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Lavelle Clayborne,93

Lavelle Clayborne of Lafayette, TN died at her home on February 10, 2010 at the age of ninety-three.  Funeral services for Lavelle Clayborne were conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. from the chapel of Alexander Funeral Home with Elder Harold Dean Linville and Elder Ricky Wilson officiating. Lonnie Overstreet, Jerry Scurlock, Mike Hesson, Ricky Leath, and…

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Nathan Alan Denham, 7

Nathan Alan Denham, age 7, of Hartsville, TN, died Tuesday evening, February 9, 2010, at Trousdale Medical Center, Hartsville, from fatal injuries suffered when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver.

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SCOTT “SCOOTER” SADLER, 47

SCOTT “SCOOTER” SADLER age 47 of Lafayette, Tennessee, died on February 13, 2010 at his residence. Funeral services for Scott “Scooter” Sadler were conducted Monday at 1 p.m. from the chapel of Alexander Funeral Home with Elder Jerry Swindle officiating.  Doug Matthews, Pee Wee Halliburton, Jeremy Keene, Bruce Thomas, David Matthews, Mark Gregory, Mike Tomlin…

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Elsie Ella Scott, 85

Elsie Ella Scott, 85, of the Pea Ridge Community of Clay Co. passed away Thurs., Feb. 4, 2010 at the Cumberland River Hospital. Funeral Services were held on Sat., Feb. 6 from the chapel of the Hall Funeral Home in Celina, TN. burial was in the Williams Cemetery.

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Orene Shockley Turner, 77

Orene Shockley Turner, age 77 a resident of Monroe Health and Rehab in Tompkinsville, KY passed away Wednesday evening, February 10, 2010 at the Monroe County Medical Center in Tompkinsville, KY.  Funeral Services for Orene Shockley Turner were conducted on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. from the Hughes Funeral Chapel in Fountain Run,…

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Esble Walton Harper, 84

Esble Walton Harper, age 84, of Bethpage, passed away Sun., Feb. 7 at Memphis Baptist Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Harper will be Thurs., Feb. 11th at 3PM from the chapel of Woodard Funeral Home with Bro. Jimmy Mitchell officiating. Interment will be in Biloxi National Cemetery, Biloxi, MS (To be held on Mon., Feb.…

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Jimmy Ramsey, 73

Jimmy Ramsey, age 73, of the Russell Hill Community died on February 11, shortly after being admitted to Macon County General Hospital from the Knollwood Health Care Center where he had been convalescing for two weeks. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted on February 14 by his grandson, Pastor…

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Doris O. Potts, 87

Private Graveside Services for Doris O. Potts, age 87 of the Hermitage Springs Community in Clay County, TN were conducted Fri. morning, Feb. 12, 2010 from the Hermitage Springs Cemetery with Dewayne Fox officiating.

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Community Supported Farm

In the fall of 1999, my friend Dan asked me why I didn’t use the community supported agriculture model to distribute our produce, I explained that we tried in the late 1980’s, but the folks didn’t want to drive out to the farm. His immediate response was “I’ll drive it to them,” and our present…

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He Refused Just One Beer

A report from Jim Petty, a preacher in South Africa, arrived recently. It said, “One of the former graduates from Umtali Bible School, Douglas Dabangana, was killed by the terrorists where he was preaching in Southwest Rhodesia, the last part of June. A group of terrorists tried to force him to drink beer, but he…

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