Mary Lee Owen
Dec 1, 2020
Mary Lee Owen was born on February 16, 1936 in McNairy County to the late William Carl and Mayo Hatch Whitten. She grew up in Mt Gilead community and attended school at Rose Creek.Mary was saved at Mt Gilead Baptist Church when she was 10-11 yrs old at a revival. She was baptized at First Baptist Church in Selmer because...
Bennie Rudolph Hopkins
Dec 1, 2020
On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, Bennie Rudolph Hopkins, loving husband and father of four children, passed away at his home at the age of 86. Rudolph was born September 13, 1934 in the Needmore community of McNairy County, Tennessee to Robert Bennie and Mary Mae Eleanor Smith Hopkins. He was a graduate of Bethel Springs High School. Rudolph was in...
Bobby W. Qualls
Dec 1, 2020
Bobby Qualls departed this life on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at the age of 69 years, 5 months, and 25 days. He was born in Turrell, Arkansas on June 6, 1951, the son of the late William Henry Qualls and Mary Ellen Vinson Qualls. On July 31, 1982, he was united in marriage to Flora Mendoza, who survives.Bobby had lived...
Dennis Wayne Riley
Dec 1, 2020
Dennis Wayne Riley was born February 25, 1955 in Detroit, MI the son of the late Floyd Earl and Iva Nell Kilburn Riley.Mr. Riley departed this life on December 1, 2020 in Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 65 Years, 9 Months, 6 Days. Mr. Riley was a retired pipefitter for TVA and a Collinwood High school graduate and served...
Myra Tidwell Hazard
Dec 1, 2020
Myra Hazard1950-2020Most obituaries tend to idolize the dead. As soon as someone passes, they seem to instantaneously take on the characteristics of a storybook hero, becoming more myth than fact. But Myra Hazard, who is the subject of this obituary, wasn’t a perfect person. Myra Hazard was a real person. She was the Queen of Eye Rolls and—especially in her...
Donald Wayne Cooper
Dec 1, 2020
Donald Wayne Cooper was born on August 9, 1951 in Haleyville, Alabama, the son of the late Curtis Hampton and Vera Evelene Eddy Cooper.Mr. Cooper honorably served his country in the United States Army in Vietnam from July 9, 1970 until November 3, 1971. He later worked for Boatwright Inc. for 12 years doing new construction and commercial work. Donald...
Mary Alice Autry
Dec 1, 2020
MARY ALICE AUTRY Bethel Springs, TN: Mary Alice Mitchell Autry, age 95 passed away December 1, 2020 at her home. She was born April 18, 1925 in Chester County, the daughter of the late John Edgar ‘Ed’ and Mary Elizabeth Henson Mitchell. She attended school at Masseyville. She was married to Milton L. Autry in 1947. They made their home...
Sandra Kaye Horton Bunch
Nov 30, 2020
Sandra Kaye Horton Bunch of Waynesboro, TN was born on November 27, 1948 in Hohenwald, TN. She was a daughter of the late Charles Horton and Wylodine Greeson. Mrs. Bunch was retired from Genesco Manufacturing in Waynesboro, TN and was a member of the Green River Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Tennessee. She departed this life on Monday, November 30, 2020...
Odis Bizzell
Nov 30, 2020
Odis Bizzell, 93, of Middleton, passed from this life Monday evening, November 30, 2020 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.The widower of Iva Pearl Bizzell, who died on September 16, 2019, he was a self employed electrician/plumber, owning and operating Odis Bizzell Electric and Plumbing. He was born Saturday, October 1, 1927 in Middleton, son of the late Joe Lewis Bizzell...
Veda Mae Williams
Nov 29, 2020
Baby Veda passed from this life on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women. She was greatly loved by those she leaves behind, her mother, Haylee Williams and, her father, Cordarvan McNeal, both of Bolivar; her brother, Correon McNeal of Bolivar; her maternal grandfather, Ben Williams of Bolivar; her paternal grandparents, Jimmy and Sheila McNeal of Whiteville;...
