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Donna "Faye" Green Cantrell, 83
Donna Cantrell

Donna "Faye" Green Cantrell, age 83, of Smithville passed away Saturday afternoon, September 3, 2022 at St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital ER after spending time with her family at the Green Family Reunion. 

 

Faye worked at Smithville and Campaign Shirt Factories and then worked at Genesco/Texas Boot, where she retired. 

 

Faye was born June 16, 1939 to her parents, the late John Dowie and Mettie Emma Neely Green.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lellon Cantrell; sisters, Elsie Steinbach and Christine Adcock; two brothers, Kenneth Green and Thomas Green.  She was a faithful member of the Keltonburg Church of Christ. 

 

She leaves to cherish her memory, three children, Thomas Levoy (Devita) Cantrell of McMinnville, Dianna Cantrell (Harvey) Whitehead of Knoxville and Steven James Cantrell of Smithville; four grandchildren, Nathan Cantrell of Utah, Mandy Weiler of Knoxville, Justin Cantrell and Leslie Cantrell both of McMinnville; seven great-grandchildren, Aiden Cantrell, Emery Cantrell, Chase Weiler, Audrey Weiler, Breylee Butcher, Everleigh Butcher and Sawyer King; four brothers, James (Ginny) Green of Columbia, John (Judy) Green of Walling, Eddie (Carol) Green of and Jack Green both of Smithville; two sisters, Sara Green Adcock of Murfreesboro and Joyce Green (Chester) Carman of Louisville, KY; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews also survive. 

 

Funeral services was held Thursday, September 8, 2022, at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Bro. Bobby Cloyd officiating. Burial followed in Corinth Cemetery. 

 

Pallbearers included Darrell Green, Dowie Green, Gabriel Weiler, Chase Weiler, Wade Humphrey, and Justin Cantrell.

 

The family asks that donations be made to either Wounded Warriors or St. Jude Children's Hospital, in memory of Ms. Faye. 

 

DeKalb Funeral Chapel, Smithville, was in charge of the arrangements. 

Smithville Review

(Smithville, Tenn.)

Sept. 14, 2022