Obituary Listing

Apr 16, 2009

Apr 15, 2009

Dr. Wayne Haggard Mitchell, age 70, of Knoxville passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at his home after a courageous three year battle with cancer. He was a member of Concord United Methodist Church. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee, the UT College of Dentistry, and the Orthodontic School of the University of Missouri at Kansas City....

Apr 15, 2009

Mr. Granville W. Smith, age 88 of Grand Junction, passed from this life Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at Methodist Healthcare of Fayette County in Somerville.He was born June 22, 1920 in Nixon, TN to the late Clyde and Ella Mae Davis Smith. He married Hazel Buchanan, who survives, June 25, 1955 and worked for Southern Railroad for 21 years. He...

Apr 15, 2009

Henry Arvie King was born February 4, 1929 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late Frank King and Pauline Woods King Garvin.Mr. King worked for the City of Selmer Street Department for 20 years. He was Baptist in belief.Mr. King departed this life on April 15, 2009 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 80 Years, 2 Months,...

Apr 14, 2009

Robert Glenn Barnes, Jr.was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on June 28, 1936 the son of the late Robert Glenn, Sr. and Daisy Nevadah Stewart Barnes.On June 28, 1970 he was united in marriage to Johnnie Hulin, who survives.Mr. Barnes worked for L.E. Meyers as an electrician, he had also worked TVA for many years. He was a Volunteer Fireman;...

Apr 14, 2009

Mary D. Murray Johnson was born June 13, 1916 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Arthur and Maggie Emmons Murray.She was united in marriage to B. B. (Bonzie) Johnson on June 13, 1930. Mr. Johnson preceded her in death on November 3, 1984.Mrs. Johnson was a Cook for the Dixie Cafe and the Tower Service Station. She...

Apr 14, 2009

Sonny Cromwellwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on March 17, 1944 the son of the late Gilbert Parker and Sarah Jo Jerrolds Cromwell.Mr. Cromwell worked construction and was a truck driver. He loved being with family and friends, and enjoyed riding motorcycles.Mr. Cromwell departed this life on Tuesday April 14, 2009 at the age of 65 years, 28 days.Mr. Cromwell...

Apr 14, 2009

Mr. John Wayne Steadman, 66 of Bolivar, passed from this life Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Born Sept 4, 1942 to the late John David and Eddie Faye Brooks Steadman in McNairy Co, he had worked as a service manager for Ford in Jackson and Brownsville and as an outboard motor mechanic. He served in the...

Apr 14, 2009

Mabel Ardon Moore, 98, of Phoenix Arizona formerly of Montezuma, TN passed away on April 14, 2009. She was one of seven children born to Ilie and Maggie Nance, all of which have predeceased her.She married Clarence Moore in 1930. Mrs. Moore worked on the farm and was a supervisor at Salant shirt factory until she retired in 1972 and...

Apr 13, 2009

Stephen Michael Keith Lawson was born April 26, 1990 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee the son of Michael Lawson and Angela Basler Lawson.Stephen was a delivery man for Domino's Pizza and enjoyed working in construction. He attended the Church of God of Prophecy in Bethel Springs, Tennessee where his grandfather James is the pastor. Stephen graduated from Dyersburg High School in...

Apr 13, 2009

Billy Morgan McCaslandwas born in Savannah, Tennessee on May 17, 1936 the son of the late Earl Sylvester and Etta Thacker McCasland.On June 3, 1956 he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Darlene Copeland, who survives.Mr. McCasland retired from Reynolds Electrical in Muscle Shoals, Alabama where he was a supervisor for 30 years. He had also worked for TVA and...

Apr 12, 2009

Danny Casteelwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on February 4, 1956 the son of James Earl and Virginia Hazel Tilly Casteel.Mr. Casteel was self employed as a plumber and carpenter, after he had retired as an oil rig worker. He enjoyed fishing, camping, hunting, and rock hunting. He loved his family and was a member of the Pyburn Union Church.Mr....

Apr 12, 2009

Paid ObitRes. Hardin CoJimmy Hurtwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on December 12, 1943 the son of the late Glen Edward and Ida Austin Hurt.Mr. Hurt retired from Rayford Smith Construction as a carpenter. He had lived in the Hardin County area his entire life. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, wood working of all types, and enjoyed being outdoors. He attended...

Apr 12, 2009

Laura Burkhead Cupples was born January 17, 1914 in Chester County, Tennessee the daughter of the late George Washington and Nancy Eva Edna Cupples Burkhead.Mrs.Cupples was a Seamstress for 10 years at Oakley Fashions in Jackson. She was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church in the Friendship Community of Chester County. She was married to George Cupples on September...

Apr 12, 2009

James F. Ganus was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on July 8, 1919 the son of the late James Franklin and Sarah Catherine Harris Ganus.On January 18, 1946, he was united in marriage to Mary Jane Plunk, who survives.Mr. Ganus attended school in Crump, Tennessee at New Hope, finishing the 8th grade. He worked as farmer until enlisting with the...

Apr 11, 2009

Janice Harbinwas born in West Virginia on October 17, 1954 the daughter of the late Charles Wilson and Mabel Mae Johnson Wallace.On March 26, 1973 she was united in marriage to Benny M. Harbin, Sr., who survives.Mrs. Harbin had worked for Genesco in Smithville, Tennessee for about 30 years, and for New Generation in McKenzie, Tennessee for 10 years. She...

Apr 11, 2009

Eston Densonwas born in New Site, Mississippi on April 28, 1915 the son of the late Thomas C. and Josie Bell Johnson Denson.Mr. Denson was an Army-Air Force veteran serving in World War II. He had worked as a farmer, B & B Construction Company, and for the Hardin County Board of Education as a custodian at the Hardin County...

Apr 10, 2009

BURGESS F. McCASLANDwas born October 27, 1918 in Olive Hill, Tennessee, son of the late AndrewFranklin and Nina Annie Wilson McCasland.On December 20, 1941 he was united in marriage to Gilberta Phillips.Mr. McCasland was a heavy equipment operator for the Hardin County Highway Department. He was a member of the Savannah church of Christ, an Army Veteran. He loved gardening...

Apr 10, 2009

Lloyd A. Kirby of Selmer was born on July 1, 1919, in McNairy County to the late Hurley and Myrtice Archer Kirby. He was a member of Fourth Street Church of Christ in Selmer. Mr. Kirby was retired after 33 years service as a bus driver with the Memphis Area Transit Authority and was a member of the Memphis Transit...

Apr 9, 2009

Bobby Curtis Hollis was born March 2, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Freda May Brewer Jones and the late Bobby Troy Hollis. Mr. Hollis was a former groundskeeper at Palm Mortuary in Las Vegas, NV. Mr. Hollis departed this life on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Alabama at the age of 52 Years, 1...