Quinton Smith Quintin: 1954-2024  Vicki: 1954 Married: 1975 Children: Jamie & Daren Nicholson, Sonya & Matthew Wright, Robbie & Heath Springer, Callie & Kyle Hayner Grandchildren: Josie & Roland Springer, Spencer, Reagan, & Ella Wright, Lily & Quinn Hayner Quintin and Vicki met at MTSU in the Fall of 1974 at an AGR Fraternity party.  […]

Deborah Kay (Debbie) Joines DOB: 3/31/1961 Spouse: Jeff Joines, 1987 Children: Audrey Joines Smith; Cole Joines Grandchildren: Jackson and Ellie Debbie Brakefield Joines was born March 31, 1961 to Walter and Sue Brakefield (Bales) in Miami, Florida. She was the second of four children, preceded by brother, Joe, followed by Wally, then a sister, Nancy […]

Allie Ruth Cunningham Correll DOB – 12/08/1947 Spouse – Lanford "Lanny" Correll - 1971 Ruth is the daughter of Harold H. and Carmine Wilson Cunningham. She and her sister, Helen Cunningham McPeak, grew up on the family farm which is near the Greenvale and Norene communities in Wilson County. The family farm, established in 1808, […]

Sam Stratton Bone Jr. DOB: 4/12/1938 Spouse: Martha (Marty) Smith, 1974 Son: Doug Bone Sam Stratton Bone Jr. was born in Lebanon, TN on April 12, 1938, to parents Sam Stratton Bone, Sr, and Margaret Frances Talley Bone. His father was a Cumberland College executive who was instrumental in bringing both electricity and water to […]

1950 - 2021 Married: Emmie Lou 2 Children: Connie Jo Steed Massey, Donald Nelson Steed Nelson Steed was a cherished figure, remembered fondly as a devoted father, grandfather, Christian, businessman, and agriculturalist. His roots lay in Shop Springs, where he began life in a sharecropper family, a testament to his humble beginnings. His family moved […]

1934 - 2023 Married: Peggy Thorne Simpson Don Simpson was born in Watertown, TN on December 11, 1934, to parents Roy and Irene (Davis) Simpson. The Simpson Family owned and operated a Grade-A Dairy Farm in Watertown. Don graduated from Watertown High School in 1954. Then, in 1958, he completed work at Middle Tennessee State […]

Married: Gayla Carter 2 Children Johnnie Gershon Ricketts was born August 4, 1946, to Hall and Louise Ricketts. Johnnie was raised on a Grade A dairy farm on Central Pike. Johnnie graduated from Mt Juliet High School, where he played football and basketball, was an officer in the FFA and was vice president of his […]

1951 - 2020 Married: Cheryl Ann Summers Ligon Children: Randi Langlois, Dr. Andy Ligon DVM, Jason Duncan Ligon Bill Ligon was born, raised and still lives and farms the bicentennial land that his original ancestor, John Cloyd, staked in 1789 as a Revolutionary War land grant in the Mt Juliet community. Growing up on the […]

1937 – 1983 Married: Johnnie Mae Wright Yelton 2 Children Noel Gray Yelton was born on June 12, 1937 with his twin sister, Neva Elton White, at St. Thomas Hospital in downtown Nashville. Mr. Clarence Gray Yelton and his wife, Mrs. Irene Hayes Yelton, brought their newborn twins home to Mt. Juliet; where they joined […]

Born: 1933 Married: Wilma Hall Wright 3 Children 7 Grandchildren 9 Great-Grandchildren In 1933, James H. Wright was born one of five siblings. He was always helping the family in farming. After his graduation from Mt. Juliet High School in 1951, James began farming and later, James took a few public jobs to support his […]