R D Cunningham
Dec 10, 2022
Private Service will be held.R D Cunningham was born on November 30, 1933 in Hardin County, Tennessee, the son of the late Hershel and Octavia Turnbow Cunningham. On August 6, 1953, he was united in marriage to Dorothy Ann Cunningham, who survives. R D worked at Brown Shoe Company for 7 years and later retired from Owen- Corning Fiberglass. He...
James Edmond Thurmond
Dec 10, 2022
James Edmond Thurmond was 88 years old and surrounded by his family when he departed this life to go home to be with his Lord and Savior on December 10, 2022. James was born August 18, 1934 in Union City, TN and graduated from Woodland Mills High School in 1952. James serviced in the Army, was discharged in 1959 and...
Carl Lynn Hughes
Dec 9, 2022
Carl Lynn Hughes was born on November 10, 1959 in Hardin County, Tennessee, the son of the late C.L. and Pearl Stricklin Hughes.On August 31, 1984, he was united in marriage to Teresa Melson Hughes, who survives. He and his wife were foster parents for 17 years and were awarded Foster Parent of the Year in 2007.Carl worked as a...
Betty Jean Riley Edwards
Dec 9, 2022
Betty Jean Riley Edwards of Waynesboro, TN passed away peacefully on December 9th at the home of her daughter, surrounded by family at the age of 86 years , 11 months, and 16 days young. Born on Green River in Wayne County to Willie Elmer and Bertha (Stutts) Riley, she lived her whole life there. Betty met the love of...
Ann Staggs
Dec 9, 2022
Ann Staggs was born April 21, 1950 in Waynesboro, TN the daughter of late Floyd and Inavey Brewer Staggs. She was of the Christian faith and a lover of animals. Mrs. Staggs worked multiple jobs but was always a caregiver. She departed this life on December 9, 2022 in Tullahoma, TN at the age of 72 years, 7 months, and...
Ralph H. Hodges
Dec 9, 2022
RALPH H. HODGESHenderson, TN: Ralph Hearn Hodges age 82, passed away December 9, 2022, at the Henderson Health & Rehabilitation Center.He was born November 25, 1940, in Henderson, the son of the late John Henry and Jaunita Hearn Hodges. He attended Chester County Schools and entered the U.S. Army in 1965 and served during the Vietnam war and served until...
Maurice Theodore Paul Bernier
Dec 8, 2022
Maurice Theodore Paul Bernier, Sr. was born December 1, 1927 in Central Falls, RI, the son of the late Theodore Bernier and Emma Shank Bernier. Maurice was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Savannah, TN. Faith in God was very important to him. He was also a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus. Maurice was...
Thomas Jerrolds Russell
Dec 8, 2022
Thomas Jerrolds Russell was born on September 19, 1957 in Shelby County, Tennessee, the son of Amelia Jerrolds Russell and the late James Russell.On November 21, 1980, he was united in marriage to Janet Carol Ferrell Russell, who preceded her husband in death on March 20, 2019.Mr. Russell worked for Clifton Utility Department in Clifton, Tennessee for over 20 years...
Jeffrey Lee White
Dec 8, 2022
Jeffrey Lee White was born on September 2, 1968 in Lauderdale County, Alabama, the son of the late Leroy White, Jr. and Mildred Ann Sinclair White.Mr. White worked as a pipe welder and traveled to many different areas to work as an independent contractor. He was a member of Graham Chapel CME Church in Savannah, Tennessee. Jeffrey loved to go...
Richard L. Graves. Jr.
Dec 8, 2022
Mr. Graves departed this life on Thursday morning, December 8, 2022, at his home in Whiteville.Born in Red Banks, MS to the late Richard L. Graves, Sr. and Laura Clark Graves, he moved as a child to Grand Junction, TN with his family. He also lived in Fayette County and Indiana before settling in Whiteville in the early 1950's. In...
