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riceFRANCES LUCILLE RICE
October 6, 1905 - September 1, 2004

Frances Lucille Rice
Nashville, TN
age 99
October 6, 1905

Born October 6, 1905, passed away September 1, 2004. Daughter of Ernest and Margaret Shepperson Rice. She attended Davidson County Public Schools, including Schwab Elementary and Central High School, graduating in 1924. She received a B.S. and M.A. degree from Peabody College, and taught 2 years in Selma, AL and 41 years in Metro Schools, retiring from Isaac Litton High School in 1970. During this time, she organized and taught the first class in "Home Living For Boys" in the State of Tennessee. She was also on the visiting faculty of George Peabody College for several semesters. She became a member of the Southern Methodist Church. At the time of her death, she had been a member of McKendree United Methodist Church longer than any other member, having joined in 1923. During her church membership, she served as Church School President, Women's Circle Leader and teacher of the Friendship Class for 50 years. During World War II, she worked with the U.S.O. and the Red Cross Canteen service. She held membership in Delta Kappa Gamma and the Nashville Woman's Club. Following retirement, she traveled extensively, both in the United States and abroad. There are no immediate survivors. Funeral services were Saturday, Sept. 4, 2004 in the Woodlawn Chapel of Roses, with Rev. Billy Craighead, Rev. Charles Poole and Rev. John P. Williams officiating. Interment followed in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Andy Rambo, Greg Bailey, John Shea, Hank Hillin, Thomas Patton, Jim Cantrell, Allen Miller and Jay Grannis served as Pallbearers. Honorary Pallbearers were the Martha Estes Class, the Sunshine Club, Gene Thompson, Bud Kilgro, Junior Frisbee, Al Manse, Bill Crouch, Ronald Webb, Dr. David Heusinkveld and Chrisse McClure. Visitation was held one hour prior to services.
Memorials may be made to the McKendree United Methodist Church building fund. WOODLAWN FUNERAL HOME, (615) 383-4754; A Dignity Memorial Provider.

Above excerpts from The Tennessean newspaper

 longLILLIAN P. LONG
1904 - September 1, 2004

Lillian P. Long
Age 100
September 1, 2004
Madison, TN

September 1, 2004. Preceded in death by parents: Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Paul; 4 brothers; and 1 sister; her husband, Smith Thomas Long in 1965. She is survived by a cousin, Helen DuBose; seven nieces and nephews; and many great-nieces and nephews. She was graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tennessee College for Women where upon graduation she taught there for six years and at Isaac Litton High School for 34 years. She was a member of Inglewood Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday School teacher, a member of The Sanctuary Choir; she served four years as president of Baptist Women and volunteer of the Burrus House Meals-on-Wheels program. She also served as church librarian since 1971. She was a member of Tennessee Education Assoc., the Middle TN Education Assoc., and Metropolitan Education Association. Services were 2 p.m. Friday, September 3, 2004 from Inglewood Baptist Church, Dr. Kevin Shrum and Bro. Kerney Bailey officiating. Interment was at Spring Hill Cemetery. Active Pallbearers were nephews and friends: Bob and Bill Beck, Bill Bearden, David Sellers, Robert Mingle, Lurton O'Barr, and Fred Harber. Honorary Pallbearers were the Deacons of Inglewood Baptist Church, Faithful Workers Sunday School Class, and Isaac Litton Class of 1944. Visitation was Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Spring Hill Funeral Home and on Friday one hour prior to service time at Inglewood Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Inglewood Baptist Building Fund. SPRING HILL FUNERAL HOME, 5110 Gallatin Rd. at Briley Pkwy, Madison, TN (615) 865-1101.

Above excerpts from The Tennessean newspaper
    To this day, I love the English language, and it's all Mrs. Long's fault! Mrs. Long was a wonderful teacher who inspired us to learn grammar and eagerly read all that dry "literature" because we wanted to please her and do well in her class. I don't think any of us fully appreciated how fair she was or how hard it must have been at times for her to keep her sense of humor, which was always evident. I hope she knew (knows) how much we came to appreciate her as the years passed by.
    One question remains, however. How could we have ever thought her old!

