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A4 Saturday, March 6, 2010 1 THE DAILY NEWS JOURNAL www.dnj.com NATION Elevated flood risk in the Midwest Signs for flooding across the upper Midwest are ominous, from seasonal thaw of snow to the onset of spring rains. Shooter had history of mental illness Flood risk Betow averaas Average Above average Hg" hi 1 SOURCE: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration AP Upper Midwest braces for severe springflooding The 36-year-old Bedell returned to his parent's home Jan. 18, telling them "not to ask any questions" about where he had been. But he left after that, and his parents didn't know where he went Little is known about his trip east, but authorities know he spent time in Reno, where Washoe County Sheriff Mike Haley said he was arrested on Feb. 1 with two ounces of marijuana in his car but no weapons.

The Bedell family put out a statement Friday saying they were "devastated as a family by the news." "We may never know why he made this terrible decision," the statement said. "One thing is clear though his actions were caused by an illness and not a defective character" The 6-foot tall, blue-eyed software devotee approached the Pentagon entrance Thursday evening wearing a jacket, dress shirt and pants, seeming like any other end-of-the-day commuter. Bedell, the officials say, opened fire with a 9 mm handgun just five feet from the nearest officer, Marvin Carraway. Fellow officer Jeffrey Amos ran out of a nearby guard booth to confront Bedell, as did a third, unidentified officer. All three officers gave chase and fired at Bedell, who was struck in the head and left arm.

Jl00 18 her son had no reason to travel to the East Coast because he had no friends or family there and she and her husband were worried about his mental state, San Benito County Sheriff Curtis Hill said. Hill also said Bedell's parents found an e-mail from their son that indicated he had made a $600 purchase from a shooting range in the Sacramento area that could have been a gun or ammunition. OBITUARIES Bipolar disorder plagued John Patrick Bedell ASSOCIATED PRESS HOLLISTER, Calif. -The man who opened fire in front of the Pentagon had a history of mental illness and had become so erratic that his parents reached out to local authorities weeks ago with a warning that he was unstable and might have a gun, authorities said Friday. It's still unclear why John Patrick Bedell opened fire Thursday at the Pentagon entrance, wounding two police officers before he was fatally shot.

The two officers were hospitalized briefly with minor injuries. Bedell was diagnosed as bipolar, or manic depressive, and had been in and out of treatment programs for years. His psychiatrist, J. Michael Nelson, said Bedell tried to self-medicate with marijuana, inadvertently making his symptoms more pronounced. "Without the stabilizing medication, the symptoms of his disinhibition, agitation and fearfullness complicated the lack of treatment," Nelson said.

His parents reported him missing Jan. 4, a day after a Texas Highway Patrol officer stopped him for speeding in Amarillo, according to the missing person's report Bedell told Laverne Baker Laverne Baker, 72, of Christiana, passed away Thursday, March 4, at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. Mrs. Baker was bom in Fiskburg, Ky. to the late Hobert and Clara Fisk.

She was a homemaker, a member of the Baptist Faith, and attended Sharpesville Church of Christ. Mrs. Baker was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Donald Baker; sons Matt (Cindy) Baker, of Murfrees-boro; Michael (Paula) Baker, of Murfreesboro; Terry (Billie Jo) Baker, of Rockvale; daughters Deborah Sexton, of Christiana, Kayla Baker, of Murfreesboro, Rebecca Duggins, of Cynthia, Vicky Evans of Walton, Kimberly Lockwood, of Falmouth, brothers Wayne Fisk, of Piner, Norman Fisk, of Fiskburg, Ky; 20 grandchildren; and 12 greatgrandchildren. Visitation with the family will be Sunday, March 7, from 4 p.m.

to 8 p.m. at Murfreesboro Funeral Home. Funeral service will be Monday, March 8, at 11 a.m. at Murfreesboro Funeral Home with Brother James Lively officiating. Burial to follow at Miller Cemetery.

Those wishing may send condolences online at www.murfreesborofuneralh 6me.com. Murfreesboro Funeral Home, 145 Innsbrooke Blvd, Murfreesboro, TN. 615-896-2229. Carlton Farris Sammie Louise Carlton Farris, age 84, of Rockvale, passed away Friday, March 5, 2010 at MTMC. She is survived by a daughter, Nettie Ann (Randy) Throneberry of Shelbyville; son, William Hopkins (Sue) Farris of Pulaski; brothers, Charles (Hazel) Carlton of ASSOCIATED PRESS FARGO, N.D.

Salesmen in Fargo are hawking products with names like the Muscle Wall and the Sandbagging Buddy. Emergency workers in Keokuk, Iowa, are planning to barricade the water treatment plant with limestone boulders. The farmers' cooperative in Quincy, 111., is moving grain inland to keep it dry. Spring could bring disastrous flooding again to the Upper Midwest, government forecasters are warning. And folks along the Red, the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers are taking precautions, especially after calamities last year and the year before.

