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Obituaries 2017

Gerald Alexander (12-26-17) service 12-29-17

Gerald Lee Alexander, 74, of Saltillo, died on Tuesday, Dec. 26, in Jackson, Tennessee. He was born in Hardin County, the son of the late Jodie Franklin and Trudie Ozenia Barton Alexander. He was united in marriage to Janice Ruth Anderson, who survives.Mr. Alexander retired from the United States Air Force after serving his country…

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Billy Stanfill (12-28-17) service 12-31-17

Billy Wayne Stanfill, of Lexington, Tennessee, formerly of Savannah, was born in Reagan, Tennessee on Aug. 26, 1937, the son of the late Cletus Franklin and Mary Blanche Jones Stanfill.On Feb. 13, 1955, he was united in marriage to Ruby Nell Vise, who survives.Mr. Stanfill was a horse owner and breeder, land trader and cattle…

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Lanora Reeves (12-4-17) service 1-6-18

Lanora Kyle Reeves, 69, of Scottsburg, Indiana passed away Monday, Dec. 4.Born Nov. 15, 1948 in Counce, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Stella Fields Kyle. Survivors include her children, Trena Ellison (Charles), Jacksonville, Florida, Michelle Bowling (John), Deputy, Indiana, and Tim Kyle (Melissa), Charlestown, Indiana;sisters, Elizabeth Butler, Linden, Tennessee and Linda…

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James Lutz (12-29-17)

James Joseph Lutz, of Clifton, was born April 5, 1940, in Oil City, Pennsylvania, the son of the late James and Mildred Bunk Lutz. Mr. Lutz departed this life on Friday, Dec. 29, at his home in Clifton at the age of 77 years. Mr. Lutz was married to Barbara Jean McIntosh Oct. 22, 1966.…

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Roy Franks Jr. (12-27-17) service 12-31-17

Roy K. Franks Jr. departed this life on Wednesday, Dec. 27, at the age of 66 years, 5 months and 12 days. He was born in Wayne County on July 15, 1951, the son of the late Roy Franks and Hazel Durbin Ward. Roy, better known to his friends and family as “Junior” or “Slick,”…

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Paul Blount (12-30-17) service 1-3-18

Paul Norman Blount was born in Hardin County on Aug. 13, 1939, the son of the late Jones and Beulah Harrison Blount. On June 11, 1961, he was united in marriage to Rosemary Fowler, who survives. Paul departed this life on Saturday, Dec. 30, at the age of 78 years, 4 months and 17 days.…

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Rusty Neill (12-21-17) service 12-27-17

Rusty Neill, 43, of Savannah, died on Thursday, Dec. 21. He was born in Jackson, Tennessee, the son of Linda Lou Neill and the late James Russell Neill. He was united in marriage to Freda Kay Harrison, who survives. He attended Savannah Church of Christ. In his lifetime, he worked at PCA and H&M Construction.…

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Pamela Highland (12-25-17)

Heaven welcomed the sweet spirit of Pamela Regina Miller Highland on Christmas morning.She was the daughter of the late Herbert and Winell Phillips Miller and the proud mother of her only child Starla Dawn Goodman and grandmother of Kristen Anne Goodman.She was born on May 25, 1952, and spent her life in Savannah. She loved…

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Charles Pusser (12-9-17) service 12-28-17

Charles Ray Pusser, 84, passed away Saturday, Dec. 9, at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. He was born July 9 , 1933, in Enville, to Herman “Fuzz” Pusser and Sarah Frances Rainey Pusser, the oldest of three children. He graduated from Milledgeville High School in 1952 where he excelled in baseball and was drafted…

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Regina Benedict (12-19-17) service 1-20-18

Regina Lee Riley Benedict went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, Dec. 19, at her home in Springfield, Illinois. She was 63 years old.She is survived by her husband, Kevin of 31 years; her daughter, Dr. Amy Barnes (Jud); grandchildren, Jared, Shelby, Will and Erin of Kansas City, Missouri; her mother, Geneva Ewing of…

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