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Elease Alma Cropper Powell, 88

Elease Alma Cropper Powell, age 88, of Red Boiling Springs, Tenn., passed away March 21, 2009, at the Palace Care and Rehab in Red Boiling Springs. Funeral services for Ms. Elease were conducted Mon., March 23, 2009, from the chapel of the Alexander Funeral Home with Elder Floyd Ferguson officiating. Interment followed in the Testament…

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James Ralph Stewart, 61

James Ralph Stewart, age 61, passed away March 17, 2009, in Orange Park, Fla. Funeral services were conducted Sat., March 21, 2009, from the chapel of the Alexander Funeral Home with Brother Harold Atkins officiating.

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Damian Pennington, 20

Damian Pennington, 20, of Gainesboro, Tenn., passed away at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services were held at the Hall Funeral Home in Celina, Tenn. on Mon., March 16, 2009 with Pastor Kevin Thomas officiating. The family chose cremation after the funeral service.

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Dan Gaston Oldham, 87

Dan Gaston Oldham, age 87, passed away March 19, 2009, at Macon County General Hospital. Funeral services were conducted Fri., March 20, 2009, from the chapel of the Alexander Funeral Home with Elder Morris Cothron officiating. Interment followed in the Nelson McDonald Cemetery.

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Lassie Ree Carter Young, 79

Lassie Ree Carter Young, age 79, of Red Boiling Springs, Tenn., passed away March 20, 2009, at Johnson County Memorial Hospital in Franklin, IN. Funeral services for Ms. Lassie were conducted Monday, March 23, 2009 from the chapel of the Alexander Funeral Home with Elder Jimmy Cox officiating. Interment followed in the New Bethel Cemetery.

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Robert James O’Donoghue, 78

Robert James O’Donoghue, age 78, passed away March 10, 2009, at his home. Funeral services were conducted Sat., March 14, 2009, from the Holy Family Catholic Church, Lafayette, Tenn., with Father Dennis Holly and Father Zacharias Payikat officiating.

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Susanna Jean Wilson Kindred-Martin, 81

Susanna Jean Wilson Kindred-Martin, age 81, of Cookeville, Tenn., and formerly of Lafayette, passed away March 15, 2009, at Smith County Health Care in Carthage, Tenn. Funeral services were conducted Wed., March 18, 2009, from the chapel of Alexander Funeral Home with Reverend Bryan Morgan and Reverend Jonathan Martin officiating. Trent Percival, Tyler Mayberry, T.J.…

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Mayme E. Mandrell Rippy, 99

Mayme E. Mandrell Rippy, age 99, of Bethpage, Tenn, passed away Mon., March 16, 2009 at Sumner Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Rippy were Thurs., March 19th from Providence General Baptist Church, with Bro. Rick Duffer and Bro. Doyle Farris officiating. Interment followed in the Forrest Chapel Cemetery.

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Evelyn Sloan, 76

Evelyn Sloan, age 76, of Westmoreland, Tenn., passed away Thurs., March 19, 2009 at Sumner Regional Medical Center. Graveside services for Mrs. Sloan took place Sat., March 21 from Pleasant Grove Cemetery, with Bro. Willie Leduc officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

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Onions the first crop

Onions are the first crop to go out in the fields. Four boxes of bunches arrived via UPS, and I knew it was time to get busy. I loaded the manure spreader and quickly had a breakdown. So I unloaded it by hand. The other spreader flung three loads out before it messed up and…

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