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Helen Lillian Walton, 93
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Updated: Dec 13, 2016, 11:17 PM
Published: Dec 14, 2016, 12:17 AM

Helen Lillian Walton, 93, of McMinnville died Tuesday, Dec. 13 at NHC Health Care in McMinnville.
Born Aug. 19, 1923, in Los Angeles, Calif., she was a wife, homemaker, and a school teacher. Mrs. Walton was preceded in death by her parents, Price C. and Lillian D. Fugate Bennett, her husband, Randall Rex Walton, a sister, Evelyn (John) Eckard, and a brother, Ernest Bennett.
Survivors include her children, Donna (Ned) DeLand, Colleen (Alfred) King, and Randy (Nancy) Walton, grandchildren, Rodney (Tootie) King, Gina (Kenneth) Fountain, and Cindy (Eric) Sammons, a sister, Kathryn (Lewis) Jones, a brother, James (Rosie) Bennett, and sister-in-law, Wamie Bennett. Several great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 at the People of the Living God Church. Alfred King will officiate. Interment will follow at Homeland Acres Cemetery in Grundy County. The Walton Family will receive friends Saturday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the People of the Living God Church. There will be no visitation at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cedars of Lebanon Academy, 366 Cove Creek Rd., McMinnville, TN 37110. Online condolences may be made at www.mcminnvillefuneralhome.com.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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.