Evan Lee Nield
Dec 19, 2020
Evan Lee Nield passed from this life at 7 years old on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Monroe Carell, Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee.Evan was born November 29, 2013 in Orlando, Florida. At the time of his birth, he was diagnosed with hydro encephalopathy, a condition where too much cerebrospinal fluid builds up in the brain. He...
Phyllis Carol Skinner
Dec 18, 2020
PHYLLIS CAROL SKINNER Medon, TN: Phyllis Carol Edgin Skinner age 77 passed away December 18, 2020 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.She was born December 6, 1943 in Humphreys County, the daughter of the late Walter Dee and Lois Catherine Gordon Edgin. She graduated from Southside High School. She married Larry Skinner in 1963. They made their home in Chester...
Herbert Eugene Lee
Dec 18, 2020
Herbert Eugene Lee was born on July 14, 1943 in Stantonville, Tennessee, the son of the late Herbert George Washington and Cloia Collier Lee.On November 5, 1964, he was united in marriage to Madgie Lou Doyle Lee, who preceded her husband in death on July 27, 2013.Mr. Lee worked for Sand Hill Farms in Savannah, Tennessee for 40 years prior...
James L. Harville
Dec 18, 2020
James L. Harville was born on December 10, 1946 in Savannah, Tennessee, the son of the late Dewey and Nellie Jane Burks Harville.Mr. Harville formerly worked in the sawmill as a logger and timber cutter. He loved going to church and riding his bicycle around town to visit and talk with people. James also loved his pet dogs and eating...
Katherine Lucille (Toopie) Stooksberry
Dec 18, 2020
Katherine Lucille (Toopie) Haggard Stooksberry was born December 2, 1931 to the late Robert Roy and Anna Lou Montague Haggard. She was also preceded in death by husband, Col. Sam Stooksberry, brother, Roy Haggard, Jr. and nephew, Robert (Bob) Haggard."Toopie" graduated from Ward-Belmont Preparatory School and Vanderbilt University where she was a founding member of Chi Omega Sorority. She was...
Leonard Clyde Coats
Dec 18, 2020
Leonard Clyde Coats was born April 9, 1972 in Memphis, TN the son of James Ronald and the late Shelvy Wadkins Coats.He was united in marriage to Danica Boyle Griffith on March 16, 2013.Leonard was a 1990 graduate of Central High School in Memphis. While in high school he played saxophone in the band and traveled to Dublin, Ireland to...
Joe Ayers
Dec 17, 2020
JOE AYERS Jacks Creek: Joe Harold Ayers, age 68 passed away at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.He was born November 6, 1952 in Wayne County and grew up in Henderson, the son of the late Jess and Lois Wright Ayers. He attended schools at Bethel Springs and Finger. He married Pam Pusser on February 9, 1970. They made their home...
Sarah Delgadillo
Dec 17, 2020
Sarah Delgadillo was born on November 29, 1953 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of Rita Nell Dufrene and the late Luther J. Dufrene, Sr.She was united in marriage to Bill Delgadillo, who survives.Mrs. Delgadillo spent most of her life living in New Orleans, Louisiana before moving to Savannah in 1999. She was full of life and loved to dance...
William Peter Henning
Dec 16, 2020
Private Memorial Services for William Peter Henning, age 74, of Silerton, will be held at a future date. Mr. Henning passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Regional One Extended Care Hospital in Memphis.He was born in Pretoria, South Africa and came to the United States in 1966 to attend the University of Maryland where he received his Bachelor of...
Cayden Lane Hurley
Dec 16, 2020
Cayden Lane Hurley was born December 16, 2020 in Jackson, TN the son of Jordan and Kelsey Smith Hurley.Cayden departed this life on December 16, 2020 in Jackson, Tennessee. He is survived by his parents, Jordan and Kelsey Hurley; a sister, Harper Grace Hurley; paternal grandfather Jeff Hurley and wife Crystal; paternal grandmother Linda Bridges and husband David; maternal grandfather...
