Obituary Listing

Dec 24, 2005

Minnie H. Harville Williams, age 91 died December 24, 2005 at Hardin Medical Center. She was a life long resident of Hardin County, daughter of the late Levin Issac and Lou Ella Blagburn Harville. She was the wife of Russell B. Williams, who preceded her in death in 1975.Mrs. Williams was a homemaker, owner of Town and Country Dress Shop...

Dec 24, 2005

Mary Arthur Thornton, 74, of Middleton, died Saturday, December 24, 2005, at Bolivar General Hospital. The widow of Emmett Clyde Thornton, who died July 3, 2001, she was a homemaker and had worked in the Civil Service in Memphis for 20 years. Mrs. Thornton was born March 20, 1931, in Augusta, Ark, daughter of the late Nathan C. and Effie...

Dec 24, 2005

Alton T. Phillips was born February 10, 1913 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late Luther and Anna Forsyth Phillips.He was united in marriage to Zelphia Huggins Phillips who preceded him in death on January 17, 1988.In his early years, Mr. Phillips lived and farmed in the New Hope Community near Michie. He was retired from Fruehauf Trailer...

Dec 23, 2005

Magella Pierce, 89, of Bolivar, died Friday, December 24, 2005 at Bolivar General Hospital. The widow of Franklin Woodrow Pierce, who died in 1957, she worked as a waitress for many years. Mrs. Pierce was born December 22, 1916, in Hardeman County, daughter of the late George Adam Burnett and Bertie Mae Chappell Burnett and had lived here all of...

Dec 23, 2005

Kenneth D. Lambert was born in the Pickwick-South Side Community of Hardin County, Tennessee, the son of the late Guy Hubert and Mamie Null Lambert.On December 20, 1954 he was united in marriage to the former Martha Lee, who survives. Mr. Lambert was a retired farmer and a member of Pisgah Methodist Church.He departed this life on December 23, 2005...

Dec 22, 2005

LUCILLE T. WINNINGHAMWas born in Savannah, Tennessee on December 17, 1917 the daughter of the late Dr. Oscar and Mary Riordan Thomas.On December 24, 1939 she was united in marriage to Joe Winningham, who preceded his wife in death on April 16, 1996.Mrs. Winningham was co-owner of Winningham Furniture for 59 years. She was a member of the First Methodist...

Dec 22, 2005

Ronnie Dewayne Cupples was born September 28, 1956 in Jackson, Tennessee the son of Martha Davis Morgan of Selmer and the late Franklin Dewayne Cupples.He was a Machinist and a member of the Church Of God in Bethel Springs, Tennessee.Mr. Cupples departed this life on December 22, 2005 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 49 Years, 2 Months, 24...

Dec 22, 2005

He was born and reared in the Deanburg Community of Chester County, the son of the late John and Mary Frances Thomas Cupples. He attended schools in Chester County and farmed most of his life. He was married to Clara D. Smith Robertson in 1942 and they made their home in Madison County. He began work at the TN Forestry...

Dec 22, 2005

Otis Henry Caglewas born in Savannah, Tennessee on January 13, 1910 the son of the late Lloyd Hassen and Carrie Turner Cagle.On September 5, 1932 he was united in marriage to the former Nellie Jane Bowling, who preceded him in death on January 14, 1978. Mr. Cagle worked as a farmer.He departed this life on December 22, 2005 at Beverly...

Dec 21, 2005

Hershel Clark Skelton, age 68, of Waynesboro died Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at Wayne Medical Center in Waynesboro. Mr. Skelton was born April 15, 1937 to the late Arthur Clark and Nettie Carroll Skelton. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Franklin, Eddie, MacArthur, and Willie Skelton and a sister, Peggy Garrison. Mr. Skelton was a self employed carpenter...

Dec 21, 2005

HERBERT “BUD” LANDRETHWas born in Adamsville, Tennessee on October 1, 1929 the son of the late Ovie James and Estle Winnie Rickman Landreth.In May of 1951 he was united in marriage to the former Myrle Droke, who survives.Mr. Landreth was a retired car dealer. He was a United States Army Veteran. Mr. Landreth was a member of the First Baptist...

Dec 21, 2005

James David Bellwas born on August 27, 1947 in Wayne County, Tennessee the son of the late James Edward and Frances Marie Dicus Bell.He was united in marriage to the former Joyce Foust, who preceded him in death. On June 13, 1996 he was united in marriage to the former Joanne Reeves, who survives.Mr. Bell was a veteran of the...

Dec 21, 2005

She was born at Enville, TN the daughter of the late Robert and Allen and Mary Vernon Burross Gibson. She attended schools at Milledgeville and graduated Chester County High School in 1941 and graduated Freed Hardeman College in 1943. She moved to Nashville and taught at David Lipscomb Elementary School and also graduated David Lipscomb College in 1949 and then...

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Dec 19, 2005

Mrs. Richard Mae Lineberry, age 71, of Clifton, TN, died at her home on Monday, December 19, 2005. She was born in Hardin Co., TN on July 26, 1934.Mrs. Lineberry was preceded in death by her father, Richard Turner Conaway, mother, Elva Mae Prater Conaway Adams, brother, Leon Adams, and sister, Joyce Adams.She was a homemaker and a member of...

Dec 19, 2005

Ona Fayetta Treadwell Delk, age 79, of Cleveland, TN passed away Monday, December 19, 2005 in Cleveland. She was born August 27, 1926 in Wayne County, Tennessee She was a memer of the South Cleveland Church of God where she became active in several ministries of the church, including the Ladies' Ministries and the Prime-Timers. She is survived by her...

Dec 19, 2005

He was born and reared in the Finger Community of McNairy County, the son of the late Samuel McKinley and Lura Bullman Patterson. He entered the Army in 1942 and served in the Seventh Division in the South Pacific and was discharged in 1945. He was injured by small arms fire at Leate in the Philippines and was a Recipient...

Dec 19, 2005

Maggie Johnson Hill was born September 24, 1914 in Chester County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Joe and Sarah Farrell Johnson.On September 24, 1933, she was united in marriage to Gilbert Guy Hill who preceded her in death on March 5, 1988.Mrs. Hill was a homemaker and a member of the Bethel Springs Church of Christ. She departed this...

Dec 18, 2005

Gerald W. Dodd, 57, of Bolivar, died Sunday, December 18, 2005 at Bolivar General Hospital. The husband of Linda Vales Dodd, who survives, he was a psychiatric technician at Western Mental Health Institute. Mr. Dodd was born August 25, 1948 in the Deanburg Community, the son of Lloyd Rester Dodd and Tommie Ladell Hubanks Dodd of Deanburg and was raised...