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Earlene Cothron, age 83 of Lafayette passed away on Monday morning, June4, 2012 at Macon Coun ty General Hospital. Funeral services for EarleneCothron were conducted on Wednesday, Jun e 6 at 4 p.m. f rom the Chapel ofAlexander Funeral Home with Joel Plunkett and Andy Alexander officiating. Jason Cothron, Adam Cothron, James Cothron, John Cothron,April Cothron, and Bil l Stephens served as Pallbe arers. Intermentfollowed in the Macon County Memorial Gardens.
Dorothy Earlene Cothron was born on November 2, 1928 in Macon County,Tennessee to the late Jo hn Jackson Dallas and Lydia Ruth Green Dallas.She was one of eight children born to this unio n.
On February 2, 1945, she was married to the love of her life, LewisGregory Cothron. They mad e a home and started a family, raising threesons.
Earlene started out as a seamstress and later went to work managing theMacon County Drive-i n for a few years. Then Earlene and Lewis decided tostart their own business, Cothron©ØOØs Gro cery working s ide by side,until retiring in 1990. After they sold the store, she stayed hom e andtook care of Lewis, whose health had begun to deteriorate. Lewis passedaway on August 2 7, 1992. Besides Earlene©Ø OØs husband and parents; onebrother, Donald Dallas also preceded h er in death.
Earlene enjoyed working in her vegetable garden each year and putting upher harvest.
She continued to do some sewing in her retirement years, but what sheloved most of all was be ing a volunteer at the Nursing Home. Earleneloved being with the residents there and helpin g out.
Earlene was the kind of person you always enjoyed being around. She wasa very caring and ded icated, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, andfriend.
She was a member of Walton©ØOØs Chapel Church of Christ.
Earlene will be greatly missed by her family, church family, and manyfriends.
Earlene is survived by; Sons, Steve (Judy) Cothron of Lafayette, TN,Terry (Heather) Cothron o f Oak Ridge, TN, and Tim Cothron of Lafayette,TN, Grandchildren, Jason and Vicki Cothron of L afayette, TN , Adam andLacey Cothron of Hermitage, TN, James Cothron of Mt. Juliet, TN, JohnC othron of Gainesville, GA, April Cothron of Mt. Juliet, TN, Ryan Whitlowof Indian Harbor Beac h, FL, Great Grandchildr en, Cody & Megan Cothron ofLafayette, TN, Sebastian Cothron of Hermi tage, TN, Jonna Cothron ofGainesville, GA, Serena Cothron of Murfreesboro, TN, GreatGreat-Gra nddaughter, Mikayla Troutt of Gaines ville, GA, Sisters, HildaWoods of Lafayette, TN, Mauree n Clark of Pegram, TN, & Juanita Lane ofHermitage, TN, Brothers, Kenneth (Evelyn) Dallas of N ashville, TN, Hollis(Betty) Dallas of Hendersonv ille, TN, Leonard Dallas of Lafayette, TN,Je sse Woodmore of Lafayette, TN, Sister-in-law, Connie Dallas of Raleigh,NC.
Alexander Funeral Home, Directors, in charge of arrangements.
(615)666-2189 or www.alexanderfh.com