Melba P. Lawwell, 72, of Shelbyville, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2004, at Bedford County Nursing Home.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with the Rev. J.T. Miller and Larry Chatman officiating. Burial will be in Crowell's Chapel.
She was the daughter of the late Mary Ida Embler and Tom Runion. She was a member of Crowell's Chapel Lutheran Church. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Malcome and Fernandel Runion; sisters, Ellen White, Maci Burgett, Birtie Burgett, Nell Creson and Dean Carroll.
Survivors include her daughters, Linda S. Robinson of Columbia and Debra K. Bradford of Lewisburg; a son, Donald W. Cambell Jr. of Shelbyville; husband, James Lawwell of Shelbyville; a sister, Christina Edwards of McCains and Virgie Krieg of Unionville; nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren and five step great-grandchildren.
Her husband obit is below:
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James Avery Lawwell
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
James Avery Lawwell, 81, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday evening, Sept. 1, 2011, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Nashville, after an extended illness.
A native of the Halls Mill Community, he was the son of the late Robert Allen Lawwell and Mattie Mae Claxton Lawwell.
Mr. James was a life-long farmer and worked in the maintenance department for the Bedford County School System and was a member of the Crowell's Chapel Lutheran Church. He served his country in the U.S. Army in Germany during the Korean War.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 35 years, Melba Lawwell; son, Donald Campbell Jr.; and sister, Mary Lee Cartwright.
He is survived by his children, Debra (Tony) Bradford of Lewisburg, Linda (Sonny) Robinson of Columbia, and daughter-in-law, Melissa Carney of Halls Mill; siblings, Evelyn Irwin of Shelbyville, William Robert Lawwell of Murfreesboro, Thomas Edward Lawwell of Columbia, Ethel Mae Kelley of Tullahoma, Janie Burke of Shelbyville, Linda Gale Limbo of Shebyville, and Jimmy Larry Lawwell of Halls Mill; nine grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Sept. 4, in the chapel of Doak-Howell Funeral Home with the Rev. Susan Springer officiating. Burial followed in the Crowell's Chapel Cemetery in the Halls Mill Community.
Memorials may be made to the Crowell's Chapel Cemetery Fund in his memory.
Doak-Howell Funeral Home served the family.
Melba P. Lawwell, 72, of Shelbyville, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2004, at Bedford County Nursing Home.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with the Rev. J.T. Miller and Larry Chatman officiating. Burial will be in Crowell's Chapel.
She was the daughter of the late Mary Ida Embler and Tom Runion. She was a member of Crowell's Chapel Lutheran Church. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Malcome and Fernandel Runion; sisters, Ellen White, Maci Burgett, Birtie Burgett, Nell Creson and Dean Carroll.
Survivors include her daughters, Linda S. Robinson of Columbia and Debra K. Bradford of Lewisburg; a son, Donald W. Cambell Jr. of Shelbyville; husband, James Lawwell of Shelbyville; a sister, Christina Edwards of McCains and Virgie Krieg of Unionville; nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren and five step great-grandchildren.
Her husband obit is below:
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James Avery Lawwell
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
James Avery Lawwell, 81, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday evening, Sept. 1, 2011, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Nashville, after an extended illness.
A native of the Halls Mill Community, he was the son of the late Robert Allen Lawwell and Mattie Mae Claxton Lawwell.
Mr. James was a life-long farmer and worked in the maintenance department for the Bedford County School System and was a member of the Crowell's Chapel Lutheran Church. He served his country in the U.S. Army in Germany during the Korean War.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 35 years, Melba Lawwell; son, Donald Campbell Jr.; and sister, Mary Lee Cartwright.
He is survived by his children, Debra (Tony) Bradford of Lewisburg, Linda (Sonny) Robinson of Columbia, and daughter-in-law, Melissa Carney of Halls Mill; siblings, Evelyn Irwin of Shelbyville, William Robert Lawwell of Murfreesboro, Thomas Edward Lawwell of Columbia, Ethel Mae Kelley of Tullahoma, Janie Burke of Shelbyville, Linda Gale Limbo of Shebyville, and Jimmy Larry Lawwell of Halls Mill; nine grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Sept. 4, in the chapel of Doak-Howell Funeral Home with the Rev. Susan Springer officiating. Burial followed in the Crowell's Chapel Cemetery in the Halls Mill Community.
Memorials may be made to the Crowell's Chapel Cemetery Fund in his memory.
Doak-Howell Funeral Home served the family.
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Mary 'Ellen' Runions White
1909–1986
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Bertie Lou Runions Burgett
1912–1998
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Sara Macie Runions
1913–1998
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Nelma May "Nell" Runions Runions
1920–1996
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Tommie Aline "Dean" Runions Carroll
1922–2003
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Virginia Irene Runions Krieg
1924–2005
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Christene Runions Edwards
1926–2011
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Finandal Runions
1927–1998
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Elener Runions
1930–1930
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