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CYANMAGYELBLK TennesseanBroadsheet Master TennesseanBroadsheet Master 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 5 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 5 TennesseanBroadsheet Master TennesseanBroadsheet Master 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 4B DAVIDSON MIDSTATE 4B Wednesday, February 15, 2006 THE TENNESSEAN www.tennessean.com DAVIDSON COUNTY BENTON COUNTY BEDFORD COUNTY OBITUARIES Age88ofShelbyville. services10a.m.,Thursdayat RosebankCemetery. HILLCRESTFUNERAL HOME, (931) 684-2265 Age 62ofShelbyville.Feb.13th.Fu- neral11a.m.Thursday,Fair HavenBaptist.FELDHAUS CHAPEL, 931-684-8356. dy.Feb.14,2006.Services2 p.m.Thursday.OAKDALEFU- NERAL HOME (731) 584-4343. Age lydepartedthislifeFriday, Hospital.Survivedbydaugh- RuthJenkinsandIris Visitationwiththefamily ReverendRoderickJ.GIatt, Pastor.IntermentFriday,Feb- dleTennesseeVeteransCeme- BROTHERSFUNERALDI- Smith, Directors 615-726-1476.

OfNash- ville.Precededindeathbypa- MagaretDeloresandNorma JeanChafin.Heleavesadevot- QuanitaandChauncey ofrelativesandfriends.Fami- neraltofollowatatGreater ZionPrimitiveBaptist W.Howse,Sr.,Eulogist.Inter- 2006at10a.m..Onlypotted plantsrequested.HOLMES Johnston (615) 329-2596. Saunders passedunexpectedlyfromhis a1979graduateofJohn villeandattendedUniversity wasa16-yearemployeeofthe MetroDavidsonCountyAs- vision.Precededindeathby ChristianHix.Services2p.m. Fryerofficiating.Visitation dayand12Noontilltimeof serviceonFriday.Contribu- tionscanbemadetothe AmericanHeartAssociation. Joelton, TN (615) 876-2968. Age73 ofNashville.February11, 2006.Survivedbysisters, relativesandfriends.Special thankstoTrinityHospiceand BordeauxLongTermCare.

Ms.Baughwilllieinstateto- GreenwoodMain.TERRELL BROADYFUNERALHOME (615) 244-4755. Age 71.Feb.13,2006.Survivedby lovingfamily.Obitlater. TERRELLBROADYFUNER- AL HOME, (615) 244-4755. February andfriends.Completenotice. SMITHBROTHERSFUNER- AL HOME, 726-1476 Age95of Nashville.Feb.12,2006.

Gravesideservice1p.m.Wed- nesday.HARPETHHILLSFU- NERAL HOME, 615-646-9292. Age69ofNashville.February family.Obitlater.TERRELL BROADY, (615) 244-4755 2006.Survivedbyherloving LarryH.Fergueson(Brenda) Troy(Laura)Ferguesonof Funeralserviceswillbecon- ducted1p.m.Thursday,Febru- Roesch-PattonFuneralHome Chapel.Intermentwillfollow inWoodlawnMemorialPark. DeaconsofWingateChurch ofChristwillserveasPall- bearers.Visitationwiththe WOODLAWN-ROESCH- PATTONFUNERALHOME, nity Memorial Provider. Of Nashville.February12,2006 atTrousdaleComprehensive CareCenter.Survivedby RobbieandDortheySmith, errelativesandfriends.Visi- tationwiththefamilyThurs- a.m.-12Noon,atJ.W.Adkins icetofollow.Rev.Albert Jonesofficiating.Interment GreenwoodCemetery.J.W. ADKINSFUNERALHOME DIRECTORS, (615) 292-8367.

Of lenandMaryJohnson.He leavestocherishhismemory, Turner.Inlieuofflowers pleasedonatetoSarahCan- nonCancerCenterandAlive Hospice.Visitationwiththe seeVeteransCemetery, ERSFUNERALDIRECTORS, tors, (615) 726 1476. Until recently there was a beautiful old house with surrounding acreage just west of the West Sector police station on Charlotte Pike. The acreage is being developed and the house has been razed. Was the house historically significant? Judith Leathers, Dickson. The site was known for a Civil War ambush prompted by slaves who tipped the Union army that one of their masters was paying a brief wartime visit to his family.