Donna Alexander
Nov 29, 2020
Donna Alexander departed this life on Sunday, November 29, 2020, at the age of 63 years, 8 months, and 26 days. She was born in Savannah, Tennessee on March 3, 1957, the daughter of Bonnie Sharp Alexander and the late Kenneth Alexander. She enjoyed eating and loved chocolate and peanut butter. Donna was sweet and kind, and a loving person....
Georgia Elizabeth Hutcherson Curlin
Nov 29, 2020
Georgia Elizabeth Hutcherson Curlin was born January 25, 1929 in Memphis, TN the daughter of the late John Frederick and Icie Thompson Hutcherson. She was united in marriage to John Frederick Curlin on February 14, 1946. Mr. Curlin preceded her in death on April 10, 1990. In 2003, she married Marshall Burton Turner. Mr. Turner preceded her in death on...
Ernestine "Teenie" Lay
Nov 28, 2020
Ernestine Lay departed this life on Saturday, November 28, 2020, at the age of 83 years, 2 months, and 13 days. She was born in Adamsville, Tennessee on September 15, 1937, the daughter of the late Ernest and Alene Thrasher Coats. On October 21, 1956, she was united in marriage to Charles Lay, who survives.Ernestine was affectionately referred to as...
Edna Motes
Nov 28, 2020
Edna Motes departed this life on Saturday, November 28, 2020, at the age of 67 years, 1 month, and 19 days. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee on October 9, 1953, the daughter of the late Mary Rhea. Edna is survived by her husband, David Motes of Savannah, Tennessee, a sister, Martha Miller of Dickson, Tennessee, two grandchildren, and one...
Carol Kent Gentry
Nov 28, 2020
Carol Kent Gentry, age 77, of Memphis, passed away Saturday evening, November 28, 2020, at Baptist Hospital - DeSoto in Southaven, MS. She was a native and life-long resident of Memphis, daughter of the late Walter Clifford Kent and Ruby Dell Lovelace Kent. She had been a member of Bellevue Baptist Church and attended Millington First Baptist Church, also. Mrs....
Verble Moore Scott
Nov 27, 2020
Verble Moore Scott was born March 27, 1940 in McNairy County, TN the daughter of the late Warner D. and Frances Louvinia Miller Moore.Mrs. Scott was blessed with many talents and loved doing crafts. She could plumb, roof, work in her yard, sew anything - just by looking at it once, quilt, and paint. Crafts kept her mind and hands...
Hugh Odell Bryant
Nov 27, 2020
Hugh Odell Bryant was born on February 17, 1935 in Ripley, Mississippi, the son of the late James Wesley and Pearl Hannah Bryant.On June 26, 1958, he was united in marriage to Dorothy Jean Kirk, who survives.Mr. Bryant was a member of Pleasant Hill Pentecostal Church in Corinth, Mississippi. He loved fishing, working on motors, and doing all kinds of...
Dennis Ray Mullins
Nov 27, 2020
Mr. Dennis Ray Mullins, age 79, of Hollister, MO and formerly of Pocahontas, TN, passed from this life on Friday night, November 27, 2020 at Cox Medical Center in Branson, MO.Memorial Services will be held 1:00 pm, Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Essary Springs Baptist Church. A "pass through" memorial visitation will take place beginning at 12:00 pm. Those wishing...
Dena Renee McLin
Nov 27, 2020
Dena Renee McLin departed this life on Friday, November 27, 2020, at the age of 59 years, 7 months, and 21 days. She was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on April 6, 1961, the daughter of the late Robert Denton, Sr. and Geneva Yerbey Riley. She was united in marriage to Roger Dale Butler, who preceded her in death on...
Elizabeth Conaway
Nov 27, 2020
Elizabeth Conaway was born on November 14, 1946 in Adamsville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late William Robert (Rob) and Eva Agnes Phillips Rogers.On Novermber 14, 1964, she was united in marriage to Harrell Douglas Conaway, who preceded his wife in death on December 8, 2013.Mrs. Conaway worked for the McNairy County Board of Education as a substitute teacher. She...
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