Mary Irene Foster
Mar 2, 2021
Mary Irene Foster, 69, of Savannah went home to be with Jesus on March 2, 2021. She was born on September 26, 1951 to Charles and Louise Wheat in St. Louis, Missouri. As a young child, she moved from St. Louis to Cahokia, Illinois where she lived until 1987. Mary, her husband, and her children relocated to Lebanon, IL where...
Shirley Jean Johnson
Mar 1, 2021
During the early hours of Monday, March 1, 2021 Shirley Jean Johnson joined the love of her life. Bobby Dee Johnson, in Heaven. Shirley was born in McNairy County, and was the 2nd child of James Thomas and Gladys Euwell Moore Barnes.Bobby and Shirley met at a church service and were married two weeks later on November 8, 1952 in...
Mary Jean Jordan
Mar 1, 2021
Mary Jean Jordan, 85, of Silerton, departed this life Monday, March 1, 2021 at Pine Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.She was born May 28, 1935, in Burlington, Washington, daughter of the late Ben G. and Alice Zoberst Gardner. She married John Howard Jordan on October 8, 1958 in Oakland, California and became in his words, 'the best Navy wife, supporting...
Sarah Tull Chandler
Feb 28, 2021
Sarah Tull Chandler, 98, of Bolivar, departed this life Sunday, February 28.Mrs. Chandler worked assembly at Harman Automotive for 20 years, retiring in 1985. She was born Tuesday, December 19, 1922 in Hardeman County, daughter of the late Joseph Newton Tull and Mirtie Leona Howell Tull, living all of her life here. She married Joseph William Chandler on July 31,...
Kerry Edward "Boo-Boo" Burns
Feb 28, 2021
Kerry Edward "Boo-Boo" Burns, Jr., 34, of Whiteville, passed from this life Sunday, February 28, 2021.He was born Monday, October 6, 1986 in Jackson, the son of Vickie Lynn Watson of Somerville and Kerry Edward Burns, Sr., of Somerville and lived in Somerville most of his life. He worked as a carpenter with Hogan Construction and had been with Water...
Sharon Kay Pinckley
Feb 28, 2021
Sharon Kay Blankenship Pinckley was born August 6, 1956 in Memphis, TN the daughter of the late Felix Graham Blankenship and Edna Mae Allbright. She was united in marriage to Roy Howell Pinckley on July 21, 1978.Mrs. Pinckley attended Fourth Street Church of Christ in Selmer for 22 years before moving to Waynesboro. Mrs. Pinckley was a dedicated Christian and...
Pat Sones
Feb 28, 2021
Pat Sones passed from this life at her home in Grand Junction, February 28,2021 at the age of 81 years, 6 months, and 15 days.Mrs. Sones was born in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, August 13, 1939, to Amos Austin, Jr. and Naomi Grace Pugh Goss. She was married to Robert Evan Sones on January 29, 1955, and together they had the opportunity...
Jeremy Cossey
Feb 28, 2021
Jeremy Wayne Cosseywas born in Selmer, Tennessee on September 12, 1982 the son of Barbara Nadine Hollins Shelley and the late Dennis Wayne Cossey.Jeremy worked for All Pro Painting for two years and had also worked for B&T Construction for 18 years. He was a member of the NRA. Jeremy had an old soul and had wisdom beyond his years....
David Glen Melton
Feb 28, 2021
David Glen Melton was born August 13, 1963 in Corinth, MS the son of Peggy J. Howell Locke and the late Ranny Melton.Mr. Melton served his country honorably in the United States Navy. While in the Navy, he received the National Defense Service Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal, Southeast Asia Service Medal, Navy Achievement Medal and Kuwait Liberation Medal. He proudly...
Neal "Yogi" Bowden
Feb 28, 2021
Neal "Yogi" Bowdenwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on March 21, 1935 the son of the late Noah Worley and Ermar Alberta Durbin Bowden.Neal served his country proudly in the United States Army for two years. He retired as a Tennessee River commercial fisherman and also had worked for Alamo Ammunition Plant in Alamo, Tennessee. Neal loved fishing, and riding...
