COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Barbara Ann Leftwich "Nana B" Pullum, 70, of the Buffalo Valley community, will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday May 29, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Crest Lawn Memorial Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, and from 11 a.m. until time of services on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Pullum died Saturday morning, May 25, 2013, at her home; in almost the exact location she was born, with her loving family surrounding her.
She was born Aug. 14, 1942, in Putnam County to the late Fred Martin and Willie Kate McDonald Leftwich.
She attended Vaden School, which was a one-room schoolhouse in the Gentry Community. In high school, she was a member of the Honor Society, Beta Club, Future Home Makers of America, and a 1960 graduate of Baxter Seminary. She and her graduating class continued to meet monthly and she always played a pivotal role in organizing group gatherings. She was a dedicated volunteer at Northeast Elementary School, where her grandson, C.J., is a student, as well as a lifelong member of Pleasant Grove Methodist Church in Gentry. "Nana B" was dearly loved by her family and was always taking care of those around her. She was an avid gardener, and enjoyed sharing her bountiful vegetables and flowers with friends and neighbors. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.
Survivors include her daughter, Jackaline Pullum of Berea, Ky; her son, Kevin Pullum of Buffalo Valley; her grandchildren, Carl Jackson Pullum of Buffalo Valley and Garrin Michael Martin of Michigan; a sister and brother-in-law, Bettye and Clarence Huddleston of Maryville; a niece, Debby Francis and family of Cookeville, a nephew, Don Huddleston of Maryville; other nephews and nieces include; Mark Pullum and family of Cookeville, Melissa Pullum and family of Sparta, Shannon DosSantos and family of Orlando, Fla., Jeff Macon and family of Orlando, Fla., Brian Macon and family of Orlando, Fla., CJ Pullum and family of Atlanta, Ga., Patrick Pullum and family of Smiths Grove, Ky., David Pullum and family of Florida, too many cousins to mention, and a whole host of great-nieces and nephews, as well as many loving friends.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Memorial donations can be made to An Infinite Mind, an organization serving survivors of trauma and their families, at www.aninfinitemind.com, or to Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, where Barbara was a lifelong member, at www.pleasantgroveumc.com, Gentry, TN. Wife of Jack Pullum 1939-.
Rev. Bill Cowan will officiate at the services.
Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements (931) 526-6111.
You may share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, and from 11 a.m. until time of services on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Pullum died Saturday morning, May 25, 2013, at her home; in almost the exact location she was born, with her loving family surrounding her.
She was born Aug. 14, 1942, in Putnam County to the late Fred Martin and Willie Kate McDonald Leftwich.
She attended Vaden School, which was a one-room schoolhouse in the Gentry Community. In high school, she was a member of the Honor Society, Beta Club, Future Home Makers of America, and a 1960 graduate of Baxter Seminary. She and her graduating class continued to meet monthly and she always played a pivotal role in organizing group gatherings. She was a dedicated volunteer at Northeast Elementary School, where her grandson, C.J., is a student, as well as a lifelong member of Pleasant Grove Methodist Church in Gentry. "Nana B" was dearly loved by her family and was always taking care of those around her. She was an avid gardener, and enjoyed sharing her bountiful vegetables and flowers with friends and neighbors. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.
Survivors include her daughter, Jackaline Pullum of Berea, Ky; her son, Kevin Pullum of Buffalo Valley; her grandchildren, Carl Jackson Pullum of Buffalo Valley and Garrin Michael Martin of Michigan; a sister and brother-in-law, Bettye and Clarence Huddleston of Maryville; a niece, Debby Francis and family of Cookeville, a nephew, Don Huddleston of Maryville; other nephews and nieces include; Mark Pullum and family of Cookeville, Melissa Pullum and family of Sparta, Shannon DosSantos and family of Orlando, Fla., Jeff Macon and family of Orlando, Fla., Brian Macon and family of Orlando, Fla., CJ Pullum and family of Atlanta, Ga., Patrick Pullum and family of Smiths Grove, Ky., David Pullum and family of Florida, too many cousins to mention, and a whole host of great-nieces and nephews, as well as many loving friends.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Memorial donations can be made to An Infinite Mind, an organization serving survivors of trauma and their families, at www.aninfinitemind.com, or to Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, where Barbara was a lifelong member, at www.pleasantgroveumc.com, Gentry, TN. Wife of Jack Pullum 1939-.
Rev. Bill Cowan will officiate at the services.
Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements (931) 526-6111.
You may share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com.
