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Edward Franklin (Sonny)  Cheesebrew, Jr.

Edward Franklin (Sonny) Cheesebrew, Jr.

Oct 20, 2016

Mr. Edward Sonny Cheesebrew age 79 of Cookeville, TN and formerly of Pinellas Park, FL passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 24, 2016 at the Upton-Hay Funeral Home. Reverend Larry Cheesebrew will officiate. Visitation will be at Upton-Hay...

Bertha Ella Sweezy

Bertha Ella Sweezy

Oct 7, 2016

Ms. Bertha Ella Sweezy age 88 of Moss, TN passed away Friday, October 7, 2016 at St. Thomas- West Hospital in Nashville, TN.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 10, 2016 at the Upton-Hay Funeral Home. Dennis Miller will officiate and interment will follow in the Macedonia Cemetery. Visitation will be at...

Sylvia Gean Holt

Sylvia Gean Holt

Sep 23, 2016

Ms. Sylvia Gean Holt age 77 of Plainfield, IN and formerly of Celina, TN passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 at the Cumberland River Hospital in Celina, TN.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at the Upton-Hay Funeral Home. Grant Pennington and Bruce Taylor will officiate and interment will follow...

Billie Jean Johnson

Billie Jean Johnson

Sep 23, 2016

Ms. Billie Jean Johnson age 84 of Red Boiling Springs, TN passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 at the Cumberland River Hospital in Celina, TN.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 26, 2016 at the Upton-Hay Funeral Home. Kenny Westmoreland will officiate and interment will follow in the Cherry-Anderson Cemetery. Visitation will...

Tracy Lynn Retz

Tracy Lynn Retz

Sep 17, 2016

Mrs. Tracy Lynn Retz age 30 of Celina, TN passed away suddenly in a motor vehicle accident on Thursday, September 15, 2016 in Celina, TN.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at the Upton-Hay Funeral Home. Nathan Sherrell will officiate and interment will follow in the Macedonia Cemetery. Visitation will...

Linda C. Collett

Linda C. Collett

Sep 15, 2016

Linda C. Collett, 66, of Celina, TN and formerly of North Vernon, passed away at 8:50 p.m. on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at Cumberland River Hospital in Celina, TN.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service in North Vernon. Rev. Tom Mattingly will officiate....

Christopher Landon Brady

Christopher Landon Brady

Sep 10, 2016

Mr. Christopher Landon Brady age 41 of the Whitleyville Community of Clay County, TN passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016 in Lafayette, TN.

The family of Mr. Christopher Landon Brady have chosen to honor Christopher's request for cremation.  Upton-Hay Funeral Home will be in charge of all arrangements.

Christopher was born Tuesday, January 21, 1975...

Ruby Fowler Scott

Ruby Fowler Scott

Aug 26, 2016

Ruby Fowler Scott, 97

Celina, TN– Funeral Services for Ruby Fowler Scott, age 97, of Celina, TN will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 29, 2016 at Upton- Hay Funeral Home with Kenny Westmoreland officiating and interment to follow in the Scott Cemetery in the Pea Ridge Community of Clay County.

Ruby Fowler Scott...

Harold Gene Wix

Harold Gene Wix

Aug 19, 2016

Mr. Harold Gene Wix age 77 of Celina, TN passed away Friday, August 19, 2016 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 22, 2016 at the Upton-Hay Funeral Home . Larry Brown will officiate and interment will follow in the Fitzgerald Cemetery. Visitation...

Ashley Brooke (Spears)  Herrera

Ashley Brooke (Spears) Herrera

Aug 15, 2016

Mrs. Ashley Brooke Herrera age 31 of Celina, TN passed away Monday, August 15, 2016 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Friday, August 19, 2016 at the Upton-Hay Funeral Home . Eric Copass will officiate and interment will follow in the Hamilton Addition of...

Shirley Dean Key

Shirley Dean Key

Aug 10, 2016

Mrs. Shirley Dean Key age 69 of the Pea Ridge Community of Celina, TN passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at her residence.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 13, 2016 at the Upton-Hay Funeral Home. Bro. Ken Miller will officiate and interment will follow in the Ashlock Cemetery in Burkesville, KY. Visitation...

Bobby Smith

Bobby Smith

Aug 1, 2016

Mr. Bobby L. Smith age 74 of Celina, TN passed away Monday, August 1, 2016 at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 4, 2016 at the Upton-Hay Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Fitzgerald Cemetery in Celina, TN. Visitation will be...

Dianna Lynn (Church) Crawford

Dianna Lynn (Church) Crawford

Jul 17, 2016

Ms. Dianna Lynn (Church) Crawford, age 68 of Cookeville, TN died on Sunday, July 17, 2016 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN.

Dianna was born April 9, 1948 in Parkersburg, West Virginia to the late Carl Church and her mother, Dorothy (Clark) Church. Other than her father she was preceded in death by...

Wendell Wilkerson

Wendell Wilkerson

Jul 2, 2016

Mr. Wendell Wilkerson, age 65 of Whitleyville, TN died on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at the Overton County Health & Rehabilitation Center in Livingston, TN.

He was born September, 18, 1950 in Frankfort, Indiana to the late Fosh and Jewell (Dodson) Wilkerson. His brother, Danny Wilkerson also preceded him in death. He worked as a carpet installer...

James H. Bravender

James H. Bravender

Jun 28, 2016

Mr. James Bravender, age 85 of Whitleyville, TN and formerly of Nassau, NY died on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at the Cumberland River Hospital in Celina, TN..

James was born in Anchrum, NY on August 31, 1930.  Throughout his life he was first a loving husband, father, and friend who served in many roles including a truck...

Kevin D. White

Kevin D. White

Jun 17, 2016

Funeral Services for Kevin D.White, age 38, of Celina, TN will be held 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Upton- Hay Funeral Home with Bro. Greg Watson officiating and interment to follow in the Ashlock Cemetery.

He passed away Friday, June 17, 2016 at the Cumberland River Hospital in Celina, TN.

He was born...

Glyn B. Poindexter

Glyn B. Poindexter

Jun 17, 2016

Glyn B. Poindexter, age 85 of Celina, TN died peacefully on Friday, June 17, 2016 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN.

Glyn was born in Clay County, TN on September 27, 1930.  Throughout his life he was first a husband, father and friend  and served in many roles but spent his adult career as a...

Eugene Boles

Eugene Boles

Jun 14, 2016

Mr. Eugene Boles, age 87 of Celina, TN died on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.

Eugene was born on Dry Creek in Clay County, TN on October 1, 1928.  Throughout his life he was first a l oving husband, father, and friend who served...

Doria Anne Nimmo-Cherry

Doria Anne Nimmo-Cherry

Jun 5, 2016

Doria Anne Nimmo -Cherry, age 63 of the Oak Grove Community of Clay, TN died gracefully on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN.

Anne was born in Mississippi on May 18, 1953.  Throughout her life she was first a mother, and served in many roles including head start teacher and most...

Dillon L. Crawford

Dillon L. Crawford

Jun 1, 2016

Dillon Crawford, age 78 of Columbus, IN and formerly of Clay County, TN passed away Wednesday, June1, 2016 in Columbus, IN.

Funeral Services for Dillon Crawford will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Upton-Hay Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in the Union Hill Cemetery in Celina, TN.

Visitation with the family will...

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