Ronald W. Garland
Dec 6, 2022
Ronald W. Garland was born on May 15, 1942 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Robert William and Thelma Anita McGee Garland.On October 7, 1983, he was united in marriage to Shelia Ingram Garland, who survives.Mr. Garland honorably served his country in the United States Navy. During his time in the military, he was a Naval photographer and...
Kenneth Ray Davis
Dec 6, 2022
KENNETH R. DAVISHenderson, TN: Mr. Kenneth Ray Davis, age 81 passed away Tuesday evening, December 6, 2022, at his home.He was born and reared in Chester County, the son of the late Herman O’Dell and Lillian Ann Moore Davis. He went to Chester County Schools. He served in the United States Navy from 1964 to 1968, stationed in Millington. He...
Wanda Wilkerson
Dec 6, 2022
Wanda Kay Wilkerson was born in Wayne County, Tennessee on October 20, 1950, the daughter of the late Leverne William and Blanche Lucille Palmer Crowder.On May 18, 1968, she was united in marriage to Jimmy Lester Wilkerson, who survives.Wanda worked at Angelica, Hardin Medical Center Health & Rehab as a Certified Nursing Assistant, Savannah City Hall and most recently Suntrust...
Frankie J. Henry
Dec 5, 2022
Frankie J. Henry was born August 11, 1931 in McNairy County, TN the daughter of the late Joe and Patience Lewis Harris.She was united in marriage to Kellen Henry on May 1, 1949. Mr. Henry preceded her in death on December 29, 2004, following 55 years of marriage. Mrs. Henry attended Bethel Springs Elementary and High School. She was employed...
Robert E. Smith
Dec 5, 2022
Robert E. Smith, Jr. walked "through the valley of the shadow of death, fearing no evil, for THOU art with me," on December 5, 2022.Born December 26, 1945 to the union of Robert and Mae Cunningham Smith, he lived in Michie, TN the majority of his years. Early in 2019, he moved to Jackson, TN to be near his daughter...
Mary Ruth Droke
Dec 5, 2022
Mary Ruth Droke was born November 11, 1929 in Adamsville, Tennessee in the Mud Creek Community, the daughter of the late Otis and Georgia Athalee Irons Wilkins. Mary Ruth Droke was united in marriage to Wilburn Ray Droke April 10, 1948. After serving as a teacher at Mud Creek School she worked at the slip factory and then alongside her...
Hazel Imogene (Gene) Shelton
Dec 5, 2022
Hazel Imogene (Gene) Shelton Hazel Imogene (Gene) Shelton was born in Pinson, TN on July 6, 1935, the daughter of the late Arnold and Johnnie Mae Plunk. She was united in marriage to the late Paul Shelton on February 16, 1953.Mrs. Shelton departed this life at Lynnfield Place Assisted living Facility on Monday, December 5th at the age of 87...
Mary Jane Cardwell
Dec 5, 2022
Mary Jane Cardwell, 67, of Saulsbury, passed Monday morning, December 5, 2022 at her home.The daughter of the late A. Y. Young and Marie Anderson Young, she spent her early years in Bolivar and had also lived in Washington, D. C., Virginia and Cookeville, TN before returning to Hardeman County in 2005. It was on October 22nd, of that year,...
Mary Nell Emmons Nutt
Dec 5, 2022
Mary Nell Emmons Nutt of Waynesboro, TN was born October 26, 1954 in Selmer, TN, the daughter of the late James Malcolm and Effie Victoria Richards Emmons. Ms Nutt was a retired Special Education Teacher, having taught for 30 years at Wayne County High School in Waynesboro, TN. She was a member of Leatherwood Baptist Church and Ladies in Pink...
Cody Dreyton Clay Westbrooks
Dec 5, 2022
Cody Dreyton Clay Westbrooks was born March 10, 2004 in Selmer, TN the son of Richard Mosely and Ronika Westbrooks Chapman.Cody graduated from McNairy Central High School Class of 2022. He was a member of Mt. Zion M.B. Church in Selmer. He was the best big brother, had a contagious smile and beautiful curly hair. He was loved by everyone....
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