January 24, 1918 - March 11, 2010 Married: Lillie Eller Children: Elaine Ligon Anding, Suzy Ligon Davis, Bill Ligon, Jim Ligon 8 Grandchildren 5 Great-Grandchildren Born and raised on the Cloyd-Ligon farm in western Wilson County. He graduated from Donelson High School in 1936. He entered WW II on Utah Beach as a company commander […]

1928 - 1997 Married: Dorothy Feirick Children: Katherine (Kellie) and Melissa Grandchildren: Kathleen Evins, Caroline Evins, Lindsey Laine Simpson, and Fred Maxwell Simpson Fred was born May 18, 1928 to Howard and Katherine Laine. He married Dorothy Feirich in 1957 and they have two children Kelly and Melissa. They have been blessed with four grandchildren. […]

Born: June 11, 1929 Married: Vondell Green June 12, 1951 Children: Celia Oldham, Lucy Cowley, Jim Lancaster, John Lancaster 12 Grandchildren and 13 Great-Grandchildren Jim K. Lancaster was born to parents, Edward and Dimple Knight Lancaster, in the Lancaster Community of Smith County. Jim arrived twenty minutes before twin brother Joe and was raised in […]

Born: 1952 Married: Paula Tidwell Kinslow 3 Children 4 Grandchildren Coleman Phillip Kinslow was born in 1952, in Carthage, Tennessee to Coleman and Ann Phillips Kinslow. He grew up with sister Judy on the family farm on Lost Creek in the Rock City community. Phillip attended Union Heights Elementary School and graduated from Smith County […]

1926 – 1988 Married: Elizabeth Gilmore 3 Children: Beverly, Mike, and Mark James Ray Johnson was born on June 24, 1926, to Herbert and Novada (Tomlinson) Johnson of the Centerville Community. James Ray married the love of his life Elizabeth Gilmore. They had three children Beverly, Mike, and Mark. James Ray attended Taylorsville School then […]

1895-1990 Married: Maggie Piercey, 1919 Daughter: Margaret J. Ferrell 2 Grandchildren, 2 Great-Grandchildren James C. Johnson was born in Clinton County (Albany), Kentucky, in 1895. He was one of ten children. As a young man he lost all the fingers of his left hand in an accident while working in a sawmill. Despite his disability, […]

Born: 1929 Married: Thelma Bush Children: Diane Jenkins Marsh and Darrell Jenkins Grandchildren: Lorie Marsh, Aaron, Tabitha and Tiffany Jenkins Newell "Red" Jenkins was born to parents, Harry and Velma Mofield Jenkins, in the Rawls Creek Community of Smith County. Newell had two brothers Haskell and Harold Jenkins (who died at the age of 2) […]

Bobby, the only child of R. L. and Christine Howard, was born and raised in Murfreesboro. He attended Oakland High School and was a member of FFA throughout high school. Upon graduation, he bought his grandparents, W. P. and Veda Mae Howard’s, farm near Lascassas. Lounita, the second of four children born to Lew and […]

Married: Denise Dolland Harris 2 Children Dr. Michael Harris was born and raised on the family farm in the Gladeville community of Wilson County. During his middle and high school years, Mike was active in 4-H and FFA. He was a member of the State 4-H Council and in FFA, he was chosen as an […]

March 18, 1928 - June 6, 2014 Married: Nelda Eddins Children: Michael, Keith, Steven 3 Grandchildren Mr. Harris was born and reared in Wilson County and graduated from Mt Juliet High School. From 1930 - 1943, Mr. Harris and his father produced, bottled and delivered milk under the GA Harris & Son milk company He […]