Bond Memorial Chapel

Jackson, Joyce Cole, age 74, of Lebanon, TN and formerly of Pineville, KY died April 17, 2022. Joyce was born in Dayton, OH and was the daughter of the late, Alfred C. Stamper and Dorothy Wigglesworth Stamper. She was a member of Joy Church. Joyce began working for Bell County School System in 1978. She taught Home Economics at Bell County High School for 28 years. She began driving a school bus in 1997 and even after her retirement continued to drive and substitute teach until 2019. As a longtime teacher, she was a second mom to many and taught three generations in several families. Joyce retired in 2019 with over 41 years of service. She enjoyed canning, sewing, quilting, baking, and...

Graves, James Merritt, age 80, of Mt. Juliet, TN, died March 16, 2021. Merritt was born in Seminole, OK and was the son of the late, James Herman Graves and Gladys Elaine Merritt Graves. He grew up in the east Texas oil field of Joinerville. Merritt graduated from Gaston High School. He went on to earn his BS degree from Stephen F. Austin College in Nacoqdoches, TX, his Master's degree from Whitter College in Whitter, CA and his PhD from Texas A&M in College Station, TX. Merritt taught school in California, Texas and Tennessee. In Tennessee, he taught at Apollo, Murrell Special School, Glencliff High School and Peabody College. Merritt retired from teaching in 2002. He was a CHYAA...