The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 pm Friday, February 3, 2012 at Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be conducted 10:00 am Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church with Pastor Randall Emmert and Pastor Greg Davis officiating. Interment services will follow at Pleasant Grove Methodist Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be family & friends. Honorary Pallbearers will be Bruce Brocklebank, III, Joshua Brocklebank, J.D. Hicks and Paul Jones.

Memorial donations may be made to Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Building Fund 687 Pleasant Grove Rd. Limestone, TN 37681.


Mr. Thomas “Jim” Habbart, Jr. age 89, Limestone, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at his residence.

Mr. Habbart was a native of Bayonne, New Jersey and son of the late Thomas & Jennie Davison Habbart. In addition to his parents, Mr. Habbart was also preceded in death by his wife, Mildred J. Habbart and a brother, Jay Habbart.

He was a member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church.

Mr. Habbart was a United States WWII Army Veteran. He was a member of American Legion #5 Rahway, New Jersey and Lafayette Masonic Lodge #27 Rahway, New Jersey.

He retried from Ford Motor Company and was a member of Union Auto Workers.

Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Gail & Bruce Brocklebank, Limestone; grandsons, Bruce Brocklebank, III, Jonesborough and Joshua Brocklebank, of the home; family dog, “Leroy”; two nieces and one nephew.