"This is like having a two-month warning that a tornado is going to hit your house," said Richard Thomas, who lives near Fargo. "There's always the possibility we'll be just fine, but it's bothering me. Mississippi and Clarence Barkley of Hughes, Arkansas; several nieces and nephews; and her best friend, Judy Jackson of Smyrna. Mrs. McCright was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker.

Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Visitation with the family will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. 615-459-3254. www.woodfinchapel.com Betty Faye Climer McCullough Betty Faye Climer McCullough, age 68, passed away Thursday, March 4, at Middle Tennessee Medical Center.

She was a native and lifelong resident of Rutherford County and a member of Freedom Baptist Church. Betty worked as a self-employed caregiver. Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Jewel McCullough and her parents, Lawrence Rowland Climer and Virginia Neese Potts. She is survived by three sons, Thomas Keith McCullough, Teddy McCullough and Clarence Todd McCullough; two daughters, Pam Ricky) Gipson and Rhonda McPeak; one brother, Ronnie (Charlotte) Climer. She was also survived by several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

Graveside services for Betty will be at 2 p.m. on Monday at Evergreen Cemetery with Rev. Kevin Barrett officiating. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m.

Sunday at Jennings Ayers, 820 S. Church Murfreesboro, TN. 37130 (615) 893-2422 www.jenningsandayers.com Evelyn Jean Sears Turner Evelyn Jean Sears Turner, 88, was born in rural Coffee County Tennessee on September 14, 1921. A graduate of the 1939 class of Sharonville High School, Sharonville, Ohio, she attended Southern Methodist University before serving in the U.S. Navy during Wojld War II.

After her children were grown, she returned to work at Poplar Bluff Hospital, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and retired to Adams Place in Murfreesboro. It's stressful." The National Weather Service said heavy snow cover and ground that is already saturated could lead to severe flooding in as little as a few weeks. Exactly how severe will depend on how fast the snow melts and how heavy the spring rains are. In Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, an area of about 200,000 people, the chances of major flooding were projected Friday at about 90 percent The probability of record flooding was put at 19 percent. Elsewhere across the Upper Midwest, the threat is less dire but still serious.

In dozens of towns from Missouri north through the Dakotas to the Canadian border, homeowners, farmers and business owners are putting aside normal business to deal with a hazard they know all too well. Jean was preceded in death by her parents, Albert Owen and Mabel Miller Sears and one sister, Cleora Sears Ross. Jean is survived by two children, Bonnie Turner (Gore) Ervin, of Murfreesboro and Wylie A. (Trudie) Turner of Jacksonville, N.C., and one sister, Bonnie Curry, of Downey, Calif. She had three grandchildren, Elizabeth and Brian Ervin and James William Turner.

Memorial anangements have not been finalized. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Discovery Center of Murfree Spring, 502 Southeast Broad Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37130 or to the American Cancer Society. Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home, 820 Church Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37130. 615-893-2422 www.jenningsandayers.com Ann Snell Womack Ann Snell Womack, age 76, died March 4, 2010. Mrs.

Womack was a native of Lynchburg, VA, and daughter of the late James Peyton and Mary Johnson Snell. Funeral services will be Sunday at 5 p.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Ben Earthman and Steve Decker officiating. Burial will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Evergreen Cemetery.

Mrs. Womack is survived by her husband, David R. Womack, children, Ross (Dana) Womack, Murfreesboro, Annette Womack (John) Stuart, Marietta, GA, and Peyton Womack (Steve) Coats, McDonough, GA; grandchildren, Amanda Womack (David) Haley of Murfreesboro, J.D. (Kate) Stuart of Nashville, Mary Peyton Stuart (Adam) Anderson of Dallas, GA, Madison Elizabeth Coats, Abigail Ka-therine Coats, McKenzie Peyton Coats, and Matthew Steven Coats. Mrs.

Womack was a member of New Heights Chapel. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Memorials in memory of Mrs. Womack may be made to New Heights Chapel.

Woodfin Memorial Chapel, 615-893-5151. www.woodfinchapel.com I- AP PHOTOS Above, people board a shuttle bus headed for the Pentagon Friday at the Pentagon City Metro stop in Arlington, Va. Right, Pentagon Police Chief Richard Keevill speaks with reporters about a shooting on Thursday at the Pentagon in Washington. the highway patrolman he was heading for the East Coast, and the officer used Bedell's phone to call his mother, Kaye Bedell, because he seemed disheveled and out of sorts. Family friend Reb Monaco said Kaye Bedell asked the officer to take him to a mental health facility, but that the son refused.

The patrolman let Bedell go with a warning. The next day, Kaye told deputies in California that Tullahoma, James Alfred (Janice) Carlton of Shelbyville; five grandchildren, Barry Ryan Throneberry of Columbia. William Hopkins (Bethany) Farns, II of Rockvale, Beth (Mark) Sesler of Murfreesboro, Kelli (Michael) Lamb of Rockvale, and Samuel Jerome Farris of Nashville; and nine great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Cox Farris, who died in 2004; infant daughter, Betty Jane Farris; her parents, Alfred Bell and Lonnie White Carlton; and sister, Annie Ruth Carlton. Mrs.

