Dorothy Ruth Vanatta

January 11, 2021

Dorothy Ruth Vanatta age 90 passed away on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 at NHC of McMinnville.

Mrs. Vanatta was proceeded in death by her Husband- Omar Vanatta, Parents-Claude & Lula Ferrell Miller, Son- William Ronald Vanatta, 4 Brothers- Aubrey, Oliver, Tom & James Dubber Miller & 2 Sisters- Mildred Evins & Margie Washer.

She is survived by 2 Daughters- Deborah & Todd Sturgill of McMinnville & Patricia Stults of Smithville, 1 Son- Donnie Vanatta of Smithville, 5 Grandchildren- Dianna & Ken Short of McMinnville, Chris & Sherry Vanatta, Joni & David Summers, Jennifer & Ronald Summers, & Chrissie & James Grajalvo all of Smithville, 9 Great Grandchildren & 1 Great-Great Grandchild

There will be no visitation at the funeral home for Mrs. Vanatta. A Graveside service will be held on Monday at 10:30 am at Banks Cemetery.

Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

January 11, 2021

Ruby Nell Hall age 85 of Smithville, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon January 10, 2021 at NHC HealthCare Center in Smithville. She was born February 11, 1935 in Alexandria to her parents, the late Benjamin Harrison and Lillie Mae Hall. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Kenneth Harrison Hall; 2 sisters, Lucille Holmes and Helen Herman; 1 brother, Jimmy Hall. She was a Baptist, longtime shirt factory worker and retired from Timers after 30 years. She is survived by 3 sisters, Sue (Ron) Hill of Smithville, Margaret Swaney of Butler, GA, Kathryn Holmes of Chattanooga; 2 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, 5 nieces, 4 nephews, 6 great-nieces, 5 great-nephews, 3 great-great-nieces, 3 great-great-nephews; special cousin, Peggy Minnear. Funeral services will be 11:AM Wednesday January 13, 2021 at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Bro. Nathan Thomason officiating and burial will follow at DeKalb Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday 10:AM until the time of the service at 11:AM. Due to Covid-19 and social distancing guidelines, we ask for the health and safety of everyone that you please exercise social distancing. The funeral home chapel is marked off to respect these guidelines and allow 100-125 people for the service. The funeral home lounge is closed at this time and no food or drinks are allowed in the funeral home. The family would like express a special “Thank You” to NHC of Sparta and Peggy Minnear for the love and care shown to Nell. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

January 8, 2021

Matthew Bruce (Matt) Malone age 30, passed at his residence in Townsend, TN in the evening of 01 Jan 2021. He was born 07 June 1990 to his parents Bruce & Patricia Malone in Knoxville, TN.

Matt grew up Indian Rocks Beach, FL with his father and sister. He graduated from Osceola High School in May of 2008. He overcame many obstacles & challenges to reach manhood.

Scoring an unheard of nearly perfect score on the S.A.T. Before his high school graduation, Matt was most proud of his accomplishment of over 2,000 hours of volunteer service at Bay Pines VA Medical Center in St. Petersburg, FL.

Matthew chose military service over college. He enlisted in the US Navy in March 2009 and was the honor graduate in his boot camp class; receiving the admiral’s award for excellence. He was stationed at Camp LeJeune, NC as a hospital corpsman. He served two voluntary combat tours in Afghanistan with 2nd light armored Reconnaissance Battalion (Afghanistan OEF 11 & 12) and 2nd Battalion 6th Marine (2012-2014). After discharge from the US Navy, he had just completed a BA in accounting & finance from Maryville College with a 3.97 GPA National Honors Society and Dean’s List.

He is survived by his 2 year old son, Henry Evans Malone; wife, Annie Malone; sister, Marlee Holt (John) of St. Petersburg, FL; nephews, Joel, Milo, and Xavier all of St. Petersburg, FL; The Troxler Family of Wears Valley, TN; father, Boyd Bruce Malone of Smithville, TN; aunts, Melinda Malone, Maleaha Malone Elliot; Kay Perry; grandparents, Boyd & Marion Malone of Oak Ridge, TN. Matt’s “Grandpa Boyd” is a 1956 graduate Smithville “pure fountain” high school; Other important local relatives include Mack & Sandy Harney, Mary Hooper (Billy), Bruno & Geri Frazier.

Matthew was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia Higgins Taylor and his Grandparents, Ted and Elsie Higgins.

Matt described himself as:

Child of God, PROUD AMERICAN, but was most proud of his relationship and closeness with his son Henry.

