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Bobby Ray Raborn
Bobby Ray Raborn, 67, of Martin, died Friday, December
22, 2006, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Burial was in
Thompson Cemetery near Dresden. A private memorial service
will be held at a later date.
Mr. Raborn was a retired HVAC installer and a U.S. Army
veteran. He was born in Bells, Tennessee to the late Corbert
and Pauline Tinker Raborn.
Mr. Raborn is survived by two daughters, Ramona Roberts
of Dresden, and Regina Gilbert of Columbia, Tennessee; a
sister, Linda Sue Baker; five grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild.
Harold Glen Hibbard
Harold Glen Hibbard, 65, of Martin, died Monday,
December 18, 2006, at Martin Health Care. Funeral services
for Mr. Hibbard were held Wednesday, December 20, 2006, at
2:00 p.m. at Murphy Funeral Home Chapel in Martin. Burial
followed in Adams Chapel Cemetery in Martin.
Mr. Hibbard was retired from Goodyear and was a member
of Adams Chapel Baptist Church. He was born April 25, 1941
in Clay County, Kentucky to the late Shirley Hibbard and
Bessie Bundy Hibbard. In addition to his parents, Mr.
Hibbard was also preceded in death by two brothers, William
Layton Hibbard and Troy Hibbard; and four sisters, Pauline
Hibbard, Geneva Hibbard, Marie Kewkirk, and Mayme Russell.
Mr. Hibbard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rose Marie
Ferrell Hibbard of Martin; three sons, Morris Glen Hibbard
of Martin, Thomas Dale Hibbard of Martin, and Gary Hibbard
of Martin; two daughters, Marcella Pate of Dresden, and
Bonnie Dawson of Bradford; a brother, Roy Hibbard of
Manchester, Kentucky; six sisters, Rosie Ray of Martin, Faye
Dickens of Martin, Zella McCoy of Virdin, Illinois, Lois
Thibedeau of Florida, Bonnie Kiley of Florida, and Doris
Melo of Texas; thirteen grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Leona Erwin Marlar
Leona Erwin Marlar, 101, of Chicago, Illinois, died
Wednesday, December 20, 2006, at Resurrection Medical Center
in Chicago, Illinois. Funeral services for Mrs. Marlar were
held Saturday, December 23, 2006, at 1:00 p.m. at Mt. Vernon
Methodist Church. Burial followed in Tansil Cemetery in
Sharon. Rev. Billy Cobb officiated the services.
Mrs. Marlar was a homemaker. She was born February 25,
1905 in Sidonia to the late John F. Erwin and Emma Wainscott
Erwin. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Marlar was also
preceded in death by her husband, W.D. (Dan) Marlar.
Mrs. Marlar is survived by two daughters, Shirley March
of Chicago, Illinois, and Pat Kaufman of Chrystal Lake,
Illinois; seven grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren;
and six great-great-grandchildren.
Mary Nell Damron Harrison
Mary Nell Damron Harrison, 92, of Martin, died
Thursday, December 21, 2006, at Volunteer Community Hospital
in Martin. Funeral services for Mrs. Harrison were held
Tuesday, December 26, 2006, at 2:00 p.m. at Murphy Funeral
Home in Martin. Burial followed in East Side Cemetery in
Martin. Eddie Hutchens officiated the services.
Mrs. Harrison was a homemaker and a member of Bethel
Church of Christ. She was born March 23, 1914 in Weakley
County to the late Gilbert Hatler and Ruby Magness Hatler.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Harrison was also preceded
in death by her husbands, Jim Damron and R.V. Harrison; a
brother, Robert Hatler; and a sister, Modelle Turbeville.
Mrs. Harrison is survived by a son, Bobby W. Damron of
Kannapolis, North Carolina; and a sister, Pearl Summers of
Florence, Alabama.
Rheanne LaDawn Brown
Rheanne LaDawn Brown, 35, of Paducah, Kentucky, died
Monday, December 18, 2006. She was the mother of April,
Brad, Renee and Maize Mitchell, also the children of Brad
Mitchell of Murray, Kentucky; daughter of Charlotte Ann
Wells and stepdaughter of Billy Jay Wells of Boaz, Kentucky;
daughter of Donald R. Harper and stepdaughter of Melanie
Harper of Odessa, Texas; granddaughter of Ray and Opal
Harper of Dresden; granddaughter of Mardgrie and Charles A.
Puckett of Greenfield; great-granddaughter of Mr. Robert
Gant of Dresden; the sister of David C. Harper, Alexis
Harper, Daniel L. Davie, and Billy Ray Wells; sister-in-law
of Honey Harper; aunt of Sabrina and Travis Harper; niece of
Roy and Fusa Harper of Dresden; and niece of Martha and
Robbie Raney of Nashville.
Rheanne graduated from Lone Oak High School in 1989;
from Murray State University with a Bachelor of Science
degree in May of 1996. She was the Family Literacy
Coordinator for West Kentucky Community and Technical
College in Paducah.
Funeral services were held Saturday, December 23, 2006,
at the Lone Oak Chapel of Milner & Orr Funeral Home at 2:00
p.m. with the Rev. Jerry Hoover officiating. Burial took
place at the Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
Roy Lee Adkins
Funeral services for Roy Lee Adkins, 69, of Decatur,
Alabama, were Friday, December 15, 2006, at 2:00 p.m. at
Shelton Funeral Home Chapel with Gerry Ellis, Kathi Firth,
Terry Blackwell, Randy Rodgers and Harold Eason officiating.
Burial was in Rose Lawn Cemetery.
Mr. Adkins, who died Tuesday, December 12, 2006, at his
residence was born August 30, 1937 in Idabel, Oklahoma to
the late Claude Adkins and Ruby Smith Adkins. He was a
veteran who served more than 15 years with the U.S. Navy. He
was a former assistant manager at Wal-Mart in Martin and
retired after 27 years of service from store planning in
Bentonville, Arkansas.
He is survived by his wife, Donna Pettit Adkins; two
sons, Tommy and Danny Adkins, both from Oklahoma; one
daughter, Mary Ann Bunch and her husband, Danny, of
Knoxville; two stepsons, Michael Messer and his wife, Toni,
of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Christopher Messer and his
wife, Tessa, of Atlanta, Georgia. He is also survived by his
mother, Ruby Blevins of McAlester, Oklahoma; two sisters,
Barbara Dedmon and Carol Leonard of McAlester, Oklahoma; two
brothers, Jerry Adkins of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and David Adkins
of McAlester, Oklahoma; and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father, Claude Adkins;
three sisters, Lucille Haney, Bertha Adkins, and Marie
Adkins; his brother, Sonny Adkins; and a daughter, Mechelle
Ann Dew.
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