on Wednesday from 10 AM until the time of services at 3 PM at the church. Mr. Huddleston passed from this life on Saturday evening, October 16, 2021, from Hospice of Cumberland County.  He was born in Overton County on October 18, 1953, to...

Graveside Services for Mr. Terry Lee Young, age 85 of the Independence community, will be conducted 2 PM Sunday, October 17th from Martin Cemetery.  Bro. Shane Nelson and Bro. Nolen Cantrell will officiate.  The family will welcome friends at the graveside. Terry passed from this life on Thursday morning, October 14, 2021, from St. Thomas West in Nashville.  He was born in Overton County on July 14, 1936, to the late Madison and Gladys Phillips Young.  Terry enjoyed...

CELEBRATION OF LIFE   Richard died at his home on October 8, 2021.  He lived in California before moving to Livingston four and a half years ago.  He loved Livingston with a great passion.  Celebration of Life Services will be held 3 PM Thursday, October 14th, from the chapel of Speck Funeral Home in Livingston.   All his loved family and friends are welcome to attend on Thursday from 2 PM until the time of services at...

Graveside Services for Mrs. Peggy Joyce Lollar Franklin, age 93, of the Beaty Swamp Community will be conducted 2 p.m., Tuesday, October 12, 2021 from the Overton County Memorial Gardens.  Bro. Gary Taylor will officiate.  The family will welcome friends at the graveside. Mrs. Peggy Joyce Franklin passed from this life on October 8, 2021.  She was born at home in Carthage, Tennessee on October 29, 1927 to the late Waymon Detro and Daisy May Jenkins Lollar.  A 1946...

Graveside Services for Mrs. Marcella Swallows, age 52 of Nashville, will be conducted 11 AM Wednesday, October 13th, from Good Hope Cemetery.  Bro. Todd Hodgkins will officiate.  The family will welcome friends at the graveside. Mrs. Swallows passed from this life on Thursday evening, October 7, 2021, from Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, TN.  She was born in Bozeman, Montana, on August 28, 1969, to Robert and Charlotte Stelzer.  Marcella loved spending time with...