Hazel F. Sterling
Feb 16, 2021
Hazel F. Sterling, 94, of Bolivar, departed this life Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at her daughter's home.The daughter of Willie Hugh Simer and Ethel Mae Harris Simer, she was born November 18, 1926 in Hardeman County and lived her life here. She was the widow of Luther "Bill" Sterling, who preceded her in death in 1988, and she worked as...
Charlie David Thacker
Feb 16, 2021
Charlie David Thacker was born April 13, 1947 in McNairy County, TN the son of the late Lloyd and Geraldine Landreth Thacker.He was united in marriage to Mary Parmely on July 15, 2000.Mr. Thacker attended United Pentecostal Church in Crump, Tennessee. For many years, he worked as a carpenter. He loved riding horses, coon hunting and trading dogs. Mr. Thacker...
James Hugh Gentry
Feb 15, 2021
James Hugh Gentry, 83, of Millington, passed away Monday at Methodist Hospital North in Memphis.He was born January 28, 1938, son of the late Hugh and Sally Swinford Gentry. He was a former EMT and attended Shelby State Community College, eventually becoming a licensed refrigeration engineer and boiler engineer, mainly working at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. He also was...
Jo Ann Whitten
Feb 15, 2021
Jo Ann Whitten was born June 21, 1936 in Chester County, TN the daughter of the late Romas Rowland and Ealie Armour Rowland. She was a longtime member of the Range Hill Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee. She served the church in the nursery, sang in the choir and was on several committees. Jo Ann kept several special children and...
Lillian Wilkerson
Feb 15, 2021
Lillian Wilkerson departed this life on Monday, February 15, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 55 years, 3 months, and 22 days.
Donald Warren
Feb 15, 2021
Donald Warren, 55, of Falkner, MS, departed this life Monday, February 15, 2021in Ripley, MS.He was born Wednesday, November 24, 1965 in Tennessee, son of the late Thomas William Warren and Stella Louise Wison Warren. He worked for Rolisons Logging for a number of years and worked for Peanut Brown Logging for a few years. He was born and raised...
Donnie Hanna
Feb 15, 2021
DONNIE HANNA Henderson, TN: Donnie Edward Hanna age 77 passed away February 15, 2021 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.He was born January 18, 1944 in Milledgeville, TN, the son of the late Jessie Dee and Lucille Benson Hanna. He grew up and attended school in Milledgeville. He joined the Army and served in Alaska. He worked for Century Electric...
Jerry Wayne Tilley
Feb 15, 2021
Jerry Wayne Tilley of Lutts, TN was born September 22, 1956 in Hohenwald, TN, the son of the late Leslie and Hazel Martin Tilley. He retired from NAFCO, having worked there for forty years. Mr. Tilley departed this life on Monday, February 15, 2021 at North Alabama Medical Center in Florence, Alabama at the age of 64 Years, 4 Months,...
Mary Sue Ricketts
Feb 14, 2021
Mary Sue Caldwell Ricketts, age 86, of Middleton, passed from this life Sunday, February 14, 2021.Mrs. Ricketts was he daughter of the late George Albert and Ruby Hester Caldwell, born in Pontotoc, MS on Wednesday, December 19, 1934. She married Willard R. Ricketts on Christmas Eve, 1954 and they were married for almost 53 years at the time of his...
ELi Chase Koehn
Feb 14, 2021
Eli KoehnOur precious tiny baby, Eli Chase, was born to us, Karsten and Keisha Koehn, on February 13, 2021. His arrival was very early and unexpected. God allowed him to be with us for a short but special time before the angels came to take him home to heaven on February 14. Though our hearts and dreams are broken we're...
Judy Bryant King
Feb 14, 2021
Judy Bryant King, age 68, of Bolivar, passed from this life on Sunday, February 14, 2021 in Memphis.She was born in Jackson on October 17, 1952, daughter of the late Bobby and Mabel Estelle Avent Bryant and lived her life here. She worked at Jervis for a time and received her BSN from Union University. She later went to back...
Jessica Leigh Newton
Feb 13, 2021
Jessica Leigh Newton was born December 27, 1981 in Fort Pierce, FL the daughter of the late William (Roy) Robert and Janet Renee Jenkins Newton.Jessica worked two jobs not out of necessity but because she liked working. She worked at Plunk Dry Cleaners for several years, Subway for 18 years and Adamsville High School / Bethel Springs Elementary for the...
Doris Nell Kirk Vickers
Feb 13, 2021
Mrs. Vickers passed from this life on Saturday morning, February 13, 2021, at the home of her daughter in Selmer.She was born in Middleton, the daughter of the late Luke Clifton Kirk and Zora Lee Stanley Kirk and lived most all of her life in Hardeman County. United in marriage to William O'Neal "Sonny" Vickers on December 26, 1962, they...
Emanuel 'Manny' Hostetler
Feb 13, 2021
EMANUEL “MANNY” HOSTETLERHenderson, TN: Emanuel Y. “Manny” Hostetler age 78, died Saturday evening, February 13, 2021 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was born in Fredericksburg, OH and grew up in Holmesville, OH the son of the late Yost T. and Fannie Yoder Hostetler. He went to school in Holmesville. He worked in the coal mines in OH for...
Maurine Kish
Feb 13, 2021
Maurine Wiseman Kish of Clifton, TN was born June 1, 1926 in Ogallala, NE, the daughter of the late Harvey Herschel and Leola Maley Wiseman. Ms Kish was an editor and departed this life on February 13, 2021 at Perry County Nursing Home in Linden, Tennessee at the age of 94 Years, 8 Months, 12 Days. She is survived by...
Maurine Wiseman Kish
Feb 13, 2021
Maurine Wiseman Kish of Clifton, TN was born June 1, 1926 in Ogallala, NE, the daughter of the late Harvey Herschel and Leola Maley Wiseman. Ms Kish was an editor and departed this life on February 13, 2021 at Perry County Nursing Home in Linden, Tennessee at the age of 94 Years, 8 Months, 12 Days. She is survived by...
Eloise Talley Murley
Feb 13, 2021
ELOISE TALLEY MURLEY Henderson, TN: Mary Eloise Wood Murley age 85 passed away peacefully, February 13, 2021, at the Henderson Health & Rehabilitation Center.She was born October 5, 1935 in Henderson at the home of her Aunt Florence Murley Strauus the daughter of the late Robert Brancy (R.B.) and Mattie Frances Murley Wood. She was raised in Henderson and attended...
Bobby Cooper
Feb 13, 2021
Bobby Cooper departed this life on Saturday, February 13, 2021, at the age of 81 years, 1 month, and 3 days. He was born in Leland, Mississippi, on January 10, 1940, the son of the late Ellis Elijah and Minnie Mae Owens Cooper. On May 17, 1959, he was united in marriage to Barbara Ann Holden, who survives.During his lifetime,...
Gerald W. Hodge
Feb 12, 2021
Gerald W. Hodge, 56, of Olive Branch, MS, passed from this life early Friday, February 12, 2021, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. He was the son of the late Jerry and Carolyn Lax Hodge. Born in Jackson, TN, he lived most of his life in Memphis and the last 26 years in Olive Branch. Mr. Hodge received his primary...
Wayne Lax
Feb 12, 2021
** A memorial reception will be held from 2-4 pm, Saturday, November 6, 2021 at Papa Daddy's Restaurant,1704 TN-138, Mercer, TN.**Donald Wayne Lax, 69, of Bolivar, passed from this life on February 12, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN.He was born in Somerville, TN to Joseph Brooks and Elizabeth Gale Glidewell Lax on December 19, 1951. They moved...
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