Jeanie Wilson

Very sad news... thank you, Jan for keeping informed. 🙏🏻

Jane Eblen (Thomas)

Patricia has always radiated such positivity on FB so yes it is quite sad...continuous thoughts and prayers being sent her way.
 

Grant Hitt

I so hate to hear this...praying for her...and Moose too.

Jan Phillips

I just talked with Phil McHaffie this morning. He wanted me to let the class know that Patricia is incoherent and in her final days. Hospice has discontinued fluids and has increased her pain medication. Please keep Phil and Patricia in your thoughts and prayers. 

Jane Eblen (Thomas)

Jan,

Thanks so much for the update on Patricia.  It is so heartbreaking and will continue to keep her and Phil in my prayers for support and comfort.

Lisa McGill (Miller)

I'm sad about Patricia in many ways.  She would often text or send me a personal message to keep me informed about things or people in Shelbyville. She had such a sweet and kind heart. I know she will be missed. I imagine Phil will be lost without her. My prayers go out to him. 

Jeanie Wilson

Rest In Peace Patricia, you have earned your reward. Praying for Phil🙏🏻

Debbie Moore (Griffy)

Bless her sweet heart, she certainly has earned her reward. I am glad that she will suffer no more, but I will really miss her sweet spirit.

Pat Boyce (Harris)

David Dixon

I was also sad to hear of Patricia's passing. We were classmates all the way through elementary school at Southside. After high school I never saw her again—but she came to my father's visitation in 2014. We talked and reminisced for some time, and she was still the sweet spirit and kind soul I remembered. Rest in peace, and we are losing too many of us...

Steve Speelman

Patricia was part of the "Southside Group" so I went to school with her from the first thru 12th. I hadn't seen her since our last reunion, but remember her to be such a kind and nice person. RIP Patricia. Prayers for Phil

Jan Phillips

Debbie Moore (Griffy)

Happy Mother's' Day to all my classmates, & classmate spouses, etc. Hope you have a beautiful day!

Mike Wells

Jan Phillips mother-in-law passed away.  Obituary below.

Funeral services for Adeline Stewart Adams, age 84, of Shelbyville, will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at Southside Church of Christ with Jeff Smith officiating. Entombment will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Mrs. Adams passed from this life Monday May 30, 2022 at Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital.

Visitation will be held 12pm-2p.m. Wednesday June 1, 2022, at the Southside Church of Christ.

A native of Bell Buckle, TN, Adeline S. Adams was born March 31, 1938, to the late Roy and Maggie Stovall Stewart.

Mrs. Adams was a retiree of the Bedford County General Hospital. She was a faithful servant and Charter member of the Southside Church of Christ where she served in many areas, but her favorite was the many years she spent teaching small children. She was a great cook and enjoyed cooking for friends and family. No one will ever match her fried pies. Her hobby was making Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls and gifting others with her work. She was always actively involved in her children’s activities, being that mom who always made the cupcakes and cookies or volunteered her services. She was a Girl Scout Leader for many years, as well as serving as the Girl Scout Cookie Chairman for Bedford County. She and her late husband, Denny F. Adams were walking horse enthusiasts, leading grandchildren to many blue ribbons in the show ring. They did everything together and were loyal fans of Shelbyville Eaglettes Basketball and enjoyed watching grandchildren participate in sports and various other activities.

In addition to her parents, and husband, Mrs. Adams was preceded in death by sisters; Ann Stewart Wilhoite, Rachel Stewart Miller, Mary Joyce Stewart Wilhoite.

Survivors include; children, Mary Grace (Jan) Phillips of Shelbyville, John William (Brenda) Dye, Jr. of Mount Juliet, Cyndi (Hollis) Paschal of Halls Mill, Linda Kaye (Jeff) Gilmore of Bell Buckle, step-children Kelly (David) Bearden of Smyrna, and Kathy Stephens of Murfreesboro; grandchildren, Molly (Greg) Cook, Kyle Phillips, Jamie Bowling (Sharyl McKenzie), Melissa Bowling, Mandy Dye, several great grandchildren; sisters, Sadie Stewart Ghee (Chuck Tempel), Shirley Stewart Smith, and a host of nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Southside Building Fund c/o Southside Church of Christ, 108 Narrows Road, Shelbyville, TN.

