Walt Ditto, Jr.
Sep 1, 2023
Walt Ditto, Jr. passed away on September 1, 2023, in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of 69 years and 1 day. He was born on August 31, 1954, in Benton Harbor, MI, to the late Walter Ditto, Sr. and Lola Adell Smith Ditto.On July 5, 1972, Walt married Sue Ann Clark. They shared a beautiful journey together until her passing...
Barbara Holland
Sep 1, 2023
Barbara Holland was born on March 7, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of the late Leonard and Gloria Smith Mansell.
Barbara enjoyed flower gardening and baking. She loved her grandchildren and always took advantage of any opportunity to brag on them.
Barbara Holland departed this life on September 1, 2023 in Adamsville, Tennessee at the age of 63...
Michael Bishop
Sep 1, 2023
Michael Bishop, 48, of Bolivar, passed from this life on Friday afternoon, September 1, 2023.
He was born Tuesday, January 7, 1975, in Jackson, the son of William H. and Judy Simpson Bishop, who survive, and lived most of his life in the Bolivar area. He spent the majority of his adult life working in fuel transport, and the past...
Gary Russom
Sep 1, 2023
Gary Russom
Henderson, TN: Gary Granville Russom age 64, passed away September 1, 2023 at his home after a two year battle with cancer.
He was born on October 29, 1958 in Jackson, TN. He was the son of Arlie Granville Russom and Peggy Ann Talbott Russom.
Gary graduated from Chester County High School. Throughout his lifetime he worked as...
Albert Sidney McConnell
Sep 1, 2023
Albert Sidney McConnell was born on December 26, 1942 in Savannah, Tennessee, the son of the late Henry Ed and Bash Wilkerson McConnell.
On July 21, 1960, he was united in marriage to Barbara Catherine Wesson, who survives.
Albert retired from being a car salesman and truck driver. He owned a used car dealership in the Cerro Gordo Community for...
Sarah Blanton Gray
Aug 31, 2023
Sarah Blanton Gray was born on January 28, 1932, in Adamsville, TN, the daughter of late parents Ova A. Delaney and Leonard A. Blanton and sister of the late Gov. Ray Blanton. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from the University of Tennessee in 1953 and married Robert A. Gray Jr. on September 5, 1953, who preceded her in...
Nathan Frost
Aug 31, 2023
Mr. Jerald Nathaniel "Nathan" (Frosty) Frost age 35, passed away August 31, 2023, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.
He was born in Selmer, TN, December 26, 1987, son of Onnie Jerald and Connie Lynn DeShazier Frost. He grew up in Savannah, TN and was a 2006 graduate of Hardin County High School where he played trumpet for The...
Dusty Grissom
Aug 31, 2023
James Dustin (Dusty) Grissom was born on August 17, 1983 in Jackson, Tennessee, the beloved son of James (Tony) Anthony Grissom and Mary Evelyn Ervin Hatch.
Dusty possessed a deep passion for the outdoors, finding solace in fishing expeditions, hunting excursions, and long walks in nature. Additionally, he found great joy listening to music that touched his heart. Above all,...
Dorothy Brooks
Aug 31, 2023
Dorothy Brooks
was born in Henderson County, Tennessee on March 22, 1928 the daughter of the late John Martin and Martha Melinda Hopper Vestal.
On August 8, 1943 she was united in marriage to Edgar Eli Brooks, Jr., who preceded his wife in death on February 4, 2015.
Dorothy was a homemaker and a member of Primitive Baptist Church...
Curtis Knipper
Aug 30, 2023
William “Curtis” Knipper age 90, passed away August 30, 2023.
He was born October 19, 1932 in Silerton,TN. He was the son of the late Alvin and Mary (Newman) Knipper. He met his life long love, Rosaline Hill, at the age of 16. They were married shortly after in Corinth MS on October 1, 1950. They settled down and...
