Carlton Morton
Dec 30, 2008
CARLTON MORTONHenderson: Walter Carlton Morton, age 97, died December 30, 2008 at Chester County Healthcare.He was born and reared in Crockett County, the son of the late Walter Scott and Katie Maxwell Morton. He graduated from Hamlett–Robertson High School at Crockett Mills in 1930. He established Morton Brothers Store at Crockett Mills as a young man. He was married to...
Karen Dedrick
Dec 30, 2008
KAREN DEDRICKwas born in Kennett, Missouri on September 27, 1954 the daughter of the late William Henry and Martha Clementine Martin Harrison.She was united in marriage to Ardell Dedrick, who preceded his wife in death on January 17, 2001.Mrs. Dedrick was a retired cook for Adamsville Elementary School and she also worked for Garan Manufacturing for 25 years. She was...
Sallie Bishop
Dec 30, 2008
Mrs. Bishop passed away Tuesday evening at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. The widow of H. T. Bishop, she was a retired ward clerk at Western Mental Health Institute. She was born to W. H. and Addie Elizabeth Adams Miller, both of whom preceded her in death, and lived in Bolivar all of her married life. Mrs. Bishop was a 50+...
Thurman Ray Maness
Dec 29, 2008
THURMAN RAY ‘T.R.’ MANESSNiceville, FL: Thurman Ray Maness, age 78, died December 29, 2008 at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. Mr. Maness was born and reared in Chester County, the son of the late Riley Edward and Lillian Ethel Jones Maness. He attended Chester County Schools and graduated from Chester County High School in 1948. In 1951 he was married...
Fred Terry Frye
Dec 28, 2008
Fred Terry Frye, age 81, died Sunday morning December 28, 2008 at the home of his daughter Phyllis, in Henderson.Mr. Frye was born and reared in Chester County, the son of the late Robert Anderson and Doris Ann Mays Frye. He attended school at Cross Roads and farmed as a young man. He had worked at the Bemis Cotton Mill,...
Jimmy Kay Walker
Dec 28, 2008
Jimmy Kay Walker was born February 27, 1932 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late Joseph Kerby and Jewel Cobb Walker.He was united in marriage to Billie Miller on March 22, 1952. Mrs. Walker preceded him in death on April 19, 2008, after 56 years of marriage. Mr. Walker was the owner and operator of Hope McNairy County...
Virginia Mae Coston
Dec 27, 2008
Mrs.Coston passed away Saturday evening at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.The wife of Floyd Coston, who survives, she was retired as a secretary for Coston Construction Company in Memphis. She was born to Chester Floyd Freeman and Effie Laura McKnight Freeman, both of whom preceded her in death and lived in Memphis prior to moving to Pocahontas around twenty years ago....
Edith Baker
Dec 27, 2008
EDITH BAKERwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on December 6, 1923 the daughter of the late John and Ella Mae Stricklin Petty.She was united in marriage to James Everett Baker, who preceded his wife in death.Mrs. Baker was retired owner and operator of Northwood Grocery Store and she also worked for Brown Shoe Company for 15 years. She was a...
Margie Ruth Chandler
Dec 27, 2008
Margie Ruth Chandler of Stantonville, Tennessee, was born on October 17, 1932, to the late Cecil and Gladys Northcutt Fisher. She was united in marriage to Garvin Chandler on December 16, 1950. Mr. Chandler preceded her in death on October 20, 1996. She was a member of Stantonville Methodist Church and was a homemaker.Mrs. Chandler passed from this life on...

Jerry Cohen
Dec 26, 2008
Jerry Cohen departed this life on Friday, December 26, 2008 at his home in Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 80 Years, 9 Months, 11 Days. He was born March 15, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York the son of the late Irving and Eva Cooperman Cohen. Mr. Cohen served in the U.S. Army with the occupation forces in Korea. Prior...
Patricia McMahan
Dec 25, 2008
Patricia McMahan of Pocahontas, Tennessee, was born on March 24, 1958, to the late William Holt and McNeva Smith Holt. She was united in marriage to Roger McMahan on August 2, 1975. She was a member of Locke Road Baptist Church.Patricia departed this life on Thursday, December 25, 2008, at her home at the age of 50 years, 9 months,...
James Bluford Warren
Dec 24, 2008
James Bluford Warren departed this life on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at Wayne Medical Center, Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 72 Years, 2 Months, 14 Days. He was born October 10, 1936 in Waynesboro, Tennessee the son of the late Lannie Alvin Warren and Nellie Irene (Trull) Warren. Mr Warren was preceded by his wife Annie Belle Staggs Warren;...
Gladys Mae Deaton
Dec 24, 2008
Gladys Mae Deatonwas born in Lauderdale County, Alabama on October 11, 1915 the daughter of the late Charlie and Ethel Higgins White.On June 7, 1936 she was united in marriage to James Harold Deaton, who preceded her in death on August 2, 2006.In addition to Lauderdale County, Mrs. Deaton had lived in Mississippi, Henderson and Savananh, Tennessee. She operated a...
Emma Florence Cleek
Dec 24, 2008
Mrs. Cleek passed away Wednesday night at her home. A native of Mercer, TN, Mrs. Cleek lived most of her life in Hardeman County except for 12 years in Jackson. She had lived in Medon since 1965. She was the daughter of the late Chester and Louetter Hardee McCarver and married M. K. "Kenneth" Cleek on August 25, 1951. She...

Olivia Claire Self
Dec 23, 2008
Olivia Claire Self was born December 23, 2008 at 5:04 am in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, the daughter of Cory Lee and Molly Charlene Reaves Self of Waynesboro, TN.She departed this life on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 6:40 am at Crockett Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.Other than her parents, Olivia is survived by, her grandparents, Randy and Tina Self and Kenneth and...

Lyle Van White
Dec 23, 2008
Services will be held on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 11:00 AM at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Waynesboro, Tennessee, with officiating. Burial will follow in the Highland Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Mr. White departed this life on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at Jackson-Madison County Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee at the...
Arvie Kennedy
Dec 22, 2008
Arvie Kennedy was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on January 6, 1915 the daughter of the late Colby C. and Callie Elizabeth English Alexander.On May 18, 1935 she was united in marriage to Orville D. Kennedy, who preceded her in death on November 17, 1987.In addition to Hardin County, Mrs. Kennedy had also lived in Memphis, Tennessee for 38 years,...
William H. Dacus
Dec 22, 2008
William H. Dacus, age 57 of Medon, passed from this life Monday, December 22, 2008 at his home.He was born August 22, 1951 in Hardeman County to the late Louis Edmond and Rosie Ellen Spencer Dacus. He worked as a sawmill sawyer and attended New Union Baptist Church in Toone. Survivors include a daughter, Tanya Tackett of Whiteville; a son,...

Doris Ann Parlier
Dec 22, 2008
Doris Ann Beckham Parlier, age 62, died December 22, 2008 at her home in Henderson.She was born and reared in Manila, AR the daughter of the late James and Kathrine Harville Beckham. She attended school in Millington. She had lived in Millington until eight years ago. She loved to talk to friends and neighbors.She is survived by a daughter, Kellie...
Thomas W. Rainey
Dec 22, 2008
Mr. Rainey passed away Monday at Pine Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.The husband of Nellie O. Rainey, who survives, he worked at Western Mental Health Institute and was superintendent of streets for the City of Bolivar. He was born to James Wesley Rainey and Nancy Fish Rainey, both of whom preceded him in death and lived all of his life...
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