Jerry Wayne (J.W.) Hart, Sr.
Jun 7, 2023
Jerry Wayne (J.W.) Hart, Sr., 87, of Toone, passed away Wed., June 7, 2023, at his home.
He was born Friday, May 29, 1936, in Bells, TN, son of the late Bunyon and Bertha Inez Byrum Hart, living there until he was 16 at which point he moved to Chicago and worked as a limo driver. At age 38, he...
Donna Gale Busby German King
Jun 6, 2023
Donna Gale Busby German King, 60, passed from this life on June 6, 2023 at her home in Medon, TN.
Born October 27, 1962, at the Henderson Clinic in Henderson, TN to Vernon Leroy Busby and Barbara Annetta Dees, she was raised in Chester County. She and another female became the first females to flag for the Chester...
Lucille (Lou) Tacker Jones
Jun 6, 2023
Lucille (Lou) Tacker Jones was born February 28, 1929 in Bethel Springs, TN the daughter of the late David Amos and Alpha Beatty Tacker.
She was united in marriage to Wendell Keith Jones on November 11, 1966. Mr. Jones preceded her in death on June 14, 1988, following 21 years of marriage.
When Lou was 8 years old her...
Mary Lou Battles Hardin
Jun 6, 2023
Mary Lou Battles Hardin went home to be with her Lord and Savior on June 6, 2023 with family by her side. Mary was born in Wayne County, Tennessee on July 3, 1941, the daughter of the late Andrew (A.C.) Battles and Elva Blasingim Battles. On October 14, 1955, she was united in marriage to Hassell Hardin, the love of...
William Reaves
Jun 6, 2023
William Timothy "Timmy" Reaves was born December 5, 1959 in Savannah, TN the son of Vernon and the late Robbie Hunt Reaves. He lived most of his adult life in Louisiana. Timmy worked for many years as a Tankerman at the marina. He was a kind soul that loved everyone especially his family. Timmy departed this life on June...
Joe Roberts
Jun 6, 2023
Joe Roberts, 78, of Germantown, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at Methodist-LeBonheur Hospital in Germantown.
He was born Thursday, December 21, 1944, in Memphis, son of the late Joseph Nelson Roberts, Sr. and Lorene Cross Roberts and lived his whole life in Shelby County. He worked as an insurance agent, owning Joe N. Roberts & Assoc. Insurance until he...
Betty Jean Hensley Smith
Jun 5, 2023
Betty Jean Hensley Smith was born September 5, 1931 in Collinwood, TN the daughter of the late Clifford and Jimmie Brewer Hensley. She was united in marriage to Melvin "Pill" Smith on March 15, 1950 and he preceded her in death on February 1, 1996. Betty retired from Murray Ohio and was a member of the First Baptist Church...
Jan Denbow
Jun 5, 2023
JANICE LEE DENBOW
Henderson, TN: Janice Lee Denbow age 65 passed away June 5, 2023 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.
She was born August 30, 1957 in Morris, IL, the daughter of the late Walter Dee and Lois Catherine Gordan Edgin. She grew up in Pinson and was a 1975 graduate of Southside High School. She also earned a...
Robert Frost
Jun 5, 2023
Robert Frost, 85, of Nashville, formerly of Bolivar, departed this life Monday, June 5, 2023, at Alive Hospice in Nashville.
The son of the late Max Henning and Evelyn Nelms Frost, he was born and reared in Bolivar.
After his school years, Mr. Frost first worked as a local farmer and in the cotton gin in Cloverport with his...
Tommy Riggs
Jun 5, 2023
Tommy Riggs, 77, of Middleton, passed away Monday morning, June 5, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
The husband of Annie Ruth Doyle Riggs, who survives, he retired in 2001, after becoming disabled, from Riggs Siding. He was born Tuesday, July 24, 1945, in Forrest City, Arkansas, son of the late Audrey Carlisle Riggs and Myra Frances Wilkins Riggs and...
Gainell Rich Bevis
Jun 4, 2023
Gainell " Maw B" Rich Bevis was born September 12, 1951 in Cypress Inn, TN the daughter of the late Gaynes T. and Clora Belle Berry Rich. She was united in marriage to Ernest Bevis on September 19, 1973, and he preceded her in death on May 23, 2013. Gainell retired from NHC Place in Coolsprings where she worked...
J. B. Simpson
Jun 4, 2023
Jimmy Basham Simpson was born March 11, 1942 in McNairy County, TN, the son of the late Allen Troy Simpson and Elsie Basham Simpson. He graduated from Selmer High School in 1960. He received a BS in economics from UT and a masters degree (MBA) from the University of Utah.
He was united in marriage to Linda Singleton on June...
Wilma Lee Gant
Jun 4, 2023
Wilma Lee Gant, 75, of Hornsby, passed from this life Sunday, June 4, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
She was born July 16, 1947, in Toone, daughter of the late Scott and Bertha Thornton Sterling, and lived all of her life in Hardeman County. She was retired from factory work with ITT in Selmer and enjoyed being outside, working...
Marian Duminuco
Jun 3, 2023
Marian Duminuco was born on August 11, 1942 in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of the late Harry W. and Helen Warsitz Schuster.
Marian worked as a New York State Corrections Officer.
Marian departed this life on June 3, 2023 in Savannah, Tennessee at the age of 80 years, 9 months, and 23 days.
She is survived by daughters, Lisa...
Haisley Monroe Russell
Jun 2, 2023
Haisley Monroe Russell, born on the 27th of September 2021 in Savannah, TN, was the precious daughter of Austin Chase Russell and Breonna Lenece Sawyer. She may have only been with us for one year, eight months, and six days, but she left an unforgettable impact on all those who knew her.
Haisley was undeniably a Daddy's girl and...
Daniel A. Nix
Jun 2, 2023
Daniel A. Nix was born October 1, 1944 in Chicago, IL. He went to Weber High School in Chicago. He graduated from University of Illinois in Champaign with a bachelors degree in industrial engineering and had completed 10 of 16 hours of an MBA from University of Iowa. He retired from Carstens as a manufacturing manager and moved to...
Jane Marie Baker Austin
Jun 2, 2023
Jane Marie Baker was born in McNairy County on January 29, 1933, to E.M. and Myrtle Weatherford Baker. On February 2, 1951, she married Lloyd M. Austin and moved to Savannah, Tennessee. They were married for 43 years. After Lloyd's death, February 17, 1994, she continued to live on their farm in the Olivet Community. On her eighty second...
Sandra Elizabeth Flint
Jun 1, 2023
Sandra Elizabeth Lopez Flint was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 8, 1959. She transcended her earthly body surrounded by generations of loved ones on June 1, 2023, in her chosen sister’s home. She will forever be deeply revered by her sisters, brothers, family, friends, and her two daughters. Sandra’s life cannot be measured by a societal lens, as she...
Michael Keith Whitaker
Jun 1, 2023
Michael Keith Whitaker, a beloved son, father, doting grandfather and friend, passed away on June 1, 2023, at the age of 61. He was surrounded by loved ones at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Mike was born in Corinth, MS on March 31, 1962 to the late JC and Lois Fisher Whitaker.
Throughout school, Mike enjoyed...
Barbara Parrish
Jun 1, 2023
BARBARA PARRISH
Finger, TN: Barbara Jean Parrish age 67, passed away June 1, 2023, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN.
She was born October 29, 1955, in the Pinson Mounds area of Chester County, the daughter of the late Raymond Douglas and Bertha Mae Howell Parrish. She attended Columbia State College in Columbia, studying Mass Communications. She loved doing...
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