Joe Allen Burkeens
Nov 6, 2018
Joe Allen Burkeens was born February 8, 1942 in Bethel Springs, TN the son of the late Cletis Obion Burkeens and Elizabeth Gage Burkeens. Joe attended Bethel Springs school and played basketball during his high school years. Now Joe may not have been a Harlem Globetrotter but he could probably have won them over with his sweet smile. When he...
Delbert Mack (Dickey Bud) Perry
Nov 6, 2018
Delbert Mack (Dickey Bud) Perry was born August 9, 1936 in Waynesboro, TN, the son of the late Harvey Mack and Rosie Leigh Reed Perry. Mr. Perry was a retired electrician/plumber and was a member of the Collinwood First Baptist Church, Collinwood, Tennessee.Mr. Perry departed this life, Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center, Columbia, Tennessee at the...
Charles Raymond "C.W." Moss
Nov 6, 2018
Mr. Moss passed away Tuesday afternoon at the Bolivar General Hospital. A native and life-long resident of Bolivar and Hardeman County, he was the son of the late Arthur Joe and Hazel Crafton Moss. He is also preceded in death by his companion of over 20 years, Jamie Dellinger and a grandchild, Paige Dellinger.Mr. Moss was a long time employee...
Leon Holmes
Nov 5, 2018
LEON HOLMES Medon, TN: Charles Leon Holmes age 71 passed away November 5, 2018 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital,He was born May 17, 1947 in Chester County, the Laurel Hill Community, the son of the late Charles Elvie and Gladys Alene Roland Holmes. He graduated from Chester County High School in 1965. He worked a few months at Brown...
Iona Nell Darby Ayers
Nov 5, 2018
Iona Nell Darby Ayers was born August 12, 1933 in Cypress Inn, TN, the daughter of the late Hubert and Lydia Wright Darby. Mrs. Ayers departed this life on Monday, November 5, 2018 at Waynesboro Health and Rehabilitation Center, Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 85 Years, 2 Months, 24 Days.She was united in marriage to James Monroe Ayers on...
Larry Peter
Nov 5, 2018
LARRY PETER Finger, TN: Larry L. Peter age 85 passed away November 5, 2018 at his home surrounded by family.He was born in Goodland, KS on August 21, 1933 to Jacob and Anna Marie Peter and was the youngest of thirteen children born to them. He graduated from Goodland High School in 1951 where he was a successful wrestler for...
Larry Maness
Nov 5, 2018
LARRY MANESS Henderson, TN: Larry Edward Maness age 74 passed away November 5, 2018 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.He was born January 15, 1944 in Chester County, the Hickory Corner Community, the son of the late Jess Willard and Eula Virginia Crouse Maness. He attended schools in Hickory Corner. He married Sherry Phillips in 1961. He had worked at...
Ruby Lee Hatcher
Nov 5, 2018
Ruby Lee Hatcher, 85, was born in Jasper, AL on May 3, 1933. She entered Heaven on Monday, November 5, 2018.Ruby is preceded in death by her husband, William P. Hatcher; parents, Gilbert & Carrie Essie Bell Short; and siblings, Willow Dean Akins & JoAnn Ingles. She leaves behind siblings, Olene Simmons, James Short (Doris), Helen Nixon and Judy East; her...
Juanita Joyce McBride
Nov 4, 2018
JUANITA VANDIVER MCBRIDE Pinson, TN: Juanita Joyce Vandiver McBride age 87 passed away November 4, 2018 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.She was born August 27, 1931 in McNairy County and raised in Chester County, the daughter of the late James Edmond and Alma Hautie Weatherington Vandiver. She attended schools at Harmony and later in Arkansas and graduated from Jackson...
Haley Willcutt
Nov 4, 2018
Haley Nicole Willcutt was born in Jackson, Tennessee on August 24, 1999, the daughter of Michael and Shaunda Powers Willcutt. She was a very happy and uplifting person, and would go out of her way to help someone.Haley Nicole departed this life on Sunday, November 4, 2018, at the age of 19 years, 2 months, and 11 days. In addition...
Barbara Ellise Ford
Nov 4, 2018
Barbara Ellise Highland was born in Arkansas on July 30, 1932, the daughter of Rueben Lee and Eula Mae Jones Highland. Except for eight years spent in that state, she lived the rest of her life in Hardin County, Tennessee. On February 28, 1948, she married George Mondel Ford who preceded her in death just slightly over three years ago...
Jessie Chapman
Nov 3, 2018
Jessie Chapman departed this life on Saturday, November 3, 2018, at the age of 91, years, 11 months, and 2 days. She was born in Logan County, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Kelly Chapman and Sadie Maynard.
Shirley Holder
Nov 3, 2018
Shirley Jean Carver Holder passed away Saturday November 3, 2018 at Henderson Health & Rehab in Chester County, TN after a brief illness.She was born on the Fourth of July, 1937 in Prospect Hill, NC to the late Ernest and Betty Carver. She grew up and attended schools in Prospect, NC and married Edward Jackson in 1954. She later married...
Charles Ray Stout
Nov 2, 2018
CHARLES STOUT Henderson, TN: Charles Ray Stout age 73 passed away November 2, 2018 at his home.He was born May 10, 1945 in Newbern, TN, the son of the late Gilbert and Bertha Juanita McBride Stout. He grew up in Chester County. He was a truck driver in Odessa, TX for several years before returning to Chester County in 1981....
Marion Rose Napoli
Nov 2, 2018
MARION NAPOLI Henderson, TN: Marion Rose Catalano Napoli age 87 passed away November 2, 2018 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.She was born March 22, 1931 in Brooklyn, NY the daughter of the late John and Virginia Amato Catalano. She married Joseph Frank Napoli on April 29, 1948. He preceded her in death on July 27, 2018. They were married...
Mary Sue Howell
Nov 2, 2018
Mary Sue Howell, age 82, of Toone, departed this life Friday, November 2, 2018 at Henderson Healthcare.The widow of Slater Elmo Howell, who died in 2005 after 52 years of marriage, she formerly worked in a factory, but was best known as being a loving mother, wife, grandmother and cook, famous for her pies that she made. She was born...
Bonnie Rich
Nov 2, 2018
Bonnie Rich departed this life on Friday, November 2, 2018, at the age of 92 years, 10 months, and 10 days. She was born in Wayne County, Tennessee on December 23, 1925, the daughter of the late Dempsey Dougal and Hattie Mae Franks White. Bonnie was the office manager for Brown Shoe Company, she had been with the company for...
James Ricky Melson
Oct 31, 2018
JAMES RICKY MELSONwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on June 27, 1961 the son of the late Thomas and Lois Hickerson Melson.James was of the Pentecostal belief. He loved reading his Bible, doing mechanical work and taking care of animals. James loved being outdoors and going to flea markets. He was a very outgoing person and never met a stranger....
Johnnie Ann Cummings
Oct 31, 2018
JOHNNIE B. CUMMINGS Enville, TN: Johnnie Ann Montgomery Bryant Cummings age 82 passed away October 31, 2018 at her home.She was born June 24, 1936 in McNairy County, the daughter of the late John Thomas and Odie Moore Montgomery. She went to school at Bethel Springs. She was Director of the Weatherization Program with Southwest Human Resource Agency serving eight...
Joyce Hooper
Oct 30, 2018
Mrs. Hooper passed away Tuesday morning at her home. She was born in Henderson, the daughter of the late John Richard and Ethel Serena Davis Morrison and was a graduate of Chester County High School. In her early years, she worked as a hairdresser and beautician and later became unit secretary at Bolivar General Hospital. In her later years, she...
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