Published: March 22, 2007 08:32 pm         

March 23, 2007 obituaries

Ann Dodge

April 21, 1915 — March 13, 2007

Ann (Elliott) Dodge, 91, of Crossville, passed away March 13, 2007. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 7, at First Baptist Church in Crossville.

Mrs. Dodge was born April 21, 1915, in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Emerson and Mary Jane (Campbell) Elliott.

She was retired from General Motors and was a member of Homestead Baptist Church in Crossville.

Survivors include her sisters-in-law, Martha Elliott of Crossville and Wanda Elliott of Pontiac, MI; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Ross Dodge; sister, Jean Roberts; and brothers, Harold Campbell, Ross Elliott, Stewart Elliott and Leonard Elliott.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the First Baptist Church building fund, 712 S. Main St., Crossville, TN 38555.

Bilbrey Funeral Home, Inc. was in charge of the arrangements.



Lou Ella Fields

Feb. 20, 1913 — March 18, 2007

Lou Ella (Pace) Fields, 94, of Crossville, passed away March 18, 2007. Funeral services were conducted March 20 from the chapel of Bilbrey Funeral Home, with Bro. Wade Webster officiating. Interment was in Lantana Cemetery.

Mrs. Fields was born Feb. 20, 1913, in White County, the daughter of Sam and Martha (Kidwell) Pace.

Survivors include her daughters, Nancy Smith of Crossville, Carolyn Boston of Crossville and Sandra Murray of Lade Lake, FL; grandchildren, Jan Sellers, Kim Tabor, Randy Boston, Curt Boston, Shane Wyatt and Leigh Ann Fairman; and great-grandchildren, Lorna and Rayce Boston, Nathan and Nolan Wyatt and Wyatt and Audrey Fairman.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Litton Herman Fields; sisters, Clara Seals, Florence Turner, Mabel Hughes, Willie Mae Roberts, Rebecca Patton and Mary Wells; and brothers, Jim Pace, Oscar Pace and Claude Pace.

Pallbearers were Curt Boston, Randy Boston, Shane Wyatt, John Ed Turner, Michael Sellers, Greg Tabor, Kyle Fairman and Red Turner.

Bilbrey Funeral Home, Inc. was in charge of the arrangements.



Marian A. Tobias

Nov. 14, 1900 — March 4, 2007

Marian Alice Tobias, 106, passed away March 4, 2007, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Chuck Gazlay, in the Cumberland Cove Community in Monterey. She spent the last seven years in their care and she wanted to remain there with them during her last days. Her wishes were respected.

Mrs. Tobias was buried March 8 next to her husband, James Tobias, at the Mount Moriah Cemetery in Kansas City, MO. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 29, at the Unity Church of the Cumberlands, 823 East 10th Street, Cookeville.

She was born Nov. 14, 1900, in St. Paul, NE. Her father, Dellmond A. Geil, was a minister in the United Church of the Brethren and after retirement he held many prominent positions in politics and public life. He mother, Carrie J. Baliman, was a schoolteacher, a dressmaker, and the church organist. She passed away when Marian was three years old. Her father remarried and Marian and her sister, Lelah, lived with her father and stepmother in various locations in Nebraska until they made Grand Island, NE, their permanent residence.

After she graduated from high school, she attended nurses training in Omaha, NE, at age 19. In 1923, upon passing her state boards, she became a registered nurse and moved to Kansas City, MO, where she practiced nursing for about 11 years. She retired from nursing after she met and married James Wilson Tobias in 1934. They met at the First Christian Church in Kansas City, MO, where they were both members and also sang in the choir together. Both were 34 years of age when they married and their birthdays were one day apart.

In 1935, Marian joined the Unity Church at 917 Tracy in Kansas City, MO, where Charles Filmore, the founder of the United School of Christianity, was the minister. Marian remained a Unity member for the rest of her life.

Her husband, James, was a mail carrier for the post office in Kansas City for 32 years. She was active as an officer in the Ladies Post Office Auxiliary. She held positions in every office from president down to chaplain, often more than once, through the years before her husband retired.

Marian lived a long and healthy life, never having any serious health problems and she enjoyed life to the fullest. When she was 97 years old, she took up watercolor painting, something she had never tried before. She painted almost daily for almost two hours up until the last six weeks before her death. She also loved to play cards, which she claimed kept her mind active.

She was a joy and an inspiration to all who knew her and her family will miss her greatly.

Marian's half-brother and sister, Bill Dellmond Geil and Mildred Louise Evans are still living in Grand Island, NE. Mildred is 98 and Bill is 100 years old. They are still healthy seniors.

She is also survived by two children, Carol Gene Gazlay of Monterey and Larry James Tobias of St. Augustine, FL; grandchildren, Kirk Williamson of Kansas City, MO, Keith Williamson of San Antonio, TX and Tara Shields of St. Augustine, FL; and great-grandchildren, Ethan, Hali, Heather and Evan Shields of St. Augustine, FL.

Crossville Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. was in charge of the arrangements.