Obituaries - WJLE Radio (2024)

Ida Cheryl McCowan

June 20, 2024

Ida Cheryl McCowan age 65 of McMinnville passed away at her residence Monday night June 17, 2024. She was born September 7, 1958, to her parents the late Robert and Cora Underwood Prater. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Elmer Ray McCowan; 3 children, Waylon Ray Farless, Sharon Denise Farless, and Mitchell D. Farless; grandchild, Johnny Farless; sisters, Wilma Jo Sanders, Carolyn Faye Brown, and Novella Hodges; brother, James David Prater. Ms. McCowan was a member of The House of Prayer Chruch and a Homemaker. She is survived by granddaughter, Montana Farless; 1 great-grandchild; sisters, Elizabeth Murphy of Liberty and Litta Murphy of McMinnville; brothers, Danny Prater of Liberty and Michael Prater of Short Mountain; several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held at 4:30PM Friday June 21, 2024, at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Bro. Curtis Young officiating and burial to follow in Hunter Memorial Park Cemetery in Watertown. Visitation will be Friday June 21, 2024, 12:00 Noon until the time of the service at 4:30 PM. In addition to flowers donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in memory of Ms. McCowan. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is honored to care for the McCowan family.


Ricky Dale Bowman

June 19, 2024

Ricky Dale Bowman age, 68, of Gordonsville formerly of Smithville, passed away June 16, 2024, at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital. He was born to his parents the late Brockett Bowman and Loretta Shoemake Bowman Brown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-father, Willard Brown; brothers, Tom Bowman and Darrel Brown; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Tom and Lella Jean Luna; nephew, Greg Luna; and 3 unborn grandchildren. Mr. Bowman was a member of Mt. Hope The Baptist Chruch and regularly attended Gordonsville Nazarene Church, served in the National Guard and worked as a Front-end Loader for Jersey Zinc Mine for more that 25 years. He is survived by wife, Judy Bowman of Gordonsville; daughter, Amy (Dustin) Phillips of Gordonsville; son, Josh Bowman of Gordonsville; sister Pamela Whitehead of DeKalb County, grandchildren, Grayson and Lella Jean Phillips of Gordonsville; sister-in-law, Doris Flickinger of DeKalb County; brother-in-law, Robert Luna of Smithville; several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be Friday June 21, 2024, at 2:00 PM at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Bro. Shane Smith officiating and burial to follow in Jefferson Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday June 20, 2024, at 4:00 PM till 7:00 PM and on Friday June 21, 11:00 AM until the time of the service at 2:00 PM. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is honored to care for the Bowman family.


Donald Lee Lawson

June 18, 2024

Mr. Donald Lee Lawson, age 71 of Smithville, passed away Monday evening, June 17, 2024 at his residence. He was a retired area manager from Nissan after 33 years, a master carpenter, and a member of the Smithville Church of God.

He was born in Smithville on December 22, 1952 to his parents, the late Huey and Sybal Bratcher Lawson. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by 1 brother, Jewel Lawson and 2 sisters, Judith and Virginia Lawson.

Visitation with family will be on Wednesday from 3-8pm and on Thursday, from 10am until the time of the service at 2pm in the chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Banks Cemetery with Bro. William Raph, Jr. and Bro. Arnold Conley officiating.

Survivors include 2 sisters, Sue Arnold and Barbara Lawson all of Smithville; 1 brother, Ronald (Dora) Lawson of Woodbury; 2 nieces, Tina (Rodney) Basham and Angela Lawson; 3 nephews, Adam (Dawn) Lawson, Kevin (Bekah) Hale, and Delane (Kay) Lawson; 5 great nieces and nephews; and special caregiver, Dawn Lawson.

A special thank you to all of Mr. Lawson’s caregivers, Adoration Home Heath and Genitive Hospice workers.

Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.


Don Wallace (Donnie) Hearn

June 17, 2024

77-year-old Don Wallace (Donnie) Hearn of Alexandria died at home Friday, June 14. During his elementary school years, his family moved to Murfreesboro where he attended Mitchel Nielsen Elementary and Murfreesboro Central High School before his family moved back to Alexandria. He graduated from Watertown High School and attended Cumberland University and Middle Tennessee State University.

