Obituaries

James “Jimmy” Earnest Kimbro

Aug 3rd, 2012 | By

James “Jimmy” Earnest Kimbro, age 72, of the Deason Community, went on to meet the Lord peacefully surrounded by family and friends at Heritage Medical Center on July 27, 2012. Mr. Kimbro and his wife, Aleitha, were founders and owners of Bedford Tack since 1979. He was an avid cattle farmer and well respected in
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Roger Dale Latham

Jul 19th, 2012 | By

(November 29, 1945 – Friday, July 13, 2012) Roger Dale Latham, 66 of Baileyton, AL died Friday, July 13, 2012, in Cullman Regional Medical Center. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in his memory to the Memphis School of Preaching or to the Church of Christ India Missions. Mr. Latham was
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William Scales “Bill” Hamilton

Jul 15th, 2012 | By

Funeral services for Mr. Bill Hamilton, age 92, will be conducted on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 2 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church at Humboldt. Entombment will follow at Highland Memorial Gardens. Mr. Hamilton passed away on Monday, July 9, 2012 at the Tennessee Veterans Home in Humboldt, TN. Mr. Hamilton was born November
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EQUINE OBITUARY: We Mourn 3XWGC Shock Jock

Jul 15th, 2012 | By

Shock Jock passed away on July 6, 2012, at Rood & Riddle Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Sometimes, there are those of us in this industry who have the privilege of owning that one very special horse. That is so true of the Michael Coleman family. Shock Jock was special from the beginning of his life.
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EQUINE OBITUARY: IN LOVING MEMORY OF RWC STORMY’S LIGHTNING

Jul 3rd, 2012 | By

Stormy’s Lightning passed away on June 15, 2012, due to colic. This gorgeous stallion was the 2006 RWC Model Champion and has sired at current count over 240 registered horses. He was nineteen years old at the time of his death. His wonderful personality, good looks, and talent lives on in his offspring. He will
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Fern Howell Gibbons

Jul 3rd, 2012 | By

Fern Howell Gibbons died on June 21, 2012. She was born to William Benjamin Howell and Effie O’Neil Howell on Oct. 8, 1911, in Friendship, Tenn. As a young girl, the family moved to Memphis, which was Fern’s home until she married. She graduated from Central High School, DeShazo School of Music and West Tennessee
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Tom Cottle

Jun 8th, 2012 | By

Millard Thomas “Tom” Cottle Sr., 68, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday morning, June 2, 2012 at St. Joseph-Mt. Sterling Hospital. He was born October 7, 1943 in West Liberty, Kentucky to the late Donald and Ida Cornwell Cottle. Tom moved to Montgomery County twenty-eight years ago, he was a professional Tennessee Walking Horse Trainer and
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EQUINE OBITUARY: Distilled Gin

May 28th, 2012 | By

Distilled Gin passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2012, due to complications with colic. This colt was a full brother to World Champion, Gin And Juice. He was under the direction of 4 The Glory Farms in Shelbyville, TN and owned by Rick and Marla Lovett of Mobile, AL and Shelbyville, TN. The SCOOP sends
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We Mourn Andy Adkins

May 28th, 2012 | By

On a beautiful God-given day in a church filled to overflowing, we laugher, cried, celebrated, and honored the life of Andy Adkins. Andy had ridden and shown horses all of his short life. At the age of 23, he tragically died in a single car accident on May 17. In a pictorial slide presentation of
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EQUINE OBITUARY: What A Bum

May 26th, 2012 | By

On Saturday May 26, 2012, Tennessee Walking Horse What A Bum passed away at D & R Stables from complications of colic. He was a beloved 19 year old show horse and the best friend a girl could ever ask for. Bum didn’t act like a horse; he had a very unique personality that made
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