Geneva Doran Smith
Mar 24, 2019
Geneva Smith was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed all the sewing arts, her church activities, traveling and time with her family and friends.She passed away Sunday, March 24, at Hospice House in Huntersville, North Carolina, at the age of 90.She shared 45 years of marriage to her beloved husband, Trudell. Together they raised two children, Terry (deceased)...
James "Shorty" Smith
Mar 23, 2019
James E. "Shorty" Smith was born August 12, 1921 in McNairy County, TN the son of the late Lee Roy and Mattie Mae Moore Smith. He departed this life on March 23, 2019 in Ramer, Tennessee at the age of 97 years, 7 months, 11 days. He was a lifelong member of the Mount Vernon Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Ramer,...
J. R. Hames
Mar 23, 2019
J. R. HamesHenderson: John Reynold (J.R.) Hames, age 93, passed away Saturday night, March 23, 2019 at the Henderson Health and Rehab.J.R. was born and reared in Habersham County, Georgia, the son of the late John Reynold ‘Rennie’ and Sallie Etta English Hames. He went to school in Habersham County, at Clarksville, GA.He operated a service station in Atlanta and...
Frances Annettee McWilliams
Mar 23, 2019
Mrs. Frances Annettee Olive McWilliams was born September 14, 1955 in Lauderdale County, AL the daughter the late Hubert and Frankie Purser Olive.Miss McWilliams was a Nurse Aide and a member of the Fairview Free Will Baptist Church in Iron City, TN. Miss McWilliams departed this life on March 23, 2019 in at the age of 63 Years, 6 Months,...
Jeffrey Lee Dean
Mar 22, 2019
Jeffrey Dean was born on March 27, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois to the late William and Gladys Dean.Mr. Dean was employed as a truck driver by Aqua Glass Corporation for many years. In his free time, he enjoyed hunting, being a devoted husband and father, and running the family Hawaiian Shaved Ice business. He loved being outdoors, working in the...
Steven Johnsey
Mar 22, 2019
STEVEN JOHNSEY Richard Steven Johnsey, at 57, passed away at the Henderson Health and Rehab on March 22, 2019.Steven was born in Henderson and grew up in Decatur and Chester County. He is the son of Mae Dell Thompson Johnsey Chumney and the late Richard Wallace Johnsey. He attended West Tennessee Cerebral Palsy Center for 12 years and also the...
Thurston Roosevelt Harper
Mar 22, 2019
Thurston Roosevelt Harper was born January 25, 1935 in Hamilton, AL, the son of the late George Ben and Julia Stidham Harper. Mr. Harper was retired from IMC but had managed Florence Farmer's Market for approximately 12 years. He was a member of the First Assembly of God in Florence, Alabama and was an avid UNA fan.Mr. Harper departed this...
Martha Bess Ashe
Mar 22, 2019
Martha Bess Ashe was born May 18, 1939 in Selmer, TN the daughter of the late Estell and Vadell Hicks Locke.She was united in marriage to Charles Dee Ashe on August 11, 1956.Mrs. Ashe graduated from Selmer High School in 1957. She worked for Levi Strauss retiring after 24 years of service. She was affectionately known to everyone as Memaw....
Roger Allen King
Mar 22, 2019
Roger Allen King was born November 8, 1954 in Hornsby, TN the son of the late Warren D. and Elaine Hicks King.He was united in marriage to Doris Rinks in May of 1987.Mr. King worked for the State of Tennessee Highway Department in Bethel Springs for 17 years and Charles Goodrum Sawmill for 13 years. He attended Full Gospel Fellowship...
Allen Squires
Mar 21, 2019
Allen Michael Squires, age 72 of Bolivar, passed away Thursday morning, March 21, 2019 at his home.He was born in St. Louis, MO on Wednesday, June 19, 1946, son of the late Joseph Franklin Squires and Edna May Robinson Squires, moving to the Bolivar area around 1973. He was a cook at Western Mental Health Institute, retiring after 33 years...
