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Odie L. Anderson, 69, of Arrington died Wednesday, Feb. 11, at his residence.
Elder Anderson was a native of Williamson County and the leader of White Chapel and St. Peter Primitive Baptist churches.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Candis Anderson; children, Herbert Lee Anderson, Della Mai Anderson, Frank (Vickie) Anderson, Rodney (Mary) Anderson, Juanita (Mark) Anderson, Regina (Joe) Thompson, Odie N. (Renee), Angila Anderson and Edna Dobson; sister, Annie (Houston) Norris; brothers, the Rev. Edward (Sheila) Anderson, Jessie (Mary) Anderson, Wesley (Sue) Anderson and Richard (Ethel Mai) Anderson; 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; devoted aunt, Annie Laura Lavender-Haley; play daughter, Janice Norris; and a host of other relatives and friends
Jim Richard Anderson Sr., 66, of Murfreesboro, who died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, at Middle Tennessee Health Care Center, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Jennings & Ayers Chapel with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. John R. Parton will officiate.
A native and lifelong resident of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Roy C. and Ola Burnett Anderson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sonia Dean Anderson, three brothers and two sisters.
He is survived by son Jim Anderson of Eagleville, daughters Terrie Pitts of Bell Buckle and Sherrie Sadler of Murfreesboro, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was a salesman for State Farm Insurance Co. and attended the Church of Christ.
Jean Coakley Pierce, 59, of Murfreesboro, died Friday, Feb. 6, 2004.
A native of Fulton, N.Y., she was the daughter of Alice White Coakley, of Fulton, N.Y., and the late John Henry Coakley.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by husband Albert K. Pierce; son Kip A. Pierce, of Rockvale; daughter and son-in-law Heidi J. and Allen Agnew, of Murfreesboro; daughter-in-law Risa M. Pierce, of Binghamton, N.Y.; brothers Edward Coakley, of Fulton, N.Y., and James Coakley, of Webster, N.Y.; grandchildren Garrett K. Pierce, Corbett J. Pierce, Erica Kelly Agnew, Amanda Jean Agnew and Anna Louise Agnew.
Mrs. Pierce was a member of the State Street Methodist Church and attended First United Methodist Church in Murfreesboro. Mrs. Pierce was a member and past president of the Fulton Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association.
Steve Hopkins Lindell, 70, of Murfreesboro died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2004, at his residence.
A native of Ackaman, Miss., Mr. Lindell was retired as owner and manager of Liddell Insurance and a veteran of the U.S. Marines, serving in the Korean conflict. He was the son of the late Oscar B. and Mary Ada Blain Liddell.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lavodice Frances Liddell.
Survivors include daughters Stevie Liddell of Wartrace and Holly Liddell of Unionville and brothers John Liddell of Louisville, Ky., and Oscar B. ‘Dick” Liddell of Columbiana, Ala.
Oscar Calvin Jordan, 79, of Rockvale died, Tuesday Feb. 3, 2004, at Middle Tennessee Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife Frankie Jordan; his sons Fred Jordan, James (Patricia) Jordan, Nathaniel (Viola) Jordan, Anthony Jordan, Carl Yeargins; daughters Marjorie Jordan, Priscilla Jordan, April (Alex) Jordan-Ewing and Katherine (Tony) Fulton; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He also has two living brothers: John (Clatie) Jordan and William (Willie Mae) Jordan and a sister: Ola B. Rucker.
He was the son of the late Sam Wyatt and Jennie Williamson Jordan.
James E. (Jimmy) Brandon, 57, passed away Saturday Jan. 31, 2004, following a sudden illness.
He was the son of the late Paul Brandon & late Lurene Burks Brandon.
Mr. Brandon is survived by his wife, Sandy Bryson Brandon of Woodbury; two daughters & sons-in-law, Jamie Brandon Hudson & James of Carthage and Amy Brandon Hudson & Kyle of Rockvale; one brother and sister-in-law, Randy & Sandra Brandon of Woodbury; three grandsons, Dillon Hudson, Nicholas Hudson and Jacob Watson; and two nieces, Darci Brandon and Candy Jones Bryant.
He was a member of the Burt Baptist Church, where he was Church Moderator and a member of the deacon body, a veteran of Vietnam serving in the Army, an Assistant Vice President of 1st National Bank and a member of the Chamber of Commerce.
J.D. James, 81, of Murfreesboro, died Thursday, March 18, 2004, at Middle Tennessee Medical Center.
A native and lifelong resident of Rutherford County, Mr. James was the son of the late Joseph Floyd and Vera Wilson James. He was the founder of James Concrete Block Co. and a member of the Bellwood Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Smotherman James; and a sister, Oneida James.
Survivors include sons Jeff James of Murfreesboro and Joe James of Rockvale; brothers T.R. James and Edmond James, both of Murfreesboro, and William James of Shelbyville; and grandchildren Regan James and Morgan James, both of Murfreesboro, and Joe James III and Tyler James, both of Rockvale.
Jennings and Ayers—Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Edna Jackson, 83, of Eagleville died Thursday, March 18, 2004, at home after an extended illness.
Miss Jackson was a native of Davidson county and was a daughter of the late George Tillman and Susie Holton Jackson. She was a retired teacher, having taught for 44 years in the Metro Nashville School System. She was a member of the Eagleville United Methodist Church and the Alpha Delta Kappa Teachers Sorority.
Survivors include devoted family members Don and Jeannie Hendrix, Bill and Pam Vaughn, Matt and Ashton Vaughn, Will and Teresa Vaughn and Chris and Dayton Hendrix, all of Eagleville; devoted caregivers John and Candace Wolfe of Eagleville; and many other friends and relatives.
Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill
Joyce Ann Shirley, 65, of Arrington, died Wednesday, March 17, 2004.
A native of Springfield, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Dorothy Bergeron Pickney. She was a retired bookkeeper and a member of the Catholic church.
Survivors include her husband, Norman Shirley; son Chris Forcier of Springfield, Mass.; daughter Beth Ann Lavalley of Springfield, Mass.; stepson Gordan Shirley of Sugar Tree, Tenn.; stepdaughter Kaylyn Rice of Versailles, Ky,; brother David Pickney of Dublin, Ohio; and several grandchildren.
Woodfin Memorial Chapel, Murfreesboro
Beecher H. Harrison Sr., 77, died Sunday, March 14, 2004, at the Middle Tennessee Medical Center.
A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late W.C. and Mazie Hotsenpiller Harrison Sr.
He is survived by wife Lois Nickens Harrison; sons Beecher H. Harrison Jr., of Chattanooga, and Lynn Harrison, of Murfreesboro; daughter Pamela Harrison Cawthorn, of Murfreesboro; son-in-law Shannon Cawthorn, of Murfreesboro; brothers Charlie F. Harrison and Harvey Harrison, both of Murfreesboro; sisters Nancy Potts and Margie Powers, both of Murfreesboro; grandchildren Stuart Cawthorn and Abby Cawthorn.
Mr. Harrison was a member of the Rockvale First Independent Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, a retired employee of the Alvin York Veterans Administration Center and a farmer.
Woodfin Memorial Chapel—Murfreesboro