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Barbara Ann Leftwich "Nana B" Pullum, 70, of the Buffalo Valley community, will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday May 29, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Crest Lawn Memorial Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, and from 11 a.m. until time of services on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Pullum died Saturday morning, May 25, 2013, at her home; in almost the exact location she was born, with her loving family surrounding her.
She was born Aug. 14, 1942, in Putnam County to the late Fred Martin and Willie Kate McDonald Leftwich.
She attended Vaden School, which was a one-room schoolhouse in the Gentry Community. In high school, she was a member of the Honor Society, Beta Club, Future Home Makers of America, and a 1960 graduate of Baxter Seminary. She and her graduating class continued to meet monthly and she always played a pivotal role in organizing group gatherings. She was a dedicated volunteer at Northeast Elementary School, where her grandson, C.J., is a student, as well as a lifelong member of Pleasant Grove Methodist Church in Gentry. "Nana B" was dearly loved by her family and was always taking care of those around her. She was an avid gardener, and enjoyed sharing her bountiful vegetables and flowers with friends and neighbors. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.
Survivors include her daughter, Jackaline Pullum of Berea, Ky; her son, Kevin Pullum of Buffalo Valley; her grandchildren, Carl Jackson Pullum of Buffalo Valley and Garrin Michael Martin of Michigan; a sister and brother-in-law, Bettye and Clarence Huddleston of Maryville; a niece, Debby Francis and family of Cookeville, a nephew, Don Huddleston of Maryville; other nephews and nieces include; Mark Pullum and family of Cookeville, Melissa Pullum and family of Sparta, Shannon DosSantos and family of Orlando, Fla., Jeff Macon and family of Orlando, Fla., Brian Macon and family of Orlando, Fla., CJ Pullum and family of Atlanta, Ga., Patrick Pullum and family of Smiths Grove, Ky., David Pullum and family of Florida, too many cousins to mention, and a whole host of great-nieces and nephews, as well as many loving friends.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Memorial donations can be made to An Infinite Mind, an organization serving survivors of trauma and their families, at www.aninfinitemind.com, or to Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, where Barbara was a lifelong member, at www.pleasantgroveumc.com, Gentry, TN. Wife of Jack Pullum 1939-.
Rev. Bill Cowan will officiate at the services.
Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements (931) 526-6111.
You may share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, and from 11 a.m. until time of services on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Pullum died Saturday morning, May 25, 2013, at her home; in almost the exact location she was born, with her loving family surrounding her.
She was born Aug. 14, 1942, in Putnam County to the late Fred Martin and Willie Kate McDonald Leftwich.
She attended Vaden School, which was a one-room schoolhouse in the Gentry Community. In high school, she was a member of the Honor Society, Beta Club, Future Home Makers of America, and a 1960 graduate of Baxter Seminary. She and her graduating class continued to meet monthly and she always played a pivotal role in organizing group gatherings. She was a dedicated volunteer at Northeast Elementary School, where her grandson, C.J., is a student, as well as a lifelong member of Pleasant Grove Methodist Church in Gentry. "Nana B" was dearly loved by her family and was always taking care of those around her. She was an avid gardener, and enjoyed sharing her bountiful vegetables and flowers with friends and neighbors. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.
Survivors include her daughter, Jackaline Pullum of Berea, Ky; her son, Kevin Pullum of Buffalo Valley; her grandchildren, Carl Jackson Pullum of Buffalo Valley and Garrin Michael Martin of Michigan; a sister and brother-in-law, Bettye and Clarence Huddleston of Maryville; a niece, Debby Francis and family of Cookeville, a nephew, Don Huddleston of Maryville; other nephews and nieces include; Mark Pullum and family of Cookeville, Melissa Pullum and family of Sparta, Shannon DosSantos and family of Orlando, Fla., Jeff Macon and family of Orlando, Fla., Brian Macon and family of Orlando, Fla., CJ Pullum and family of Atlanta, Ga., Patrick Pullum and family of Smiths Grove, Ky., David Pullum and family of Florida, too many cousins to mention, and a whole host of great-nieces and nephews, as well as many loving friends.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Memorial donations can be made to An Infinite Mind, an organization serving survivors of trauma and their families, at www.aninfinitemind.com, or to Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, where Barbara was a lifelong member, at www.pleasantgroveumc.com, Gentry, TN. Wife of Jack Pullum 1939-.
Rev. Bill Cowan will officiate at the services.
Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements (931) 526-6111.
You may share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com.
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