Janet Russell
Mar 20, 2019
JANET RUSSELLwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on January 10, 1961 the daughter of the late Robert Porter and Carrie Catherine Shaw Ferrell.On November 21, 1980 she was united in marriage to Thomas Jerrolds Russell, who survives.Janet was a nurse for Hardin Medical Center for 30 years. She was a member of Spirit and Truth Church in Adamsville, Tennessee. Janet...
James Nathan Harville
Mar 20, 2019
James Nathan Harville departed this life on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at the age of 58 years, 10 months, and 20 days. He was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on April 30, 1960, the son of Lena Elizabeth Melson Harville and the late James Eldridge Harville. James loved his family and lived for his children. He was a real jokester,...
Jeff (Boatdock) White
Mar 20, 2019
Jeff (Boatdock) White was born July 24, 1968 in Memphis, TN the son of the late George Jerry and Tera Jean Bratton White. Jeff was a Shop foreman for over 10 years with Jackie Hamm Volunteer Bridge. He was a member of the New Life Pentecostal Church in Nixon,Tennessee.Jeff loved going hunting and fishing, and drag racing with his buddies....
Clifford Balentine
Mar 19, 2019
CLIFFORD BALENTINEwas born in Lauderdale County, Alabama on February 13, 1940 the son of the late Elmer Clyde and Mattie May Stone Balentine.On April 4, 2013 he was united in marriage to Irene Lambert, who survives.Clifford was the owner and operator of EC Balentine Trucking of Savannah, Tennessee and attended Nixon Pentecostal Church. He worked for himself most of his...
James Arlie Horton
Mar 19, 2019
James Arlie Horton was born February 2, 1944 in Wayne County, TN, the son of the late John Elmer and Josie Evelyn Reaves Horton. Mr. Horton departed this life on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia, Tennessee at the age of 75 years, 1 month, 17 days. He served in the U.S. Army from 1964 to...
Billy C. Harris
Mar 19, 2019
Billy C. Harris, age 84 of Middleton, died Tuesday morning, March 19, 2019 at his home. Billy was born October 15, 1934, the son of Clarence Herman Harris and Ethel Rogers Harris. He worked at Tennessee Gas for 45 years before retiring, and was a farrier, an avid catfisherman, and a well-known horse show judge. He was a member of...
Roseanne Cain
Mar 18, 2019
Rose Anne (Roseanne) Cain, 93, of Corinth, Mississippi, passed away March 18, 2019.She was born to the late James M. and Rosa Lee (Rosalie) Haynes Piercey on May 17, 1925, in Corinth, Mississippi, and later moved to Selmer, Tennessee. Roseanne graduated from Selmer High School in 1943, received a BA from Memphis State University, and earned a Masters degree from...
Orena Elizabeth (Bess) McNatt Boling
Mar 18, 2019
ORENA ELIZABETH (BESS) MCNATT BOLINGwas born in the Bemis Community of Jackson, Tennessee, on November 9, 1938 the daughter of the late Rev. E. E. McNatt and Alline Burton McNatt.On November 15, 1957 she was united in marriage to Aubry Neal Boling, who survives.Mrs. Boling was a retired insurance agent for Memphis Insurance Center. She was a member of First...
Dennis Joe "Puddin" Durham
Mar 18, 2019
DENNIS JOE "PUDDIN" DURHAMwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on February 21, 1956 the son of the late Luther and Pearlee Lamar Durham.On November 7, 2008 he was united in marriage to Jamey Inez Ritchie, who survives.Dennis was a retired correctional officer for South Central Correctional Facility. He also had worked for Amoco for many years and the City of...
Peggy Sue McLain
Mar 17, 2019
Peggy Sue McLain was born February 3, 1948 in McNairy County, TN the daughter of Lee (Dan) Daniel and the late Ruthie Mae Killingsworth Eaker.She was united in marriage to Kenneth McLain on March 23, 1964.Mrs. McLain worked for Brown Shoe Company until it closed. She then worked for the McNairy County Board of Education for 34 plus years as...
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