Linda Sue King Bishop
Aug 28, 2020
Mrs. Bishop, age 65, of Bolivar, passed from this life at her sister's home near Toone on Friday morning, August 28, 2020.She was born in Jackson, the daughter of the late Thomas Edward and Virginia Cox King and lived all of her life in Hardeman County. The widow of Malcolm Daniel Bishop, Jr., they were married on December 12, 1986....
Dorothy Marie Davis
Aug 27, 2020
Dorothy Davis was born January 9, 1935 in Corinth, MS the daughter of the late Oliver and Lela Whirley. She made her home in Corinth, MS. Dorothy retired as a dental hygienist and worked as a nursery worker at First Presbryterian Church for 12-15 years. Mrs. Davis was a member of the Elks Lodge. She loved visiting with family and...
Glenda Mae Johnson
Aug 27, 2020
Henderson native, Glenda Mae Griffin Johnson, passed away in Cincinnati, OH on Thursday, August 27. The daughter of the late Pearl and Warren Griffin, Mrs. Johnson graduated from Chester County High School and attended Freed Hardeman. In 1954, she married John Armpstead Johnson, II, also of Henderson and the son of the late Armpstead Meeks Johnson and the late Nancy...
Cherry A. Smith
Aug 27, 2020
Cherry SmithHenderson, TN: Cherry Anne Smith, age 50, the daughter of Charles W. Smith passed away Thursday evening at Henderson Health and Rehabilitation.Cherry was born and reared in Henderson the daughter of Charles Waymon Smith and the late Bonnie Ann Parrish Smith. She attended Chester County schools. She was a homemaker and had been disabled since 1992 due to a...
Justin Christopher Ridley
Aug 27, 2020
Justin Christopher Ridley, age 25, of Whiteville, passed from this life at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. Justin was born in Jackson, the son of Wade and Patricia Jordan Ridley, and lived all of his life in the Whiteville area. In addition to his parents, Justin is survived by his brother, Jordan Ridley of Whiteville; his paternal grandfather, Wallace Ridley...
Paul D. Sherrill
Aug 27, 2020
Paul Dewey Sherrill of Collinwood, TN was born September 22, 1944 in Collinwood, TN, the son of the late Clay and Effie Foster Sherrill. He was united in marriage to the former Robnetta Huskey on July 3, 1971. Mr. Sherrill was a construction worker and departed this life on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at North Alabama Medical Center in Florence,...
J. W. Lundy
Aug 27, 2020
J.W. LUNDY Henderson, TN: John William Lundy, age 78, passed away August 27, 2020 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.J.W. was born February 1, 1942, and raised, in Jackson, TN. He was the son of the late John B. Lundy and Gussie Mae Ruth Smith Rinks. J.W. went to school at Beech Bluff and Merry High. He briefly worked with...
Murdell Brewer Barker
Aug 26, 2020
MURDELL BARKER Henderson, TN: Services for Mrs. Murdell Brewer McCall Barker, age 101 will be held privately with Dr. James Huggins and Dr. Milton Sewell officiating. Burial will be at Unity Cemetery near Jacks Creek.Mrs. Barker, a homemaker, died Wednesday August 26, 2020 at Jackson General Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Albert M. Brewer and Mary Melton...
John "Buck" Burkhead
Aug 26, 2020
JOHN ‘BUCK’ BURKHEAD Henderson, TN: John Franklin “Buck” Burkhead, age 85, passed away August 26, 2020 at the Henderson Health & Rehabilitation Center.He was born November 30, 1934 in the Montezuma area of Chester County, the son of the late John Andrew and Lula Bell Waldrop Burkhead. He attended Chester County schools. He married Shirley Austin in 1963. They made...
Carrie Ann Witt
Aug 26, 2020
Carrie Ann Witt, age 91, of Middleton, passed from this life Wednesday morning, August 26, 2020 at Pine Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Bolivar. Private memorial services will be held at a later date.The widow of Limuel Arnold Witt, who passed away on November 13, 1997, after almost 54 years of marriage, she worked as a nurse's aid in...