There will be a private family service. Direct Cremation. Burial to be announced by Bay Pines National Cemetery, St. Petersburg, FL with full details & honors.

This information provided as a courtesy of DeKalb Funeral Chapel.

January 7, 2021

Mr. Danny Phillip Turner age 76 passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at St. Thomas DeKalb. Mr. Turner was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde & Audrey Taylor Turner.

Danny enjoyed visiting the DeKalb Animal Shelter and sharing his love with the animals. He always enjoyed visiting his favorite hangouts in the community and socializing with others.

Graveside service will be on Friday, January 8 @ 12 noon at Dekalb Memorial Gardens. There will be no visitation at the funeral home for Mr. Turner.

Survivors include one brother, Billy Ray Turner of Smithville and several special caregivers throughout his lifetime.

Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements

January 7, 2021

Shirley Ann Lockhart Ingram was born April 11, 1936 to very loving parents, Frances (Snooks) and Houston (Bud) Lockhart. She was blessed with loving grandparents, Edgar and Emma Woodside and John and Zona Lockhart and she spent much time with them.

Shirley had one sister, Charlotte Barnard. The two were very close and spent a lot of time together. Shirley helped Charlotte raise her children, Robin (Kristie) Driver and Wendy Humphreys, as well as her grandchildren and great grandchildren, Ashton Campbell, Derek Driver, Ethan Absher, Eli Humphreys, Kiana, Taylan, Robert and Kiera Driver.

Shirley was a good student, receiving the Citizenship Award at her high school graduation. She went on to attend MTSU and did graduate work at Scarritt College for Christian Workers in Nashville. She worked as the Director of Education at the Mt. Pleasant First United Methodist Church, Lebanon First United Methodist Church, and Donelson Heights United Methodist Church in Nashville. It was during this time, while a counselor at church groups, that she met Reverend Clifford Ingram, a dashing young preacher; the rest is history.

They began dating and were married on November 11, 1982. She was an asset to him as she started doing children’s messages, conducting bible schools, and other church activities. She was his assistant and jointly they went on to serve the Gainesboro Church for seven years. Eventually, they retired to his farm in Cumberland County where they enjoyed life until selling the farm and transplanting to Pleasant Hill. In one of their last journeys together, they moved to Shirley’s family’s farmhouse in Smithville where Cliff lovingly filled in as a preacher at several churches.

Cliff had two children from a previous marriage – Mark and Susan. His son, Mark, passed due to an accident. Susan had one daughter, Amanda Sherwood and grandson, Lucas.

Cliff and Shirley set up a scholarship fund to help students from his churches and as a result, they proudly helped many students to achieve a college education. Cliff and Shirley were a very loving and compatible couple who had a strong compassion to help people across the Tennessee Conference.

Later in life, Shirley moved from the family farmhouse to her parents’ home across the field and enjoyed living next door to her sister on Sparta Highway. While living there, Cliff passed away and Shirley continued her church work at her home church in Smithville and other nearby churches.

Funeral services will be 1 PM Friday at the Smithville First United Methodist Church with Rev. Leland Carden officiating and interment will follow at DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Friday 11:AM until the time of the service at 1 PM at the Church. Due to Covid-19 and social distancing guidelines, we ask for the health and safety of everyone, that you please exercise social distancing. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Smithville First United Methodist Preschool, in memory of Ms. Shirley.

DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

January 7, 2021

Susan Boatright Taylor age 73 of Smithville, passed away Wednesday morning January 6, 2021 at St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital ER. She was born October 29, 1947 to her parents, the late Ernest Richard and Winnifred Gilcrest Boatright. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Barbara Boatright. She was a Pentecostal, worked many years in Sales Communications and for 13 years at Federal Mogul. She is survived by her husband, Ceylon Eugene Taylor, Sr. of Smithville; 3 children, Connie (Charles) Stacey of Smithville; Joyce (Len) Ferrell of Smithville and Frank (Kim) Smith of McMinnville; 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren; 5 siblings, Richard “Dick” Boatright, Sandy Boatright, Darlene Boatright, Lori Boatright and Herbert Boatright all of Oregon. Due to Covid exposure with some of the family, the service date and time have been changed, Graveside services and interment will be 1:00 PM Wednesday at Gunter-Grizzle Cemetery with Bro. Michael Hale officiating. Anyone attending the service is asked to wear a mask. There will not be any public visitation at the funeral home, family and friends will meet at the cemetery for the graveside service at 1 PM. Due to Covid-19 and social distancing guidelines, we ask for the health and safety of everyone that you please exercise social distancing. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

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