OBITUARIES FROM THE JACKSON SUN NEWSPAPER... Donald Ray McCartney, 44, Truck Mechanic Services for Donald Ray McCartney, 44, will be at 11 a.m. today at Forest Lawn Funeral Home in Goodlettsville. Mr. McCartney, a truck mechanic, died Sunday in Nashville of heart failure. He is survived by his mother, Myra Pennington of Old Hickory; his father and stepmother, James McCartney and Velma T. McCartney, both of Bradford; a son and a daughter, Lenny McHardie and Maria Mendez; two brothers, William E. McCartney of Union City and Roger McKinney of Hendersonville; and four sisters, Sherry L. Pulley of Greenbrier, Melissa Pennington of Old Hickory, Shannon McKee of Milan and Velma T. McCartney of Michigan. (Taken from paper on June 23, 1999) ===== John Neil Thorne, 64, retired MONROE, LA. - Services for John Neil Thorne, 64, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Salem Baptist Church near Trenton. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery near Trenton. Mr. Thorne, retired from Ford Motor Co. Tractor Division, died Monday at Columbia North Monroe Hospital in Louisiana of heart failure. He is survived by his wife, Alice A. Thorne of Monroe, La.; his mother, Geneva Thorne of Trenton; ; a daughter and a son, Stacy Purgahn of Lafayette, La., and Neil Thorne of Monroe, La.; and a sister and a brother, Kathy Hickerson of Blytheville, Ark., and Bob Thorne of Nashville. (taken from paper on June 23, 1999) ===== Lucille Virginia Matheny, 79, retired BRADFORD - Services for Lucille Virginia Matheny, 79, will be at 4 p.m. today at Hunt Funeral Home. Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery near Bradford. Mrs. Matheny, retired from Kellwood in Greenfield, died Tuesday at her Bradford residence of cancer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reuben Carl Matheny. She is survived by a daughter, Patti Simmons of Dyer; and a brother, Clyde McCartney of Milan. (taken from paper June 24, 1999). Sincerely, Adam D. McCartney _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com