Joseph H. Vincent
Aug 5, 2017
Joseph H. Vincent, age 87, of Bolivar, departed this life Saturday morning, August 5, 2017 at the West Tennessee State Veterans Home in Humboldt.Mr. Vincent was born and lived his entire life in Hardeman County. The son of the late John I. Vincent, Sr. and Lois Long Vincent, he attended school in Bolivar before serving his country in the U....
Judy Gale Thrasher McNeese
Aug 4, 2017
Judy Gale Thrasher McNeese of Iron City, TN was born October 2, 1950 in Waynesboro, TN, the daughter of the late Rufus Curn and Florence Arnett Thrasher. She married James Frank (Jim) McNeese on December 26, 1970.Mrs. McNeese had worked as an insurance clerk and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Collinwood, Tennessee and departed this life...
Jackie Howell
Aug 4, 2017
Jackie Howell, age 69 of Pocahontas, passed away Friday, August 4, 2017, at Bolivar General Hospital.A native and life-long resident of Hardeman County, he was the son of the late Willie and Gertrude Sisco Howell. On January 4, 1966, he was united in marriage to Martha Whimley Howell, who survives. Mr. Howell was active in law enforcement for a total...
Norma Jean Wood
Aug 4, 2017
Norma Jean Wood was born June 16, 1932 in Lexington, TN the daughter of the late W W Robinson and Bernice Blankenship. She was united in marriage to James E. Wood on May 18, 1952.Mrs. Wood was a faithful member of the Adamsville Church of Christ where she taught Sunday School for many years as well as frequently assisting those...
Verla Patricia Staggs Dixon
Aug 4, 2017
Mrs. Verla Patricia Staggs Dixon departed this life on Friday, August 4, 2017 at her home in Collinwood, Tennessee at the age of 69 Years, 7 Months, 20 Days. She was born December 15, 1947 in Grayson, Al., the daughter of the late James Hubert and Helen Virginia Haddock Staggs.She was united in marriage to Harold Dixon on November 8,...
Larry Gene ( Golden Eagle) Brumley
Aug 3, 2017
LARRY GENE (GOLDEN EAGLE) BRUMLEYwas born in McNairy County, Tennessee on March 26, 1951 the son of the late Leonard P. and Hattie Beatrice Hindmon Brumley.Larry worked for A & G Trucking Company for 9 years and he also had worked for James Rivers Corporation for 2 years, Clayton Homes for 10 years and City of Savannah for 3 years....
Jasper Dee Wilbanks
Aug 3, 2017
Jasper Dee Wilbanks was born August 2, 1942 in McNairy County, TN, the son of the late Homer Carlos and Ruby B. Hysmith Wilbanks. He was a carpenter most of his life. He was united in marriage to Reitha Belle Battles on March 17, 1962. Mrs. Wilbanks preceded him in death on January 13, 1972. He loved fishing, taking early...
Juanita Briggs Scott
Aug 3, 2017
JUANITA BRIGGS SCOTTwas born in Corinth, Mississippi on January 20, 1938 the daughter of the late G. C. and Christine Briggs.On July 4, 1989 she was united in marriage to Lenard Charles Scott, who survives.Juanita lived in Corinth, Mississippi her early life, then in 1968 moved to Savannah, Tennessee. She was the owner and operator of Briggs Tobacco. Juanita was...
Lula Mae Bolden
Aug 3, 2017
Mrs. Lula Mae Bolden, age 70 of Oakland, Tennessee, died Thursday morning, August 3, 2017 at her home.A lifelong resident of Fayette County, Tennessee, Mrs. Bolden was born Wednesday, January 29, 1947 to the late Perry and Mattie Mae Henley Matthews. She was untied in marriage to Mr. Robert Sanders, who preceded her in death in 1985. She worked in...
Chrystal Holt Gillis
Aug 3, 2017
Chrystal Holt Gillis of Waynesboro, TN, formerly of Collinwood, TN was born March 15, 1920 in Cypress Inn, TN, the daughter of the late Mastin and Joanna Moore Holt. She married Ira Gillis, December 21, 1935 and he preceded her in death, September 6, 2004. Mrs. Gillis, a retired factory worker, was a member of Piney Grove Freewill Baptist Church...
