February 11, 2009 Obituaries

G. Ramona Tanner
Services were conducted Feb. 6, 2009 at Grace Place on Central Pike by Pastors Tommy Dove and Rich Tinner. Interment was in Hermitage Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family was Thursday, 4-8 p.m. at Hermitage Funeral Home and Friday, two hours prior to the service at Grace Place.
Mrs. Tanner, 79, of Lebanon, passed away Feb. 2, 2009.
She was preceded in death by son, Danny Tanner and family; and grandsons, Mike and Johnny Wayne Reynolds.
Survivors include: husband, John Tanner; daughters, Brenda (Wayne) Clark, Janice (Teddy) O'Neal and Wilma (John) Secrest; granddaughters, Melissa Sanders, Brady Cole and Wendi Secrest; grandsons, Obediah "Obie" O'Neal and Johnny Secrest; seven great-grandchildren; and brothers, James, Dean and Gary Billions.
Arrangements made by Hermitage Funeral Home.

Mary Lucile Boykin
Services were conducted Feb. 5, 2009 at Sellars Funeral Home in Lebanon by Bro. Danny Sellars. Interment was in Wilson County Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family was Wednesday, 2-7 p.m. and Thursday, 10 a.m. until the service at the funeral home.
Mrs. Boykin, 85, of Lebanon, passed away Feb. 3, 2009.
She was preceded in death by husband, Walter Lewis Boykin; parents, James Ethel and Daisy Uslo Sutton Rittenberry; two brothers; and one sister.
Survivors include: son, Gary (Teresa) Boykin of Gallatin; sisters, Alice (James) Harris and Billie Graves; grandchildren, C. Brandon Kirby, Lewis Boykin, and Matthew Shackelford; and great-granddaughters: Summer, Syndey, and Avery Kirby.
Pallbearers: C. Brandon Kirby, Lewis Kirby, Matt Shackelford, James Harris, Butch Harmon, and Tony Harris.
Memorial donations may be made to Alive Hospice, Inc (1718 Patterson St, Nashville 37203)
Arrangements made by Sellars Funeral Home.

Cathy Lynn Ray
Services were conducted Feb. 6, 2009 at Sellars Funeral Home in Lebanon by Bro. Daniel Stirnemann, Bro. George Wallace and Bro. Brad Brandon. Interment was in Wilson County Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family was Thursday, 4-8 p.m. at the Acklen Stateroom of the Mount Olivet Funeral Home, 1101 Lebanon Road in Nashville, and Friday, 11 a.m. until service at Sellars Funeral Home.
Ms. Ray, 48, of Lebanon, passed away Feb. 3, 2009, after a four year battle with cancer. She was of the Pentecostal faith.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Ina Mae Ray.
Survivors include: sons, Michael O. Illobre of Nashville and Stephen (Brandy) Illobre of Lebanon; father, Paul Ray of Lebanon; brothers, Danny (Lynn) Ray, Paul H. Ray, both of Mt. Juliet, Tim Ray and Richard Ray, both of Lebanon; sister, Rita F. Ray of Lebanon and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Special thanks to her caregivers, Wayne and Betty Smith and Odyssey Hospice nurses, Tony and Marilyn.
Contributions may be sent to Odyssey Hospice or the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements made by Mount Olivet Funeral Home and Sellars Funeral Home.

Richard Garrison
Services were conducted Feb. 6, 2009 at Hermitage Funeral Home by Pastor Henry Bieber. A service was held Saturday, Feb. 7 at Ripley Funeral Home in Mississippi. Interment was in Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery in Ripley, Miss. Visitation with the family was Thursday, 2-9 p.m. at Hermitage Funeral Home.
Mr. Garrison, 43, of Mt. Juliet, passed away Feb. 2, 2009.
Survivors include: wife, Jean Garrison; son, Lance Garrison; daughter, Nicole Garrison; and their mother, Shellie Garrison; parents, Harold and Margaret Garrison; sisters, Wanda (Benny) Jackson, Paula (Stan) Childs and Nancy (Bob) Bailey; and brother, David Garrison.

Mathilda Hutchinson
No services are scheduled for Mrs. Hutchinson.
Mrs. Hutchinson, 84, of Lebanon, passed away Feb. 3, 2009.
Survivors include: children, Fred (Julie) Hutchinson of Watertown, B.I. Hutchison, and Lynn Hutchinson.
Arrangements made by Sellars Funeral Home.

Robert Charlie Harris
Services were conducted Feb. 7, 2009 at Sellars Funeral Home in Lebanon by Bro. Ron Pulley and Bro. Larry Pedigo. Interment was in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation with the family was Friday, 4-8 p.m. and Saturday, noon until the service at the funeral home.
Mr. Harris, 80, of Lebanon, passed away Feb. 4, 2009.
He was preceded in death by parents, Robert Nathan and Lilly Wynne Harris; and sisters, Ruby Watkins, Gracie Carpenter, and Claudia Pulley.
Survivors include: wife, Lola Grace Truitt Harris; daughter, Linda Harris (James Brian) Fannin; grandchild, Rob Fannin; sisters, Sybil Jones and Dorothy Fisher; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers: Wayne Garrett, Mike Singleton, Cliff Baker, Nathan Wayne Fisher, Clayton Fisher, and Freddie Cripps.
Arrangements made by Sellars Funeral Home.
Henry Lee Wills
Memorial services were conducted Feb. 7, 2009 at Sellars Funeral Home in Lebanon. Visitation with the family was Saturday, 4 p.m. until the service at the funeral home.
Mr. Wills, 58, of Lebanon, passed away Feb. 5, 2009.
He was preceded in death by sister, Joyce Ogle; foster brother, Robert Henry Bloodworth; brother, Charles Wills; parents, Geraldine Knudson and Henry Loftis Wills; and foster parents, Evelyn and Louis Bloodworth.
Survivors include: wife, Linda Wills of Lebanon; children, Michael Lee Wills of Lebanon, Louis