Martha A. Moore
Dec 16, 2020
Mrs. Moore, 79, of Springfield, TN and formerly of Hardeman County, passed away Wednesday night, December 16, 2020 at her home.She was born May 18, 1941 in Bolivar to Q. T. and Martha Elorine McKinnie Jackson, and was a graduate of Bolivar Central High School. She married Keith Edward Chilson who passed on July 12, 1964 and they lived in...
Allen K. Jones
Dec 15, 2020
ALLEN K. JONES Atoka, TN: Allen K. Jones age 86 passed away December 15, 2020 at Signature Healthcare of Memphis.He was born May 1, 1934 in Chester County, the son of the late Hugh Ned and Vassie Jay Eason Jones. He graduated from Chester County High School. He was a member of the National Guard and then joined the Air...
Isabelle Clark Jones
Dec 15, 2020
Mrs. Jones passed from this life early Tuesday morning at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. The widow of Leonard Bob Jones who died Tuesday, December 23, 1980, she was born in McNairy County to the late Jesse Arthur Clark and Susie Ann Doles Clark. She spent her early life in Pocahontas moving to Bolivar in 1959. In addition to her husband...
Clyde Allen Tull
Dec 15, 2020
Clyde Allen Tull was born at home in Woodville, Tennessee on January 8, 1938 to the late Buford and Effie Cox Tull. He grew up working on the family farm and loved to hunt and play baseball. After graduating from Chester County High School, he attended UT Martin for two years, where he played on the baseball team. After college,...
David Swafford
Dec 15, 2020
DAVID SWAFFORD Henderson, TN: David Glen Swafford, age 50 passed away December 15, 2020 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.He was born October 17, 1970 in Jackson, and grew up at Jacks Creek, the son of Homer Glen Swafford and Betty Jo Scott Swafford. He installed flooring, both in residence and commercial. Swafford Floor work and working for local flooring...
Dovie K. Franks
Dec 14, 2020
Dovie K. Franks departed this life on Monday, December 14, 2020, at the age of 93 years, 2 months, and 1 day. She was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on October 13, 1927, the daughter of the late Robert and Donie Hopper Jones. On April 10, 1943, she was united in marriage to Buster "Babe" Franks, who preceded her in...
Bonnie Neisler Maness
Dec 14, 2020
BONNIE NEISLER MANESS Lavinia, TN: Bonnie Ree Neisler Maness, age 77, passed away December 14, 2020 at Northbrooke Healthcare in Jackson.She was born January 3, 1943 in Henderson County, the Center Hill Community, the daughter of the late James David and Beaulah Aline Chandler Neisler. She attended Sardis High School. She married Major C. “Pete” Maness. She made her home...
Opal Griggs
Dec 14, 2020
Opal Brown Griggs was born March 19, 1937 in Hardin County, TN, the daughter of the late Roscoe David and Victoria Ayers Brown. She grew up in the Lutts, Martin Mills, Houston and Rayburn Creek areas of Wayne County, TN. She gained her angel wings, December 14, 2020 after a brief illness with Covid at Wayne Medical Center, Waynesboro, TN....
Vickie Lynn Knight
Dec 14, 2020
Vickie Lynn Rice Knight was born September 2, 1957 in Greenville, KY the daughter of Dorothy Travis and the late Eual Travis Rice.Vickie was formerly employed at Garan Manufacturing in Adamsville as a machine operator. She loved her family dearly, especially her grandbabies and great-grandbabies. Vickie departed this life on December 14, 2020 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of...
Judy Lynn Prather
Dec 13, 2020
JUDY LYNN PRATHERwas born in Oakland, California on March 28, 1963 the daughter of the late Douglas Henry and Betty Jean Stilling Prather.Judy was a former resident of McNairy County, Tennessee and a resident of Hardin County, Tennessee for the past 13 years. She was a member of Savannah Main Street Counsel, Dreamweavers, and Riverview Baptist Church, where she was...
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