Marianne Caruthers Grusheski '51


Harvey A., Master Sargeant (Ret.) LACKEY JR.
Age 84
April 19, 2006
Wilson
Age 84 of Mt. Juliet, TN, passed away April 19, 2006 at Summit Medical Center. Mr. Lackey was a long time resident of Wilson County. He was a retiree of the U.S. Army with 37 years of service to his country. His awards include the Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, European Campaign Medal with five Campaign Battle Stars (Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe), WWII Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Bar, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Gold Hourglass, Non Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon with Numeral 4, Army Service Ribbon, French Croix de Guerre for Valor with Palms, Tennessee Army National Guard Commendation Ribbon with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Tennessee Army National Guard Service Ribbon and Tennessee Army National Guard Volunteer Ribbon. He also earned the Combat Medical Badge, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Army Meritorious Unit Commendation and the Belgian Forage. Mr. Lackey received both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, and was a retired teacher of the Metropolitan Nashville School System. He is the son of the late, Harvey A. Lackey, Sr. and Edith Ginter Lackey. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Margaret Burnette Lackey. He is survived by daughter, Karen Lackey (Jerry) Hill of Mt. Juliet, TN; brother, William H. (Delores) Lackey of Warren, OH; grandsons, SGT William Paul (Robin) Hill of Fort Benning, GA and SPC Gerald Lee Hill, Jr. of Mt. Juliet, TN; great-granddaughters, Ashlee, Karen and Amanda. Graveside services will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, April 22, 2006 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, will Full Military Honors.
 Doyle K. "Froggy" Smith
(Class of 1933)
Age 92
December 14, 2006
Born March 24, 1914 in Pleasant Shade, Smith County, TN to the late Willie Ray and Ethel Sloan Smith. Predeceased by his wife, Adrienne McClearen Smith. 1932 Graduate of DuPont High School and 1940 graduate of Middle TN State Teachers College, where he was co-captain of the football squad and Vice President of the student body. He worked at the Air Transport Command at Berry Field and the Charleston Naval Yard during WWII. After the war, he began teaching and coaching at Dickson County and DuPont High Schools. As a coach, DuPont High School football Squad won the first Clinic Bowl in 1953. In eight years of coaching basketball at DuPont, his boys basketball teams won 169 games to 29 losses, five Nashville Interscholastic League (N.I.L.) championships, a state tournament finalist in 1949, state tournament quarterfinalist in 1952 and a state championship in 1953. He was coach of the year in basketball in 1952-53 and football in 1953-54. He is a member of the TSSAA Region 6 Basketball Hall of Fame. He was principal at Bellevue High School, Isaac Litton Junior and Senior High Schools, and Joelton High School. He was a Metro Councilman representing Old Hickory from 1972 to 1976. He was a member of Old Hickory United Methodist Church. Survived by daughters, Gail Smith Wright ('53) of Centerville, TN and Patricia Roberts (Robert) Phillips ('59) of Harrodsburg, KY; sons, Roger K. (Katie) Smith ('67) of Donelson, TN and Robert Neal (Lydia) Smith ('74) of Jackson, TN; sister, Dorothy (Joe) Allison ('51); brothers, Thomas (Barbara) Smith ('43), Ray (Aliene) Smith ('42), William Smith and Jack (Ruth) Smith; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Also survived by thousands of his students (his kids) at the schools where he taught and was Principal. He was as proud of his kids as he was any of his family, and enjoyed visiting with them at their alumni gatherings throughout the years. Visitation at Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home-Hadley Chapel in Old Hickory, Saturday from 5 until 8 p.m. and Sunday, from 2 until 5 p.m.. Monday visitation at Old Hickory United Methodist Church from 10 a.m. until time of services at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Jim Norton and the Rev. Fred Harper. Interment Hermitage Memorial Gardens. For those desiring, memorials may be made to the Old Hickory United Methodist Church. PHILLIPS-ROBINSON HADLEY CHAPEL, 1501 Hadley Ave., (615) 847-1010.