Donna, Victoria, and Sierra Turner
Aug 3, 2017
Donna Smith Turner, age 41, Victoria ‘Tori’ Turner, age 18, and Sierra Turner, age 13, died Thursday evening, Donna and Sierra in the emergency room of Jackson General Hospital, and Victoria at The Regional Medical Center in Memphis, all as a result of a residential house fire at their home in Henderson.Donna Darlene Smith Turner, the daughter of Donald Glenn...
Robert Walstine Wardlow
Aug 3, 2017
Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Robert Walstine Wardlow was born on July 14, 1944, the son of the late Robert and Christine Gilchrist Wardlow. On August 12, 1967, he was united in marriage to Joyce Carol Wharton, who survives. Robert departed this life on August 3, 2017, at the age of 73 years and 20 days.Robert was a member...
Larry Adkins
Aug 2, 2017
Larry Carl Adkins, 84, of Middleton, Tennessee, beloved husband and father peacefully passed from this world to his eternal home on August 2, 2017. Larry was born in Walton, Kentucky on August 16, 1932. He was the son of Henry and Flora Drees Adkins. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Edward (Bud). Larry and Bud were...
Juanita Vandiver Baker
Aug 2, 2017
Mrs. Juanita Vandiver Baker, age 76 of Bolivar, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday night, August 2, 2017 at her home.A lifelong resident of Hardeman County, she was born Monday, September 9, 1940 to the late Aubrey Martin and Gracie Emogene Sanders Vandiver. On Sunday, May 28, 1961, she was united in marriage to Mr. Jack B. Baker, who preceded her in...
James Opal Taylor
Aug 2, 2017
James Opal Taylor, Jr. was born January 16, 1951 in Corinth, MS, the son of the late James Opal and Helen Louise Bennett Taylor. Mr. Taylor departed this life on August 2, 2017 in Michie, Tennessee at the age of 66 Years, 6 Months, 17 Days. He is survived by two sons, Ed Taylor and wife Jenny, Dane Taylor and...
Gladys Dodd Gillis Bevis
Aug 1, 2017
Gladys Dodd Gillis Bevis of Columbia, TN, formerly of Cypress Inn, TN, was born March 7, 1921 in Winston County, AL, the daughter of the late Alonzo and Jessie Pearl Oliver Dodd. Mrs. Bevis was a homemaker and a member of the Collinwood Church of Christ in Collinwood, Tennessee and departed this life on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at Signature...
Leah L. Ball
Aug 1, 2017
Mrs. Leah L. Ball, age 87 of Saulsbury, Tennessee, passed from this life Tuesday afternoon, August 1, 2017 at Pine Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Bolivar.Mrs. Ball was born Tuesday, September 3, 1929 to the late Maurice O. and Lillian May Smith Southmayd. On Thursday, October 6, 1949, she was united in marriage to Mr. Lee W. Ball, who...
Carl Smith
Aug 1, 2017
Carl Smith was born on March 13, 1931 in Savannah, Tennessee the son of the late John Corneilous and Donie Bell Hunt Smith.Carl was employed by Parris Manufacturing before moving to Milan, Tennessee in 1966 to work at the Milan Army Ammunition Plant. His next career change took him to Porter Cable in Jackson, Tennessee before he retired as a...
Richard D. McCoy
Aug 1, 2017
Mr. Richard D. McCoy passed away Tuesday night at Magnolia Hospital in Corinth, MS.The widower of Mary Evelyn Lowrance McCoy, who died on May 22, 1995 after 45 years of marriage, he worked for 33 years with Ford Motor Company, working 10 years on the assembly line in Memphis, four months in Ohio, and 22 years in Sheffield, Alabama. He...
Thelma Lucille Phillips
Aug 1, 2017
Thelma Lucille Phillips was born August 18, 1934 in Hardin County, TN the daughter of the late Hiriam and Lettie Mae Breedlove. She was united in marriage to James Walter Phillips on August 20, 1953. Lucille was a member of the New Hope Methodist Church in Michie, TN. Her favorite hobby was playing with her grandchildren and great grandchild. She...
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