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Hazel Amanda Moffitt, 88
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Updated: Mar 2, 2013, 8:41 PM
Published: Mar 2, 2013, 8:42 PM

Hazel Amanda Moffitt, 88, of Spencer died Friday, March 1 at Raintree Manor Nursing Center in McMinnville.
She was born April 9, 1924 in Grundy County and was a homemaker and a member of Piney Church of Christ. Mrs. Moffitt was preceded in death by her parents, Joe Smith Walling and Sarah Elizabeth Barker Walling; her husband, Willard Howell Moffitt; her sisters, Sara Ruth Walling and Dola Mildred Pettit; and her brothers, Mal Chester Walling, James Gilliam Walling, William Hal Walling, and Lawrence E. Walling.
Survivors include her children, Joe (Deborah) Moffitt of McMinnville, Opal (Joe) Crosby of Spencer, Hal (Brenda) Moffitt of Cushing, Okla., Glenn Moffitt, and Jennifer Cope, both of Spencer; good friend and senior companion, Deltrice Howard of Spencer; 11 grandchildren, 12 step-grandchildren, as well as a host of great-grandchildren and step-great grandchildren.
Funeral service is 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bethlehem Church of Christ. Bro. Royce Farris will officiate. Interment will follow at Seitz Cemetery. The Moffitt family will receive friends Monday from 4 to 9 p.m., and again Tuesday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Bethlehem Church of Christ, 5544 Old State Hwy 111, Spencer, TN 38585. The church telephone is 931-946-3555. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.mcminnvillefuneralhome.com.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 3, 2013
Martha Raye Watson, 71
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Published: Apr 7, 2025, 1:49 AM

McMinnville resident and Coffee County native Martha Raye Watson, age 71, was born Jan. 17, 1954 and died April 2, 2025 at Alive Hospice of Murfreesboro following an extended illness.

A retired caregiver and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Ethel St. John Crouch. Mrs. Watson was married December 29, 1970 to Fred B. Watson, Jr. who preceded her in death. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by siblings, Donna McCormick, Richard Crouch and Ruth Rogers.

She is survived by sons, Fred B. Watson, III and David A. Watson (Sydney Brown) both of McMinnville; daughter, Tonia L. (Carlos) Copley of McMinnville; seventeen grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; sister, Ann McCormick of the Smartt Station community and several nieces and nephews.

Graveside service and interment will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Warren County with Wayne Cantrell to officiate. Visitation will be on Saturday from 12:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. at High’s.

Online condolences may be made at www.highfuneralhome.com.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.