Obituaries , June 19, 2007

Patricia Bankston

Services for Mrs. Bankston will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 19 at Hermitage Funeral Home with Father Stephen Wolf and Chaplain Jesse Green officiating. Interment will be in Hermitage Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Bankston, 65, of Mt. Juliet, died Sunday, June 17, 2007.

She was preceded in death by parents, Mary Ruth and Pete Barnard; and son Mark Bankston. Survivors include: husband, Billy Bankston; son, Steve (Priscilla) Bankston; grandson, Hunter Bankston; and brother, Mike (Rose) Barnard.

Pallbearers will be Mike Pogreba, Paul Marciniak, David Fly, David Fly, John Mark Binkley, Steve Lewis, Donald Ignatz, Charles Bankston and Johnny Harrell.

Sarah Boblett

Graveside services and interment for Mrs. Boblett will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 20 at Smith County Memorial Gardens with Bro. George Wallace officiating.

Mrs. Boblett, 80, of Hiwassie, died Monday, June 18, 2007 at Trousdale County Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late William and Molly Ann Anderson Franklin. She was a Baptist.

She was preceded in death by parents; husband, George Boblett; and son, Larry Boblett. Survivors include children, Stan (Ruby) Boblett of Hiwassie, Ginger (Buster) Ferguson of Little Rock, Ark., Fay Kidder of Hiwassie, George (Wanda) Boblett of Hornbeck, La., William Glenn (Debbie) Boblett of Little Rock, Debbie (Bobby) Brewster of Hiwassie and Misty (Jason) Smith of Rome; sister, Jettie Mae Havener of Stuttgart, Ark.; 20 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.

Sanderson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Gene M. Eddings

Services for Mr. Eddings will be 2 p.m. Thursday, June 21 at Hellum Funeral Home with the Rev. Ceo Sanders officiating. Interment will be in Salem Cemetery in Liberty, Tenn. Visitation will be 1 p.m. until the service Thursday at the funeral home.

Mr. Eddings, 65, of Lebanon, died Saturday, June 16, 2007 at Baptist Hospital.

Survivors include: daughter, Yolanda (Earnest J.) Harper; son, Terrance Eddings; sisters, Carolyn (Bob) Jennings and Rochelle (Stephen) Hendricks; six grandchildren; devoted granddaughter, Alexis Forn; aunt, Lorene Bailey; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

James Alton