VOM – April 2015
Robert Jacob “Jake” Spradley US Marine Corps, Iraq 2001-2007 April Veteran of the Month By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader War is never easy, and for those brave souls who have survived battle, know all to well that the passage of time does little to ease a tormented soul
VOM – February 2015
Feaster Williamson, Sr. (5 May 1930-10 Jun 2015)US Army; Korea 1951-52 / U.S. Air Force Reserves 1955-1990 Living History: Feaster Williamson, Sr. recognized as February’s Veteran of the MonthBy Sherri Onorati This month’s Veteran of the Month honoree is Korean War veteran Feaster Williamson, Sr. Williamson joined the United States
VOM – January 2015
Norman Crittenden (December 13, 1924 ~ October 24, 2015)US Army, WWII 1943-1946 Living History: Norman Crittenden recognized during Veteran of the Month ceremonyBy Sherri Onorati In 1863, in a letter to New York mayor George Opdyke, Abraham Lincoln wrote, “Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his
VOM – March 2015
Andrew “Andy” Wiley Dunavant (14 Oct 1924 – 16 Jun 2023)US Army, WWII, 1943-1946 March Veteran of the MonthBy Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader Andrew Wiley Dunavant, a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War, was honored last week as the Veteran of the Month for
Gone but not forgotten: Remembering those whose lives were lost in Vietnam
By Sherri Onorati for The Leader on May 22, 2014 EDIT: 3/29/2025 – I just realized I left off a few names when this article was originally written. I have included them in this posting, which, unfortunately, brings Tipton County’s total count to 16 Tipton Countians killed during the Vietnam War. Two
George Anderson Pinner
1LT GEORGE ANDERSON PINNER, USAAF (10 Sept 1915 – 16 Apr 1943) George Anderson Pinner was born on Sept. 10, 1915, in Portageville, Missouri, to Virgil W. and Lucy Terrett Pinner. He was one of six children and the couple’s fourth son. The family moved to Tipton County about 1917,
Alfred Naifeh
Alfred Naifeh was born on January 5, 1915 in Tipton County, Tenn., to Nicholas Naifeh (1878-1922) and Riatha Naifeh (1884-1970), Syrian immigrants. The middle child of seven, Naifeh was a graduate of Byars-Hall High School and attended the University of Oklahoma in 1937 with a BA and in 1940 with
A Devil Dog in Europe
Sergeant Mac Pope (2 Jan 1895 – 3 Oct 1976) was born in Rutherford, Gibson, Tenn., to Louis W. Pope and Rachael Elizabeth “Della” Spenser. He moved to Munford, Tipton County sometime between 1910 and 1917 and worked as a lineman and commercial agent for the Telephone & Telegraph Company
Capt. James Rankin Alexander, CSA
James Rankin Alexander (1828-1873) was born in Aug 12, 1828, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina to Rankin Alexander and Margaret M. Alexander. James R. Alexander married Frances Small Sanford on Dec. 8, 1858 in Tipton County. Frances, was the daughter of Robert Walker Sanford and Frances Downs, and sister to
PVT2 Edward Odell Kinney
Born in Brighton, Tenn., on March 27, 1932, Edward Odell Kinney grew up working on the family farm. A typical farm boy, Odell left school after the seventh grade to dedicate himself full-time to farming. At 17, a unique earnings opportunity presented itself when he was hired to help construct