J. W. "Jake" Cossar
Jul 24, 2018
Mr. J. W. "Jake" Cossar, age 77 of Hickory Valley, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday afternoon, July 24, 2018 in Olive Branch, Mississippi.He was born July 27, 1940 in Hickory Valley to the late Jewel Wesley and Martha Frances McCommon Cossar and lived most of his life in Hardeman County. Mr. Cossar was a 1958 graduate of Bolivar Central High School...
William Larry Burns
Jul 24, 2018
Rev. Burns passed away Tuesday morning, July 24, 2018 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.A native of Covington, he was born March 26, 1955 the son of the late James Wilburn and Wilma Louise Vandiver Burns. He also was preceded in death by his first wife, Linda Mize Burns in February, 2013; three brothers, James Alvin, Ernest and Paul David Burns;...
Donney Charles Garrard
Jul 24, 2018
Donney Charles Garrard departed this life on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at the age of 64 years, 4 months, and 6 days. He was born in Dunklin County, Missouri on March 18, 1954, the son of the late William Grady and Ellie Marie Miller Garrard. On January 31, 1992, he was united in marriage to Sarah Turner, who survives.Donney was...
James "Peanut" Turnbow
Jul 23, 2018
JAMES "PEANUT" TURNBOWwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on September 23, 1939 the son of the late Octalona C. and Hazel Annamae Smith Turnbow.On February 15, 1963 he was united in marriage to Shelba Jean McFall, who survives.James, also known as "Peanut ", was a pilot driver for 10 years for an escort business and was the owner of Turnbow...
Tommy Holmes
Jul 23, 2018
Mr. Tommy Holmes, age 92 of Whiteville, Tennessee, passed from this life Monday night, July 23, 2018 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.Mr. Holmes was born in the Whiteville-Newcastle community in Hardeman County on Wednesday, December 2, 1925 to the late Leon S. and Annie Lee Bishop Holmes. He served in the United States Army Air Force from July of 1945...
Bradford Silliman
Jul 22, 2018
Bradford Silliman, of Savannah, Tennessee, gently passed on Sunday morning, July 22nd, in his home and with the company of his family. Mr. Silliman was born October 18th, 1947, in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the first child born to Mr. Charles Vrtacek Silliman and Mrs. Dorothy McGuffin Silliman (Conomos). He is survived by mother Dorothy, of Orlando, Florida, and by...
Beverly Ann Dickey
Jul 22, 2018
Beverly Ann Dickey departed this life on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at her residence in Iron City, Tennessee at the age of 56 Years, 9 Months, 17 Days. She was born October 5, 1961 in Iuka, MS the daughter of the late Travis and Billie Sue Simpson Hathcock.Beverly Ann was employed with a furniture manufacturing. She was of the Baptist...
Garry T. Elliott
Jul 22, 2018
Garry T. Elliott was born October 28, 1945 in Corinth, MS the son of the late Charles Thomas and Velma Tacker Elliott.He was united in marriage to Elaine Wilson on October 28, 1983. Mr. Elliott had worked for Brown Shoe Company, McNairy County Co-op, and for many years a logger. He loved the log woods and would often stop in...
John R. Miller
Jul 22, 2018
John R. Miller of Bethel Springs, son of the late Ted and Eula Wagoner Miller, was born on August 3, 1949. He passed from the walk of this life on July 22, 2018.John was a Graduate of Bethel Springs High School and a member of Safe Harbor Church in Selmer. He loved and appreciated all animals. He is survived by...
April Denise Potete
Jul 22, 2018
April Denise Potete was born August 28, 1978 in Perry County, TN. She is the daughter of Mandy Wright Graves of Collinwood TN and the late Jerry Loyd Graves. She departed this life on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at her residence in Collinwood, TN at the age of 39 years, 10 months, and 29 days. She was employed by High...
James E. Crawford
Jul 21, 2018
James Crawford departed this life on Saturday, July 21, 2018, at the age of 73 years, 6 months, and 3 days. He was born in Kingsport, Tennessee on January 18, 1945, the son of the late Byrd and Adra Crawford. On December 22, 1975, he was united in marriage to Wanda Terry, who preceded him in death on November 29,...
Phyllis Grantham
Jul 21, 2018
Phyllis Grantham, 70, of Bolivar, departed this life Saturday evening, July 21, 2018 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.The wife of Ronnie P. Grantham, who survives, she was a homemaker. She was born November 30, 1947 in Madison County, daughter of the late Roscoe and Graple Carter Hampton and lived all of her life here in the county. She married Ronnie...
Tessie Belle Byrd
Jul 21, 2018
Tessie Belle Thomas Byrd of Waynesboro, TN was born October 9, 1927 in Lawrenceburg, TN, the daughter of the late J. J. and Ludy Truitt Thomas. She was united in marriage to Marshall Byrd, July 3, 1943 and he preceded her in death, March 23, 2002.Mrs. Byrd, a Genesco retiree, was a member of the First United Methodist Church in...
Mary Corine Hawkins Doyle
Jul 21, 2018
Mary Corine Hawkins Doyle was born in Missouri on February 4, 1938, the daughter of the late Robert Ezra and Alma Ilene Hawkins. She married Earl Lee Doyle, who preceded her in death on December 6, 1986. Mrs. Doyle departed this life on July 21, 2018, at the age of 80 years, 5 months, and 17 days.Mrs. Doyle attended House...
Tressa Ann Duke
Jul 20, 2018
Tressa Ann Duke of Corinth, MS was born February 5, 1968 in Henderson, TN the daughter of Linda Sue Keele and the late Billy Wayne Forsyth. Tressa departed this life on July 20, 2018 in Corinth at the age of 50 Years, 5 Months, 15 Days.She is survived by a son, Alex Duke of Corinth, MS; her mother and stepfather,...
Randall Lee Langley
Jul 20, 2018
Mr. Langley died Friday at his home near Middleton, TN.He was born March 16, 1951 in Ripley, TN to Robert Lee and Sylvia Kelly Langley, both of whom preceded him in death. Mr. Langley was a 1969 graduate of Kingsbury High School in Memphis and for 29 years worked as a plumber for the Memphis City School System. He also...
Allen Eklund
Jul 20, 2018
Roy Allen Eklund was born in Glen Cove, New York on November 27, 1957, the son of the late Roy Eklund and Anice Jane Harris Eklund. His family made their way to Hardin County, Tennessee where Allen, as he was known to everyone, attended Central High School. His graduation from there in 1975 was followed four years later by graduation...
Hal Robison
Jul 20, 2018
HAL ROBISON Finger, TN: Hal Hampton Robison age 68 passed away July 20, 2018 at the McNairy County Developmental Services. He was born June 1, 1950 in Finger, TN the son of the late Lawrence Windford and Susie ‘Sue’ Alice Hampton Robison. Hal attended McNairy County Developmental Services for about forty years and had made his home at McNairy County...
Raymond Beard
Jul 20, 2018
RAYMOND BEARD Finger, TN: Raymond Beard age 71 passed away July 20, 2018 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.He was born January 23, 1947 at Purdy in McNairy County, the son of the late Carl and Sula Smith Beard. He worked at the Cotton Gin at Woodville and at various saw mills in the area. He made his home with...
Eleanor LaVerne Null McClain
Jul 20, 2018
Eleanor LaVerne Null McClain was born July 14, 1947 in Guys, TN, the daughter of the late Charlie and Ludie Bright Null. She was united in marriage to Burnice E. "Cookie" McClain on March 10, 1964. Mr. McClain preceded her in death on August 24, 2007. She was a homemaker. She came from a long line of hard working women....
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