He was shot dead there before dawn less than 24 hours after his arrival. The mansion was called Mount Hickory, a two-story brick house of 15 rooms dating to about 1850. The victim of the attack, who had interrupted his Confederate military service for the trip home, was physician Dr. William James Bass, son of a multiterm Nashville mayor. The killing have also shattered the illusions of local slave- holders who believed that slaves were largely contented with their way of Paul Clements wrote in his 1987 book about significant Nashville houses.

A Federal regiment got to the house about 2 a.m., an hour before Bass had ordered his own cavalry to assemble for an attack on Federal troops near Nashville, according to a 1911 book on Nashville-area homes. The Union regiment that night in October 1862 the house and called upon Captain Bass to come out. He came to the front door, thinking the call was from his own men, and without a word of warning he was shot down by this Federal regiment, and left in the front The account said wife, Car- oline, daughter of William E. Watkins, was left with five children to care for. Watkins, owner of the plantation and still resident there at the time with his married daughter and her family, died the following summer at age 77.

will, Clements wrote, that those (slaves) who had left, if they could be found, should be He had already lost 32 slaves to Union military service and another group who fled the month after his killing leaving only 15. The house itself, named in honor of Andrew Jackson, was later shelled by Union gunboats firing from the nearby Cumberland River, according to Clements. Unmarked graves of soldiers on both sides were on the property, he wrote. The slain Dr. father, former Nashville mayor and Union Bank President John M.

Bass, died in New Orleans after becoming embarrassed by losses consequent upon the Civil an 1880 Nashville history recalled. His holdings had included plantations in Louisiana and Arkansas. Mount basic structure survived in recent years even beyond damage in a huge fire of unknown origin in December 1995. Motorists on Interstate 40 spotted it and reported the blaze on their cell phones, then something of a novelty. The house was owned, but not occupied, at the time by Mary N.

Ganier, according to a Nashville Banner newspaper report. Firefighters were hampered by dense brush in the 600 feet between the house and Charlotte Pike, the article said. Today giant shovels and earthmoving trucks are hard at work at the stripped-bare site of Mount Hickory. The shopping center being built there wraps around both H.G. Hill Park and the West Sector Metro police station on 53.1 acres.

The developer, Nashville West Shopping Center LLC, plans 24 residential units along with the typical retail, restaurant and office space. Metro Council approved the plan on final vote last June 7. George Zepp writes about the people, places and things that make Nashville unique. SOURCES: A Past Remembered Vol. II, Paul Clements, 1987; Historic and Beautiful Country Homes near Nashville, Tennessee 1911; History of Davidson County Tennessee W.W.

Clayton, 1880; newspaper archives; Metro Archives; Nashville Room, Metro Public Library; www.nashville.org/mc/ordinances. Razed mansion was home to slain Confederate doctor Learn Nashville George Zepp Got a question about Nashville? to: Learn Nashville, 1100 Broadway, Nashville, Tenn. 37203. E-mail: Fax: 615-259-8093. By DIANE LONG and KATE HOWARD StaffWriters A Spanish teacher at Donelson Middle School was charged yesterday with sexual battery for allegedly kissing and fondling a 13-year-old student on school grounds.

School officials said Norberto Roman, 31, resigned last Wednesday after he was questioned about his relationship with an eighth- grade girl by school officials and the father, police said. He was arrested yesterday in Clarksville, where he lives, and brought to Nashville to face the charges. Roman told school officials he had hugged and kissed the student, but denied anything further took place, school officials said. Police said Roman admitted during questioning that he had kissed the girl on several occasions and put his hand inside her shirt. Roman was hired as a Spanish teacher in November after getting a clean report from background check, which includes TBI, FBI and Tennessee sexual offender registry records.

In addition, Roman is a U.S. Army veteran and was recommended for the job by the chief of the Troops-to- Teachers program. The own investigation was over in just hours after Donelson Middle officials were alerted Wednesday to the possibility of an between Roman and the student, school officials said. assistant principal immediately notified us, and we went out to do an interview with Metro schools spokesman Woody McMillin said. the time we found out about it to the time we obtained his letter of resignation was a little over an hour and a District officials say they are offering counseling and other services to the student and her family.

