Doak-Howell Funeral Home

03/16/2026

Bill Nolin, age 70 of Unionville, TN passed from this life early Sunday morning, March 15, 2026 at his home under the care of his family and Hospice Compassus.

Born on November 6, 1955, in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Bill was the son of the late Billy James Nolin, Sr. and Elizabeth Frances Bovee No...

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03/13/2026

Louise Reese Armstrong, age 97, passed from this life on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee. She was born May 25, 1928 on a farm outside of Shelbyville, Tennessee, the eldest daughter of the late Thomas Benton Reese and Mary Callie Brown, also of Bedford County.
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03/13/2026

Patricia Thompson Farrar
Date of Service: Saturday, March 14, 2026
Visitation: 1-4 p.m.
Memorial Service: 4 p.m.

Due to limited parking at First Presbyterian Church in Shelbyville, there will be extra parking at 102 Lane Parkway and United Grocery/Goodwill Parking Lot.

Shuttle Bus transportation will be provided.

03/13/2026

Mark S. Leek 72 of Shelbyville, Tennessee passed away on Friday, February 27, 2026, after a brief illness.

He was born on January 11, 1954, to Berniece and Eldon Leek in Centerville, Iowa. He later met and married his beloved wife, Faith, and they shared 45 wonderful years together. She prec...

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03/12/2026

David Wayne Warren, age 67, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, passed from this life on March 10, 2026, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup, Georgia.

A native of Bedford County, David was born on December 4, 1958, to the late Oddis B. Warren and Emma Gladys Woods Warren. In addition to his parents, ...

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03/10/2026

James Bernard Keese, age 83, of Shelbyville, TN passed from this life on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at his home.
Born March 10, 1942, in Cullman, AL, James was the son of the late James Ottis Keese and Nollie Christine Williams. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, David ...

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03/09/2026

Patricia Thompson Farrar passed from this life on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Ascension St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital.

Born, May 9, 1969, to Patricia “Pat” Ann Carr Thompson and the late Richard Warren Thompson. In addition to her father, she was proceeded in death by her brother Robbie Thomp...

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03/07/2026

Rebecca “Becky” Imogene Porter, age 86, of Bell Buckle, TN, passed from this life peacefully on Friday, March 6, 2026, at her home surrounded by loved ones.

She was born in Pawnee, Oklahoma, on March 30, 1939, to the late Claude and Nora Borden Hooper. In addition to her parents, she was pr...

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03/02/2026

Alice Claudette Smith Jones Fox, age 80 of Bell Buckle, Tennessee pass from this life on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at Vanderbilt-Bedford Hospital.

Born April 13, 1945, in Fort Monroe, Virginia, Claudette was the daughter of the late Samuel Smith and Velma Jones Smith, along with her stepf...

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02/21/2026

Mrs. Dorthea E. Sprinkle, age 83, of Shelbyville, TN, passed from this life on Friday, February 20, 2026, at her residence with her family by her side.

Born on August 29, 1942, in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Paul Anthony DeBoeser and Doris E. McAfee DeBoeser. Mrs. Sprinkl...

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02/21/2026

Ronald L. Neeley, age 81, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, passed from this life on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at his residence with his family by his side, following an extended illness. His remains will be cremated, and he will be laid to rest at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery at a later date.

Born on A...

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