Code from Tutorial: Advanced TableView Tactics (http://coronalabs.com/blog/2014/03/04/tutorial-advanced-tableview-tactics/)

tableview.lua

local widget = require( "widget" )

local myList
local myData = {}
myData[1] = { name="Fred",    phone="555-555-1234" }
myData[2] = { name="Barney",  phone="555-555-1235" }
myData[3] = { name="Wilma",   phone="555-555-1236" }
myData[4] = { name="Betty",   phone="555-555-1237" }
myData[5] = { name="Pebbles", phone="555-555-1238" }
myData[6] = { name="BamBam",  phone="555-555-1239" }
myData[7] = { name="Dino",    phone="555-555-1240" }

local function onRowRender( event )

   --Set up the localized variables to be passed via the event table

   local row = event.row
   local id = row.index
   local params = event.row.params

   row.bg = display.newRect( 0, 0, display.contentWidth, 60 )
   row.bg.anchorX = 0
   row.bg.anchorY = 0
   row.bg:setFillColor( 1, 1, 1 )
   row:insert( row.bg )

   if ( event.row.params ) then    
      row.nameText = display.newText( params.name, 12, 0, native.systemFontBold, 18 )
      row.nameText.anchorX = 0
      row.nameText.anchorY = 0.5
      row.nameText:setFillColor( 0 )
      row.nameText.y = 20
      row.nameText.x = 42

      row.phoneText = display.newText( params.phone, 12, 0, native.systemFont, 18 )
      row.phoneText.anchorX = 0
      row.phoneText.anchorY = 0.5
      row.phoneText:setFillColor( 0.5 )
      row.phoneText.y = 40
      row.phoneText.x = 42

      row.rightArrow = display.newImageRect( "rightarrow.png", 15 , 40, 40 )
      row.rightArrow.x = display.contentWidth - 20
      row.rightArrow.y = row.height / 2

      row:insert( row.nameText )
      row:insert( row.phoneText )
      row:insert( row.rightArrow )
   end
   return true
end

local function reloadData()
    -- you provide this function
    -- fetch your updated ata
    -- flush the table with:
    myList:deleteAllRows()
    -- reinsert your data
end

local springStart = 0
local needToReload = false

local function scrollListener( event )
   if ( event.phase == "began" ) then
      springStart = event.target.parent.parent:getContentPosition()
      needToReload = false
   elseif ( event.phase == "moved" ) then
      if ( event.target.parent.parent:getContentPosition() > springStart + 60 ) then
         needToReload = true
      end
   elseif ( event.limitReached == true and event.phase == nil and event.direction == "down" and needToReload == true ) then
      --print( "Reloading Table!" )
      needToReload = false
      reloadTable()
   end
   return true
end


local navBarHeight = 60
local tabBarHeight = 50
myList = widget.newTableView {
   top = navBarHeight, 
   width = display.contentWidth, 
   height = display.contentHeight - navBarHeight - tabBarHeight,
   onRowRender = onRowRender,
   onRowTouch = onRowTouch,
   listener = scrollListener
}

for i = 1, #myData do
   myList:insertRow{
      rowHeight = 60,
      isCategory = false,
      rowColor = { 1, 1, 1 },
      lineColor = { 0.90, 0.90, 0.90 },
      params = {
         name = myData[i].name,
         phone = myData[i].phone
      }
   }
end