Hearn served four years in the US Navy during the Vietnam War, aboard the nuclear- powered ballistic missile submarine, the USS Nathan Hale, SSBN623, and was plank owner of, and served aboard, the nuclear fast attack submarine, the USS Hammerhead, SSN663.

He was a lover of vintage cars, and 18-wheeler trucks. His first jobs were truck driving jobs working for his dad. He never lost his love of the road. He hauled milk from farms across Middle Tennessee to local milk plants. Later he transported milk over the eastern portion of the US from Northern Michigan to South Florida, from Wisconsin and Kansas, to North and South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama.

Hearn served as Manager of the State of Tennessee Motor Pool under the Blanton Administration. He owned and managed Parkview Apartments. Donnie was a charter member of West Main Baptist Church. In his final years, he was diagnosed with a rare neurological disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, that robbed him of his ability to move and eventually took his life. Donnie was part of Johns Hopkins research study’s effort to learn more about PSP for which there is no treatment or cure.

Donnie is survived by his wife of 54 years, Carol Butterbaugh Hearn, and his son Rob Charles Hearn; his brother and sister-in-law Ben and Kathy Hearn, sister-in-law Tammy Hearn, sister-in-law Judy Butterbaugh Morgan, sister/brother-in-law Kay and Ricky Vantrease, niece Mary Katherine Keltner, nephews Timothy and Tyler Hearn, Brady and John Bratten Hearn, Paul and John Vantrease, and Jacob Wiloth.

Donnie is predeceased by his parents, Edward and Katherine Hearn, his precious daughter Dana Carol Hearn, his brother Joe Hearn; his nephew Adam Hearn, parents-in-law Millard and Lucille Butterbaugh.

The funeral is at 12:30 p.m. The family will receive friends at Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria Wednesday, June 19 at 9:30 a.m. until the funeral. A graveside service with military honors will be held at Hearn Hill Cemetery following the visitation. Memorial donations are encouraged to be sent to Cure PSP to find a cure for his horrific disease. Anderson Funeral Home accepts these donations or visit psp.org.


Mike Hughes

June 17, 2024

Mike Hughes age 53 of Smithville, passed away Saturday June 15, 2024, at St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital in Smithville. He was born September 27, 1970, to his parents the late Fredrick Marshall Hughes & Joyce Bogle. He worked in Nursery, Farming & Construction. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by Stepfather: Danny Bogle. Funeral services for Mike will be held 2 PM Thursday at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Heather & Jesse Bradford officiating and burial to follow in Salem Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Thursday 11:AM until the time of service at 2 PM. Survivors include Daughter: Heather (Jesse) Bradford of Smithville; 2 Grandchildren: Hinkley & Livvy Bradford; Brother: Kevin Bogle of Liberty. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is honored to care for the Hughes family.


Mrs. Lillie M. Bowman

June 16, 2024

Mrs. Lillie M. Bowman, age 71 of Lebanon, passed away onSaturday, June 15, 2024 at Alive Hospice in Nashville. She worked as a nurse and was of the Baptist faith and attended First Baptist Church in Lebanon.

She was born onNovember 30, 1952 in Alexandria, TN to her parents, the late Auval and Mentie Young Atnip. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Patricia Wright.

Visitation with the Bowman family will be onMondayfrom 1- 8pm and onTuesdayfrom noon until the time of service at 1:00 pm in the chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Mt. Holly Cemetery.

Survivors include her husband, Tracy Bowman of Lebanon; 2 children, Gary (Corene) Bowman of Murfreesboro and Brandi (James) Buchanan of Tampa, Fl; 7 grandchildren; 1 brother, Austin Eugene Atnip of Smithville; 2 sisters, Brenda (Ricky) Adams of Lebanon and Sherry (Terry) O’Neil of Grant; special friends, Denise Tascher of Spring Hill and Lynn Wills of Lebanon.

Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.


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