Marion Davis
Aug 29, 2023
Marion Fowler Davis was born on March 10, 1931 in Wayne County, TN. She was the beloved daughter of the late Lige Walker Fowler and Carrie Willie Thompson Fowler. Marion was united in holy matrimony with Malcolm Coolidge Davis on June 6, 1948, and together they shared a beautiful journey until his passing on July 25, 1997. Marion dedicated her...
Leonard Carl Watson, II
Aug 29, 2023
Leonard Carl Watson, II, 72, of Bolivar, departed this life on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at Regional One Medical Center in Memphis.
He was born in Memphis on Sunday, December 10, 1950 to the late Leonard Carl Watson, I and Sally Ruth Long Watson.
Carl received his early education in Hardeman County and was a 1968 graduate of Bolivar...
Marsha Lee Franks
Aug 29, 2023
Marsha Lee Franks was born on June 30, 1953 in Lebanon, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Teemus A. and Betty Jo Smith Johnson.
On September 22, 2000, she was united in marriage to Michael A. Franks, who survives.
Marsha was an excellent seamstress. She made doll clothes for her grandchildren. Marsha loved fishing, gardening, yard work, her chickens and...
Dennis Parker
Aug 29, 2023
DENNIS PARKER
Beech Bluff, TN: Dennis Lee Parker, age 85 passed away August 29, 2023, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.
He was born April 30, 1938, in Henderson County, the son of the late Alvie and Ruth Grissom Parker Maness. He was raised by his stepfather, Harmon Maness. He attended school at Reagan and Sardis. He began working at...
Laverne Massey Lynch
Aug 29, 2023
LAVERNE LYNCH
Adamsville, TN: Laverne Mae Massey Lynch, age 98 passed away August 29, 2023, at the Adamsville Health & Rehabilitation Center.
She was born May 26, 1925, in the Masseyville Community of Chester County, TN, the daughter of the late Edward E. and Ida Mae Brooks Massey. She married Kenneth J. Price in 1941 and they lived in...
Berchie Ann Lucas
Aug 29, 2023
BERCHIE ANN LUCAS
Henderson, TN: Berchie Ann Keen Lucas age 74, passed away August 29, 2023, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.
She was born February 7, 1949, in Slate Creek, VA, the daughter of the late Clyde Dennis and Susie Mullins Keen. She spent her childhood in West Virginia and Chicago. She married Gerald Lucas on June 24, 1967....
James Coy Anderson
Aug 28, 2023
James Coy Anderson, age 77, of Waynesboro, Tennessee, passed from this life on Monday, August 28, 2023, at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia. Coy was born in Waynesboro on November 14, 1945, to the late Walter Guilford “Doc” Anderson and Lottie Jewell Cooper, also of Waynesboro. Survivors include his wife, Betty Rains Anderson, daughters Lottie Jean Warren and her husband,...
Leon King
Aug 28, 2023
Leon King was born December 7, 1954 in Selmer, TN, the son of the late James Clifford King and Icie Louise Gibson King. He departed this life on August 28, 2023 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 68 Years, 8 Months, 21 Days.
Leon was a dedicated employee for ITT in Selmer, TN for over three decades, starting...
Tony Neal Arnett
Aug 27, 2023
Tony Neal Arnett, born on November 9, 1958, in Florence, AL, was a beloved son and husband. He was the son of the late H.F. Jr and Faye Hensley Arnett. On April 6, 1979, Tony married the love of his life, Teresa Ann Robertson. Together, they shared a beautiful journey filled with love and cherished memories.
Tony was employed...
Raymond Harold Tilley
Aug 26, 2023
Raymond Tilley was born October 19, 1960 in Lawrenceburg, TN, the son of Alphie R. Henson Tilley and the late Robert Lee Tilley Jr. He graduated from Collinwood High School in 1979. He worked for Bell South before a lifetime career at Caterpillar Reman in Corinth, MS. He started at the main plant in 1988 and was currently in...
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