riceMARY VIRGINIA KING GEE
July 3, 1905 - February 4, 2007

Mary Virginia King GEE
Sumner Co.
Age 101
February 4, 2007

Age 101 of Gallatin, was born July 3, 1905 in Rutherford County to Thomas Moore King and Delle Vaughan King and passed away Sunday, February 4, 2007 at her home. She attended school in Murfreesboro and graduated as an honor student from Central High School in 1923. Mrs. Gee received a B.A. degree cum laude from Vanderbilt University in 1927, where she was a member of Tri Delta Sorority. Later she received an M.A. degree from Peabody College. She taught in the Davidson County School System for 30 years, serving as Chairman of the English Department at Isaac Litton High School for 27 years. In 1937 she married S. Harvey Gee, Jr. After retiring in 1957, Mrs. Gee served two terms as President of the Metro-Retired Teachers Association. She was instrumental in getting legislation passed in both the Metro Council and the State Legislature whereby the Retired Teachers were greatly benefited. Also, she did private tutoring and substituted at Montgomery Bell Academy. As a member of the Madison Circle of The King's Daughters, she helped to found The King's Daughters Day Home, a day care center in Madison. Mrs. Gee was treasurer of the day home for more than 20 years. For 20 years she served as Communion Steward at Belmont United Methodist Church to which she belonged. Mrs. Gee was a member of the Woman's Club of Nashville, the Ladies Hermitage Association, the United Methodist Women and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She moved to Gallatin in 1988 and transferred her church membership to the Gallatin First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Gee became active in the Clark Chapter of the U.D.C's there which is concerned with the restoration of Trousdale Place, the home of former Governor William Trousdale. She was preceded in death by her husband, S. Harvey Gee, Jr. in November 1991. She is survived by three nieces, Julie Ellis Starr of Sherman, TX, Suzanne King of New York, NY and Melissa King Klingenbur of the Turkos Islands; two nephews, John W. Ellis, Jr. of Sherman, TX and Henry Bone Ellis of El Paso, TX. The family will receive friends from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at the Alexander Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Delwyn Fryer officiating. Burial will follow in the Spring Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Gee had requested that memorial contributions be made to The King's Daughters Day Home, 590 N. Dupont Ave, Madison, TN 37115 or to the Gallatin First United Methodist Church, 149 W. Main St, Gallatin, TN 37066. Arrangements by ALEXANDER FUNERAL HOME, Gallatin, TN, (615) 452-2324.

Above excerpts from The Tennessean newspaper

 William "Bill" Thomas HARRIS
April 1, 2007


Bill Harris, Nashville's Coach of the Decade for the 1950's, passed away peacefully in his Goodlettsville, TN home on April 1, 2007. He leaves behind three children, Eileen Harris who resides in Goodlettsville, TN, Dr. William Thomas Harris III who resides in Hot Springs, AR and Mary Katherine Peters of Hendersonville, TN; two grandsons survive him, William Thomas Harris IV and Jack Peters. He is preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Alice Slater Harris of Madison, TN. He and his wife were members of Inglewood United Methodist Church. Bill was born in Wilson, AR in 1916. He served two different spans of time in the Air Force for his country. Upon returning from the service in 1946, he began his teaching and coaching career at Goodlettsville High School. He served as head coach in all sports during his tenure at Goodlettsville. From 1954 to 1961, he served as head coach of Litton High School, where he attained great success. In 1961, Bill began his work in the administrative field, serving in five different junior and senior high schools. He was named Athletics and Physical Education Director of Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools in 1971, where he served until his retirement. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2007 from the chapel of Spring Hill Funeral Home, with Dr. Vincent Walkup officiating. Interment will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery, with Military Honors. Visitation with the family will be on Wednesday, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m., and from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Thursday, at SPRING HILL FUNERAL HOME, 5110 Gallatin Rd., (615) 865-1101.