Dean Hutcherson
Feb 28, 2021
DEAN HUTCHERSON Enville, TN: Jewell Dean Hutcherson, age 86 passed away February 28, 2021 at his home.He was born May 25, 1934 in Enville, the son of the late Frances Arbie Young Hutcherson. He attended Chester County Schools. He moved to Memphis to work for Ford Motor Company and transferred to Ford Motor Company in Louisville, KY. He married Shirley...
Aves Clayton
Feb 28, 2021
AVES CLAYTON Enville, TN: Aves George Clayton, age 74, passed away February 28, 2021 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was born December 23, 1946, in the Hickory Corner Community of Chester County, the son of the late Odell and Georgia Patterson Clayton. He was Deputy Sheriff in Chester County for eight years. He then began working as a...
Robert Dale Dixon
Feb 27, 2021
Robert Dale Dixon of Iron City, TN was born March 30, 1947 in Lawrenceburg, TN, the son of the late Clemeth Isaac and Thelma Mae Sharpe Dixon. He was united in marriage to the former Linda L. Hannah on February 25, 1966. Mr. Dixon was a retired Signal Engineer Supervisor with Union Switch and Signal Railroad and was a member...
Virginia White Dunn
Feb 27, 2021
Virginia White Dunn passed away February 27, 2021, at Park Rest Healthcare in Savannah, Tennessee, after a long illness. Mrs. Dunn was born October 12, 1933, in Memphis, Tennessee, and was reared and educated in Martin, Tennessee.Mrs. Dunn was the daughter of Lois and Jim Bell White who preceded her in death. She was the widow of Lt. Col. William...
Edgar Hardin (Ed) Gillock
Feb 27, 2021
Rev. Dr. Edgar Hardin Gillock, 92, of Bolivar, departed this life Saturday, February 27 at Bolivar General Hospital.Rev. Dr. Gillock was born at home in Savannah, TN and delivered by Dr. Culp of Clifton, TN on July 30, 1928. His parents were Ruth McLemore Hardin Gillock and Edgar Cherry Gillock. He graduated cum laude from Memphis State University with a...
Billy Joe Moore
Feb 27, 2021
Billy Joe Moore of Iron City, TN was born July 27, 1951 in Iron City, TN, the son of the late Billy Russ Moore and Bertie Ruth Kelley Moore Paulson and husband, Don Paulson. He was united in marriage to Deborah Jo Haynes Moore on January 16, 1970 and she preceded him in death on May 4, 2009.Mr. Moore was...
James "Jamie" Thomas McAfee
Feb 27, 2021
James Thomas (Jamie) McAfee was born May 4, 1937 in Michie, TN the son of the late Egbert Nathaniel McAfee and Rosie Gale Woods McAfee. Jamie retired from the Tennessee Division of Forestry. He worked with sheet rock in previous years and had a passion for drag racing. He served our country proudly in the United States Army and was...
Josephine Hinson
Feb 27, 2021
Mrs. Josephine Hinson, age 89, the widow of Guy Hinson, passed away at her home near Mifflin Saturday night February 27, 2021.Zelma Josephine Jacobs Hinson was born January 29, 1932 in Dyess, AR the daughter of the late William Lester and Zelma Lee Counts Jacobs. Her family moved to Memphis during WWII, and then to Chester County when she was...
Margie Nell Dixon Caperton Blalock
Feb 26, 2021
Mrs. Margie Nell Dixon Caperton Blalock was born March 4, 1955 in Waynesboro, TN the daughter of the late John Lewis and Mary Christine Kilburn Dixon. She was of the Baptist Faith and worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant. Mrs. Blalock departed this life on February 23, 2021 at the age of 65 Years, 11 Months and 19 Days.She is...
Frank Morris
Feb 26, 2021
Frank Morris, 82, of Bolivar, departed this life Friday, February 26 at Alamo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Morris was a life long resident of Hardeman County, born Friday, May 20, 1938 to Hubert Wilson and Winnie Dora McKinnie Morris. He married the love of his life Mary Ann Sipes on July 15, 1957. They were together 54 years before...
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