Farris was an active member of the Rockvale Ruritan Club, Rockvale Family and Community Education Club, former president of the Rutherford County FCE Council, 4-H Club adult leader, choir member and teacher of the ladies Sunday School Class of Eagleville Baptist Church of which she was a member for 74 years. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Brother Barry Throneberry and Brother Ben Martin will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Active pallbearers will be Eddie Nance, Buddy Nance, Jim Thompson, Kevin Elrod, Ellis Wright, and Edmund Wright. Deacons of the Eagleville Baptist Church will serve as Honorary Pallbearers. Woodfin Memorial Chapel, 615-893-5151.

www.woodfinchapel.com Joseph Foy Joseph Foy, 72, died Mar. 4, 2010. Smith F.H., 563-5337. www.smithfuneral homewoodbury.net. Mrs.

Jessie Burr (Alexander) Jackson Mrs. Jessie Burr (Alexander) Jackson, 67, of Murfreesboro died March 4, 2010. She was a native of Cannon County, born in Readyville on April 23, 1942. Her parents were the late Jesse Clyde "Jake" Alexander and Eunice Mildred (Finley) Alexander. She was preceded in death by her first band, Curtis Ray Little and sister, Marlene Taylor.

Survivors include her husband, Jackson of Murfreesboro; son and daughter-in-law, Ricky Joe and Pat Alexander of LaVergne; daughter, Jana Faye Smith of LaVergne; step-sons, Curtis Little, Jr. of Murfreesboro, Ron and Peggy Jackson, David and Sheryl Jackson; step-daughter, Cindy McCormick, all of Murfreesboro; brothers, Robert Wiley "Buddy" and Eldra Alexander of Woodbury, Gerry Alexander of Hillsboro; sisters, Lillian and Richmond Alexander of Woodbury, Elaine Martin of Woodbury; Mary Dale and Buddy Clark of LaVergne; one granddaughter, Joanna Wilkes of LaVergne; step-grandchildren, Calvin McCormick, Blake McCormick, Chris Jackson, Brett Jackson, Olivia Jackson, Alyse Jackson, Madeline Jackson, Danielle Jackson, Shannon Hipp, Joey Hipp and Scotty Hipp; step-great grandchildren, Bradley Jackson, Bethany Jackson and Ali Grace Jackson; and several nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Mrs. Jackson was a member of the Woodbury Church of Christ. She was a co-owner of Curtis Little Associates Insurance.

She also worked for many years at Genesco and General Electric. Visitation will be held on Mar. 6, 2010 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Smith Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Mar.

7, 2010 at 2 p.m. in the Smith Funeral Home chapel. Tim Alexander will officiate and interment will be in Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to Alive Hospice-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of anangements. www.smithfuneralhomewoo dbury.net.

615-563-5337. Shannon McCrary Shannon McCrary, age 37, of Woodbury, died Friday, March 5, 2010. A native of Murfreesboro, TN, she was the daughter of Jean Barlow McCrary and the late Hollis E. McCrary. Miss McCrary is survived by her mother, Jean Barlow McCrary of Woodbury, TN; step-father, Lynwood Barrett of Woodbury, TN; brother and sister-in-law, Phil and Jennifer McCrary of Murfreesboro, TN; nephew, Adam Buchanan of Murfreesboro, TN; sister and brother-in-law, Cindy and Andre Marshall of Woodbury, TN; step sister, Julie Walker of Murfreesboro, TN; and nephew, Blake Walker of Murfreesboro, TN Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.

Monday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Brother Herb Alsup officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Miss McCrary was a former sales clerk with Goody's department store and was a graduate of Riverdale High School. Pallbearers will be Brad Walker, Mike Dashper, Josh Johnson, Shawn Stroh, Jason Barrett, and Andre Marshall. In lieu of flowers memorials in memory of Miss McCrary may be made to the National Brain Tumor Society or Tennessee Oncology will be from 3 to 7 p.m.

Sunday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel, 615-893-5151. www.woodfinchapel.com Molly Marie McCright Molly Marie McCright, age 70 of Smyrna, died Friday, March 5, 2010 at Alive Hospice at St. Thomas Hospital. A native of Jugfort, Mississippi," she was the daughter of the late Lee Allen and Mary Ida Malone Barkley. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Horace McCright and her son, Raymond Trimm.

Funeral Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna. Brother Paul Johnson will officiate. Burial will follow in Mapleview Cemetery. Mrs.

McCright is survived by three daughters, Cindy Knight, Margaret Key and Tina Jones, all of Smyrna; three sons and one daughter-in-law, Elbert Trimm of Arkansas, Johnny Trimm. of Smyrna, and Scott (Mary) Trimm of LaVergne: 16 grandchildren; four great grandchildren; an ex son-in-law, Dicky Winders; two sisters, Margaret Pollen of Grenada, Mississippi and Dolly Barkley of Smyrna; two brothers, Marvin Barkley of.