Timothy Mark Peter
Sep 2, 2021
Mark PeterTimothy Mark Peter, age 59, died Thursday evening, September 2, 2021 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.He was born in Goodland, KS on December 20, 1961, son of the late Larry Peter and Bernice Cook Peter. He grew up in Hutchinson, KS but then moved to Topeka where he graduated from Topeka High School. He then attended Apostolic Bible...
James Robert Caraway
Sep 2, 2021
James Robert Caraway was born on March 15, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, the son of the late Bobby and Eileen Royle Caraway.On March 30, 1998, he was united in marriage to Kathleen Ann Grissom, who survives.Mr. Caraway proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps. He worked as a painter and foreman for Sherwin-Williams and was a...
Jannie Foster Mussett
Sep 2, 2021
Jannie Foster Mussett was born April 5, 1955 in Memphis, TN, the daughter of the late Joe Edward Foster and Marjorie Tramel Foster. She departed this life on September 2, 2021 in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 66 Years, 4 Months, 28 Days.Mrs. Mussett was united in marriage to Richard Mussett on March 21, 1981. She was a member...
Lynn Edwards
Sep 2, 2021
LYNN EDWARDS Henderson, TN: Aaron Lynn Edwards age 73 passed away September 2, 2021 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was born June 26, 1948 in Memphis, TN the son of the late Walter Aaron and Mary Bryan Edwards. His father worked for the U.S. Government and he grew up living in several states.He married the love of his...
William Donald "Don" McGahan
Sep 2, 2021
William Donald McGahan was called home to the Lord on Sept. 2, 2021 in Waynesboro, TN at the age of 86. He was born on Nov. 29, 1934 in Somerset, Kentucky where he later graduated from Somerset High School. He proudly served in the United States Navy as a Machinist Mate Second Class Petty Officer. After his service in the...
Jerry Swinea Sr.
Sep 2, 2021
Jerry Wayne Swinea Sr. was born August 19, 1950 in Fayette, AL the son of Bonnie Lou Wright Swinea and the late William Lonnie Swinea. He was united in marriage to Catherine Dixon on May 18, 1968. Mr. Swinea was a taxidermist, worked for Murray Ohio doing Prototype Layout, and was a member of the Green River Tabernacle in Waynesboro,...
Alfred Smith
Sep 2, 2021
Alfred Smith departed this life on Thursday, September 2, 2021, at the age of 81 years, 10 months, and 13 days. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri on October 20, 1939, the son of the late Harry and Doris Molder Smith. Alfred had been a member of the National Guard and worked for Hollins Well Drilling as a deep...
Doris Welch
Sep 1, 2021
Doris Welch was born in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, on September 11, 1932, the daughter of the late Mack and Virgie Lambert Robertson. In February of 1955, she was united in marriage to Seldon Welch, Jr., who survives.Doris was a member of First Baptist Church of Counce, Tennessee where she also served as a Sunday school teacher. For 10 years she...
Mary Nola Moffett
Sep 1, 2021
Mary Nola Moffett was born March 5, 1945, in Selmer, TN the daughter of the late Arthur Lee and Amelia Teague Gage.She was united in marriage to Keith Moffett on January 15, 1974.Mary Nola had an artistic side - she enjoyed painting, ceramics and interior decorating. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was known for...
John Andrew Nelson, III
Sep 1, 2021
Funeral services for John Andrew Nelson, III, age 69, of Toone, will be 4:00 pm, Sunday, September 5, 2021 at Parrans Chapel Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation is Sunday from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at the church.** The family requests everyone attending the visitation or service please wear a mask or facial covering **Mr. Nelson...
James William Robertson
Sep 1, 2021
James William Robertson was born on September 9, 1931 in Hardin County, Tennessee, the son of the late William and Lexie McCormick Robertson.On May 30, 1954, he was united in marriage to Helen Gill, who preceded her husband in death on January 24, 2018.Mr. Robertson worked in management at Caterpillar in Peoria, Illinois.James William Robertson departed this life on September...
Pamela Jackson Fawcett
Sep 1, 2021
Mrs. Fawcett passed away Wednesday afternoon at her home in Bolivar.She was born in Jackson, TN on Thursday, January 31, 1952 to the late Lynn Adolphus Jackson, Sr. and Bernice Hudson Jackson. Pam was a 1970 graduate of Bolivar Central High School and was united in marriage to Mike Fawcett on Valentine's day, 1971.She was a long-time secretary at the...
Alice Ables Slaughter
Aug 31, 2021
Alice Ables Slaughter departed this life on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at the age of 83 years, 2 months, and 10 days. She was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on June 21, 1938, the daughter of the late George Albert and Veria Mae Murphy Ables. On August 6, 1983, she was united in marriage to Carl Robert Slaughter, who preceded...
Billy Joe Thomas
Aug 31, 2021
BILL THOMAS Germantown, TN: Billy Joe Thomas age 80, passed away August 31, 2021 at Methodist Hospital Germantown. He was born December 15, 1940 in Chester County, the son of the late J.W. and Gladys Pearl Muse Thomas. He grew up in Chester County, and graduated from Southside High School in Jackson. He was a successful businessman who owned Packaging...
JoAnn DeLong
Aug 31, 2021
JoAnn McNear DeLong departed this life on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at the age of 75 years, 8 months, and 27 days. She was born in Monteagle, Tennessee on December 4, 1945, the daughter of the late Leonard and Mildred McNear. On October 13, 2001, she was united in marriage to Fred DeLong, who preceded her in death on March...
Stanley Noah Benson
Aug 31, 2021
At the request of the family, masks are required and social distancing is encouraged.Stanley Noah Benson was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on September 15, 1946, the son of Archie Daniel and Lue Austin Benson. In all of his 74 years he never strayed very far, working as a machine operator for Parris Manufacturing while remaining a confirmed bachelor and...
Bobby Baskins
Aug 31, 2021
Bobby Joe Baskins was born on March 24, 1952, in Lauderdale County, Alabama, the son of the late Clarence Edward Baskins and late Doris Virginia Crotts Baskin.Mr. Baskins proudly served his country in the United States Army, retiring after 21 years of service. He worked as a local driver for the trucking industry. He was a member of the VFW...
Mike Burkhead
Aug 31, 2021
MIKE BURKHEAD Pinson, TN: Harry Michael Burkhead age 75, passed away August 31, 2021 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.He was born February 12, 1946 in Henderson, the son of the late L.T. and Jessie Melvina Ridley Burkhead. He was a 1964 graduate of Chester County High School. He worked the family farm growing up. He became dispatcher for the...
Roy Dodd
Aug 30, 2021
Roy DoddRoy Earl Dodd of Henderson passed away on August 30, 2021, at his home. He was born on September 9, 1930, in Bolivar, Tennessee, to Ira Vernon and Minnie Ann Dodd. Roy attended school in Bolivar, Tennessee. He worked for Butts Produce in Jackson, the railroad in Indiana and Pennsylvania, Concrete Products Company and the tannery in Bolivar. In...
Joan Duvnjak Melton
Aug 30, 2021
Joan "Joanie" Melton, nee Duvnjak, was the beloved wife of the late James, loving mother to Julia (Patrick) Brcich and Janice M. Ruggiero; grandmother to Ashley Brcich; sister to Jean Duvnjak and Marian Longfield; sister-in-law to Rose (late John) Libner and Lillie Melton; aunt to Roxanne (Kenneth) Jarocki, Sherry Agate, Brandy Hoekstra, and the late Johnnie Libner. Joannie was a...
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