Sally Duane Jones
by: Dwayne PageJan 17, 2025
Sally Duane Jones, age 89 of Liberty, passed away early Thursday morning, January 16, 2025 at The Webb House in Smithville. She was a Baptist and a retired factory worker with Kingston Timers.
She was born on April 19, 1935 in Lancaster, TN to her parents, the late William Arvie and Willie Ann Braswell Maynard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Troy Jones Jr.; son, Michael Jones; 2 brothers, Marshall Maynard and Clifton Maynard; and 4 sisters; Naomi Malone, Keeble Thweatt, Shirley Overstreet and Barbara Craig.
Visitation with the Jones family will be on Saturday from 12:00 pm until service time at 2:00 pm. Burial will follow in Mt. Holly Cemetery.
Survivors include her daughter, Cynthia Drake of Dowelltown; 3 grandchildren, Kevin (Deana) Jones of Liberty, Jason (Candace) Jones of McMinnville, and Troy (Tori) West of Liberty; 7 great-grandchildren; sister, Sybil (John) Waite of Murfreesboro; brother, Gerald (Pat) Maynard of Nashville; and daughter-in-law, Jackie Jones of Smithville.
The family would like to give a special thanks to The Webb House for their wonderful care.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements
Johnny Elmer Poss Jr.
by: Dwayne PageJan 16, 2025
Johnny Elmer Poss Jr., age 83 of Dowelltown, passed away early Thursday morning, January 16, 2025 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. He was a retired construction worker and loved to be on the farm.
He was born on March 27, 1941 in Smithville, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Johnny Poss Sr. and Lilly Estil Young Poss, and wife, Sara Ann Poss.
Visitation with the Poss family will be on Saturday from 11:00 am until the service at 12:00 pm in the chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Whorton Springs Cemetery.
Survivors include his son; Barry (Barbara) Poss of Dowelltown; 2 grandchildren, Felicia Walker and Billy Strickland both of Smithville; 6 great-grandchildren; Cody Strickland, Destiny Strickland, Zena Walker, Danielle Walker, Katrina Walker and TJ Walker.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements
Charles Fuson
by: Dwayne PageJan 15, 2025
Mr. Charles Fuson, age 92, of McMinnville, TN, died Saturday, January 11, 2025, at N.H.C. Healthcare in McMinnville, TN. He was born April 04, 1932, in DeKalb County, was a retired employee of United Technologies Carrier, and was a member of Cumberland Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Mr. Fuson was preceded in death by his wife Janie Malone Fuson, parents Solon and Verda Fuson, son-in-law Barry Pelham, sister Darnell Fuson, and brothers Freddie Brown Fuson and Louis Fuson.
Survivors include his daughters Carol Pelham and Wanda Cantrell, grandchildren Kyle (Chelsea) Pelham, Kaleb (Madison) Pelham, and Lauran Cantrell, great-grandchildren Zachary, Bryan, Cooper, and Elli Pelham, sisters-in-law Reba Fuson, Barbara Malone, and Shirley Katzenmiller, and special friend Lola Griffith. Several nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends also surviving.
Funeral service will be at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, January 16, 2025 in the McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Whorton Springs Cemetery in Smithville. The Fuson Family will receive friends Wednesday from 2:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. and again Thursday from 10:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M. at the parlors of McMinnville Funeral Home.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.