Doak-Howell Funeral Home is serving the family.

Pat Boyce (Harris)

Stephen Burks

Happy Birthday to my fellow July babies.  Enjoy your day.

Jan Phillips

Jan Phillips

Below are some oldies from the summer of 1970, as we were preparing for our senior year at SCHS.

Take a few minutes and reminisce back 51 years.

Enjoy!!

Debbie Moore (Griffy)

So many August birthdays! A very Happy Birthday to all of you, especially those I have already missed this month! Hope they have been and will be all you want them to be! Take care!  Ig

Debbie Moore (Griffy)

The funeral for Henry Evans was indeed a beautiful service. If you have occasion to hear Sanda Avent speak, I would encourage you to do so. She brought out all the love that everyone there felt for Henry. Her faith and her compassion cannot possibly be measured! Just as it was with Henry, if you have Sandra as a friend, you are truly blessed!

Sandra Avent

Jan Phillips

                                                                  Condolences

The SCHS Class of 1971 would like to express its condolences to classmate Larry Curlee on the passing of his daughter Corey Kay Curlee Bates

Funeral services for Corey Kay Curlee Bates, age 37 of Shelbyville, will be held 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at Fairlane Church of Christ with Jeff Smith officiating. Entombment will follow at Rosebank Cemetery in the Flat Creek Community of Bedford County. Corey passed from this life Friday, March 10, 2023, at her home under the care of her family and Avenna Hospice.

Visitation with the family will be 5-8 P.M. Monday, March 13, 2023, at the church.

Corey was born on April 2, 1985 in Shelbyville, TN to Larry Curlee and the late Betty G. Potts Curlee.

She was a graduate of Shelbyville Central High School class of 2003, where she was a four year starter on the softball team, having accumulated many individual awards and would be named “Best All Around” by her high school class; an award that she was very proud of. She attended and played softball at Motlow Community College before gaining a softball scholarship to the University of West Alabama where she received a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. She was a softball standout in high school and in college during her playing career, her love for the game and teaching would continue. After college she taught elementary school and coached softball for Sumter Academy in Alabama. Upon returning to Bedford County she taught at Southside Elementary and was an assistant coach with Shelbyville Central High School. Later she would stop coaching to raise her daughter but continued teaching until her health prohibited. During her teaching career she was kind and compassionate often going well out of her way to make sure her school children always had the extra time, love and attention that they needed. She was a faithful member of Southside Church of Christ and always loved attending with her family. She also loved to travel to different destinations, especially to Disney World.

Along with her father survivors include: her loving husband of 10 years, Adam Bates; and daughter, Madelyn “Maddie” Grace Bates all of Shelbyville.

Memorial donations may be made to Southside Church of Christ by mail: 108 Narrows Rd. Shelbyville, TN 37160.

Doak-Howell Funeral Home is serving the family.

www.doakhowellfuneralhome.com

Mike Wells

The SCHS Class of 1971 would like to express its condolences to classmate Debbie Moore Griffy on the passing of her sister-in-law Patricia Gaye Griffy

Obituary for Patricia Gaye Griffy

Patricia Gayle Griffy, age 56, of Fayetteville, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2023, under the loving care and comfort of her family, her caregivers, and Caris Healthcare.

Graveside services will be 11 AM Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Hollywood Cemetery in Wartrace.

The family will receive visitors 5-7 PM Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

She was born September 10, 1966, in Shelbyville, to the late John Ellis Griffy, Sr. and Frances Inez Keele Griffy. Although born with a lot of challenges, she enjoyed life.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister in law and caregiver, Sandy Griffy.

Survivors include her brothers, John Griffy, Wayne Griffy, and his wife Debbie, and Rory Griffy, and his wife Joyce; nieces and nephews, Tim Griffy, Brain Griffy, Shelby Atwood, Jerrilyn Griffy-Jacobs, Jason McGee, Matt Griffy, Braden Chuck Griffy, Chris Griffy, Cindy Griffy, Aimee Burnett, and Bucky Griffy; numerous great nieces and nephews.

Patty would be honored with memorials to the Special Olympics.

Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Susan Lytle (James)

Debbie, I'm sorry for your loss.  My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time.

Susan Lytle (James)

Thank you to all of those who have sent their condolences.  It meant a lot to me and my family.