A recording at the phone number listed for Roman in Clarksville said the number was out of service. An e-mail to him was not answered. Former Metro teacher charged with sexual battery ofstudent, 13 REPLACEMENT WINDOWS 615-227-0680 Easy Clean Variety of Styles Save Energy Say to High Energy Bills HARDWOODFLOORING sq.ft. FROM $1.45 sq.ft. METRO ARCHIVES Mount Hickory was enough to rival some of the fine plantation homes in other parts of the author Paul Clements wrote.

The home at 6806 Charlotte Pike was demolished in recent months for a shopping center. This photo is from a 1911 book. ROMAN More coverage online To see The Tennessean statewide analysis of sexual misdeeds and teacher discipline, along with coverage of other teacher misconduct cases, go to Tennessean.com and type MISCONDUCT into the keyword search box. More online For another profile of Mount Place from a 1911 book on Nashville area homes, go to Tennessean.com and type LEARN in the keyword box. Author to talk about latest book Send items for the Midstate Datebook at least five days in advance to tennessean.com or fax them to 259-8093.

TODAY Book signing What: Pulitzer-Prize nominated author Scott Weidensaul speaks and signs copies of his latest book, Return to Wild America: A Yearlong Search for the Natural Soul. When: A book signing with copies available for purchase begins at 6 p.m. The talk begins at 7 p.m., with a reception to follow. Where: Meeting rooms A Beaman Student Life University, 1900 Belmont Blvd. Why: Weidensaul retraces 50 years later the 1955 journey chronicled by naturalists Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher in their book, Wild America How: Open to the public.

Call 4606645. Turkish mayor What: Meet the mayor of Diyarbakir, Turkey, Osman Baydamir, and see a special presentation of the TV documentary Road to Hell Who: Sponsored by Kurdish Human Rights Watch Inc. When: p.m. for the program and discussion, 7-11 p.m. for the documentary and discussion.

The documentary also will be shown at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at Tennessee State student center, 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd. Where: Sheraton Music City Hotel, 777 McGavock Pike. How: To RSVP, call 331-1956.

For hotel directions, call 885-2200. Sumner Pops What: The Sumner County Symphony, in association with the Community Foundation, presents an ensemble in Nashville elementary schools this week. Who: The Sumner Pops is a seven- piece ensemble from the orchestra. When: 1:30 p.m. Where: Inglewood Elementary, 1700 Riverside Drive.

This will be the first performance this week. Why: They will present a 23-minute musical and narrated piece in honor of Black History Month. How: For more information on this and other school performances this week, see www.sumnercountysym- phony.com. Lecture series What: Samuel Shannon Distinguished Lecture Series. Who: Toyin Falola, professor and author of such books as Tradition and Change in Africa When: p.m.

Where: Boswell Chemistry Auditorium, Tennessee State University. How: Call 963-5331. Civil War tours deadline What: Civil war battlefield tours to Fort Donelson and Shiloh. Who: Rest Plantation and Museum is offering tours to Fort Donelson and Shiloh National Battlefields. When: Registration deadline is today for the Donelson tour, being held 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 18. The tour of Shiloh is 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, April 15, with an April 10 registration deadline. Where: Both tours will travel by motor coach from Rest.

How: Lunch and snack are included on both tours. $75 for adults, children 12 and younger are $60 each, with preregistration only. A discount is offered when registering for both tours. Call 832-8197 and ask for David Currey, or e-mail ellersrestplanation.org. TOMORROW Crime forum What A discussion of crime statistics and prevention.

Who: Metro Councilwoman Pam Murray of Cleveland Park-east Nashville, Vice Mayor Howard Gentry and Metro Police Chief Ronal Serpas. When: 5 p.m. Where: Metro City Hall in the old Ben West Library, 225 Polk Ave. How: Open to the public. Call 8626780.

Media images What: Author and cultural critic Kevin Powell speaks on of Blacks in the Who: Sponsored by the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center at Vanderbilt University. When: 7 p.m. Where: Room 103A, Wilson Hall, Vanderbilt campus. How: Free. Contact Jim Patterson, 322-6397 or jim.patterson@vander- bilt.edu.

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