Shawn Ernest Atchley
Aug 26, 2020
Shawn Ernest Atchley of Waynesboro, TN was born October 5, 1965 in Flint, MI, the son of Boise Ray Atchley of Lawrenceburg, TN, who survives, and the late Lois Wilodene Hayes. Mr. Atchley departed this life at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, after a short illness, Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at the age of 54 Years, 10 Months,...
Beverly Miller
Aug 26, 2020
Beverly Miller was born in Ft. Akinsen, Wisconsin on July 2, 1941, the daughter of the late John and Adelin Draeger Krizsan. She was united in marriage to Frank A. Miller on May 28, 1960. He preceded her in death in June 18, 1992. Beverly was a strong willed, independent lady. She spent most of her life traveling with her...
Bobbie N. Wells
Aug 26, 2020
BOBBIE WELLSBeech Bluff, TN: Bobbie Nell Williams Wells, age 82 passed away August 26, 2020 at the Henderson County Community Hospital.She was born May 8, 1938 in Huron, TN the daughter of the late Carl Edward and Lexie Ledale Beecham Williams. She attended school in Lexington. She married Jimmy Van Wells on October 16, 1955 and they made their home...
Tom Duke
Aug 25, 2020
TOM DUKE Saltillo, TN: Thomas Albert Duke age 89 passed away August 25, 2020 at his home.He was born July 5, 1931 in the Cotton Grove Community of Madison County, the son of the late James Bond and Josephine Donnell Duke. He grew up in Jackson, TN. He joined the US Air Force and served four years stationed in Naknek,...
Gerald Wayne Odom
Aug 24, 2020
Gerald Wayne Odom of Waynesboro, TN was born October 1, 1949 in Lewis Co., TN, the son of the late Sandy Willis Odom and Mary Ellen Hinson Odom. Mr. Odom was retired from Oxidental Chemicals and departed this life on Monday, August 24, 2020 at Waynesboro Health and Rehabilitation Center in Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 70 Years, 10...
Charles Avis Durham
Aug 24, 2020
Charles "Avis' Durham passed away on August 24, 2020 at the age of 82 years, 11 months, and 21 days. He was born on September 14, 1937, in the Jot-Em-Down community of McNairy County, Tennessee, to Johnny W. and Eva M. Hughes Durham. Avis was united in marriage to Linda Cody on June 11, 1988.He has been a member of...
Terry N. Brown
Aug 24, 2020
Born in Memphis on December 20, 1934, Terry Newton Brown of Bolivar, Tennessee, passed away Monday, August 24, 2020, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was the son of the late Icy Faye Terry Brown and Jeff N. Brown and was preceded in death by a sister, Joe Ann Brown; and his wife of 54 years, JoAnn VanBlake Brown, who...
Kim Treece Robertson
Aug 24, 2020
Kim Treece Robertson was born August 18, 1956 in Savannah, TN the daughter of the late Harrison Adell and Myrna Brewer Treece. She had lived in Memphis but made her home in Como, MS.Kim worked at Winchester Ammunition - Olin Corporation in Oxford, Mississippi. She loved the peacefulness of the beach and searching for seashells. She enjoyed yard sales, thrift...
Virgil Wilkins
Aug 24, 2020
VIRGIL WILKINSHenderson, TN: Virgil Ray Wilkins age 85 passed away August 24, 2020 at his home.He was born July 8, 1935 in Decatur County, and reared in Henderson County, near Scotts Hill, the son of the late Roby Lee and Roma Estelle Teague Wilkins. He graduated from Scotts Hill High School in 1954. He entered the U.S. Army in 1958...
Della Elizabeth Bruce
Aug 24, 2020
Della BruceHenderson, TN: Mrs. Della Bruce, age 100, passed away Monday morning August 24, 2020 at Henderson Health and Rehabilitation Center. Della Elizabeth Bright Bruce was born in Choctaw County, Mississippi on November 27, 1919, to Walter and Myrtle Bright. She married Sanford Orlando “SO” Bruce on May 17, 1936. She was mother to five children and a housewife for...
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