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Obituaries For Saturday, July 27
Celebration of Life Services for Mr. Robert Augustus Townsend, Jr. age 84, of Cookeville, will be conducted 1 p.m., Saturday, July 27, 2024, from the Livingston First Assembly of God. Bro. Jerry Buck will officiate. Bob passed from this life on July 16, 2024, in Rutherford, Tennessee. He was born in Glendale, California on March 3, 1940, to the late Robert Townsend, Sr. and Bonita Miller Townsend. Bob was a 1958 Graduate of Glendale High and served his country in the United States Navy during Vietnam. He had many hobbies from cars, motorcycles, welding, and deep-sea fishing. He was a member of the Livingston First Assembly of God. Bob leaves behind his loving wife of 35 years, Mrs. Lavada Marley Townsend of Cookeville, TN; daughters, Loretta Steiner of Portland, OR, and Cheryl Brown of Cookeville, TN; son, Dewayne Davis and wife Arleen of Missoula, MT 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The family will welcome friends at the time of services, with Military Honors provided at the service by the Overton County Veterans Honor Guard.
Celebration of Life Services for Mrs. Evelyn Rice Heard, age 89, of Rickman will be conducted 1 p.m., Saturday, July 27, 2024, from the chapel of Speck Funeral Home. Bro. Richard Farley will officiate. Mrs. Evelyn passed from this life on Thursday evening, July 25, 2024, from the comforts of her home in Rickman. She was born in Goodlettsville, Tennessee on July 22, 1935, to the late William Logan and Mary Dell Steele Rice. She worked for many years in the Garment manufacturing Industry. She loved working out in her yard in her flowers, garden, and making homemade apple pies from her apple trees. She also made beautiful works of art with her needle and thread. She was well known for making personal birthday cards for her friends and family. Evelyn leaves behind her loving and devoted daughter, Sandy Butler and husband James of Rickman, TN; grandchildren, Samantha Dingwall and husband Chris of Hubert, NC, Joshua Savage and wife Tiffany of Cookeville, TN, Martha Sipe and husband Tim of Allons, TN, William Langford and wife Jennifer of Livingston, TN, and Brad Butler and wife Kelly of Cookeville, TN; great-grandchildren, Kael, Grant, Lucas, and Alivia Dingwall, Baylen, and Caleb Savage, Christine and Zack Ogletree, Hayden and Haylee Butler, Pearl Sipe, Rebecca Hammons, and Jadyn Stang; and brother, Harvey Rice of Manchester. The family will welcome friends from 11 a.m. until time of services.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Marjorie Sewell, age 79 of Mt. Helen, will be held on Sunday, July 28 at 2 PM at Mundy Funeral Home in Jamestown, with burial to follow in the Mt Helen Cemetery. She passed away on Sunday, July 21 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. She is survived by Daughters: Michelle McCollum and husband Ernest, Mitzi Byrd and husband Channon, and Tina Choate; Grandchildren Cody Hambrecht, Tyler Hambrecht, Katelyn Sciara, & Cameron Byrd; Great-Grandchildren Jude Hambrecht, Luke Hambrecht, Samuel Sciara, and Maverick Sciara; Brother Paul Chambers. Family will receive friends on Saturday, July 27 from 5 P.M. until 8 P.M. at Mundy Funeral Home in Jamestown.
Graveside Services for Larry Frank Mullins, age 81 of Celina, will be held Tuesday, July 30th at 11 AM (ET) at the Boggstown Cemetery in Boggstown, Indiana. He passed away Friday morning, July 26, 2024 in the comfort of his home in Celina. Larry Frank Mullins was born on January 20, 1943 at home on the farm in Independence Community in Overton County, Tennessee. He was the son of the late Thomas Lafayette and Jewell Autumn (Kendall) Mullins. He attended Livingston Academy. He married Diana Gary (Gardner) Mullins on July 1, 1996. As a young man, Larry left his home in Tennessee and found work in Indianapolis, IN. he started his 30 year career with Ford Motor Company on December, 7 1967, retiring on January 1, 1998. upon retirement he moved back to his home county in Tennessee, where he and his wife, Gaye were blessed with many years of fun and adventures before his health declined. They filled a wish on their “bucket list” of riding in all of the 48 contiguous states on their Goldwing. They enjoyed boating on Dale Hollow Lake, 4-wheeling, hunting dry land fish and wintering in the RV in Daytona Beach, Florida. Survivors include his wife, Gaye Mullins, son, Rick (Trina) Mullins and daughter Robyn (Laura) Mullins and step-son Donnie (Alicia) Garver, brother, Archie (Frances) Mullins and sister-in-law Doris Mullins. Larry is also survived by grandson, Jess (Megan) Mullins and granddaughter, Katelyn (Nicholas) Wichman, great-grandson Maxumus Alexander Wichman, and several step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews and Anna Sue (Ogletree) Densmore, the mother of his children. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Thomas Landon Mullins and James R. “Jim” Mullins and his wife Doris Mae Mullins, and step-father Dennis Martin. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial be made to the Boggstown Cemetery, Boggstown Presbyterian Church, the Shiloh Independent Missionary Baptist Church or the charity of your choice. A visitation for friends and family will be held on Sunday, July 28th from 5 PM (CT) to 7 PM (CT) at the Hall Funeral Home in Livingston.
Celebration of Life Services for Mrs. Marilyn P. Ledbetter, age 85, of Livingston will be conducted 11 a.m., Saturday, August 24, 2024, from the First Presbyterian Church in Cookeville. She passed away July 20. Marilyn P. Ledbetter was born February 26, 1939, in Newark, New Jersey to the late Kenneth and Jean Partington. She was the beloved wife of Ron Ledbetter and mother of Mark Ledbetter. Marilyn and Ron met in Cincinnati at the William S. Merrell Pharmaceutical Company. They were married on April 26, 1969, and celebrated 55 years of marriage this year. Marilyn was a strong-willed individual who loved life and being involved in various projects. She volunteered two days a week in the gift shop at CRMC, was a member of Chapter L.P.E.O., the Coterie Book Blub, and was very active at First Presbyterian Church in Cookeville where she sang in the choir and served as Clerk of Session for several years. She was also a member of MasterSingers for several years and enjoyed singing at Carnegie Hall a few years ago. Friends remember her as a no non-sense individual who was committed to any duty she undertook and always gave 100% effort. She would get the job done. Surviving relatives include her husband Ron Ledbetter, son Mark Ledbetter and his husband, Jake Miklos, sister-in-law Judy Story and husband David; nephew, Craig Story and wife Tammy; niece, Kerri Aldridge and husband Ryan. Memorial donations in memory of Marilyn may be made to the First Presbyterian Church in Cookeville.
