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Obituaries Marvin E. Vestal
John Nash Clayton
June 5, 1924 – Jan. 27, 2010 Marvin Elbert Vestal, 85, of Huntingdon, died Jan. 27, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held Jan. 29 in the Chapel of Dilday – Carter Funeral Home with Bro. Lynn Stapleton and Bro. Wayne Holmes officiating. Interment followed at Davis Chapel Cemetery. Mr. Vestal was born in Luray to the late William Elbert Vestal and Reba Lee (Meadows) Vestal. He was a selfemployed farmer and a World War II Army Veteran. He was a member of the Davis Chapel United Methodist Church, a former school board member of the South Carroll Special School District and a former chairman of the Carroll County Republican Nominating Committee. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Dorothy Janice Cochran Vestal; a son, Elbert Ray (Linda) Vestal of Huntingdon; three daughters, Dianne (Randell) Brewer, of Smyrna, Mary (Larry) Moody of Huntingdon, and Martha (Kenn) Ferrari, of Muldrow, Okla.; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Pallbearers who served were Jeffery Vestal, Jason Moody, Rodney Meshotto, Chris House, Matt Stafford and Malcolm Allen. Honorary pallbearers who served were Lee Ellis, Mike Lewis, Tom Haywood, Billy Murphy, Danny Simpson, Jimmy Simpson and Rayburn Davis.
Date of Death – Feb. 1, 2010 John Nash Clayton, 56, of Jackson, died Feb. 1, 2010, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, at Shackelford Funeral Directors of Henderson – Casey Chapel with Bro. Ronnie Sells officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery in Chester County. The family will receive friends at Casey Chapel beginning at 4 p.m. Wednesday. He was born in Henderson, Chester County, the son of Louise Nash Clayton and the late John William Clayton. He graduated from Chester County High School in 1971. He married Pamela Sanders of the Montezuma area in 1972. They made their home in Chester County for 28 years and then moved to Jackson. He graduated from Jackson State Community College with an Associate Degree in Marketing. Upon graduating from the University of Memphis in 1975 with a Bachelors degree in Business, he entered the financial services industry. He has extended his education in many key financial areas. In 1985, he was designated Certified Financial Planner from the College of Financial Planning. John received his Masters of Science degree in Advanced Financial Planning in 1995. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and family and loved to get together with friends. He was a member of the Englewood Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Pamela “Pam” Sanders Clayton; a son, Ryan Clayton of Jackson; two daughters, Amy Clayton Lofton (Chad) and Kacey Clayton, all of Henderson; his mother, Louise Nash Clayton of Henderson; six grandchildren, Lauren Lofton, Seth Lofton, K. J. Jackson, Brendan Clayton, Emma Kate Clayton and Anna Clayton; two brothers, Steve Clayton (Donna) of Henderson and Eric Clayton (Roxanne) of Jackson; and two sisters, Erika Miller (Doug) of Henderson and Inge Rainey (Jack) of Oakfield. He was preceded in death by a sister, Ann Garrison in 2007.
Chester County Independent (Henderson, Tenn.) Feb. 4, 2010
Chester County Independent (Henderson, Tenn.) Feb. 4, 2010
Frances Patricia ‘Pat’ Davis Sept. 14, 1950 – Jan. 30, 2010 Frances Patricia “Pat” Davis, 59, of Memphis, died Jan. 30, 2010, after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Funeral services were held Feb. 3 at Memorial Park Riverside Chapel in Memphis with Daniel Hope officiating. Burial followed at Memorial Park Cemetery. Pat graduated from Kingsbury High School with honors and from Abilene Christian University in Sociology. She was a docent for the Wonders Exhibitions. She enjoyed photography, fishing, horses, and the outdoors. Pat had a compassionate heart and was dedicated to animals and served in animal health for over 35 years, working the last 25 years at Animal Hospital Raleigh Bartlett, most recently as the office manager. She is survived by her mother, Frances Blankenship, and brother, Don Davis, both of Henderson; sister, Cheri White (Steve) of Boulder, Colo.; stepsisters, Janet Medley (Dan) of Oakland, Janice Pinckley (Charlie) of Carthage, Betty Meredith (Don) of Senatobia, Miss., and Sharon Pinckley (Roy) of Henderson; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Grant Davis, Jr.; and her stepfather, Felix Blankenship. Her sense of humor made her a favorite with her numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to express their appreciation and thanks for the love, care, and helpfulness from Pat’s second family, Dr. Legett and his entire staff at the Animal Hospital Raleigh Bartlett. Memorials may be made to your local animal rescue organization. Chester County Independent (Henderson, Tenn.) Feb. 4, 2010
Vida Meek Bishop Date of Death – Jan. 27, 2010 Vida Meek Bishop, 98, of Milledgeville, died Jan. 27, 2010, at her residence. Funeral services were held Jan. 28 at Milledgeville United Methodist Church with Lloyd Blankenship officiating. Burial followed at Milledgeville Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Savannah in charge. Chester County Independent (Henderson, Tenn.) Feb. 4, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Gospel Concert Enville Baptist Church, 8395 Main St. at Enville, will have a gospel concert at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 14, featuring Nick Smith, a former Adamsville High School baseball standout and Troy University graduate who is now in music ministry. Stacey Goodwin is pastor of the church. Everyone is invited.
Free Food Pantry A free food pantry is set up for the needy only from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month, at Montezuma United Methodist Church. Take Hwy. 45 South from Henderson, turn right on Montezuma Road (across from Estes Church of Christ), the church is located three miles on the right. Drive around to the back of the church. For those who don’t have transportation, call 6081038 or 695-9497.
Early bird service The Henderson Church of Christ worship hour is carried over WFHU 91.5 at 8 a.m. each Sunday. The program includes recorded acappella singing, prayer, scripture reading, and a live sermon.
Prayer requests
Cause of trauma? Sometimes when we are in the midst of grief we wonder how we will deal with the suffering and pain we are experiencing on a daily basis. We need help making the journey with bereavement. We need to know how to handle it and how to cope. We seek to understand why this has happened to us. As anger swells within us, it is often directed at others. Occasionally, we direct it toward God. Our perception of God is not in harmony with the response we received toward our traumatic loss. Is God the cause of trauma in our world? When anguish comes, we may be disappointed in God’s response or so enraged that we do not care to understand why our sorrow has come upon us as it has. Very often attacking God is a protest of anger and deep hurt. God and the depth of our belief or disbelief will greatly influence our response to traumatic loss. Scripture says that Jehovah is no respecter of persons, and cannot be tempted with evil, neither temps he any man. Job
suffered with physical disease, loss of property, and the death of his children. God did not inflict this, but allowed Satan, up to the point of sparing his life. There is a difference from permission and commission. Jehovah gave permission. In John 9:3, a man was born blind not because of his own sin, or the sins of his parents. Suffering is not a punishment. Some things are always right, others always wrong. God is love. It is inconsistent with infinite love to commit evil, or display a respect of persons. Sometimes sorrow comes because of poor decisions on our part, other times, the decisions of others brings sorrow, and then because of no fault of anyone, as in the example of the blind man earlier given. Sponsored by Shackelford Corporation, w w w. s h a c k e l f o r d f u neraldirectors.com
For special prayer requests or needs call 989-0326 or 989-7563. Services at Jacks Creek Apostolic Church are at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday and at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The church is located at 150 McAdams Loop in Jacks Creek. Brent Daniel is the pastor.