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Wilma Davis Parton, 67
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Updated: Feb 24, 2015, 10:45 PM
Published: Feb 24, 2015, 11:49 PM

Wilma Davis Parton, 67, died Friday Feb. 20 at her home following an extended illness.
She was a native of Cannon County. Mrs. Parton was preceded in death by her father, Don Davis.
She is survived by her mother, Lois Prater Davis of Woodbury; brother and sister-in-law Randall and Dorris Davis of Woodbury; nieces Sonya (Jamie) Steele of McMinnville, Nicole Bratcher of Woodbury and Angela Woodworth of Florida.
She was a member of Leoni Church of Christ. She was a self-employed business woman. She loved crafts, doll collecting, framing, and cross stitching.
Funeral services were held Tuesday in the Chapel of Woodbury Funeral Home with Garland Robinson and Herb Alsup officiating. Interment followed at Leoni Cemetery.
Woodbury Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Feb. 25, 2015
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.